The Real Reason Why We Send Our Children to Tuition

[SchoolOfTutors]

You are certainly not alone. In fact, there was a recent study report that 80% of Singaporeans do feel tuition / enrichment programmes help children do better academically.


The report was released by a local research company - Blackbox Research, which surveyed more than 700 citizens / PRs.

We did a re-post on their findings: http://schooloftutors.com/blog/how-about-another-white-paper-on-private-tuition-in-singapore-that-is/

[janet88]

Thanks for the post.

[janet88]

mummy of three:

Maybe if school teachers will teach, we can all save the money

If only school teachers can teach in detail, then we can save hard earned money...don't get me wrong, I am not against tutors.

[Kissgurami]

janet_lee88:

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.

my DD2 is one of them :faint: which is costing me. She nagged at me for an entire year before I relented this year. It isn't easy having a 6 year telling me that I am wasting her time walking around places, I love her sister more so she gets to go. Even if she doesnt need, she can learn better and make new friends. 2 hours every week, broke me down.

I do wish I can save up on the enrichment cost as DD2 seems ok to handle maths on her own.

[Kissgurami]

DDs teachers are good IMO and do a good enough job.


Why I send them?

1. Chinese - Life Skill. The school does a great job, sending them for enrichment is to cement their interest. I relate my work to my DDs about how weak the adults are in Written and Spoken Chinese and it is a skill set which will make them competitive in the work next time.

2. Maths - My DD1 is average and relationship strains when I try to teach her so best option, outsourcing it. Her enrichment helps me keep an eye if she has issues. DD2 - I still haven’t figure out why I send her but probably to get her off my back on her nagging.

[janet88]

We do not speak Mandarin. Even if we do, that is not sufficient to help kids with 作文, comprehension and oral...3 big ticket items in the exam.


For Math & Science, hubby does the coaching. Actually, son did very well for Math when he was in lower pri and above average for mid-pri...that convinced hub he was able to coach till upper primary...the first month he was in P5, all went haywire...hubby could not understand the big jump. From 80+, son dropped all the way to 20+ for CA1 :frustrated:

[janet88]

florastreet:

wow...80+ to 20+!


How did other kids in the class fare for the same paper?

I don't know about the rest of the class...but it is scary just thinking about it.
CA1 failed, SA1 continue to fail but slightly better...SA2 51% after 3 months of intensive coaching and scolding.
The bite was very painful...so we have decided to start daughter for Math tuition next year...P4. At least when she moves to P5, the drop will not be this drastic.

[Kissgurami]

janet_lee88:

florastreet:

wow...80+ to 20+!


How did other kids in the class fare for the same paper?

I don't know about the rest of the class...but it is scary just thinking about it.
CA1 failed, SA1 continue to fail but slightly better...SA2 51% after 3 months of intensive coaching and scolding.
The bite was very painful...so we have decided to start daughter for Math tuition next year...P4. At least when she moves to P5, the drop will not be this drastic.

Interesting, I don't keep track of the class but my dds do lol. Even my little imp DD2.

So they will share how is each other doing so it is easy to gauge. What about Meet The Parent session? There is a position or a score on how your ds fare against your class and level? Just curious where the gap was though it is already over.

Thinking if it is your school centric where the papers get tougher or? I spoke to some P5 parents and they let their DDs handle it on their own... nothing that bespoke of such pain.

[KSP]

going back to the original title The Real Reason Why We Send Our Children to Tuition


perhaps we should also ask ourselves The Real Reason Why We Want Our Children to do well in their study

we all know good academic results do not guarantee success in any career....

[Love Clouds]

Yes, good academic results do not guarantee success in any career, but it increases one’s chance to land on a better job. Having good results in Singapore seems to allow the child to have the choice/priority to choose the Sec sch/JC/Uni, subject combination, course/faculty in Uni, etc.