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<p>What comes to mind when people mention The Physics Cafe? Effective? Helpful? Perhaps reliable may even be considered to be an understatement. For years we have grown in size and in strength to become a premium tuition centre in Singapore, specialising in Physics and Maths education for Secondary and JC students. Below are 10 facts and achievements that we have accumulated over the years, we hope you have a good read!</p>
<h4><strong>1. Only 1 Tutor Is Shortlisted Out Of 30 Interviewed.</strong></h4>
<div dir="auto">Each tutor is paid on average <span class="m_8675877219906116980money">$350</span> per hour. That’s up to 3 times the pay of the average tutor in Singapore. What’s more, our tutors undergo months of training before they are allowed to lead classes, so you can be assured that our tutors are top-notch and top-quality 🙂</div>
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<h4 dir="auto">2. Their Founder Principal Tutor, Mr Dave Sim, is the renowned physics super tutor in Singapore, with a teaching experience of 6 years at RI.</h4>
<p>Dave is a legendary figure in his students’ eyes. Thanks to his engaging and concise techniques on the perplexing subject, many of his students evolve from being a mediocre Physics student to an exceptional one.</p>
<p>We’ll let Mr Sim speak for himself here:</p>
<p>“I am the director and the head of academic. This switch (from RI to The Physics Cafe) means I can control exactly what and how you learn. I can test you my way. I can then let the results speak for themselves. It does not matter who you are or where you are from. I know that if I cannot help you, no one can. But of course, it’s up to you to prove me wrong. Try to get a “C” or a “D” for your final paper!”</p>
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<h4><strong>3. Their Branches Are Next To Beauty World MRT, Novena MRT And Paya Lebar MRT.</strong></h4>
<p>The distinctive student services and facilities should give PMC one last bragging rights. Besides being conveniently located <strong><a href="https://thephysicscafe.com/location/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">next to MRT stations</a></strong>(Beauty World, Novena and Paya Lebar), we have our own lecture theatre, in-house cafe, exclusive study rooms, <strong><a href="https://www.pmc.sg/#digital" target="_blank" rel="noopener">digital library</a></strong>, scholarship programmes and even our own <strong><a href="https://thephysicscafe.com/contact/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shuttle bus</a></strong>.</p>
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<h4><strong>4. The Tutors Wears A Mic Headphone In Lessons.</strong></h4>
<p>Both the tutors and the students have their own uniforms! You will see PMC students attending lessons in the signature PMC blue hoodies. The lessons are dynamice and fast. Every student gets ready for their turn to answer question in class. Better be alert and pay attention!</p>
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<h4><strong>5.  They Hire Ex-Students As Student Councillors To Assist In Student Matter. </strong></h4>
<p>The student councillors are role models for the current students. They assist the tutor to churn out the latest questions for the test and exams. Yes, PMC has month tests, mid year exams and final year exams. The results wil be recorded and given to the parent (Be warned!) The student councillors will also collating the school exam results from the students so that we can see how the student fare relatively, compared to their peers.</p>
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<h4><strong>6. Registration For Our Classes Are Done Strictly Online.</strong></h4>
<p>To maintain the culture of the student commnity, the school only takes in students who are recommend by their close friends and relatives. There is no sales or marketing gimmicks. The school is the only one in Singapore who do not open to walk-in or call-in enquries. The only way to register for the class is to know someone who is in the class and register online 🙂</p>
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<h4>7. They Offered Premium Gold Class Lessons.</h4>
<p>They offer one to one sessions which are fully structured, using notes from the regular programme. The tutor taking the private one to one lesson will be the same tutor taking the weekly group session of that level and subject. These Gold Class lessons are suitable for students who need to accelerate learning. (Last minute cases!!! Haha….)</p>
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<h4>8. At Least 80% Of Our Students Scored A In Physics And/Or Maths In The A Levels And O Levels – Doubling The National Average!!!</h4>
<p>Need we say more? We are very very proud of our students who have done well in the A levels and would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the graduated batches over the years since 2009. You have worked hard and gotten the grades you truly deserved. Good Job! Do visit our <a href="http://thephysicscafe.com/performance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hall of fame</a> to find out more.</p>
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<h4>9. They Have A Digital Lesson Library.</h4>
<p>PMC students will never miss a lesson. They can now attend the digital recording of the live lesson at the comfort of PMC cafe or even at home. Yes, the student councillor send the materials and the video by post right to the letter box of the students immediately after the live lesson. For FREE!</p>
