Mindstretcher - Discussion

[ss2]

I have P3 Mindstretcher English -2014-done and marked by teacher .90% complete set.My gal missed about 3-4 weeks worksheet inbetween.Pls PM me your offer if keen.Thanks

[Blue Pearl]

Thank you for your feedback jenny lee. I was thinking of enrolling my gal into their science because heard that their science is very good. Hmmm will go thrugh their notes again. tks for highlighting.

[sembgal]

ryankoh:

Hi KiaSu Parents, have you read our review on MindStretcher yet?


http://www.mindbuilder.com.sg/mind-stretcher-learning-centre-reviews/

do leave us some comments to help us improve our reviews!

Thanks! :celebrate:

Just want to add on from the review done by Nancy on MS at mind builder, I agree with her that there are mistakes and are not rectified. Hers was the Katong MS K2 bad experience. Mine was a friend who approached me about MS K2 math work done in 2013 at Hougang MS. Eg:4 x 5. The correct way to teach is 4 groups of 5. But I was told my friend's child learnt 5 groups of 4. There were so many multiplication sums but the teacher taught wrongly! Can you imagine the child goes P1 and learnt that 4 x 5 is not 5 groups of 4 which was taught by MS teacher but need clarification by primary school teacher that 4 x 5 is 4 groups of 5. That was the k2 enrichment teacher's fault who taught wrongly at MS.

[phtthp]

aiyoh !


something so basic like groups of x :
Mindstretcher Tr can also teach wrongly, and this is only P1 level.
what more errors will they Teach wrongly, if go up to higher level ?

think whoever this Mindstretcher P1 Tr is, that is teaching P1 Maths concepts wrongly, better go back to learn P1 stuff. She is not fit to teach, if something so basic, can also get it wrong ?

although both 5x4 and 4x5 give same answer, but in schools, sometimes P1 Maths Tr can test students grouping concept, based on whether they get the grouping concept correct or wrong ?
once wrong, students get zero mark.

which P1 Maths Tr is this, at Hougang Mindstretcher branch ?
makes parents wonder :
how Mindstretcher select Tr, to teach at their branches ?

[sembgal]

phtthp:

aiyoh !


something so basic like groups of x :
Mindstretcher Tr can also teach wrongly, and this is only P1 level.
what more errors will they Teach wrongly, if go up to higher level ?

think whoever this Mindstretcher P1 Tr is, that is teaching P1 Maths concepts wrongly, better go back to learn P1 stuff. She is not fit to teach, if something so basic, can also get it wrong ?

although both 5x4 and 4x5 give same answer, but in schools, sometimes P1 Maths Tr can test students grouping concept, based on whether they get the grouping concept correct or wrong ?
once wrong, students get zero mark.

which P1 Maths Tr is this, at Hougang Mindstretcher branch ?
makes parents wonder :
how Mindstretcher select Tr, to teach at their branches ?

Just to clarify: it is not the P1 teacher who taught wrongly. It was the K2 teacher who taught wrongly in MS Hougang for the K2 programme enrichment in 2013.

[Clearsky]

The annual MS Achievement Awards Ceremony 2014 will be held on the 10th January 2015 at the HDB Hub Auditorium! This annual event recognises the academic achievement of MS students at two levels. For this ceremony, MS students who achieved a T-score of 265 & above (excluding Higher Chinese bonus points) OR who attended our Primary 3 English / Maths for Accelerated Learners (Gifted Kids) & qualified for the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) would be eligible*. Those whom we have inadvertently missed out, do remember to let us know your child’s eligibility latest by Friday, 26 December 2014!


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[maabd1]

Hello all,


Does anyone have the P1 achiever worksheet for Math, English and Writer’s toolbox? I wish to buy a set and preferably the 2013 set. Please PM me if someone is willing. Thanks a lot!

[Sin2kids]

I have a bad experience with Mindstretcher.


I registered my boy for a class commencing 1 Dec 2014. Just a day or two before class commencement, I received a call and was informed the class would start only in Jan 2015. I was kind of disappointed but accepted it as I was reassured that the class would commence in Jan 2015.

Guess what!! Again 2 days back, I received another call that the class would be cancelled as my boy was the only student registered for the class. For both occasions, the admin of Mindstretcher just simply apologize. No other alternative!!!

At the point of registration, there was no term or condition as to a minimum headcount for class commencement.

Mindstretcher is simply a profit-making company. They set a rigid timetable for class registration. Even after collection of fees & deposit at the registration, they can just simply say "sorry", refund & case closed. But for parents, we have to source for alternative enrichment schools/centres to enrol our child at the last minute on 30 Dec for class commencing 1 Jan 2015.

Is there any remedy to parents like me? What can we as parents do to such enrichment centre in Singapore?

[nicnac]

Sin2kids:

I have a bad experience with Mindstretcher.


I registered my boy for a class commencing 1 Dec 2014. Just a day or two before class commencement, I received a call and was informed the class would start only in Jan 2015. I was kind of disappointed but accepted it as I was reassured that the class would commence in Jan 2015.

Guess what!! Again 2 days back, I received another call that the class would be cancelled as my boy was the only student registered for the class. For both occasions, the admin of Mindstretcher just simply apologize. No other alternative!!!

At the point of registration, there was no term or condition as to a minimum headcount for class commencement.


Mindstretcher is simply a profit-making company. They set a rigid timetable for class registration. Even after collection of fees & deposit at the registration, they can just simply say \"sorry\", refund & case closed. But for parents, we have to source for alternative enrichment schools/centres to enrol our child at the last minute on 30 Dec for class commencing 1 Jan 2015.

Is there any remedy to parents like me? What can we as parents do to such enrichment centre in Singapore?

During the registration, they would have had you sign on a contract.. On it, it is stated that MS reserves the right cancel a class/ not to open a class due to insufficient student... etc. Something like that.

Actually, the smallest class i personally know MS had was 2 students.

Some parents who had originally signed up for your preferred timeslot might have transferred to other times slots, resulting in the class being cancelled.

I had similar experiences with other centres ( 2 different centres), likewise, they could not open the class.

[edrickelleon]

Hello mummies,


I was planning to check out Mind Stretcher English programmes for P2. My boy had his English enrichment with British Council from K2 - P1.
Wanted a change because I noticed my boy’s grammar seems a little weak. His reading, presentation skills and vocabulary is strong. But I find that his grammar is a little weak. I am not saying that British Council is not good. In fact, they had trained him to speak confidently because they have show and tell every week. So he scored well for his show and tell during P1. They focus a lot on vocabulary building too but I just felt they are less academic and wanted my son to have some form of training into the drilling of proper sentence construction, grammar because he is P2 this year. Sigh, but after reading the reviews about MS here, I am at a loss now. Not sure where else should I look out for. Anyone can recommend a few so I can check them out? Was thinking of Morris Allen. Any comments?