<![CDATA[Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ?]]>Hie


I'm just wondering; is it necessary to tuition Maths and Science at P3 ?

As I was going thru my son's tuition fees on a monthly basis, and looking forward .... does he needs to go for tuition for MAths in Science next year ? Cause it might means we'll have to set aside higher tuition fees for him next year.

I know it may be a bit early to talk about this, but, I'm just preparing myself and hubby, emotionally and monetarily on the commitment.

Is it really a need, a must, or actually not necessary ..... or just good to have ? :?

Can someone kindly enlighten me on this ?

Thank you very much.

:celebrate:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/21005/is-it-necessary-to-tuition-math-and-science-at-p3RSS for NodeThu, 30 Apr 2026 13:15:20 GMTThu, 07 Apr 2011 05:12:02 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:52:38 GMT]]>Having tuition is really the choice of the parents/ child. Despite being a tuition agency, our advice is not to overwhelm students at an early age. As a parent myself, we can always tutor kids in our own time and supervise their learning and understanding of concepts before the syllabus becomes too tough for us to handle. Despite playing a small role in their education (as a teacher), parental involvement is really important for students have have a good grasp of the syllabus. The foundation of a child is something that has to be built with a quality education.


However, if you see your child lagging behind in math in p2/3, it would be quite imperative to seek help as it would impact their grades in the future.For sciences, do check on your child to check how they are dealing with the new subject before introducing tuition. Whenever a parent can handle it, personally tutoring the child would be a great motivation to the child and looking back, I’m sure the child would really appreciate the role that you have played in their education.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1875200https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1875200Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:52:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Mon, 29 Jun 2015 04:13:00 GMT]]>Hi,


I didn’t provide tuition for my boy for science until primary 5 where there was a dip in his results.
Plus, the school teacher in school was quite a disappointment so I had a big struggle with results. It depends, but I regretted quite a bit. I always think to give them time but now, I have a change of my mind. Discipline them from young so I searched high and low for assistance. I think a guidance is very sensitive issue, not only educationally competent plus my child, is so talkative so group is not an option for me.

I don’t want to go back to the struggle I had with my p5 but it was quite a mess. I think it’s trial after trial and I trust parents’ experiences more and now, I keep close contact with parents, to actually find someone who teach for learning and most importantly, help me keep an eye on my children’s progress and attitude. Like I said, cultivate and concept application.

Overall, personal preference. Good luck!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1530303https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1530303Mon, 29 Jun 2015 04:13:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Sat, 06 Dec 2014 13:46:39 GMT]]>In my opinion, the most important thing is cultivate their self-study abilities. Parents cannot help them forever.

If the subject is too hard to your child, going for a tuition.
but on the other hand, for child, they r not only need time listening in the classroom, also need time to absorb the knowledge on their own.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1428124https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1428124Sat, 06 Dec 2014 13:46:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:13:28 GMT]]>Looking for home tuition for my P4 girl next year.

She is very weak in Math but we are keen for her to take science as well.

Staying in Telok Blangah area. Any tutors keen please contact me thanks.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1422556https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1422556Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:13:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:14:54 GMT]]>

jedamum:
kitty2:

Her kid didn't have tution till P5 so his foundation is not good.Even for science too,must know how to answer the questions correctly.P3 & P4 are not as tough as upper pri.


i hope you mean the kid did not have tuition til P5 despite poor results. 😓

Not all the kids will have the same fate as him but it applies to him.He doesn't have good teachers in school too.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/592556https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/592556Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:14:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:57:36 GMT]]>

kitty2:
Her kid didn't have tution till P5 so his foundation is not good.Even for science too,must know how to answer the questions correctly.P3 & P4 are not as tough as upper pri.

i hope you mean the kid did not have tuition til P5 despite poor results. 😓

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/592537https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/592537Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:57:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:52:56 GMT]]>foundation right; or else going to upper primary, she will find it very tough to catch up! [b]千万不要输在起跑点！


I agreed with your friend,champion.The kid must have very strong foundation if not will really drown in P5 & P6.My friend's kid is drowning,seems hard to safe him,still trying hard.Her kid didn't have tution till P5 so his foundation is not good.Even for science too,must know how to answer the questions correctly.P3 & P4 are not as tough as upper pri.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/592529https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/592529Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:52:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:41:22 GMT]]>

jollybeans:
Thank you everyone for your kind and frank answers.


