For me qualifications is very important. Passion and enthusiasm is a great personal quality but that alone does mean that teacher has right approach and skills necessary to improve childs english. Teaching, like medical care, is a profession and should be for professionals. Esp if I pay money for such a service.

cimman:

Jasmine85:

Thks hquek! It good that the teachers are uni grads! Can you tell me if they have teaching qualification also? How long do classes last? Thks

I think it's best that the teacher has passion. Qualifications are not that important compared to passion.

I once put my son in a center where the teacher rushes out to catch the bus home as soon as the class ended. This was with a well known center.
I didn't have a chance to talk to the teacher about my son's progress. During the class, she was always harrassing my son to finish up fast, my guess was she wanted to leave on time. She is a uni grad.

Dedication and passion are more important than having a university degree. For primary school teaching, there is no need for tertiary qualifications.

the good teacher should be able to infect the students with her/his enthusiasm for the subject. Some teachers teach because they needed a job, others it's a calling. I'll rather have a teacher who is enthusiastic about her vocation and not because it's another 9 to 5 job.

For me qualifications is very important. Passion and enthusiasm is a great personal quality but that alone does mean that teacher has right approach and skills necessary to improve childs english. Teaching, like medical care, is a profession and should be for professionals. Esp if I pay money for such a service.

hquek:

Jasmine85:

frm what I gather TAS is gd for creative writing, MindStretchers for overall english.


Can anyone give a quick idea of what are their teachers like? gd qualifications? Can parents pick which teacher they prefer? tks.

My kid is in TAS, I have no clue about mindstretchers. Based on what I see, they do cover grammar, vocab and other stuff in their classes - it's not just creative writing.

Teachers are generally young and enthusiastic - 5-10 min before class starts and most children are inside already. As a sign of their enthusiasm, my kid's class has never ever ended on time, they are usually 5-15 mins late - this is a change from some other classes where teacher always end 5 min before time.


I understand from past conversation with the school that the teachers are all uni grads - if this is impt, you may want to verify this part. Teachers are always on hand to provide feedback to parents after classes - and they do drill down to the specifics when highlighting the strengths/problems the child has.

Parents can only select timeslots - the teacher is fixed for that slot. More than 8 kids (I think), there will be an assistant teacher in the classroom.

Thks hquek! It good that the teachers are uni grads! Can you tell me if they have teaching qualification also? How long do classes last? Thks

hquek:

Jasmine85:

frm what I gather TAS is gd for creative writing, MindStretchers for overall english.


Can anyone give a quick idea of what are their teachers like? gd qualifications? Can parents pick which teacher they prefer? tks.

My kid is in TAS, I have no clue about mindstretchers. Based on what I see, they do cover grammar, vocab and other stuff in their classes - it's not just creative writing.

Teachers are generally young and enthusiastic - 5-10 min before class starts and most children are inside already. As a sign of their enthusiasm, my kid's class has never ever ended on time, they are usually 5-15 mins late - this is a change from some other classes where teacher always end 5 min before time.

I understand from past conversation with the school that the teachers are all uni grads - if this is impt, you may want to verify this part. Teachers are always on hand to provide feedback to parents after classes - and they do drill down to the specifics when highlighting the strengths/problems the child has.

Parents can only select timeslots - the teacher is fixed for that slot. More than 8 kids (I think), there will be an assistant teacher in the classroom.

Thks hquek It good that the teachers are uni grads! Can you tell me if they have teaching qualification also? How long do classes last? Thks

frm what I gather TAS is gd for creative writing, MindStretchers for overall english.


Can anyone give a quick idea of what are their teachers like? gd qualifications? Can parents pick which teacher they prefer? tks.