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    School Teachers Working as Tutors

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    • S Offline
      sweetjam
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      How effective is engaging a current school teacher to coach a lower primary child? Any parents here please comment about engaging a current school teacher based on your experience?

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        TheAnswer
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        Heard from my nieces and nephews that their current school teachers sometimes do not turn up for lessons last min. Teacher say got meeting in school. Surely they are not told of the meeting last min? Some teachers also can’t come due to extra lessons in school, marking of school exam papers…


        I prefer ex-school teachers or full time tutors though there will always be bad eggs around. No matter how carefully you choose, the possibility of getting a bad egg still exist!

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          janet88
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          This teacher is not moonlighting at a tuition centre.

          She is approaching own students’ parents…$85/hour, min 2 hours 2x a week.
          My friend is very pissed…her son’s teacher asked her if the boy has tuition and next thing she did was to tell my friend to let her teach after school.

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            Mdm Koh
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            I feel that it’s ok for teachers to moonlight as tutors if they are able to handle the additional workload. However, it’s unethical for them to tutor students from their schools, or solicit business for themselves while doing their day jobs… All I can say is, don’t let the P find out.

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              Justintutor
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              I am a tuition agent from Justin Tutors. Basically, according to MOE regulation, current school teachers are only allowed to teach a maximum of 6 hrs per wk for their tuition.

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                janet88
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                Mdm Koh:
                I feel that it's ok for teachers to moonlight as tutors if they are able to handle the additional workload. However, it's unethical for them to tutor students from their schools, or solicit business for themselves while doing their day jobs... All I can say is, don't let the P find out.

                Precisely...these are the ones who spoil everything.
                They can give tuition if they can afford the time...but not to own students. In fact, not even from same school. My friend and her son are stressed bcos the teacher kept calling her or giving her son a tough time each time teacher's request is turned down. How to tolerate till September?
                This teacher is a senior one. :mad:

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                  BeContented
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                  janet_lee88:
                  Mdm Koh:

                  I feel that it's ok for teachers to moonlight as tutors if they are able to handle the additional workload. However, it's unethical for them to tutor students from their schools, or solicit business for themselves while doing their day jobs... All I can say is, don't let the P find out.


                  Precisely...these are the ones who spoil everything.
                  They can give tuition if they can afford the time...but not to own students. In fact, not even from same school. My friend and her son are stressed bcos the teacher kept calling her or giving her son a tough time each time teacher's request is turned down. How to tolerate till September?
                  This teacher is a senior one. :mad:

                  If it's your friend DS teacher, you should report to the sch & not tolerate.

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                    Wonderdad
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                    Not ethnical to tutor own student. Not afraid of favoritism accusations? :stompfeet:

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                      wonderm
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                      janet_lee88:
                      Mdm Koh:

                      I feel that it's ok for teachers to moonlight as tutors if they are able to handle the additional workload. However, it's unethical for them to tutor students from their schools, or solicit business for themselves while doing their day jobs... All I can say is, don't let the P find out.


                      Precisely...these are the ones who spoil everything.
                      They can give tuition if they can afford the time...but not to own students. In fact, not even from same school. My friend and her son are stressed bcos the teacher kept calling her or giving her son a tough time each time teacher's request is turned down. How to tolerate till September?
                      This teacher is a senior one. :mad:

                      This teacher really too much!

                      Is she harassing other students in the same class and giving everyone a hard time as well? Or the whole class are her tuition students except your friend's son? Really shouldn't tolerate, more so for a senior teacher!

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                        janet88
                        last edited by

                        Don’t know if she approached other parents…since it is illegal, she would have done so quietly. My friend’s son is upset bcos teacher picks on him…practically using fear tactic to force parents to agree. This is emotional blackmail!!!


                        Whether other classmates are being tutored by her or not, this is unacceptable.

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