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    • RE: Comparing Tuition Centres

      Agreed with @carefam. Same experience happened to me but for science tuition in my earlier post in this thread. Though for me the difference is that i found my science tutor from KSP (3rd party agents can be hit and miss at times from experience). I think with private one to one tutor (full time ones) they are more dedicated as they are running their own business per se, and will like to ensure that they do their best in helping the student rather than \"just doing their job\". Also happens that my child is able to thrive studying in a 1-1 setting.


      Anyhow exam season is coming and good luck to all parents and kids taking the exams!

      P/S: if you want the science tutor contact that I have you can PM-ed me.


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      I prefer individual or small group tuition. This way, every student gets enough attention and can get their voices/questions addressed. Some children, especially those who are not out-spoken like my child do not do well in classroom setting (similar to school) and thus thrive in smaller, cozier groups. I personally feel that they can benefit from peer-to-peer competition/motivation, it also doesn't allow them to slack or space out as compared to a large group.
      I hired an English tutor for my child through an agent and was lucky to find someone whom my child was comfortable with and had the heart to teach. Trust me, some tutors are just 'doing their job' and I even went to a centre who's administrator told me they only accept students who are of a certain grade (the audacity!)
      Anyway, long story short, my child benefited from said private tutor, I initially had doubts about the candidates I am being recommended by 3rd party agents but think we got lucky.

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    • RE: Comparing Tuition Centres

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      Hammie299\" post_id=\"1935258\" time=\"1568447132\" user_id=\"181069:

      I have tried tuition centers, tutor matching services before and will say sometimes it can be a mixed bag. I did try before Stalford learning and Mavis before, but end up realizing my son is not exactly suitable for group tuition as he just gets too distracted, and required attention which a tutor in a tuition center may not be able to give. So decided to give tutor matching services but think is more of luck (or lack of) that I end up with private home tutors that did not really work out. My son's grades did not improve and ends up jumping from the low to mid 70s for his science.

      One way is to really check out recommendations or forums like this (thanks kiasuparents!) to really see what others say about tutors. I engaged a science tutor from this forum for my son and was pretty happy that it somewhat worked out (though i would say it was after so many tutors at different places for like near 2 years?) at the right time as I only managed to engage this tutor like earlier this year. Anyway he is going for PSLE soon, and at least i am confident he should be able to manage to do ok for PSLE (hopefully!) *hint *hint see my attached pic haha

      All in all, i conclude it is a mix of knowing what sort of learning environment works for your kid (whether he learns better in a group or individual environment) and also to find a committed tutor. However, I have to admit at least for me, an element of luck, and extensive research is still needed to find the right tutor!

      ps: if you want to know my tutor, you can pm me directly.
      https://postimg.cc/sQGKydJR

      what's the tutor matching services that you tried? if you dont mind to share

      I tried elitetutors and singaporehometutors before, though my current tutor for my kid i did not find it from there but rather this forum.

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    • RE: Comparing Tuition Centres

      I have tried tuition centers, tutor matching services before and will say sometimes it can be a mixed bag. I did try before Stalford learning and Mavis before, but end up realizing my son is not exactly suitable for group tuition as he just gets too distracted, and required attention which a tutor in a tuition center may not be able to give. So decided to give tutor matching services but think is more of luck (or lack of) that I end up with private home tutors that did not really work out. My son's grades did not improve and ends up jumping from the low to mid 70s for his science.


      One way is to really check out recommendations or forums like this (thanks kiasuparents!) to really see what others say about tutors. I engaged a science tutor from this forum for my son and was pretty happy that it somewhat worked out (though i would say it was after so many tutors at different places for like near 2 years?) at the right time as I only managed to engage this tutor like earlier this year. Anyway he is going for PSLE soon, and at least i am confident he should be able to manage to do ok for PSLE (hopefully!) *hint *hint see my attached pic haha

      All in all, i conclude it is a mix of knowing what sort of learning environment works for your kid (whether he learns better in a group or individual environment) and also to find a committed tutor. However, I have to admit at least for me, an element of luck, and extensive research is still needed to find the right tutor!

      ps: if you want to know my tutor, you can pm me directly.
      https://postimg.cc/sQGKydJR

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