Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition)

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Sat, 15 May 2021 11:20:33 GMT

abigail — Sat, 15 May 2021 11:20:33 GMT

I am a sec 4 student this year and I have only been with Mrs Lim for one month.From my experience,I personally feel that Mrs Lim is a great teacher who is dedicated and passionate about teaching Chinese.The teaching materials provided are also very useful and easy to understand .Furthermore ,under her teaching,I had managed to clinch an A1 in my prelim orals and gotten 40/50 ,an improvement from the usual A2 standard. I believe that under her guidance,I would be able to achieve much more in other areas as well and thus I would strongly recommend her.

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Mon, 13 Nov 2017 13:01:36 GMT

A2mommie — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 13:01:36 GMT

Hi All, reviving this thread as would like to hear any parents whose kids recently been to Mrs Lim’s classes or pulled out? any recent feedback? Saw an advert in my mailbox today on it…

My girls are attending Tien Hsia now and they don’t really like it, and I can’t guide them in Chinese, so need to find alternative.

Appreciate all comments or recommendations. Thanks

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Wed, 30 Mar 2016 03:07:22 GMT

Jpeh — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 03:07:22 GMT

beautifulday:
Hi there,

My child has attended her tuition before. My child mentioned that she rushes them and if there is no time, she simply gives them the answer. I think during 1 lesson, she hears countless times of \"quickly\" in Chinese. My child does not find it good. Thus I had stopped the tuition.

I thought it is important that we share our sincere comments. Anyway, the students who attend the tuition would be the best judge themselves.

I would just like to raise this observation that I saw, at least 5 recent posts that spoke highly of the tuition were from user accounts created on the same day that the post of praises were typed in - does that sound a bell? The posts of those that did not sing praises to the tuition are long time uses of this website - rings another bell!

I shall leave it as that.

I share the SAME view here too! You sound more genuine, like what my child had fedback to me that she kept on rushing her students! And then just give answers. I did question my child… \"did she look through your answers and explain how you should answer them ? Is your answer acceptable ? If not, then how should you answer them ?\" My child said 'no. no time\". Sad right ?

Ever before there was a naughty boy in class who did something naughty. I can't remember, i think my child told me he drew on her wall or something. She was so angry she scolded him for quite some time during class. That affected the whole lesson. Anyway, this is another downside of group tuition.

Then my child fedback to me too that ever before there were different levels in her class like P5 and P6. I don't know how effective was it anyway….

I second your observations too. So strange those with positive reviews. Even got student writing at lengths to justify. I wonder how coincident.

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Wed, 30 Mar 2016 02:55:47 GMT

Jpeh — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 02:55:47 GMT

So many positive reviews… but why my child did not improve under her teachings leh……???

I’m pulling my child out of her class. Sometimes there are so many students in her class and some of them are very disruptive and distracting.

She goes through her materials so fast, my child can’t catch up and is so weak in chinese. I tried to go 1-1 but her fees are SOOOO EXPENSIVE. I think she cater to rich kids whose parents are willing to pay so much!

My child has some special needs like sometimes need to go through textbook and the words and meanings, composition etc, but that’s all the time she had. It’s very difficult to get her to help out in these other areas unless you go 1 on 1.

For me, I am getting a tutor to do 1-1 to teach my child. Come to my house lagi better so I don’t have to drive so far to her place. Save time too. Her price is so expensive even for group tuition can cover for my home tutor 1-1. Might as well go Berries or TIAN Hsia near my house for group tuition.

to Yeong Swee Ling:

My child ever before told me that this tutor took a picture of a student in her class to do her advertisement. She had also asked me to write good testimonials for her before but I declined.

In my opinion, there’s no need to disclose a child’s name unlike those who willingly did for these reasons:

# Did she ask these parents of her A*students / past students to do a favor to post on this forum ? If yes, then perhaps they returned the favor by also divulging their kid’s names for the sake of authenticity? But i suppose parents wouldn’t mind if their kids are doing well.
# I myself would not want to disclose my child’s name. Why should i trade my child’s privacy ? Parents are proud their kids did well. What about my child who is not doing well ? Do I still want to advertise to tell the world my child is not doing well ?
# These are based on my observations and my sincere account to feedback. I am glad there is at least 1 other parent feeling the same way and sharing the SAME feedback from their kids. I somehow got a feeling that your posts sounds like she probably activated you to write something. But then, there are also many other good tutors around, not just her 1 good teacher. We are always free to try and get a teacher who suits the needs of our kids.

