<![CDATA[Tuition centers should not force parents to accept digital learning at full fees.]]>More than a year has passed since the initial rise of the pandemic.


Being in a digital learning company for adult learners prior and also been teaching in tuition centres for children, I find that it is not about paying less for digital learning because physical classes aren’t available. I agree that many tuition centres are not equipped with digital teaching experiences and also the type of curriculum that should go into digital learning. It isn’t a case of uploading a soft-copy of practice paper online for teaching but really looking into how to leverage on the digital tools to bring forth another type of enhanced learning experience for the children.

Being a parent who is impacted in this pandemic personally and professionally, I’ve researched and shared my experiences and insights on curriculum development. I’ve succeeded in teaching online to more than 150 students in the last HA 2.0 and gotten more than 90% 5-star feedback on a 1 - 5 scale; the rest of the 10% gave 4 stars. Thus, I think most parents’ concern isn’t about the fees but more on the quality of delivering the lessons. At the end of the day, we just want our children to excel, to engage and to experience positive and beneficial learnings. Nothing beats that. Not even a free class.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/95787/tuition-centers-should-not-force-parents-to-accept-digital-learning-at-full-feesRSS for NodeWed, 03 Jun 2026 22:42:48 GMTSun, 04 Jul 2021 05:17:17 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Tuition centers should not force parents to accept digital learning at full fees. on Sat, 27 Jun 2020 06:24:15 GMT]]>here’s my take…

as much as i try to understand how hard for teachers to conduct live streaming class sessions with students…it is really hard for us parents too…monitoring how the teachers struggling to conduct the class…sometimes makes me rage too…however after all the commotion the only alternative for tuition centres is going online…prolly not easy to handle hundreds of complaints alone…so just swallow the hard pill…

from my experience…i think stalford is doing a good job at handling it…different experiences with different parents…for me they were patient and very personalised with us…my child managed to catch up after all those weeks of HBL at home…school teachers are not doing online with them…terribly managed i guess…
at the end money is not the issue…just that professionalism still has to be maintained…and outcome of results…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1982545https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1982545Sat, 27 Jun 2020 06:24:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tuition centers should not force parents to accept digital learning at full fees. on Tue, 16 Jun 2020 22:16:42 GMT]]>https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-singaporean-students-overseas-universities-12826694?cid=emarsys-cna_20200616_0100_FINAL+CNA+Mon+to+Sat+newsletter+%280740%29_newsletter_16062020_cna&sc_customer=5e37edf5-7867-4ce3-b652-d9ee57a9a123&sc_src=email&sc_llid=83694&sc_lid=106552858&sc_uid=I0c28DXXwU

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981111https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981111Tue, 16 Jun 2020 22:16:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tuition centers should not force parents to accept digital learning at full fees. on Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:34:20 GMT]]>We have choices. If tuition centre A cannot provide F2F tuition, we can always quit and move to tuition centre B. Others who are keen to have online may continue. Otherwise, private home tutor is another option.


Small group tuition of 5 to 10 is fine, schools have 200x more students. Furthermore, it is not as though kids are at home all the time. Many parents already bringing their little ones to shop and squeeze at NTUC during the beginning of CB. 🙂

Online tuition is too troublesome. All the endless printing, scanning and re-printing is a nightmare. Unless e-tuition fee is attractive and provide substantial savings, otherwise NO thanks.

Looking forward to be back at the tuition centres asap. 🙂

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2eclipse\" post_id=\"1981069\" time=\"1592299761\" user_id=\"185689:

In fact, in a tuition classroom where it is air conditioned , it is definitely more comfortable as compare to non air-con classroom in school.
Hi there, I beg to differ. A https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/coronavirus-microdroplets-talking-breathing-spread-covid-19/ has shown that the microdroplets linger in enclosed rooms, but when the windows are opened, the microdroplets (viral concentration) will disperse faster and some particles might even be blown out by classroom ceiling fans or wind.

If the tutor is teaching 2 or 3 hours through her surgical mask and face shield, she might feel breathless overtime. Granted, the masked up tutees can be told not to speak up and merely receive a one-way monologue delivery of lesson with just 1 tutor speaking, but then the class might as well migrate back home and be conducted online where everyone can unmask and un-mute to ask questions, shouldn't it?