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<h4><strong>10. They Have A 1000 Student Yearly Enrollment!</strong></h4>
<p>Their physics and maths tuition classes are sold out every year! Last year, they had a record breaking of 1000 secondary and JC students attending classes. Expanding the tuition centre was also a natural decision. The number of students were growing and the space couldn’t accommodate their needs. They leave their centre premises in Bishan and Marymount and Toa Payoh and move into the bigger outlets in Beauty World, Novena and Paya Lebar.</p>
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10 Things About The Physics Cafe

<h4><strong>Why are students from IP schools still attending tuition? Is tuition necessary for those who are already doing well?</strong></h4>
<p>Many parents asked the same question when they observed that 7 out of 10 students in PMC classes are from IP schools.</p>
<p>The public may have the perception that students who go for tuition are weak academically or &#8216;kiasu&#8217; in nature. This is ironically not true. I do notice a shift in the parents and students’ mindset. In the past, most students tend to adopt a ‘wait and see’ approach. They seek extra help only when they are falling behind in school. This is very different from the students who opt for tuition now. Most students attend tuition classes to stretch time as learning will be more effective under a good teacher. They want to achieve more in the limited time and that’s why they want to have the option to choose their teacher.</p>
<p>Basically, all my students, regardless IP or non-IP are motivated. They adopt a proactive attitude in life that brings them to where they are today. <span style="color: #0000ff;">They constantly seek to better themselves and this is the attitude that motivates them to attend tuition classes.</span></p>
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<p>I was not fortunate enough to have any tuition when I was a student. I worked very hard on my own, wrote my own notes, spent hours just to solve one challenging question. Thankfully, I managed to get a distinction without tuition. But with tuition, it would have been less time consuming and stressful for me. What took me 6 hours to learn on my own could have been completed in an hour under the guidance of a good tutor.</p>
<h4><strong>How do we choose the right tuition centre?</strong></h4>
<p>You will be surprised that not everyone is looking for the “best teacher”. There are some who look for proximity from home, convenience (home based tuition), class size, school fees affordability or good customer service. Everyone has different priorities.</p>
<p>The tuition market is not a transparent market at all. You do not go around trying different tuition centres in Singapore. Suppose you like carrot cake, you can go to a different carrot cake stall every week and write a blog to rank all the carrot cake in Singapore. But you cannot do it with tuition centres! This is not a trial and error game. If you choose a wrong tutor, it will waste your time and may lead you to think that you are just “not good” in the subject.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">If I want to choose the best carrot cake stall in Singapore. I will go to the one with the longest queue. I will go to the one where the picky foodies will go to. This is because I think they will not make the wrong choice.</span> </p>
<p>But then when I do, I accept that I cannot complain when the queue is too long. Just like I will not complain if the class size of a popular tuition centre is big. </p>
<h4><strong><img onerror="kspReplaceCdn(this)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-60233" src="https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/files/u133359/27540193_10156039188035902_17720937345776001_n.jpg" alt="physics cafe" width="700" height="525" srcset="https://wp.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/files/u133359/27540193_10156039188035902_17720937345776001_n.jpg 700w, https://wp.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/files/u133359/27540193_10156039188035902_17720937345776001_n-320x240.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
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<h4><strong>Popular tuition centre usually has big class size. Should I choose <br />a 1 to 1 home tuition instead?</strong></h4>
<p>Firstly, a teacher well-known in his industry will not go over to your house to have a private lesson with you. Most, if not all will opt to offer help to more students at one time, without compromising on the quality of his lessons. The students will also be happy as quality lessons are made more cost effective as they get to share the cost with other students.</p>
<p>There are so many tuition centres newly set up in the past 3 to 5 years. Many hope to be super tutors.  <span style="color: #0000ff;">Their class size will be small unless the tutor is exceptional and the tuition centre is established and reputable, Of course, they can use that as bragging rights that their class size is small and therefore can afford more attention per student.</span></p>