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Sat, 28 Jun 2014 16:26:48 GMT

Yeong_Swee_Ling — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 16:26:48 GMT

I believe that many of us here browse the forums here without opening an account. Personally, I was one of them. If there is a tuition teacher who helped your child score an A*, I believe you would be really thankful to him/her. And when you see someone else unfairly criticise the same teacher, I believe you would also go the extra mile and create an account just to rebut the unfair comments.

However, I think the main issue here should be to instead verify the students’ achievements. Given that many of them had provided their names, it should be possible to ask around and find out. Also, there is always the possibility of going down to the tutor’s place and ask the students themselves.

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Sat, 28 Jun 2014 14:49:09 GMT

Marleybarley — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 14:49:09 GMT

It is indeed a far trip for us but it was manageable cos we had a car. My daughter commented that she does benefit from her lesson but I guess it’s a child by child basis.

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:04:09 GMT

duckieduck — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:04:09 GMT

chowon:
I've lost her contact number and my child is no longer with her. I dislike the way she drills the language so will not recommend her at all.

Do you mind to share a bit more?

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:52:05 GMT

beautifulday — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:52:05 GMT

Hi there,

My child has attended her tuition before. My child mentioned that she rushes them and if there is no time, she simply gives them the answer. I think during 1 lesson, she hears countless times of "quickly" in Chinese. My child does not find it good. Thus I had stopped the tuition.

I thought it is important that we share our sincere comments. Anyway, the students who attend the tuition would be the best judge themselves.

I would just like to raise this observation that I saw, at least 5 recent posts that spoke highly of the tuition were from user accounts created on the same day that the post of praises were typed in - does that sound a bell? The posts of those that did not sing praises to the tuition are long time uses of this website - rings another bell!

I shall leave it as that.

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:47:50 GMT

tsh0202 — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:47:50 GMT

Marleybarley:
Mrs Lim was a great help to my daughter, shi yun. After two months with her, my daughter has obtained an A1 in the recent mid year examinations, an improvement from the previous A2 grade. She's dedicated in teaching students and give quite informative and helpful materials! I hope she can continue to help other students! ️

-Marleybarley, cck

Hi Marleybarley

Do you stay in Choa Chu Kang?
You travel all the way to the East for your DC's tuition once a week?
Is it worthwhile?

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:09:51 GMT

Marleybarley — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:09:51 GMT

Mrs Lim was a great help to my daughter, shi yun. After two months with her, my daughter has obtained an A1 in the recent mid year examinations, an improvement from the previous A2 grade. She's dedicated in teaching students and give quite informative and helpful materials! I hope she can continue to help other students! ️

-Marleybarley, cck

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Sat, 12 Apr 2014 13:29:35 GMT

Yeong_Swee_Ling — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 13:29:35 GMT

melongoh:
A lot of private tutors use Kiasu parents as an avenue to increase their student base and thus their tuition business, by the so-called high recommendations of parent groups of kiasu parents.

Don't you find it strange too… and wonder why an A level student should come into Kiasu parents just to recommend her chinese teacher and sing praises. I thought kids nowadays will just go surf the web for their own interests and play games and Facebook when they have time?

Is there by any chance the tutor is also reading kiasu parents and asking parents and students who have good relationship to sing praises for them and if possible come in their defense ?

I just share my child's tuition experience. Is up to any parents who are interested to go see for themselves. If the teacher is good, I shall naturally recommend the teacher. If the teacher is not, then let's share experiences.

I've encountered horrible a group tuition teacher who once kept asking me to write favorable testimonials for her in Kiasu parents. But in the end she was such a disappointment.

You are lucky to have a bright and clever child who can score A* and thus make you very happy and satisfied.