Some students in Canossian Convent will not be able to take their mid-year O level mother tongue oral examinations because they have been quarantined. That must have been a blew to those affected pupils who had spent 2 months during CB revising for their oral exams. That's the risk you have to take for commuting to the tuition centre in shopping malls to mingle with other schools' pupils in semester 2.

I prefer online lessons till year end. Health is wealth. Money can be earned back.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981085https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981085Tue, 16 Jun 2020 11:43:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tuition centers should not force parents to accept digital learning at full fees. on Tue, 16 Jun 2020 11:15:34 GMT]]>I prefer online live lessons. Besides saving on travelling time, I can listen in on the lessons and understand better whether she really benefits. I don’t really mind paying the same fees as i feel online live lessons are just as effective.


But I agree with the part on writing compo. In a classroom setting, my girl is required to complete within the lesson. At home, she may take longer. So far, I try to make sure she complete within the same day so that I can email the work to her teacher.

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sky minecrafter\" post_id=\"1981066\" time=\"1592298704\" user_id=\"130531:[quote=\"sky minecrafter\" post_id=1981066 time=1592298704 user_id=130531]
2eclipse:
...If tuition centres give a choice, continue online tuition at 10% discount or face to face tuition (no discount), which one will you choose?...
Hi, my P3 kid enjoys the atmosphere of classroom teaching, But with the uncomfortable mask, she'd rather go online (lesson includes CL compo component)... (I feel that both forms of delivery from this centre are just as competent, hence am willing to fork out the same fees)

&, I've been actively communicating with the centre; they understand our wants, but will need time to work things out. So, keeping our fingers crossed that there're sufficient like-minded students...[/quote]
Hi, as the P6 have to go back to sch everyday, my girl has already get used to wearing mask. In fact, in a tuition classroom where it is air conditioned , it is definitely more comfortable as compare to non air-con classroom in school.

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2eclipse:
...If tuition centres give a choice, continue online tuition at 10% discount or face to face tuition (no discount), which one will you choose?...

Hi, my P3 kid enjoys the atmosphere of classroom teaching, But with the uncomfortable mask, she'd rather go online (lesson includes CL compo component)... (I feel that both forms of delivery from this centre are just as competent, hence am willing to fork out the same fees)

&, I've been actively communicating with the centre; they understand our wants, but will need time to work things out. So, keeping our fingers crossed that there're sufficient like-minded students...

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981066https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981066Tue, 16 Jun 2020 09:11:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tuition centers should not force parents to accept digital learning at full fees. on Tue, 16 Jun 2020 08:57:38 GMT]]>

phtthp\" post_id=\"1981062\" time=\"1592297065\" user_id=\"35251:

also depend on what tuition, u having

if is writing zuowen that type, better to go \"F2F\" classroom, because then u are disciplined to sit down there on the chair to write until finish (complete), then submit to lasohi

whereas (in contrast)
if do online tuition at home, those of us not disciplined to write zuowen, don't even bother to write, in the end never submit any zuowen script to let Tr mark. Do or dont your homework, is up to us.

However, can't deny the fact that if we stay far away from tuition centre, this online is fantastic, because no need to waste time travelling up and down (to and fro), to centre.
For me, if have to choose between \"save time, travelling up and down to tuition centre\" or \"save costs, on black ink printer cartridge\", i rather save the precious travelling time
Exactly! Maybe chinese is her weakness subject and she really find it too difficult to stay focus for consecutively 2 hours staring at the laptop. I still think e-learning is more suitable for older and more disciplined students.

Looking forward to resume the “real” tuition.

Online is probably good if it is cheap and good, value for money. For the price I am paying now, no thanks. LOL. :nailbite:

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2eclipse\" post_id=\"1981060\" time=\"1592296786\" user_id=\"185689:

MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"1981056\" time=\"1592294904\" user_id=\"2964:

[quote=2eclipse post_id=1981055 time=1592294218 user_id=185689]If tuition centres give a choice, continue online tuition at 10% discount or face to face tuition (no discount), which one will you choose?

For me I choose face to face because my electricity bill and printing cost is more than 10%.

But if classroom tuition, need to add in transport costs?

Currently I feel online saves a lot of time. Which cannot be calculated.

But anyway I dont think there will be such an option within the same center. It will be hard to coordinate for the teacher, to teach online and “offline” at the same time. And any center that has locked in the lease, will want to return to classroom teaching to get the full fees.

Tuition centres are starting to collect surveys, asking parents to choose between face to face or continue e-learning. Even if it is 20% discount, I will still opt for face to face because the entire experience is different. My daughter prefers face to face too as she finds it boring staring at the laptop for 2 hours. Maybe the tuition centres are not too far away from my house so I do not find it inconvenient at all. I can enjoy my massage, manicure, pedicure or facial while she is having tuition. :)[/quote]also depend on what tuition, u having

if is writing zuowen that type, better to go \"F2F\" classroom, because then u are disciplined to sit down there on the chair to write until finish (complete), then submit to lasohi, because laoshi is physically inside the classroom, waiting for students to write zuowen & submit to her.

whereas (in contrast)
if do online tuition at home, those of us not disciplined to write zuowen, don't even bother to write anything, in the end never submit any zuowen script to let Tr mark. Do or don't your homework during online lesson, is up to us.

However, can't deny the fact that if we stay far away from tuition centre, this online is fantastic, because no need to waste time travelling up and down (to and fro), to centre.
For me, if have to choose between \"save time, travelling up and down to tuition centre\" or \"save costs, on black ink printer cartridge\", i rather save the precious travelling time. Imagine, come back from school already so tired, still got to go down tuition centre, some more

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MerlionInGermany\" post_id=\"1981056\" time=\"1592294904\" user_id=\"2964:

2eclipse\" post_id=\"1981055\" time=\"1592294218\" user_id=\"185689:

If tuition centres give a choice, continue online tuition at 10% discount or face to face tuition (no discount), which one will you choose?

For me I choose face to face because my electricity bill and printing cost is more than 10%.

But if classroom tuition, need to add in transport costs?

Currently I feel online saves a lot of time. Which cannot be calculated.

But anyway I dont think there will be such an option within the same center. It will be hard to coordinate for the teacher, to teach online and “offline” at the same time. And any center that has locked in the lease, will want to return to classroom teaching to get the full fees.

Tuition centres are starting to collect surveys, asking parents to choose between face to face or continue e-learning. Even if it is 20% discount, I will still opt for face to face because the entire experience is different. My daughter prefers face to face too as she finds it boring staring at the laptop for 2 hours. Maybe the tuition centres are not too far away from my house so I do not find it inconvenient at all. I can enjoy my massage, manicure, pedicure or facial while she is having tuition. 🙂

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2eclipse\" post_id=\"1981055\" time=\"1592294218\" user_id=\"185689:

If tuition centres give a choice, continue online tuition at 10% discount or face to face tuition (no discount), which one will you choose?

For me I choose face to face because my electricity bill and printing cost is more than 10%.
But if classroom tuition, need to add in transport costs?

Currently I feel online saves a lot of time. Which cannot be calculated.

But anyway I dont think there will be such an option within the same center. It will be hard to coordinate for the teacher, to teach online and “offline” at the same time. And any center that has locked in the lease, will want to return to classroom teaching to get the full fees.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981056https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981056Tue, 16 Jun 2020 08:08:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tuition centers should not force parents to accept digital learning at full fees. on Tue, 16 Jun 2020 07:56:58 GMT]]>I also prefer private tutors now. Some group tuitions are quite expensive too and I rather TOP up a bit more to pay for qualified local school Teachers. This is especially so when my girl is taking PSLE this year. 1-to-1 tuition is really effective as teacher/tutor is able to pinpoint her weaknesses and help her improve.


If tuition centres give a choice, continue online tuition at 10% discount or face to face tuition (no discount), which one will you choose?

For me I choose face to face because my electricity bill and printing cost is more than 10%.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981055https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981055Tue, 16 Jun 2020 07:56:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tuition centers should not force parents to accept digital learning at full fees. on Tue, 16 Jun 2020 07:37:11 GMT]]>I’m starting to favour private tutors. They only charge at the end of the month, and also they only bill for actual lessons attended.

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zac's mum\" post_id=\"1981042\" time=\"1592288021\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1981042 time=1592288021 user_id=53606]
Those that charge 3 months in advance, more complicated. Eg. Term 2 was from March to mid-June. Term 3 from mid-June to August.

They gave a belated rebate for April and May online lessons, credited into Term 3 bill.

So technically we haven’t seen any discount for Term 3 yet.[/quote]
So in this case, if they move back to classroom, there will be no issue. Term 3 bill for mid June to August, will just be full lesson fees, minus the April and May discount, and prob also minus the discount for the one or two June online lessons.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981049https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981049Tue, 16 Jun 2020 07:13:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tuition centers should not force parents to accept digital learning at full fees. on Tue, 16 Jun 2020 06:13:41 GMT]]>Those that charge 3 months in advance, more complicated. Eg. Term 2 was from March to mid-June. Term 3 from mid-June to August.


They gave a belated rebate for April and May online lessons, credited into Term 3 bill.

So technically we haven’t seen any discount for Term 3 yet.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981042https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981042Tue, 16 Jun 2020 06:13:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tuition centers should not force parents to accept digital learning at full fees. on Tue, 16 Jun 2020 05:27:45 GMT]]>Just thinking, if you have paid for a discounted lesson price for June (or for the whole tuition term until July for eg), because it has gone online, even if they can do the spacing and all, would they move it back to classroom?


I haven’t received info but I will think they will stick to online until it is time for the next billing.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981036https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981036Tue, 16 Jun 2020 05:27:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tuition centers should not force parents to accept digital learning at full fees. on Tue, 16 Jun 2020 04:57:49 GMT]]>Hi, our timeslot at the CL tuition centre has always had less than 10 students, so we had been able to space out with 1m distance between students. Come Phase2, ours plans to resume in-centre classroom lessons After this weekend.

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newbieks\" post_id=\"1981011\" time=\"1592280257\" user_id=\"178749:

Any tuition centre confirmed they are reopening this weekend? Mine says since need to check out the details and may still need to apply permit etc.. if tuition resume then CCA should also resume right?
many tuition centre are still cautious, just as parents are cautious

even though newspaper said this Friday (19 June) go ahead to start Phase 2, however, a number of them said they prefer to resume online tuition, at least until end of this month June, alternate HBL lesson.

Come July next month,

1) if parents prefer F2F (eg. those graduating cohort 2020), they will convert back to F2F, since these is what customers want.

2) however,
if there are other parents who prefer to stick to online (eg. those Non-graduating cohort), and
after consult opinion from rest of the remaining students inside the same tuition class and if they do not mind stick back to online, since no need to waste time travelling up and down, to and fro to centre, because travelling inside public bus / MRT, can also catch potential risk of virus, then will continue online, even though can have F2F

so, is not compulsory that everything \"die die\" must go back to F2F.
it depend on how majority of students inside your tuition class feel, because many are still afraid of \"asymtomatic\" virus

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981015https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1981015Tue, 16 Jun 2020 04:21:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tuition centers should not force parents to accept digital learning at full fees. on Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:09:39 GMT]]>Not sure how strict is this “social distancing” at enrichment centres. Will MOH enforcement officers conduct checks at the tuition centres just like how they are checking on those companies and fine them for non-compliance?


All of us know how small the tuition classrooms are. It is not easy to implement social distancing.

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Cloud Cloud\" post_id=\"1980956\" time=\"1592228420\" user_id=\"160688:[quote=\"Cloud Cloud\" post_id=1980956 time=1592228420 user_id=160688]
But difficult to maintain safe distancing?[/quote]
can ask your tuition centre, is it alternate empty seat arrangement, that type ?

probably, tuition centre need to re-arrange seating arrangement, to space out the tables and chair

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1980958https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1980958Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:44:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tuition centers should not force parents to accept digital learning at full fees. on Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:40:20 GMT]]>But difficult to maintain safe distancing?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1980956https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1980956Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:40:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tuition centers should not force parents to accept digital learning at full fees. on Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:38:05 GMT]]>

phtthp\" post_id=\"1980954\" time=\"1592226939\" user_id=\"35251:

FTF tuition, can resume this Friday (19 June) Phase 2

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-phase-2-of-reopening-to-start-from-jun-19-social-12835758
:udawoman: :udaman: :rotflmao:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1980955https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1980955Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:38:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tuition centers should not force parents to accept digital learning at full fees. on Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:15:39 GMT]]>FTF tuition, can resume this Friday (19 June) Phase 2


https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-phase-2-of-reopening-to-start-from-jun-19-social-12835758

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