Maths

My son is pretty strong in his Maths. Th reason for my worry was that his Maths tutor from Tony Buzan ( last year ) did warned me that P3 and P5 Maths has a vast difference.

From what has been said, I'll just leave his Maths alone, while coaching him on the side. I'll probably have to pick up a Maths book on Bar Modelling from Popular.


Science

I'd ordered the Young Scientist for him to read, but he doesnt seems to be very interested. sigh ........... All he cares about are his wars, history of Napoleon etc etc etc and how they fight and SUn Zi strategems of war ..... :stupid: :x


English

So far so good, mummy \"coach\" him on daily basis on his speech, vocabulary, grammar. As for creative writing, I'm trying to pick up some materials and teach him


Chinese

I'm totally helpless here. Thank you everyone for giving me specific ideas such as tackling his weak spots of Chinese ... I'll have a talk with his Chinese teacher and ask for feedback ...


God bless you all
Hi Jollybean,

Is your son in Tony Buzan for Maths class? How is the progress?
Is Tony Buzan good in Maths as well?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/591364https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/591364Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:41:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Mon, 23 May 2011 07:03:24 GMT]]>Hi all Parents,

Sign… We can know that we parents are worried for all the subjects they studied in school.
Languages (English/Chinese composition): is not a matter of sending here or there for tuition will benefits them. children will definitely get stress over all the tuitions and now even on compositions. Languages are everyday matter. If they can speak well in daily, doing composition will not be a problem. Frankly speaking, i did not send to any of the creative writing class. Sorry to say, do any parents actually sit down and "study" and "do" with them on the composition?
Maths: Is a challenging subject among all. My girl actually put in alot of effort and ready for her SA1, but the school "Upgrade" their standard again and now she is very dishearten. How? Why? Finally when they are full of hope for her weaken subject, now, she is so sad.
Science: I did learn alot from her tuition teacher. She did not have any tuition for science and is only when examinations period, i will seek help from her tutor for one or two days slot for her science. Her tutor will guide and highlight her on the "keywords" to use in questions. Science is a subject that is very wide and exposure. As long as they can "capture" those keywords from the difference topics that they study, that should not be a problem. When she was in P3, I did bought for her assesement books, but she feel no interest. So when she is in P4 now, no more assesment books but on pass year papers and highlight her and coach her on the questions that can "blend" into the topic that she had studied before.

Actually if we need to send our children for all the subjects for tuition, any of the parents here actually calcuated how much we spend on the tuition fees? It can really cost us a "bomb"

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/427730https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/427730Mon, 23 May 2011 07:03:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Mon, 23 May 2011 06:17:17 GMT]]>comfy


PM you 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/427696https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/427696Mon, 23 May 2011 06:17:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Sat, 14 May 2011 06:55:03 GMT]]>Hi Champion, yes, it can be really discouraging when most of the students are doing well but I will try to explain to explain to DD that perhaps most of them will have work hard or practise in advance hence the good results. So it is not that she is not clever enough to solve so needs to spend more time on it. In school, I hope that teacher will still teach clearly and not rush through even though quite of students (her class) are attending tuition/enrichment lessons. Sometimes, I wish that parents will not be so ‘ks’ as to send them for advance lessons or teach in advance as in might cause some school teacher to teach less and penalise some ‘poor’ kids who don’t have the such benefits. Then the standard of Math will not keeping on getting higher and higher. Getting quite difficult to solve Math’s problem nowaday. Nowaday there is enrichment centre offering to teach parents ‘challenging math’ problem. I wonder what next? Easier job for teachers or tougher life for students/parents.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/421980https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/421980Sat, 14 May 2011 06:55:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Sat, 14 May 2011 04:08:05 GMT]]>

comfy:
If you can coach your child systematically and explain effectively (assume your child is not getting the marks that you are expecting), then I think tuition is not necessary. Just my opinion.