But you read this thread, there is also another parent who will not recommend the tutor.

I shall stop at this because there is no point discussing. Some points you mentioned I am *suspecting* were also provided by the tutor.

I am not the tutor's enemy, neither am I a fan. I only share my experience. So that's THAT.

Hello melongoh. It seems like you did not answer my earlier questions. My questions are as follows:

\"Last but not least, I have a couple question for you, melongoh. If your school teacher is really as good as you claimed, why is there still a need for your private 1 to 1 tutor? Also, don't you think that your child's recent improvements could be attributed to Mrs. Lim's efforts in laying down a good foundation?\"

Since you are unable to answer these questions, I will let everyone here form their own understanding about whether you are making baseless claims.

Back to your points. Maybe you might think that all children are like that, to \"just go surf the web for their own interests and play games and Facebook when they have time\". But I believe there are students who are actually more matured than others, and I personally know some of them who actually go volunteering. Perhaps, Joanna (the A level student you mentioned) is one of them? Perhaps, she is simply sharing the good news out of gratitude?

And even if what you said is true, consider this. If her students do not benefit under her guidance, do you think that any of them would actually bother to help \"sing praises for them and if possible come in their defense\"?

In addition, you mentioned that Mrs Lim taught your child for 1 year. If you are someone who always supervise your child like you claimed, and you felt that she couldn't help your daughter, why did you only withdraw after 1 year (instead of 1 month)?

I believe that parents here are smart enough to differentiate baseless claims to genuine ones. We can't be too careful, especially since the registration here is unregulated, and people can hide in anonymity. But think about this, if students don't improve, I doubt parents would send their children all the way there, wasting their time, energy and resources. Once again, I believe results are the best indicators of the tutor's capability.

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Fri, 11 Apr 2014 13:52:42 GMT

melongoh — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 13:52:42 GMT

A lot of private tutors use Kiasu parents as an avenue to increase their student base and thus their tuition business, by the so-called high recommendations of parent groups of kiasu parents.

Don’t you find it strange too… and wonder why an A level student should come into Kiasu parents just to recommend her chinese teacher and sing praises. I thought kids nowadays will just go surf the web for their own interests and play games and Facebook when they have time?

Is there by any chance the tutor is also reading kiasu parents and asking parents and students who have good relationship to sing praises for them and if possible come in their defense ?

I just share my child’s tuition experience. Is up to any parents who are interested to go see for themselves. If the teacher is good, I shall naturally recommend the teacher. If the teacher is not, then let’s share experiences.

I’ve encountered horrible a group tuition teacher who once kept asking me to write favorable testimonials for her in Kiasu parents. But in the end she was such a disappointment.

You are lucky to have a bright and clever child who can score A* and thus make you very happy and satisfied.

But you read this thread, there is also another parent who will not recommend the tutor.

I shall stop at this because there is no point discussing. Some points you mentioned I am suspecting were also provided by the tutor.

I am not the tutor’s enemy, neither am I a fan. I only share my experience. So that’s THAT.

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:48:15 GMT

Yeong_Swee_Ling — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:48:15 GMT

Hello all, I came across this post, and I thought I really need to share my thoughts after seeing melongoh’s comment.

A friend of mine introduced me to Mrs Lim after her two children got good grades for their Chinese, which was the reason why I sent my girl, Chen Xi (Chan Xi Levona) for PSLE Tuition in July 2012 (3 months before PSLE). I had hoped that Mrs Lim could help my daughter to get A, but after the first lesson, she believed my daughter had potential to get A*. Initially, I thought she was simply trying to make me happy or encourage my child, but it turns out that she really did get A* for Chinese in PSLE. I believe the only way to do that would be to do well for oral exam too (she used to score only 62% for SA1). My daughter was from Red Swastika Primary School, so anyone who knows her can verify my claims.

My guess is that if your daughter found her notes easy, it might be due to her improvement under Mrs Lim’s guidance. I, too, had monitored my daughter’s work, and it seems like her notes had been consistent throughout, and seemed to be of appropriate difficulty for PSLE standard. I believe that if you wanted notes of higher "standard" or difficulty, you could have asked her for them, as she also teaches O level and JC.

