The Real Reason Why We Send Our Children to Tuition
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Nope, he goes to challenger while I go to either esprit or popular.
He MUST step into challenger…even if it is to take a look.
I will go to Popular to see assessment books. -
janet_lee88:
Same here. He must go to challenger. Just simply loves to check out the new gadgets so we usually go challenger together then popular togetherNope, he goes to challenger while I go to either esprit or popular.
He MUST step into challenger...even if it is to take a look.
I will go to Popular to see assessment books.
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TheAnswer:
The real reason why we send our children for tuition:
Same here. He must go to challenger. Just simply loves to check out the new gadgets so we usually go challenger together then popular togetherjanet_lee88:
Nope, he goes to challenger while I go to either esprit or popular.
He MUST step into challenger...even if it is to take a look.
I will go to Popular to see assessment books.
Education standard has increased...parents like me don't know how to coach anymore. -
The real reason we send our children to tuition:
Our son asked for it. He heard his friends are attending tuitions so he wants us to give him tuition so he will learn enriched materials that is not taught in school. He began this in early Primary 3 when he told us he wants Chinese tuition. He specified certain centre and certain time slot so he will be in the same tuition class as the best student in his class. We think he is naturally kiasu :roll: -
Daughter asked for CL tuition first…bcos CL teacher refuses to translate and she doesn’t understand. Thank goodness I started her early, bcos new P3 syllabus is much more difficult. Son in Sec 1 was stunned to see it…had to tell him to keep quiet.
She wanted English tuition bcos comprehension and compo is difficult. Originally I planned to start only next year…when she goes to P4. -
For me, it is mainly out of fear that my P2 daughter might not catch up with Chinese. She has almost zero exposure during our few years away from Singapore. Despite that, she maintained an average of 90 marks for her holistic assessments for second half of P1 with no extra help, other than school.
She had one-on-one Chinese tuition for two months. Unfortunately, she didn't like being pushed. (The tutor completed about 4 chapters of the P2 textbook, worked on sentence constructions, tingxie, and a few assessment books within that two months.) In fact, she requested to study Chinese on her own. But mommy is still worried, hence enrolled her in an enrichment centre for Chinese creative writing. She didn't like the first teacher and again pleaded to quit. She wasn't too happy with the class as it was big and noisy. Hence, I switched her to a weekday class which has fewer students and a more cheerful teacher. No regrets. At least she can write Chinese characters faster and is a happier girl. Most important of all, she is gaining confidence as she is no longer the slowest in her enrichment class. 'Competition' makes her push herself even harder. :rahrah: -
Hi Metz,
If your daughter can manage to get 90 marks with no help, then I feel that her school is doing a great job.
This ca1, I am telling myself not to be affected by whatever grades daughter gets...not that it's not important but it is not worth the white hair and stress. She is just fresh out of P2... :imcool: at p3, long way to go. -
janet_lee88:
Hi Janet,Hi Metz,
If your daughter can manage to get 90 marks with no help, then I feel that her school is doing a great job.
This ca1, I am telling myself not to be affected by whatever grades daughter gets...not that it's not important but it is not worth the white hair and stress. She is just fresh out of P2... :imcool: at p3, long way to go.
Yes, I do think the school is doing a great job too. Just realised that more than 80% scored A/A* for Chinese. So, the school must be doing something right. But I am hoping that the enrichment class will help her catch up on the lost years. Otherwise, she might have a harder time with sentence structures in future.
I agree with you totally on not letting their grades affect us. After going through our first SA last oct/nov, I realised grades don't really matter after some time. What matters most to me now is the lesson that can be learnt. If they have performed below expectations, I am happier if they seek to reflect on why it happened and what they should do in future to avoid the same mistakes. School still has a long way ahead. Let's stay cool! :celebrate: -
We gotta stay cool but cannot overlook their studies. My daughter didn’t get high marks like yours in P1/2…she just passed…but I was very satisfied bcos I had no time for her…credit belonged to her form teacher.
Thank goodness my son has moved on to Sec 1…‘somewhat’ mature to study on his own…which gives me time to focus on younger one from this year. But syllabus is much tougher, leaving me no choice but to start her for English tuition. -
It’s hard to find a child who initiates tuition…but when it happens, the effect will be stronger bcos he/she will have mindset to excel.
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