All About Teaching Mathematics

[sunflower]

ngl2010:

SarChar:

For tuition -personally I think it is good to do assessment books especially if the book goes by topic. Then the tutor will know our kids' weakness.


I realise that my kids learn more in their tuition class than in their school.

I think depends on the teacher in school. There are some teachers that really can teach.

I agree. It really depends on which TEACHER is teaching, not which SCHOOL, and whether the student is listening attentively or is being distracted by surroundings and friends.

[sushigal]

Thank you, musicstar.

[vinegar]

can anyone recommend a good tutor or tuition centre for P3 maths?pls pm me

[JohnYeo]

vinegar:

can anyone recommend a good tutor or tuition centre for P3 maths?pls pm me

Hi vinegar, Sorry that no one replied your post...which part of SG are you staying at?

John

[Kevin Fernandos]

vinegar:

can anyone recommend a good tutor or tuition centre for P3 maths?pls pm me

Hi Vinegar,i think you would need to go to Fruition Learning Hub for that. I was very worried about my child; he was weak in mathematics. I had discussed this problem with many people, in fact I had also discussed it with my child’s teacher but still I didn’t’ get any solution for it. I thought that maybe some personal issues were affecting him but I was wrong. Actually my schedule was very tuff; I was unable to give attention to my child. I had visited some tutors as suggested by my colleagues but I was looking for a long term solution instead, so one day I was referred to Fruition Learning Hub by one of my friends. After a phone conversation with the principal tutor of the centre, I went for an appointment.. The tuition centre looked clean and above all professional so I thought to give them a try for a couple of months. Their rate is pretty reasonable and principal tutor, Teacher Angie was a certified mathematics tutor so I felt that my child was in safe hands. Soon after a few weeks my child grades improved drastically and as a result one of my major worries came to an end. My child topped in mathematics and I cannot thank Fruition more for that. Great environment with good tutor

[Blue Pearl]

Kevin Fernandos - May i know where Fruition is. tks

[Mummy Pauline]

My niece is being tutored in a group of 4 at a tuition place in Chai Chee. The teachers are ex-teachers and specialised in Math. I think they are doing a great job to my niece.

[catddy2002]

Hi,


My DD has no problem in concept but has problem solving some questions requires high order thinking skill.
Anyone here any idea how I can help her on this?
She’s P5 this year.

[JWMorgan]

It depends on expectation. There is really one kind of maths. If you are dealing with word problem, the learner must be receptive to first the question data. i.e., know what the question says and what the question is asking. Secondly think about the question data and ask if learner can see any relation among the question data. That is the key to solving the problem. Then use the relation effectively towards the solution: this require some conceptualization of the data, some times encoding it in "algebra" is most efficient, if not think of a way to embody the data in say some symbols, (the school likes to use blocks but some teachers can confuse you) , e.g. a basket or a container and learn to think "algebraically". This habit can be extremely useful and when your child goes to sec school (the so-called block method will become an impediment to learning algebra and calculus), it will be an advantage. Encorage your child to question and learn the meaning of mathematics, not found in school curriculum.

[Janet Shion]

Dear parents, besides knowing the strategies of solving math problems, children need to have the right mindset to promote resilience to solve difficult questions. I am currently studying MSc Psychology and would like to invite you to take part in a cross-cultural study on parental mindset surrounding maths by filling up an online survey. It will take less than 10 min to fill up the survey. Hope you will learn a bit more about parental mindset surrounding math after completing the survey. I will also share the results of my findings here upon completion of my dissertation. Thank you.

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