Hi comfy,
Nice name 😄 and I feel much \"comfortable\" after reading what you have shared :thankyou: :celebrate:

Yes, I am learning as well as coaching my DD1 at the same time. Actually, I pick up quite a lot of tips from parents / educators here who come forward to share selflessly :grphug:

I am not expecting that my DD1 to have perfect score but like your case, my DD1 is also in the top class and being in it really has some form of pressure :frustrated: ...Not only once, she shared with me that half of her class know the lessons way in advance of what the teacher teaches and they have no problems in attempting challenging questions, lest so the Maths Activity books. At times she gets quite discouraged when she unable to even pass the mini tests / mock tests during class lessons. I explained to her that it is not her fault that she can't do it - just that the questions are challenging 😉 . I get a chance to raise the concern to the Maths T and she also shared with me that those tests are to see how well the children fare. In fact, she is aware that there is a difference in ability among the 40 students in the class and she is tackling issue seriously :salute: .

Being a parent, we really have so many areas to look into and I must say I am still learning everyday :imcool:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/421921https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/421921Sat, 14 May 2011 04:08:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Sat, 14 May 2011 03:53:49 GMT]]>I am also at the crossroad about the tuition thing. My dd is P4 now and is getting passing Math score at her recent Math Test. So to send her or not? Which centre to send and will it benefit her?

Well, when she was in P3, I have lowered my expectation of her Math result, so long as it is above 85 or 91 (bonus) and she understand the Math’s concept and know how to solve them, I will be quite happy and not too worry. Actually, I am more concern about her feeling and her confidence of Math, as she is from the best class and quite a no. of friends get easily obtain 95 and above. So now at P4 and most of friends are doing very well in Maths, I feel that she needs more practise and exposure, hence I am going to enquiry at Mindstretcher and Mathhubs to find out more. If you can coach your child systematically and explain effectively (assume your child is not getting the marks that you are expecting), then I think tuition is not necessary. Just my opinion.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/421917https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/421917Sat, 14 May 2011 03:53:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Sat, 14 May 2011 02:31:37 GMT]]>Hello All,

End of SA1 papers (for some might stretch to Next Monday) but at least all mummies / daddy here can relax for awhile :dancing:

Drop by here to share something that plucked my mind for awhile after talking with a friend. We were on the topic of tuition for lower primary (for my case DD1 P3) again her DS (who is in P4 this year). As she is a SAHM so she able to see what DS is learning from school everyday. Her advice to me,\" Please start your DD1 MATHS foundation right; or else going to upper primary, she will find it very tough to catch up! 千万不要输在起跑点！\" :nailbite:

Frankly speaking, I appreciate her words to me - especially the 2 weeks before SA1, when DD1 came back with tons of Maths Worksheets and past year school exam papers, I know - Maths is 不是那么简单! :scared: 😓

I run thru DD1 P3B MPAH Textbook content this morning and :yikes: the topics coming up are not easy lioa! 😢

Any parents in upper primary or perhaps those in P3s can share your view / opinion with me - is it really necessary to haveMATHS tuition?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/421845https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/421845Sat, 14 May 2011 02:31:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Sat, 23 Apr 2011 01:29:54 GMT]]>[quote]
I'm totally helpless here. Thank you everyone for giving me specific ideas such as tackling his weak spots of Chinese ... I'll have a talk with his Chinese teacher and ask for feedback ... [/quote]For Chinese, attending enrichment class does not guarantee high marks. Doing tons of assessment books or memorizing textbooks and model compositions will not be helpful. The most important thing to do is to make sure that the child reads as many story books as possible. Check out my blog :

http://tamarindvillage.blogspot.com/2011/04/from-hating-chinese-to-writing-10000.html

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/406151https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/406151Sat, 23 Apr 2011 01:29:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:03:30 GMT]]>Thank you everyone for your kind and frank answers.


