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    • H Offline
      Herbie
      last edited by

      [quote]

      Maybe she didn't want to coach your kid anymore and decided to name a sky-high price so you would sack her? :evil:[/quote]
      Nope, she wants to save up the money for her studies in
      law/medince. Actually her parents are rich folks staying at landed property
      may be she assume $40 as a cheap rate.

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        violin_lover
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        Herbie:
        [quote]

        Maybe she didn't want to coach your kid anymore and decided to name a sky-high price so you would sack her? :evil:
        Nope, she wants to save up the money for her studies in law/medicine.[/quote]oic... that's explain the high rate she quotes, as an A level graduate. (although the rate is less than half of what I would charge :evil: )

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          Oppsgal
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          Herbie:
          Some planning is certainly required prior to tutoring the kid.

          However, this tutor tat we had does not do that.
          She comes to my place empty handed.
          She verbally explain the terminology to my kid and expect the child
          to copy down her explanation.
          And the poor kid has a hard time trying to take down notes.

          If the kid writes too slowly she complains that it affects her train of thought.
          After the session, i flip thru some books and find the terms with complete explanation inside
          a reference book.

          Hence, i think tutor shld plan ahead before giving tuition.
          Just follow the school's teacher. Teach until where then tutor just follow up.

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            jtoh
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            Herbie:
            [quote]

            Maybe she didn't want to coach your kid anymore and decided to name a sky-high price so you would sack her? :evil:

            Nope, she wants to save up the money for her studies in
            law/medince. Actually her parents are rich folks staying at landed property
            may be she assume $40 as a cheap rate.[/quote]I guess it's a virtue that she wants to supplement her school fees. But her idea of tuition fee rate is a bit off. šŸ˜„

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              Herbie
              last edited by

              [quote]

              Just follow the school teacher. Teach until where then tutor just follow u.[/quote]
              Unfortunately, my kid's teacher in sch does teach much.
              Which is why we are seeking for external help.

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                verykiasu2010
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                Ivy_lim:


                In the end my kids would use his own standard of language with all the missing keypoint in the answer. He studied but failed as he did not know the correct way to answer science questions.

                Am also very desperate to find really good teacher too...
                why don't you call up your kid's science teacher in school ? get the answer from him/her

                if the school science teacher is not able to provide the guidance, call on the HOD, then MOE, cc the principal

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                  MandyMummy
                  last edited by

                  Herbie:
                  [quote]

                  Just follow the school teacher. Teach until where then tutor just follow u.

                  Unfortunately, my kid's teacher in sch does teach much.
                  Which is why we are seeking for external help.[/quote]I think her fees are a bit steep.
                  In your case, you may want to consider getting a tutor who has more experience with the school syllabus.
                  Btw, how do you think she will help to prepare your child for the coming SA? Just curious.

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                    mum_sugoku
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                    verykiasu2010:
                    Ivy_lim:



                    In the end my kids would use his own standard of language with all the missing keypoint in the answer. He studied but failed as he did not know the correct way to answer science questions.

                    Am also very desperate to find really good teacher too...

                    why don't you call up your kid's science teacher in school ? get the answer from him/her

                    if the school science teacher is not able to provide the guidance, call on the HOD, then MOE, cc the principal

                    Ya. My kids told me that their teachers in school have taught them how to tackle questions in section B--like the important points (keywords?) they must put down in their answers, etc.

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                      verykiasu2010
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                      mum_sugoku:
                      verykiasu2010:

                      [quote=\"Ivy_lim\"]

                      In the end my kids would use his own standard of language with all the missing keypoint in the answer. He studied but failed as he did not know the correct way to answer science questions.

                      Am also very desperate to find really good teacher too...

                      why don't you call up your kid's science teacher in school ? get the answer from him/her

                      if the school science teacher is not able to provide the guidance, call on the HOD, then MOE, cc the principal

                      Ya. My kids told me that their teachers in school have taught them how to tackle questions in section B--like the important points (keywords?) they must put down in their answers, etc.[/quote]that is why I think before jumping the gun all over on tuition, parents should go back to the school teachers first. Tuition should be of last resort.

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                        mum_sugoku
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                        I always believe that practice makes perfect, so for maths and science tuition, what the tutor can do is to ask the kid to try as many questions as possible (with questions from assessment books or other schools' test/exam papers) and then go through the answers with the kids. I feel that kids would learn and hence benefit more this way. šŸ˜„

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