Tutor buys assessment book?

[ngl2010]

Hi Vinegar,


If I am you, I would have fired the teacher. How old is your son? My son is P6 this year and I regretted not paying more attention on his writing skills much earlier.

For compo writing in PSLE, total marks possible is 40. 20 for content and another 20 for language and organization. Planning is extremely important. Up until now, my son usually gets 32-33 for writing. No improvement even after I engaged English tutors. I know some kids can get 36-38 easily. It is not easy to find an English tutor that is good. Since Term 3 last year, I have tried 3 English tutors. The 1st one only corrected the grammar but did not teach how to improve the writing. The tutor did not teach how to plan and did not teach any structure :faint: although this tutor has a degree in English language and is currently teaching in a famous tuition centre. The 2nd tutor only asked my son to copy model compos :faint: although the tutor is highly recommended in KSP forum. The 3rd one just started recently so I have to wait and see.

So, my advice to you is find a suitable tutor ASAP. It takes time to find a suitable one. One tutor's teaching method may work on one child but not on another so it really takes time to find a suitable one.

Good luck!

[vinegar]

ngl2010:

Hi Vinegar,


If I am you, I would have fired the teacher. How old is your son? My son is P6 this year and I regretted not paying more attention on his writing skills much earlier.

For compo writing in PSLE, total marks possible is 40. 20 for content and another 20 for language and organization. Planning is extremely important. Up until now, my son usually gets 32-33 for writing. No improvement even after I engaged English tutors. I know some kids can get 36-38 easily. It is not easy to find an English tutor that is good. Since Term 3 last year, I have tried 3 English tutors. The 1st one only corrected the grammar but did not teach how to improve the writing. The tutor did not teach how to plan and did not teach any structure :faint: although this tutor has a degree in English language and is currently teaching in a famous tuition centre. The 2nd tutor only asked my son to copy model compos :faint: although the tutor is highly recommended in KSP forum. The 3rd one just started recently so I have to wait and see.

So, my advice to you is find a suitable tutor ASAP. It takes time to find a suitable one. One tutor's teaching method may work on one child but not on another so it really takes time to find a suitable one.

Good luck!

hi ng2010,
i've been looking for tutor since last Nov.Changed twice.This is the 3rd one.I didn't expect so hard to find a good one.

[vinegar]

perhaps i shld give up private tutor n send him to TAS(alternative story)

[bebe]

My kid’s tutor got us 17 chinese assessment books …initially I was shocked but I notice that my girl did those assessment on daily basis…last time I had a hard time her to complete even 1 chapter of an assessment books. …and some of the assessments drills on different section…I need my girl to practise more on her Chinese…as she has weak foundation in that language…

[vinegar]

vinegar:

Side track a bit...


I believe u've read some of my posts with regarding to my son current tutor.I've no choice but to put up with her coz i've not found a replacement.

I would like to seek some opinion fr u...

I find her a bit disorganized, papers everywhere.I've to organize everything, keep all the worksheets,books.I even summarized her notes(coz all scattered ard)n got her to revise wf my son. :roll:

I feel my son basic writing skills is not up to standard(the flow,sentence structure,grammar,tenses).I suggested her to work on the basic first(she did,only on introduction).She kept getting my son to practise writing,but no structure to follow...To me,this is very \"reactive\". :roll:

I asked her if the teacher would penalize for wrong grammar used,she said the grammar not impt,impt is the content n flow.

She oso mentioned planning is not necessary(last time said muz plan),just straight away write based on Problem & Resolution.But i feel it is necessary(simple planning) since my son does not hv good logical thinking.

She has introduced quite a number of creative phrases(some r quite \"chim\" but i doubt my son knows how to apply it.

my DH commented if the \"basic\"writing is not there,how to be \"creative\"writing?

hi ng2010,
my son is in P3....I took 3days to summarize all her notes...showed her the summary,she said very good,even asked if she could borrow n make copy DH said u pay her,but doing her job.bo bian le,she keeps saying no guidelines,so i've come up something for ds to refer to when he does the compo.I shld charge her for copyrights.

