Real reason behind Singapore’s obsession with tuition

[schweppes]

I wish MOE will just do away with the marketing hype and fancy slogans. \"Teach Less, Learn More\" sounds all jazzy but I wish MOE will just stick to \"Teach\". Think our children will learn more and better that way.

[verykiasu2010]

schweppes:

I wish MOE will just do away with the marketing hype and fancy slogans. \"Teach Less, Learn More\" sounds all jazzy but I wish MOE will just stick to \"Teach\". Think our children will learn more and better that way.

new slogan will be : \"teach more, learn more\"

[schweppes]

verykiasu2010:

schweppes:

I wish MOE will just do away with the marketing hype and fancy slogans. \"Teach Less, Learn More\" sounds all jazzy but I wish MOE will just stick to \"Teach\". Think our children will learn more and better that way.

new slogan will be : \"teach more, learn more\"

Or \"teach more, (parents) complain less\" :evil:

[pinky]

teach more, tuition lagi more :evil:

[janet88]

schweppes:

I wish MOE will just do away with the marketing hype and fancy slogans. \"Teach Less, Learn More\" sounds all jazzy but I wish MOE will just stick to \"Teach\". Think our children will learn more and better that way.

MOE top guns shouldn't think of any more crazy gimmick...allow teachers to teach.
'Teach less, Learn more' is most stupid thing I have heard.
Education ministers no need to think of marketing gimmick, no need enterprising minister. Go down to bottom and find out what the kids, teachers & parents think. Don't sit in some tower and think of this and that nonsense.

[janet88]

pinky:

teach more, tuition lagi more :evil:

If teachers teach adequate quality stuff and roughly appear in school exams, we parents will see lesser need for tuition. We just want quality teaching. Is that too much to ask for?

[hokkiengirl]

beanbear:

So I as a parent have to make a decision. I decide how my child's time used. Because I need this precious resource for tuition (either by me or external parties) to ensure that he's actually learning something. When my DS spent LESS time at school this year, his grades went UP. So my learning has been, ATTEND LESS SCHOOL, LEARN MORE.

Very valid point!!! Thanks for bringing this up. I think I will also need to prepare myself to take a stand if the hours spent in school are actually not helping my kids. I think takes great courage and knowledge of your own kid to take this step. Good for you!

[pinky]

janet_lee88:

pinky:

teach more, tuition lagi more :evil:

If teachers teach adequate quality stuff and roughly appear in school exams, we parents will see lesser need for tuition. We just want quality teaching. Is that too much to ask for?

school skim through the syllabus, tuition centres fill in the details

[cherryc]

Yah! Just Teach well, learn well. And kids can play well, sleep well and turn out well.

[verykiasu2010]

cherryc:

Yah! Just Teach well, learn well. And kids can play well, sleep well and turn out well.

even so, there will still be kids who play in class and not pay attention and never notice what has been taught, and the parents will still say testing beyond scope, testing what was not taught