Also, from what I know, her 1 to 1 tuitions are only upon special request, and they were for final revisions before major exams, like PSLE. My daughter never had 1 to 1, although when I asked her about it, the price she quoted to me was $180 per lesson. I thought this price was reasonable as it would mean there is no one else in the group.

As I had already mentioned, my daughter never had 1 to 1 tuition with her, and yet she still improved significantly. I think the most important thing isn’t the format of the lesson, but the technique, skill level and commitment of the teacher. I believe many of us had tried to employ 1 to 1 tuition teacher for our children, but this does not necessarily mean that their grades would improve. Since my daughter improved in just a mere 3 months, I believe that being in a group did not affect her at all. Therefore, as someone before me had mentioned, as long as the results are seen, I don’t think whether the difficulty of the notes, or the format of the class (1 to 1 / group) matters.

From what I know and from what my daughter tells me, her classes do not mix in terms of level (I.e., P5 with P6 etc), unless the students turn up on their own accord to make up for lessons which they missed. Even then, this is only once in a while.

I also find it strange that you commented on how she "disappears" from classes. Her door is always open, and parents could show up anytime to see if she is really teaching. In fact, her kitchen is just beside the main door, so parents could witness for themselves if she really "cook breakfast or dinner or wash dishes during lesson time" as you claim. From what my daughter tells me, Mrs Lim would always make full use of the tuition time, and if mock questions/papers were given, she would be in the classroom guiding them along. The mock papers are always marked and returned without fail, and I can verify that, since I had seen the mock papers and notes myself. I feel that if this is really the case, that Mrs Lim would "disappear" or cook meals during lesson time, I doubt if the students would improve. That is why, I would go back to the point, where the results would speak for themselves, and I would be eternally grateful to Mrs Lim for helping my daughter to score the A* for PSLE.

Last but not least, I have a couple question for you, melongoh. If your school teacher is really as good as you claimed, why is there still a need for your private 1 to 1 tutor? Also, don’t you think that your child’s recent improvements could be attributed to Mrs. Lim’s efforts in laying down a good foundation?

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Sat, 05 Apr 2014 08:10:59 GMT

melongoh — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 08:10:59 GMT

I sent my kid to Mrs Lim at Eastvale condo for tuition for 1 year. Her 1 to 1 is very expensive. You can check it out. About $280 per session for 1-1. She may have changed her pricing, but you can check. P6 she charges around $280 to $300 which is about $65+ per lesson for group lesson. Sometimes in a group class, there are between 2 to 7 students in the class.

PSLE chinese oral… sometimes as many as 10 in a class i heard from my kid. Because before prelims and PSLE… all kiasu, came for extra lessons. And so… all came for the same class together. How can your kid practise oral properly unless you request for 1-1 ?

I believe it takes more than group tuition to learn oral properly.

I found her good initially and very committed. She can cover quite a lot of materials per lesson and she is very fast. But after some time, I felt her commitment level deteriorate. And felt that sometimes she is concern to make more money by maximizing the class and by shuffling students about. This is just my own observation.

I ask my kid what she did with them after every lesson and looked at the materials. It was good to have such materials to begin with. But as my kid had some special needs, her material was too simple and insufficient.

In the end, I pulled my kid out from her tuition class because I saw the way my kid’s school teacher drive the class to learn chinese and the materials provided by the school was really "got standard". My kid’s CA marks improved by 10 marks due to the guidance of the school teacher. Compo improved from 26 to 32 after drilling by the school teacher. We both agreed this is definitely school teacher’s effort. I say this because I was involved in my kid’s work. I had to help test my kid because the school teacher was going to test them one by one the next day. The school teacher passes or fails the students if they did not study the materials given enough.

I am not a believer of having group tuition and combine levels too, e.g. P5 and P6. Sometimes P6 and Sec 1. I learnt my lesson after sending my kid to a number of private group tuitions.

