The Real Reason Why We Send Our Children to Tuition

[janet88]

Vinegar dear,

I am not scaring you…the jump from P4 to 5 is big.
Maths is the biggest killer. The reason for the difficulty is bcos syllabus is very much like P6.

[Kissgurami]

janet_lee88:

Vinegar dear,

I am not scaring you...the jump from P4 to 5 is big.
Maths is the biggest killer. The reason for the difficulty is bcos syllabus is very much like P6.

ok now very tempted to buy p4 and p5 past year papers to see the gap

[janet88]

Kissgurami:

janet_lee88:

Vinegar dear,

I am not scaring you...the jump from P4 to 5 is big.
Maths is the biggest killer. The reason for the difficulty is bcos syllabus is very much like P6.

ok now very tempted to buy p4 and p5 past year papers to see the gap

Once p4 SA2 is over, plan to start teaching p5 work. Don't wait till school reopens. I am very very kiasu now.

[TheAnswer]

Vinegar,


Better listen to Janet. She is right. Syllabus is harder now.

[Shlooster]

Well I’m a student in nush year 1, and the one year I went fur tuition was more to boost morale. Too reassure us students that we’ll do well

[Geraldinelim]

Shlooster:

Well I'm a student in nush year 1, and the one year I went fur tuition was more to boost morale. Too reassure us students that we'll do well

U sounded like u are very stressed.

I do know of a life coach trainer. You may pm me if u need any recommendation.

[janet88]

The tuition our kids attend is not to boost morale...it's genuine case of coping with higher standard now.


Daughter's picture compo seems tough for her level (p3). When i enquired, I was informed that it is tougher for the purpose of scaffolding :?

Son's PSLE compo last year...2 choose 1, be it continuous (strange sound in the library) or picture composition...Easy to write out of point. Asked my son what does 'strange' sound refer to...he said definitely cannot be a cry...so it is like sound of robot or snake hissing.
So with such PSLE questions, kids need tuition.

[Kissgurami]

janet_lee88:

The tuition our kids attend is not to boost morale...it's genuine case of coping with higher standard now.


Daughter's picture compo seems tough for her level (p3). When i enquired, I was informed that it is tougher for the purpose of scaffolding :?

Son's PSLE compo last year...2 choose 1, be it continuous (strange sound in the library) or picture composition...Easy to write out of point. Asked my son what does 'strange' sound refer to...he said definitely cannot be a cry...so it is like sound of robot or snake hissing.
So with such PSLE questions, kids need tuition.

I actually beg to differ tuition is used to boost morale and it really depends on the parents' perception and the ability of the kids as well.

Unless the teachers are talking down the child then having tuition isnt the solution to boost morale.

IMO, I don't find \"Strange Sound in the library\" easy to write out of point\". A strange sound would just refer to an unusual sound which you do not normally hear in a library so the story can be written in a manner where the person in the library realised it wasnt your normal flipping of pages , light foot steps but a thud thud which makes your skin crawl. That is why i dont see the need for English tuition, reading and comprehending what you read is key and noting down the flow of passages , the vocabulary used.

So even now, with my P1 and P2. with the use of picture compositions. The main thing the teacher tells them in focus on what is in the picture and use vocabulary to expand.

[janet88]

I would very much like to agree but English standards today are definitely tougher.

[SAHM_TAN]

I don’t think that Eng std is higher now rather the kids are expected to gain competency of the Lang at an earlier age.


I think whether parents think tuition is a need or not, we must be aware that tuition is driving up the stds for all subjects. I’m not blaming hor, this is my observation without judgement.

Why do parents send kids for tuition? I’m referring to primary level.

1. Fear - fear of not catching up with others who have tuition, who are naturally intelligent, fear of not in the best class, fear of not passing, fear of achieving less than 100 or less than band 1.

2. Intelligence - parents feel their kids are intelligent and they are not able to challenge them so outsource the stimulant in the form of tuition. There are tuition centres that cater to high ability kids.

3. Learning style - the teachers cannot cater to the learning style of the kids. These cases might go for 1-1 tuition or parents step in.

4. Teachers - I have not met any yet but I do not reject the idea that there are teachers who might not be able to teach effectively.

My one fear of tuition is that tuition will rob the kids of their thinking skills. I also fear of life-long tuition.