sembgal:

MindStretcher students go to Just Education for tuition. How I know? U go check with Just Education staff. If one child from MindStretcher cross over to JustEducation, soon all the rest will follow. Eventually, one by one leave and that is when waitlist students get in. Sometimes, it has to do with the attitude of the staff at MS too.

It seems that many parents are withdrawing their children from MindStretcher. My children in True Learning Centre told me that some of their classmates were formerly from MindStretcher (yoha@Jurong). Both centres are located under the same roof.

jennlim:

Taurus:

Any feedback from parents Mindstretcher Maths is better or Just Edu Maths (in terms of their materials).

I heard that Just hires people to write their materials. Are these writers qualified and experienced teachers or are they just undergraduates or polytechnic students? What about Mindstretcher? Who wrote their curriculum? Anyone knows of any learning centres who engages experienced teachers to write and to teach in their centres?

Hi, I was referred by someone in this forum to True Learning Centre as I was looking for a tuition centre that is owned by top ex-school teachers. The materials in this tuition centre are written by a President Award for Teachers recipient who is also a MOE Master Teacher, and a ex-HOD/Math from Hwa Chong Institution. The lessons are also delivered by ex-HODs and ex-school teachers. If you are looking for a tuition centre for your children, you may consider True Learning Centre.

sembgal:

annielim15:

My son was in MS Jurong (Yoha) for English, Maths and Science. I think the teachers are very irresponsible in their markings. Some of the answers were wrongly answered by my son was marked correct. I feedback to the centre but not sure did they take any action on the teachers. I had already withdrawn my son from MS Jurong. My sister-in-law's P2 son also there for English, also feedback the teacher not good.


And the admin also blur. When I withdraw, they should have offset the last mth fee with my deposit but they did not and when I ask for the deposit to be refunded to me, they said can only refund 2 weeks after my son's last lesson. It's surely their mistake and when I ask for it to be refunded immediate as I am not happy they hold on to my deposit which they should not have to. After complaining to the manager, they can only refund on the last day of the lesson! Inflexible in management!

Yes, I have encountered difficulty when withdrawing my child. I filled up withdrawal form at least 1 month ahead. I understood that my deposit will be used to offset the last month school fee. Mindstretcher still remind me to pay the fees through reminder letters and phone calls. I am unsure if their management has a problem educating their customer service officer about keeping proper withdrawal record.

Hi, I personally encountered the same bad experiences with MS Jurong (yoHA) as all of you. I was most disappointed with the quality of the tutors and the materials. Fortunately, there is another tuition centre under the same roof whose tutors are ex-top school teachers and the materials developed by them.

Dec:

Hi,

Any comment on true learning centre? I'm keen in their English and Maths program and from the website stated their teachers are ex-teacher(MOE) too.

Hi Dec,
Indeed the teachers in true learning centre are all nie-trained with many years of school experience. The curriculum are written by the Master Teacher and HOD. The tutors are dedicated and genuinely concern about the progress of my children. You may want to call them to find out about their program if you have further queries.
Hope it helps.

laughingcat:

Anybody has any comments about mindstretcher at bishan and toa payoh?

Hi,
not sure about the bishan and toa payoh branches but the MS in jurong east avenue 1 (yoHA@Jurong) is a waste of time and money. I regretted sending my dd to the center last year.

My opinion is that tuition centres run by full time ex-teachers are better than francised ones. This is because the former will give their 100% since they own the centres, while tutors hired by francised centres might just give their 50%. Besides, francised centres usually experience a high turn-over rate for tutors as compared to those run by the tutors themselves.

On one hand, I think it is only human to provide day off for the maids. On the other hand, there is a concern that the maids will meet ‘bad’ friends and learn all the ‘bad’ habits or tricks.

Hi,

my little niece used to go to My First Skool. Then her mum decided to take her out due to some unhappy experience.

Sorry but what is a ergonomic school bag?