Hi all…


My son has been using Myhometutor syllabus math and creative math cd rom since P2. He’s now in P4. He doesn’t attend math tuition class. As he’s able to do self-study, I could safely depend on these discs. I find the content very systematic and clear. I often let him complete the discs a semester ahead during the mid- or year-end holiday breaks, thus he’d be kept informed of the coming months’ syllabus in school. The discs also allow me to keep in touch. I would select questions to go through them myself so as to understand how they are required to solve them right now. I started at P2 level as I was completely clueless about model drawing and heuristic process. With these discs, I gain a clear understanding.

Content wise, I see a great relevance. However it all depends alot on your children’s learning style and how much discipline they have with or without supervision, as I know some children merely click and look at answers without attempting to work them out first!

Hope my little input helps.

ELMO:

Hi All,

I have just visited MPM (Kovan) and have some questions I hope someone here can help me with.

I told the person I spoke that my gal is 5 and she somehow keep pushing me towards Jelic course. I asked to see the books for MPM and was given the K1 books. After running through, I told her my gal should be able to handle this instead of Jelic but she said MPM is alot of written work while Jelic is more like play study and she learns more than MPM.

My gal is with CMA now. So shd I go ahead with Jelic or insist on MPM?!

Hi Elmo,

Personally I would opt for MPM. I also started my boy with MPM at around your gal's age now. So long as a child can recognise numbers 1-10, he or she is ready to start. Maybe the trainer is just trying to be more cautious with taking in preschoolers as it entails discipline to sit through the completion of the books, plus homework.

The good thing about starting at this age is that the programme would give the child a good head start without the pressure. The materials are colourful, and there are manipulative tools as aids. My boy enjoyed and benefitted from this programme alot.

PN:

It seems that the Math Arena centre is for those who are already good in math.... correct me if I'm wrong.

Hi PN, pardon for this extremely late reply. Have been really busy

Well, I am not in the position to clear your doubts but just to share my humble observations. It's no wonder that you have that impression from our entries. It so happened that the few entries you read came from parents who enrolled their children for the competition math classes. They, including myself, are looking for a different path of math which would expand our children beyond the current school syllabus scope and the thinking process.

Besides the competition math classes, Math Arena also offer classes that focus on PSLE prep, school syllabus, heuristic, problem solving skills, , etc. I do believe that the mix of students are varied, and the centre does not conduct placement tests to decide on the acceptance of the students...

Hope I have offered some insights ...

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KingRascal:

Hi all, I would not be able to give comments of the other math olympiad training centres in Singapore as I did not make any comparison. My DS is currently in P3. I selected Math Arena 2 years ago primarily based on Math Hub's track records of medalists and its locality. And to tell you the truth, I am glad I made the right choice as my DS is able to develop his potential there. I was looking for a place that offers non-routine programme and a foundation for math olympiad competition. I got what I am looking for, or rather, more that what I was prepared for


Joining the centre is indeed a turnaround as I was clueless 2 years ago what I should do with my DS who had a hungry passion for math. I wasn't looking for syllabus math. Due to the manager's and the trainers' sharp observation and dedication, they helped my child to achieve quantum leap in his progress. I give thumbs-up to their programme and trainers' dedication.

Environment? It is very homely and my DS enjoys going there early everytime before his class. The trainers are approachable and are within easy access. We could easily get instant feedback from them after every lesson if we wish to. They would attend to our queries promptly. My DS tells me often that Math Arena is his second home!

My DS often looks forward to the weekends not because it's weekend, rather it is because of his Math Arena class, haha.

KingRascal, appreciate your timely review/feedback. I can use this to request for funding from my CFO(a.k.a. Hubby) for this math course. Been trying real hard to come out with some good reason since this is not a typical math academic class(which can directly translate to better grade). I hope my DS will like it as much too.
Thank you.

Glad my input helps. To add on, if you look at existing math syllabus questions, there are at times a few challenging questions thrown into an exam paper which appear to be the formats of olympiad math. So I do feel that such training does help to a certain extent.

However, guess we also have to note that we should not expect these enrichment centres to do wonders alone ( and this applies to any sort of classes, not just pertaining to Math Arena). The child himself or herself must have the motivation to learn and we as parents should also follow-up closely with the centre and the child to track the progress.