Maths

My son is pretty strong in his Maths. Th reason for my worry was that his Maths tutor from Tony Buzan ( last year ) did warned me that P3 and P5 Maths has a vast difference.

From what has been said, I'll just leave his Maths alone, while coaching him on the side. I'll probably have to pick up a Maths book on Bar Modelling from Popular.


Science

I'd ordered the Young Scientist for him to read, but he doesnt seems to be very interested. sigh ........... All he cares about are his wars, history of Napoleon etc etc etc and how they fight and SUn Zi strategems of war ..... :stupid: :x


English

So far so good, mummy \"coach\" him on daily basis on his speech, vocabulary, grammar. As for creative writing, I'm trying to pick up some materials and teach him


Chinese

I'm totally helpless here. Thank you everyone for giving me specific ideas such as tackling his weak spots of Chinese ... I'll have a talk with his Chinese teacher and ask for feedback ...


God bless you all

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/398043https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/398043Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:03:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:19:20 GMT]]>

sleepy:
cwc:

Science - Started this year P4 & P5 as weakness in this subject starting to show. Again, since I can't coach, I have to outsource.


English - Started 3 weeks ago --- only on Creative Writing. I always think that if the child would only read widely and learn to use dictionary etc, Grammar & Vocab should not be a problem. Creative Writing on the other hand need to let the experts do it.


Hi, your ds attending at which center?
For Science & English creative writing

Hi Sleepy,
paisay,....first I must qualify my statement.......anyone who is prettier than I am, I cannot call her ugly 😉 So as long as the teacher/tuition agency is able to do a better job compared to me coaching myself, they are better and the experts :love:

Science : MindStretcher at Jurong East. Started them this year, so far the notes are pretty good and they have a systematic way of filing (but problem is, they never did teach me how...so now, I'm in a little mess. In fact, finding time tomorrow to go down the centre to get some help). Current lesson time is 7.45 - 9.45pm. When I signed up, didn't know that both kids would have CCA on every Thurs till 5pm. After seeing they have to rush home do schoolwork, bathe eat dinner etc, very rushed and tired... I wanted to withdraw, but surprisingly, both insist on continuing....so I take it that they are enjoying the lesson. IF they are not happy or not learning new things, normally they will feedback as they will feel it is a waste of time.
Reason : Heard that MS is mid-range but yet able to produce results, so giving it a try since it's not too far away.

English : The Learning Edge - Creative Writing. Could not get a suitable slot at Frontier CC, so signed up at Blk 722 (blk next to West Grove Pri).
1.5 hours each session only avail weekends for this outlet cos' other days it's a student care center. Attended 3 lessons so far, seems quite interesting. Their worksheets will have vocab little helping words here and there....and the students need to try to fill up the sentence themselves. Compared to reading the COMPO Guide and trying to teach myself, saves me lotsa headache. Ha, I even enquired about ME joining the P6 class (cos' I damn poor lah), but I think teacher will be stressed, so I didn't pursue 🙂
Reason : A friend with GEP kid attended Frontier for 1+year. The P4 boy commented that his school is now teaching creative writing techniques and apparently, he has already learnt from TLE. The mom ever wanted to pull him out but he enjoys the class and refused too. So still wait for what, sign up quickly....ha ha
For this outlet, there is also a sibling discount of $20.

PS : I am not sure if there's any referral scheme for the 2 centers above. If there is, just tell me. Should you want to enrol, let me know. I will pass back the referral discount back to you 🙂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/396474https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/396474Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:19:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:09:51 GMT]]>

cwc:
Science - Started this year P4 & P5 as weakness in this subject starting to show. Again, since I can't coach, I have to outsource.