Also, I do not think it is ethical of a tutor to tell the students to write composition during tuition class and then "disappear" from the classroom and only to reappear to dismiss the class. Neither do I think a tutor should ask students to do mock paper during lesson time; and then go cook breakfast or dinner or wash dishes during lesson time. It’s just too good money if these tutors do such things. Worst is… they tutor never mark and never return mock paper. My kid encountered two tutors who did this already. This is just so good money to them! Easy money especially when her fees are not cheap for group tuition.

Eventually, i get a private 1-1 tutor for my kid at $60 for 1.5 hours. And I am there to listen into every lesson, and I get to tell the tutor what I need her to do with my child and what to drill. That’s just my two cents worth of sharing.

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:07:59 GMT

TanHanSan — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:07:59 GMT

Hi all, my son would be taking PSLE this year, and as my family speaks only English at home, I am worried that he would not be able to cope with the Chinese oral exam. He also seemed not too proficient with speaking Chinese. That is why I am looking for a Chinese tutor to help my son with this area.

I heard that Mrs Lim from Eastvale is having oral classes for PSLE, and I hope that I could get some feedback from the forums before I send my son for the classes.

Thank you!

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:09:11 GMT

Joanna_Loh — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:09:11 GMT

Starbear:
Thornway:
She is contactable at 65853486.

I would beg to differ actually. It might be true that she does drilling to a certain extent, but personally, I would attribute it to Singapore's education system. Moreover, why would you question one's method if it works? My child improved from a C to A* within 3 terms, so I would definitely recommend her.
Does she teach 1 to 1? Is she using assessment books to teach or her own teaching materials? Does she teach oral too?

:?

I think so, but I believe she usually teaches in groups. She uses her own teaching materials and teaches oral as part of every lesson.

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Wed, 05 Mar 2014 02:21:09 GMT

Starbear — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 02:21:09 GMT

Thornway:
She is contactable at 65853486.

I would beg to differ actually. It might be true that she does drilling to a certain extent, but personally, I would attribute it to Singapore's education system. Moreover, why would you question one's method if it works? My child improved from a C to A* within 3 terms, so I would definitely recommend her.

Does she teach 1 to 1? Is she using assessment books to teach or her own teaching materials? Does she teach oral too?

:?

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:45:53 GMT

Joanna_Loh — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:45:53 GMT

optipooh:
Hi, is mrs lim teaching in group or 1-1.does she teach compo. Can anyone give me feedback. Many many tks.

Hi, she teaches in groups, and also teaches compo as well.

My name is Joanna, and I am a TJC student (currently doing JC2 this year). I thought I would love to share this with everyone as I just got back my Chinese A level results yesterday, and am really happy with it.

Under her guidance, I managed to get A for Chinese, a repeat of what I did for O levels 2 years ago. The amazing thing is that I had managed to improve from a failing grade to A in the span of just 4 months. Her teaching style is easy to follow and kept me motivated throughout, even though I had previously hated the subject.

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Sun, 02 Mar 2014 15:59:46 GMT

optipooh — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 15:59:46 GMT

Hi, is mrs lim teaching in group or 1-1.does she teach compo. Can anyone give me feedback. Many many tks.

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:28:40 GMT

Lilo — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:28:40 GMT

Does she teach Sec one HCL? 1-to-1 or group? Group size? What’s her credential? You can PM me if not convenient to disclose.

I urgently need chinese tutor as DD is unable to follow class in school and she feels insecure without tuition.

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Mon, 07 Jan 2013 06:48:29 GMT

sub_evo76 — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 06:48:29 GMT

Hi,

It’s only 1 to 1 or group tuition? Thanks.

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:30:26 GMT

mdmlow — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:30:26 GMT

how much?

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:27:02 GMT

Bonnie — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:27:02 GMT

My son is now continuing with her for Sec 1. Her fees are quite expensive though

Reply to Mrs Lim in Eastvale Condo (CL2 tuition) on Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:25:35 GMT

Bonnie — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:25:35 GMT

I encourage you to join. My son was with her for 2 months, grade improved from B to A in PSLE.She said if my son had joined her for at least 6 months, she would be confident to make it A*