Monthly Archives: October, 2016
Livelihood of tutors
“Tutors do earn a lot of money, don’t they?” “Yes, and no.” This was my reply to a parent who passed me some books last Friday, after learning that I do mentor needy students. Tutors do earn a good sum of money on an hourly basis, as compared to other full-time jobs. For instance, a …
Tutors direct, or agent?
I had wanted to write this post over the weekend, but was busy with some personal matters, hence the delay. As promised, this post will be on seeking academic assistance via the agent, and to the tutor directly. An agent, in any professional field, provides a middleman service between the client and the service provider, …
Isn’t this a sweet deal?
As I browsed through the various social media and website forums, I see a slew of advertisements from tuition agencies and tutors seeking tutors, perhaps due to the end of an academic year. Some attractive jargons used include: Results guaranteed Money back guarantee Lowest rates I will be commenting on the above in the capacity …
Gem-in-process, Excellence-in-progress
I saw some light at the end of the tunnel this morning, upon receiving a message. Most of you who had followed my website would have known that in June this year, I had taken a Sec 2 NYGH girl under my tutelage. I don’t usually take students during this period, and it was indeed …
Beliefs
Having been in the education line for more than 19 years, these are personal beliefs and phrases that brewed over the years, and often shared with my proteges. “To do well, you will need to know what you don’t know” “To fail is because you don’t know what you don’t know” “Doing intensive work may …
5000 teachers, and counting
In the recent article posted in the media, it was reported that over the past 5 years, 5000 teachers had left the teaching service. Is this considered a large number? In my view, this is indeed not small a number. Perhaps in the payroll of the ministry, 5000 teachers are ‘easily replaced’ by new budding …
Passion In Learning 