She showed me some of common phrases but didn't give the list-her reason,worried it'll confuse him.Ok,i agree.But later, she asked me to go thru the whole lists of phrases(expression,feelings) from a reference book that i bot :?

[vinegar]

bebe:

My kid's tutor got us 17 chinese assessment books ..initially I was shocked but I notice that my girl did those assessment on daily basis..last time I had a hard time her to complete even 1 chapter of an assessment books. ..and some of the assessments drills on different section....I need my girl to practise more on her Chinese..as she has weak foundation in that language..

17?? that r a lot....did she asked u b4 buying??

i bot a lot of books for my kid too...he is P3,i even hv bot P3 or some compo guide books which can be used up to PSLE

[ammonite]

vinegar:

hi ng2010,
my son is in P3....I took 3days to summarize all her notes...showed her the summary,she said very good,even asked if she could borrow n make copy DH said u pay her,but doing her job.bo bian le,she keeps saying no guidelines,so i've come up something for ds to refer to when he does the compo.I shld charge her for copyrights.

She showed me some of common phrases but didn't give the list-her reason,worried it'll confuse him.Ok,i agree.But later, she asked me to go thru the whole lists of phrases(expression,feelings) from a reference book that i bot :?

I think you should drop her asap and put the time and money elsewhere. Even if it is watching Ironman 3, the rewards will be greater. At least your son and you will have a good bonding time. (maybe you can bribe him to do an essay for you the way you want in return.)

You can either source for alternative, or you can ask your son if he wants to work with you (I think you know what you want and what needs to be done - you're better than the tutor!!) and the money saved can be put towards other (nicer) things. Of course, he must agree to listen and not complain for the two hours with you. Just a suggestion.

[sharonkhoo]

ammonite:

vinegar:

hi ng2010,
my son is in P3....I took 3days to summarize all her notes...showed her the summary,she said very good,even asked if she could borrow n make copy DH said u pay her,but doing her job.bo bian le,she keeps saying no guidelines,so i've come up something for ds to refer to when he does the compo.I shld charge her for copyrights.

She showed me some of common phrases but didn't give the list-her reason,worried it'll confuse him.Ok,i agree.But later, she asked me to go thru the whole lists of phrases(expression,feelings) from a reference book that i bot :?

I think you should drop her asap and put the time and money elsewhere. Even if it is watching Ironman 3, the rewards will be greater. At least your son and you will have a good bonding time. (maybe you can bribe him to do an essay for you the way you want in return.)

You can either source for alternative, or you can ask your son if he wants to work with you (I think you know what you want and what needs to be done - you're better than the tutor!!) and the money saved can be put towards other (nicer) things. Of course, he must agree to listen and not complain for the two hours with you. Just a suggestion.

I agree with ammonite. I would have sacked this tutor long, long ago. If you can 'change hats' for an hour at a time and coach your son yourself, that may be an idea. THe benefit of the DIY approach is that you don't need to do a full hour - for my kids, once they get it, we stop. If not, a group situation may be better?

[janet88]

with the change of exam format, there are several new components for chinese which my daughter has problems in…for eg the oe section in comprehension which requires her to find the 词语 from passage, find key points and fill in the box and last question that needs to explain in her own words. son only faced this type of format in p4 or 5. i wonder if it is the school or MOE’s idea to introduce at P3.

[TheAnswer]

slmkhoo:

ammonite:

[quote=\"vinegar\"]
hi ng2010,
my son is in P3....I took 3days to summarize all her notes...showed her the summary,she said very good,even asked if she could borrow n make copy DH said u pay her,but doing her job.bo bian le,she keeps saying no guidelines,so i've come up something for ds to refer to when he does the compo.I shld charge her for copyrights.

She showed me some of common phrases but didn't give the list-her reason,worried it'll confuse him.Ok,i agree.But later, she asked me to go thru the whole lists of phrases(expression,feelings) from a reference book that i bot :?

[/quote]
I can't believe such tutors exist. :nunchuk: I thought she was an ex-teacher :? I think you can ask her to leave immediately. Based on the points you shared, you should not put up with her nonsense anymore. :rant: