Mindstretcher - Discussion

[mummy so kiasu]

snow123:

Yes, eventually. I did switch him to high achiever math. It is much more difficult, and there is not much concept taught, the IQ qns are difficult , my son is coping with it.

That's a good news. He is a smart boy! :rahrah:

[Ran1977]

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[Jo Focus]

In general, I do not have good experience with their admin as well as their teachers. For English, I was surprised that they used certain assessment books as teaching materials, which we were already practising on. They should should try to design their own materials, like learning lab or other tuition centers.

[janice_0950]

Oh anyone here @ tampines or Pasir Ris branches?

Or any recommends for P3 Science?
I nvm heard hw good or bad. Wld someone share with me…more.


Thanks in advance!:)

[Kanchong mum]

My girl attended P3 high achiever el at 112 Katong, was transferred to bishan as her Sch's suppl classes clash with Mindstretcher lesson. This is how I sum mindstretcher up:

1.) fees is low, $120 per mth.
2) accuracy of resources ( almost every set of ws contain \"typo error(s)\" which are pretty major... Ranging from grammar, punctuation, spelling, missing words. Luckily my dd spotted them and double check with me)
3) Dd's interest in that subject improved as Bishan's tr has better chemistry with her. Katong had a relief tr within the one mth my DD was with them.
4) Director's respond to feedback is very slow. Emailed me and asked me to meet him to let him know what the mistakes are since abt 2 mths ago but no confirmation till now despite 2 gentle reminder emails. ( it's not like I own the school right?)
5. HW given is slightly less taxing than LL's
6. Blanks in Cloze passages given, were not well thought of; lack of opportunity for use of various strategies like contextual or read forward n backward clues, etc. ( feels like the blanks just appeared for the sake of having blanks)
7. DD attended LL but didn't enjoy it as too much HW. However, I don't have any complaints abt the quality of their ws and resources. Just that their price is steep n HW was overwhelming.

Conclusion: will prob observe MS for ano 2 mths. In meantime will look out for other El enrichment ctrs or put her on waiting list for LL again ( hopefully she can cope with the workload)

[BeContented]

Mindstretcher having their Parent Seminar (about PSLE / DSA) for parents of existing students.

Have any of you attended it before? Any feedback? Worth the effort to pay and attend?

Thanks.

[prettycure]

Go to a small group and get recommendations about the tuition school’s teaching track record.Even in a good centre,there are differences in the teaching qualities of their teachers as regard to qualifications and experience. Otherwise seek a 121 help which may not be very expensive if you have 2 or 3 students or the tutor willing to do back to back with 2 siblings at different levels.

[laughingcat]

Anybody has any comments about mindstretcher at bishan and toa payoh?

[latte]

My kid has attended writers toolbox for a year but din really see improvements. Though they get to write compo in class every week but teacher will just mark and return their compo on following week.


Think it will be good if teachers can call out individual students and point out their mistakes or explain to them on how they should improve so the students can understand better instead of simply making simple remarks/comments on their compo and expect them to read themselves.

[yaacobjulia]

laughingcat:

Anybody has any comments about mindstretcher at bishan and toa payoh?

Hi,
not sure about the bishan and toa payoh branches but the MS in jurong east avenue 1 (yoHA@Jurong) is a waste of time and money. I regretted sending my dd to the center last year.