Comparing Enrichment Programme versus Private Tutor

[DaddysLove]

I prefer group as they will learn more from other students.

It really depends how the lesson is delivered...I read earlier post here and agree with it. If it is like lecture style, there is no chance of knowing how each student fares. As for group tuition, my son was pressured to work harder and that is healthy competition. At sec 1, he is continuing with group tuition for Math.

agreed too! I send my children to SmartLab Tuition in Bishan. They learnt a lot from group tuition and one of my child's school teacher still compliment him for being able to answer his question while his classmates failed the attempts!

Ya Champion, sometimes the Chemistry between the teacher and student is also important..

[kids'no1fan]

I've always been inclined towards group tuition, now i'm starting to wonder if one to one better off for my case. Is there more transparency? where do we source out tutor?

[janet88]

I've always been inclined towards group tuition, now i'm starting to wonder if one to one better off for my case. Is there more transparency? where do we source out tutor?

my son had 1-1 for science tuition last year...couldn't find a reliable centre, given the extremely short period.

[pumpkin_pie]

My K1 ds is very weak in chinese. He can read many simple chinese words but unable to communicate in mandarin . This is mainly because we do not speak to him in chinese when he was younger. Now we are starting, but he will just answer "bu" or nod his head for a yes. Sometimes he will say he doesnt know what I am talking. *faint*.

I have not started him on any chinese enrichment classes yet. Thinking of Xuelin at 112 katong, but on the other hand, I think he may need 1:1 tuition for at least till he can communicate in chinese. What do you all think? I worry he go enrichment class but still cannot communicate in mandarin cos I dont think the teachers will spend time to "make" him speak/reply in mandarin since its a group class.

Anyone has tried 1:1 home chinese tuition (intensive) and seen good results? Please share contact. Thanks!

[BBEwee]

Whether group or private tution, all depend on the kids themselves. For my case,group is better for my 2 kids.

[Bison]

My dg is P3 & we live in Clementi. She was attending MPM maths but I don't think that it is curriculum specific. Would you able to recommend any good home tutors?

[lee2004]

My K1 ds is very weak in chinese. He can read many simple chinese words but unable to communicate in mandarin . This is mainly because we do not speak to him in chinese when he was younger. Now we are starting, but he will just answer "bu" or nod his head for a yes. Sometimes he will say he doesnt know what I am talking. *faint*.

I have not started him on any chinese enrichment classes yet. Thinking of Xuelin at 112 katong, but on the other hand, I think he may need 1:1 tuition for at least till he can communicate in chinese. What do you all think? I worry he go enrichment class but still cannot communicate in mandarin cos I dont think the teachers will spend time to "make" him speak/reply in mandarin since its a group class.

Anyone has tried 1:1 home chinese tuition (intensive) and seen good results? Please share contact. Thanks!

1:1 home chinese tuition can improve your child listening and speaking in my 6 years chinese tuition experience, cause som k2 child start hometuition already.

[iLoveChubby]

My K1 ds is very weak in chinese. He can read many simple chinese words but unable to communicate in mandarin . This is mainly because we do not speak to him in chinese when he was younger. Now we are starting, but he will just answer "bu" or nod his head for a yes. Sometimes he will say he doesnt know what I am talking. *faint*.

I have not started him on any chinese enrichment classes yet. Thinking of Xuelin at 112 katong, but on the other hand, I think he may need 1:1 tuition for at least till he can communicate in chinese. What do you all think? I worry he go enrichment class but still cannot communicate in mandarin cos I dont think the teachers will spend time to "make" him speak/reply in mandarin since its a group class.

Anyone has tried 1:1 home chinese tuition (intensive) and seen good results? Please share contact. Thanks!

Just to share.. when my DS2 was in N2, no matter how many Chinese books i read to him or tried to speak to him in Mandarin, he will always response in English. Even his N2 CL teacher used to feedback that he never participate or respond to her, except nodding / shaking his head (that means he understood but refused to open his golden mouth).

I had e same worry as you when i first sent him to Chinese enrichment class in K1... i kept warning the teachers at the first few lessons,"Sorry if he acts dumb in class...." but i saw a 180 deg change in him within weeks of attending the lessons... He attempted to speak to me in Mandarin (even broken) and even to my auntie neighbour who had been speaking to him in Mandarin for years and she commented "last time u never talk to me, now u talk so much ah..."

Personally i find preschoolers will be more suited for group enrichment than individual tuition (individual tutors, dont me...)... as they can socialise, make friends while learning the language in the midst of playing games together... They hv to find the process FUN before they are willing to absorb what is being taught.

Btw my fren who put her kid in Xuelin last 2 yrs, commented that it was good.
Good luck!

[Just relax]

It may sound obvious, but u probably need both. The group environment allows the child to listen to other children speak but it can also make him self-conscious. So the 1-1 is important so that the tutor can emphasize on pronunciation which is difficult in a group environment. My kids went for both and now do well in their Chinese orals in school, even though they do not speak Mandarin at home.

[pumpkin_pie]

It may sound obvious, but u probably need both. The group environment allows the child to listen to other children speak but it can also make him self-conscious. So the 1-1 is important so that the tutor can emphasize on pronunciation which is difficult in a group environment. My kids went for both and now do well in their Chinese orals in school, even though they do not speak Mandarin at home.

That's good to know. The 1:1 tuition teacher you had, was she from a enrichment sch that you send ur kids to or home tuition? Can you pm me her contacts if you don't mind? Thanks!