Happy exploring.. Maybe I would \"see\" you there! My DS would be there to stay

Hi all, I would not be able to give comments of the other math olympiad training centres in Singapore as I did not make any comparison. My DS is currently in P3. I selected Math Arena 2 years ago primarily based on Math Hub's track records of medalists and its locality. And to tell you the truth, I am glad I made the right choice as my DS is able to develop his potential there. I was looking for a place that offers non-routine programme and a foundation for math olympiad competition. I got what I am looking for, or rather, more that what I was prepared for


Joining the centre is indeed a turnaround as I was clueless 2 years ago what I should do with my DS who had a hungry passion for math. I wasn't looking for syllabus math. Due to the manager's and the trainers' sharp observation and dedication, they helped my child to achieve quantum leap in his progress. I give thumbs-up to their programme and trainers' dedication.

Environment? It is very homely and my DS enjoys going there early everytime before his class. The trainers are approachable and are within easy access. We could easily get instant feedback from them after every lesson if we wish to. They would attend to our queries promptly. My DS tells me often that Math Arena is his second home!

My DS often looks forward to the weekends not because it's weekend, rather it is because of his Math Arena class, haha.

It's a perfect age to join. My DS joined when he was in K1 & I've no regrets since then he's now already going P3 & he's still benefitting from it.


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Any comments about MPM Tiong Bahru Branch? Thanks...

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Ooh...care to share which cartoon character is that???...

tutormum:

This happened recently to a teenager I know so as to protect his identity I can't give a full account. I am relating this to serve as a warning to all parents and children who play computer games esp those of 'demonic characters'. This teenager showed a change of behaviour and was referred to IMH when he consulted a doctor. IMH recommended that he be admitted but his parents refused. During a church service the teenager started to show signs of being demon possessed. After prayers by church members, he was delivered. Apparently he was possessed by a number of demons, one of which is a character from a popular computer game.
Another incident was related by another teenager whom I don't know personally. She testified that she was delivered after being possessed by a character from a very popular Japanese comic series.
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I only tried their math programme so my comments are restricted to only this subject. I first started with Challenging Math. It was from this set that both my DS and I learnt all about heuristic process. It was a great help for self-learning. Because we both like this mode of learning, we next invested in the P2 math syllabus. He does not attend any math tuition and we decide to do self-learning at home. It has been very useful and I learn all about model drawing which is being introduced in P2. I’d continue with this mode of learning until such time when he needs a different type of coaching.


However i must say that, like any assessment books, there could be errors. I once spotted a mistake. but the mistake is within my tolerance range and i would carry on with the P3 math syllabus next year.

Dear Funz


I believe you have been very open-minded and are actively seeking help. You are already on the right track! Many other would have kept this to themselves, fearing how the society may perceive them. That would have been a disaster and that is exactly what that would lead to a permanent damage which would be too late to be rectified when some bad do happen eventually.

I once worked in a mental hospital and thus am aware of how draining it could be on the family. As some of them have mentioned earlier on, you have to take care of yourself and your other family members. Often many people neglected that part. And I am nt trying to scare you but to be factual about things. Your DD must be carefully managed now or she would carry an unhealthy image through her life, which would determine how she lead hers in future. You have tried your best with your HB. Good that you have a counsellor there to help. Yes, it’s a good move to seek help. Please give yourself a pat on the shoulder for facing this bravely. Not many people can do that. It’s also very important that you keep a close group of friends around you who can offer listening ears. Don’t bottle them up.

Keep it up, and all the best!!:):):)

Hi apriltan


Welcome to the Ngee Ann family Nice to \"see\" you here.
Don't worry. I am sure things will be alright with your care and concern, and prompt action. We cannot avoid bullies. They are everywhere, in all schools I believe. It is a part of growing up. It's very important to communicate with the child often to get them to speak up and share. And it is also through such incidents that the child gets his or her character education and social development from us And getting to know parents in the same batch helps too.

apriltan:

Dear All.
Hi. I'm a newbie with a boy going to Ngee Ann P1 next year.
I worry most about Bully issues as it seems to happen to my boy even in K2.
As i have noticed ALOT of NA kids esp after school hours behaving rather badly ard the area. I was hoping my kid wld get really lucky & have really nice frens in his class.