P1 Tution -- Necessary?

[Glacier74]

I think tuition is necessary. My DD has been in a centre learning every since last year. Signed up pre-pri1 class. And she is doing very well. She had games and other activities to get her to learn. So to her she is having fun learning and not like a boring class that e teacher just keep teaching in the centre…

[onliluv78]

Hi, can anybody recommend me any gd tution ctr ard Redhill area ? Looking at English and Maths subjects mainly. Thks :please:

[fable]

TheAnswer:

Hello,


I think kids needs to be pushed to perform at their best. Work diligently throughout the year. Ideally parents should work hand in hand with the tutors and their child. I feel that building good foundation when they are younger is definitely necessary. If not how to cope when science comes along at P3 level?
Singapore is far too competitive. We are without a choice.
PM me if you require assistance.

I agree that kids do need parental support and some kids need some pushing. But every child is different and every family situation is different as well. I do not agree that we are without a choice. To begin with, we can choose (to some extent) what kind of school to enrol our children into. We can choose how to interpret his results. We can choose how competitive we want to be. We can choose how much time he has for leisure and what he does in this time. And we can certainly choose whether he needs to have tuition or not.

My son had similar results to your student in his Primary 1 final \"tests\" (but swop the english and chinese!). I have no clue what his class position is and I honestly don't care. Say he was second and the boy ahead of him had 1 mark more - does that make him less smart, less capable? Its only primary 1! Oh and he has no tuition and we have no plans to start any. I've told him that if he feels he needs help let me know but he needs to be responsible for his own learning achievements. Doing well / improving in school tests and exams teach the kids that as they sow, so shall they reap. They provide feedback to the child and parent as to whether what they are doing is working or not.

I sometimes think that doing very well academically is not a good thing. The world doesn't work like school. You don't get the best jobs or the highest pay for being the smartest person in the room. In the new world order, you don't even get job security. To me, my job as a parent is to teach him the value of hard work, perseverance and delayed gratification, to help him discover his talents and passions, and to support him in pursuing them.

[jacsplace]

My kids have had tuition in math and mtl since p1 because these are their weakest subjects and dh and i can’t teach them. We went to school in the 70s and the maths today is very different. textbooks help a little but not for all questions.


Tuition is a personal choice. If your child needs help and no one at home can help, then a tutor is the next best option.

It’s important for children to get the basics right from p1 so that it’ll be easier for them to handle the later levels. Each level adds on to the one before.

[Blue Pearl]

sometimes it is not easy to teach our own kids.

[pumpkin_pie]

I just started DS on P1 Chinese tuition coz his Chinese oral really cannot make it. So it’s 1x a week 1hr/session. I’m not sure if this is the standard duration for home tuition; is it enough? But what I’m concerned is how do your home tutors teach? Do they only use assessment books to teach? Or do they have an objective to teach certain skills before every lesson? (of course after assessing the child and knowing his strengths and weakness) Do we parents need to tell the tutor what we want them to focus on etc? Would like to hear your inputs. Thanks!

[jetsetter]

fable:

I agree that kids do need parental support and some kids need some pushing. But every child is different and every family situation is different as well. I do not agree that we are without a choice. To begin with, we can choose (to some extent) what kind of school to enrol our children into. We can choose how to interpret his results. We can choose how competitive we want to be. We can choose how much time he has for leisure and what he does in this time. And we can certainly choose whether he needs to have tuition or not.

My son had similar results to your student in his Primary 1 final \"tests\" (but swop the english and chinese!). I have no clue what his class position is and I honestly don't care. Say he was second and the boy ahead of him had 1 mark more - does that make him less smart, less capable? Its only primary 1! Oh and he has no tuition and we have no plans to start any. I've told him that if he feels he needs help let me know but he needs to be responsible for his own learning achievements. Doing well / improving in school tests and exams teach the kids that as they sow, so shall they reap. They provide feedback to the child and parent as to whether what they are doing is working or not.

I sometimes think that doing very well academically is not a good thing. The world doesn't work like school. You don't get the best jobs or the highest pay for being the smartest person in the room. In the new world order, you don't even get job security. To me, my job as a parent is to teach him the value of hard work, perseverance and delayed gratification, to help him discover his talents and passions, and to support him in pursuing them.

fable: didn't see this post last time!.
:goodpost:

[KSP]

P1 Tution – Necessary? It’s all depend on the child and parents.


One thing for sure it is nothing uncommon for P1 having tuition here. For some it is considered too late to start in P1. For majority, if the child prepared well during K1/2 will have no problem getting 80-100marks in P1/2.

But the jump starts in P3 when Science comes in and Maths questions are more challenging. The level of difficulties will gradually increase all the way to P6.

For me, i started dd with phonics and HYPY class during her K1/2 time. So are these considered as tuition? I started dd with Eng tuition in P1 and CL P2. The reason is her school started HCL in P2 and I was worried she couldn’t catch up. She has been with the same centre till now and is her strongest subject.

I started dd with Science tuition in P3 after she attended 8 supplementary lessons conducted by an external centre in school. She is happy there and cope well in sch.

dd started her Maths tuition in P4 which i really regretted for starting it way too late. dd’s maths started dropping in P3 but i thought she will do better in P4 but i was wrong. Her maths continued to drop further in P4 SA1. We have no choice but to start her with maths tuition in second half of P4.

imho, the best time to start tuition for languages would be P1 and Maths/Sci in P3. Any delay would cause the child to have more to catch up in the later stage.

[sharonkhoo]

Mummy22:

My ds is in p1 this year N I am wondering if he should begin tuition next term, so far he has done very well for English reading and Malay.

Was thinking of a creative writing course just to prepare him for p2 and Maths because I notice he is a little lost. Because me and husb are working we do not have time to revise except weekends. I don't want hi
To lag behind now and come p2, even more lost. Someone told me I am pushing too hard..

If he's not lagging too far, maybe you can spend some time during the holidays to check that he understands the Maths concepts. Once those are clear, he may be able to manage by himself. I wouldn't jump into tuition until he really needs it as some kids become too dependent on tutors. As for writing, again, you can get him to do some for fun during the holidays - keep a journal, make up stories etc. There is no need to do school-type compos. And get him to read a lot as that's the best way to improve English painlessly.

[jetsetter]

Mummy22:

My ds is in p1 this year N I am wondering if he should begin tuition next term, so far he has done very well for English reading and Malay.

Was thinking of a creative writing course just to prepare him for p2 and Maths because I notice he is a little lost. Because me and husb are working we do not have time to revise except weekends. I don't want hi
To lag behind now and come p2, even more lost. Someone told me I am pushing too hard..

Boils down to affordability and parental involvement. Read this article:
http://mypaper.sg/top-stories/ri-not-re%20...%20h-20140529

He acknowledged that it was not easy for students from less privileged backgrounds to catch up and compete with their peers from middle-class and upper-class backgrounds.

However, he added that it all starts with early-childhood education.

\"We have to try to give every Singapore child good quality, affordable, early-childhood education and assistance all through, so that they have equal chances in life,\" he said.

Former RI student Koh Luwen, now an undergraduate at the National University of Singapore, echoed Mr Choo's views.

\"When parents can afford to give their children more time and attention, they may be able to instil a positive attitude towards learning,\" said the 23-year-old.

And that positive attitude is what leads to a good education, he explained.

He said parents who can afford a maid could spend the time they save on housework with their child instead - a luxury for lower-income families.