English - Started 3 weeks ago --- only on Creative Writing. I always think that if the child would only read widely and learn to use dictionary etc, Grammar & Vocab should not be a problem. Creative Writing on the other hand need to let the experts do it.

Hi, your ds attending at which center?
For Science & English creative writing

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/396401https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/396401Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:09:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:22:08 GMT]]>

jollybeans:
I'm currently looking at the different chinese tuition centre for him. Its a must, he's not very strong in subject.


Berries $410 per term
Han Language $330 per term
Tian Hsia ?? per term

Does anyone has kids in any of these schools ?
Kindly share yr experience, does yr kid enjoy and learn over there ?
Thank you so much.
😄
Hi Jollybean,
My 2 kids (P4 & P5) with Berries. I started them 3 years ago.....not by need actually. Neighbour's K2 son started first, came home happy with games....my 2 kids saw and asked for it. In the end, neighbour also sent their elder gal, so end up all 4 kids have been going together at same timeslot since.

Feedback I have is TianXia is good for higher primary as they are more academic. However, I have continued with Berries cos' I think they are more lively and seems to be genuinely trying to instil the interest in the language, which I believe is important 🙂

As for results....hee hee....while they are still coping fine but sadly, dun see any special interest but I'll wait. So far, they do not detest or reject going Berries, still happily attend their lessons every weekend.


-------------- Other subjects ------------
Maths - I started with Maths Hub during Term3 in P3 & P4.
Both kids are fine in Maths, so I sign them for the NMOS programme, not the school syllabus. Why I sign....again, neighbour 'cheo cheo me'....so all 4 kids go together. But also cos' son did well in some competition and I realised I'm depriving him if I don't stretch him. Plus I'm not on par with current syllabus eg. model and didn't follow along. If I coach, both won't go far, so I need to outsource.

Science - Started this year P4 & P5 as weakness in this subject starting to show. Again, since I can't coach, I have to outsource.

English - Started 3 weeks ago --- only on Creative Writing. I always think that if the child would only read widely and learn to use dictionary etc, Grammar & Vocab should not be a problem. Creative Writing on the other hand need to let the experts do it.

I never had tuition when I was young....and I thought I would not do it for my kids. Yet now ALL 4 subjects outsourced even when they dun actually require extra. But I kiasu, I want them to stay ahead, so I did it :oops: And once I start it, I find it almost impossible to consider taking it away......but there will be cost & time involved.

If the child needs it, and you cannot coach, pls get extra help. Otherwise, it's all dependent on what do you want? What is the best for all? The answer is in your heart 🙂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/396381https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/396381Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:22:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:31:05 GMT]]>

Champion:
Frankly speaking, just my own opinion - we can only afford to send kids for all subjects when we have the time and :moneyflies: ....DD1 is in P3 this year and she has only Science and English creative writing tuition. For these 2 subjects, I am weak and unable to coach myself 😓 . DD1 told me that her classmate that sits besides her has tution for ALL 4 subjects + EL & CL Compo! Whoa! I :salute: both parents & the girl. In fact, the girl got very good result for the CA1 - full mark for Maths and above 95 for the other 3 subjects. Well, all I can say is that really depends on individuals :lol:

May be the girl already does very well but the parent want the event better result.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/396355https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/396355Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:31:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:20:26 GMT]]>

teh_oh:
Hi,

You may want to try out some trials at the respective centres to gauge if your child will be better off with a 1-to-1 arrangement. 1-to-1 will mean higher financial commitment towards tuition fees. Yes, totally agree to what teh_oh has to say here :salute:

For science, I am coaching my child personally (with the kind help of parents here at the forum! :)) and so far is still managable. Yes, teh_oh, I am too and am so glad to \"know\" many kind parents like you who are willing to share all your knowledges here :salute:


I will be looking at serious considering more enrichment/tuition when my child goes P4. He is currently only having Chinese enrichment/tuition.

