Monthly Archives: December, 2015
2016 schedule
Parents, I am pleased to inform you that my 2016 schedule is as follows: Sat Morning: Pri 2 English Sunday Morning: Pri 6 English + Maths Sunday afternoon: Sec 1 English For those of you who is still looking for academic assistance, please note that I will be stopping enrollment by 1st Jan 2016. Have …
Secondary school schedule
I have some parents contacting me for lessons, for their Secondary One children. Here is what I want to share with regards to scheduling. Secondary school lessons typically end later than primary schools. With more time dedicated to CCAs, about two to three days a week, your child will come back home late. While it …
Summary of key posts
In order to help parents cope with rigours of education, I have decided to summarise some of my key posts over the past year. 1) Choosing a tutor Choosing a tutor 2) This discusses the key differences between centre-based learning and private tuition Centre-based learning vs private tuition 3) Draft writeup from a parent Draft writeup …
Almost full enrolment
With 2015 drawing to a close, I will like to update all readers that almost all my timeslots have been taken up, with the following details: Saturday morning: Pri 2 English Sunday morning: Pri 6 English + Maths Sunday afternoon: Sec 1 English I will stop enrolling students after 31 Dec 2015, to allow myself …
Subscription for website update
Some parents may not be aware of this feature for my website. If you will like to be updated on the website posts, you can actually sign up for updates as below. Referring to the bottm right, just click the ‘follow’ tab, and key in your email address. Once you acknowledge the email that …
Centre-based learning vs private tuition
Some parents asked me whether they should send their children to a tuition centre or private tutor. As a parent and educator, I will like to share some thoughts on this. First question: Are you looking for enrichment, or affirming the concepts? The former will usually be centre-based, while the latter will be private. While …
Draft writeup from a parent
For parents who follow my website, you will know that recently, I offered assistance to a family that is financially-constrained. I have asked the parent for a review after 2 sessions, and here’s the sneak preview (I will transfer this writeup under my ‘testimonials’ tab, after I get the official document): I got to …
Caution
I have seen some tutors publicising their services with words similar to the one below: While it could have been more effective to question the author of this post directly on Facebook, I do not think this is advisable, as I do not currently administer that platform. Parents will need to ascertain if it is …
New students
For those of you who follow my posts, you would have known that I got two new students recently. Will like to write a bit about the elder boy. The Primary 6 boy’s mother had some financial constraints, and I helped out by granting 25% off from existing fees. This family stays in Bedok and …
Fees for lessons
Many parents dropped me messages and emails, and their first question is often, ‘rates’. This is even so without asking me about methodology and my background. I have to concede that I do feel shocked at such practices (though I understand the issue about affordability). Whenever I go to supermarkets, I do zoom in on the …
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