MPM Maths - Discussion

[ksks3mum]

applefan90:

Hi all,


Newbie here. Was looking around this site and chance upon MPM, I took interest in this tread becos both my kids (9 n 7 yrs old) are in it for the past 3 years (wouldn't say which centre.....sorry). After going thru pages and pages of complaints (often) and praise (quite seldom), I was quite amazed at what people think of MPM.

Being a kiasu parent, we send both our kids to enrichment classes since they were very young, as far as I can rem they have attended most of the popular class available in Singapore. Most of the centres here especially those established program like MPM, Learning lab, I Can Read, Berries, Shichida, Mind Matters etc have very strict rules and policy with regards to deposit, changing of class, last minute cancellation, make up lesson. Very often, we as parent tends to get upset just becos we can't get what we want and very often it is us that aren't following the policy and wants to make a fuss out of it.

I'm not speaking on behalf of any centres or have relative owing any franchise, we are victims ourselves too. Quite frankly, many times I admit we are the one that is trying our luck and get rebutted simply these centres are running very professionally with proper records. Put yourself in their shoe, what if you have arranged the teachers and allocate the seats for the student who can't make it hours before the class starts........they are running a business.

I relate to the parent as above who have issue with wrong marking, we had the same case and feedback to the teachers, seriously what can we do.....nothing much, at most we leave. The reason we continue since they are K1 is this program helps them to think creatively and most importantly they ENJOY the class!!!


These are just my two cents after so many enrichment classes.....

Lot put kids in MPM from k1, 2 and P1.
Anyone go further? anyone put P2, P3,P4 kids in MPM.
Sometime i find it is over creative and is out of what is necessary for MOE syllabus....... pls correct me if am wrong.
Mine started K2, now P1 only........... I feel is good for perhaps K1 onward till P2?

[ksks3mum]

oldman123:

Dear Parents


We had such a bad experience with MPM at Clementi that we wanted everyone to be aware.

First, the school teachers are not well trained. Four times we have spotted the teachers marking the answers wrongly despite us telling the principal each time. Parents should take time to check the markings. We checked with some parents and they said the same thing too.

Second, go through the questions with your children. See if the answers are truly from them. Apparently, in order to get the children off the class on time, the teachers tend to give the answers away - especially the last few questions.

Third, we also find the principal at MPM Clementi so unprofessional in her dealings with class make-up and fees. Be sure you keep good tracks of classes and make-up classes.

We hope parents do not just sign up for enrichment classes just by the \"brand\" of the school. Most of these schools are franchises and the person(s) running these franchises can make a real different in whether the child really get to learn anything. We learnt our lesson the hard way.

My centre too tends to mark wrongly and some teacher gave answer inorder to finish fast.

[octoberbaby]

mine graduated from MPM the purple book. On that same year, there were 3 of them doing the purple book.

[ksks3mum]

octoberbaby:

mine graduated from MPM the purple book. On that same year, there were 3 of them doing the purple book.

Purple is Primary what Huh?

[octoberbaby]

Purple colour is the last book of MPM, the P5 or P6 students will attempt.


Who says MPM stops at P2? even the P6 kids still love MPM compare to normal maths tuition.

Must identify what kind of P6 students that can survive MPM till purple colour? they are those who have positive attitude, discipline, self-motivated, intelligent, hard-working, usually no siblings.

MPM fee expensive mah? don’t think so, look at the materials not photocopy one. And students working on their own materials no need to wait for other students. Some chinese tuition charge 2 hrs $120. Meaning $1 for 1 minute, imagine the teacher scolds one student, other students have to pause the lessons for few minutes. Go toilet also count by minutes.

Finish MPM can go home. Kids so happy.

[babyjj]

Hi


I’m considering sending my kid to MPM. Any feedback on the centre in the East? Looking at bedok or simei…

Thanks so much!!

[catsu91]

hi, my child is in K2 this year. Which programme is recommended, MPM or Jelic?

Any advise?

[catsu91]

I knew of a mummy who went to one of the centres in the east, wanting to sign up for MPM but was pushed to sign up for Jelic. Not knowing how to resist, she adhere to the recommendation. She now regreted signing up for the Jelic as her daughter do not like it and reluctant to go for the scheduled class. Her daughter felt that it’s too kiddy and wanting to do math worksheets. This mummy requested to change the programme after 2 lessons of Jelic but was rejected and asked to complete the 10-session before she is allowed to change. She was very upset and felt like being cheated and may consider changing to another centre for MPMmath.

Is this a practice in all centres?

[catsu91]

After I knew of the mummy’s encounterment, I fear to approach to those centres with Jelic and MPMmath programmes so as to avoid being push to the non-preferred programme.

[catsu91]

Just realise that the term fee for Jelic is for 10-session while the MPM fee paid is for 12-session. i.e. the fee per session is different. Could it be …