I am talking from a single income family point of view. If we have the luxury of good dual income, we will send for all subjects. :!: :lol:
Frankly speaking, just my own opinion - we can only afford to send kids for all subjects when we have the time and :moneyflies: ....DD1 is in P3 this year and she has only Science and English creative writing tuition. For these 2 subjects, I am weak and unable to coach myself 😓 . DD1 told me that her classmate that sits besides her has tution for ALL 4 subjects + EL & CL Compo! Whoa! I :salute: both parents & the girl. In fact, the girl got very good result for the CA1 - full mark for Maths and above 95 for the other 3 subjects. Well, all I can say is that really depends on individuals :lol:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/396342https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/396342Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:20:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:01:41 GMT]]>Hi mums,


As a mother myself, I do have the problem when it comes to kids tuition. I tried sending them to tuition centre but it is useless. My 2 girls, one in Sec 3 & one in Pri 4 is weak in their Science & English & Math. I think what matter most is to let the kids feel interested in the subjects in order for them to learn. Many tutor are giving kids tons of homework and i think school is already stress enough for them.

Just to share:
I found a private tutor who has been coaching my kids for the past year. This tutor is very different from the rest i tried with and my kids love her. In fact they cant wait for tuition. I have to say my kids has a improvement. She is charging at $30 per hour for one subject.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/396312https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/396312Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:01:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:59:37 GMT]]>When come to tuition, there are factors I will consider :


1. Strengths/weaknesses of the child - If the child is strong in the subject, then he should be able to cope w/o tuition. Just spur him on with more library books/reliable websites to enhance his knowledge and entice his interest. If the parents want to strengthen the child further and cannot afford the time, then it should be enrichment courses rather than tuitions. For the weaker children, aim to tackle the weaker areas. Such as some who are poor in oral or compo writing, putting them in a general language course can be quite a waste of time and money.

2. If there is a genuine need for tuition to help the child cope, there is the 'fit' to consider. Chemistry between the tutor and the child, 1-to-1 vs class, the schedule of the session.

3. There has to be a balance. Some children have tuition classes almost daily with great tutors or superb centres yet they are overstretched such that study becomes a chore or a stress too much to cope. Adverse effect.

Come back to what you were asking, how is your son coping with Maths now? If he has been doing alright, then usually he should be alright with Science. You may want to start him on non fiction books on animals/plants/fungi, materials, human/animal body systems now. As long as he has interest, he will continue to read and should be able to cope fine with some regular practises with assessment books from market. You know, with 1 more subject in P3 (Science), his school workload most likely will increase too. With even more tuition/enrichment classes, you need to consider if he will be stressed out.

Talking about Chinese enrichment, mine was with Berries from P2 to 3. I pull her out at end of P3 because I find the coverage of HCL from Berries was insufficent to meet her school standard. At the 2nd term of P3, I had to do quite abit of coaching to cover the gap. The gap continued to widen along the way. 😞

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/394348https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/394348Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:59:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it necessary to tuition Math and Science at P3 ? on Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:00:47 GMT]]>Hi,

A child that is weak in languages may find it taxing to follow the pace of enrichment centres (I mean enrichment centres, NOT tuition centres). You may want to try out some trials at the respective centres to gauge if your child will be better off with a 1-to-1 arrangement. 1-to-1 will mean higher financial commitment towards tuition fees.

Personally, I feel that you have to gauge for yourself how well your child is coping with Math. We can no longer leave our child to work on these subjects by themselves unless they are really proficient in it; I mean primary school subjects these days are really tough! Having said that, to outsource all subjects (unless they are in the red and that you really have no idea how to coach your child) at P3 is a heavy financial commitment. For science, I am coaching my child personally (with the kind help of parents here at the forum! :)) and so far is still managable. I will be looking at serious considering more enrichment/tuition when my child goes P4. He is currently only having Chinese enrichment/tuition.

I am talking from a single income family point of view. If we have the luxury of good dual income, we will send for all subjects. :!: :lol:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/394261https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/394261Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:00:47 GMT