<p><img onerror="kspReplaceCdn(this)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-60278" src="https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/files/u133359/5-2.jpg" alt="physics cafe" width="700" height="525" srcset="https://wp.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/files/u133359/5-2.jpg 700w, https://wp.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/files/u133359/5-2-320x240.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<p><img onerror="kspReplaceCdn(this)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-60279" src="https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/files/u133359/6-1.jpg" alt="physics cafe" width="700" height="525" srcset="https://wp.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/files/u133359/6-1.jpg 700w, https://wp.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/files/u133359/6-1-320x240.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><br />Are you thinking of dividing the effectiveness of a lesson by the number of students in the class?</p>
<p>Are you thinking that if the class size is small (about 4 to 6 students), the student will have more opportunity to ask their own questions and the lessons will be customised to them?</p>
<p>Assume that I have 50 students in my class and that I know “the best way” to teach. Further assume that I know what you are going to ask, even before you ask. I think class size does not matter. Even if it matters, it is because it gives you an indicative idea on how “amazing the lesson is”. In fact, the more students in the class, the more engaging the lessons are.</p>
<h4><strong>How do you ensure the quality of lessons?</strong></h4>
<p>Our tutors are trained to present knowledge in the most interesting way within the shortest time possible.  Existing students in PMC will realize that there are video cameras at the front and back of the classroom. Weekly, my team and I will review the video clips scrutinizing even the smallest details. I have a stopwatch beside me to keep watch of every minute to ensure the lessons are paced appropriate.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">I will even into the extent of zooming into details such as the tone and the expression of the tutors during the presentation, so that the lessons will be more memorable.</span> It is my job to ensure that the tutors will &#8216;WOW&#8217; you every single lesson.  </p>
<p><img onerror="kspReplaceCdn(this)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-60280" src="https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/files/u133359/7-1.jpg" alt="physics cafe" width="700" height="467" srcset="https://wp.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/files/u133359/7-1.jpg 700w, https://wp.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/files/u133359/7-1-320x213.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></p>
<h4><strong><img onerror="kspReplaceCdn(this)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-60281" src="https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/files/u133359/8.jpg" alt="physics cafe" width="700" height="394" srcset="https://wp.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/files/u133359/8.jpg 700w, https://wp.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/files/u133359/8-320x180.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /><br />You started The Physics Café in 2009 after teaching in RJC for 6 years. How big is The Physics Café now?</strong></h4>
<p>Last year, we had a record breaking of 1000 secondary and JC students attending our Physics and Maths classes. This year (in 2018), we decided that we are ready to meet demands from the West and East of Singapore. <span style="color: #0000ff;">We expanded to 3 outlets, conveniently located next to Beauty World, Novena and Paya Lebar MRT.</span> Each of these centres are equipped with their own lecture theatres, in-house cafe, exclusive study rooms and digital library.</p>
<p>Will the quality of the tutors be affected? I will not be expanding if that the quality will be affected. The team of tutors is still largely the core team of tutors in the early Bishan, Marymount and Toa Payoh days. They are chauffeured between the centres to give them enough rest and yet maintaining the quality of our lessons, which is the signature of PMC.</p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">In the upcoming June Holidays, we will have the <a href="https://thephysicscafe.com/classes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=https://thephysicscafe.com/classes/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1526628437789000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFKU7BD-iEgQ1VNqztWyHwrNijJjw"><strong>annual signature June Holiday workshop</strong></a><strong>,</strong> where our students from all 3 outlets  come together to revise all the chapters in the syllabus. The lessons will be efficient and effective, and they get free lunch and dinner on us. In 2017, the workshop was sold out to 1000 students and we are back again in 2018. We are only running that once a year and I recommended students who want to have a taste of our lesson to check out this opportunity.</span></p>
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<p><strong>THE PHYSICS CAFÉ, FOUNDED BY EX-RJC LECTURER SINCE 2009.</strong></p>
<p>As featured in The Straits Times, The New paper, The Smart Local, asiaone.com, Vulcan Post.</p>
<p>Find out more about the signature June Holidays Lunch Workshop in <strong><a href="http://www.thephysicscafe.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Physics Cafe</a>.</strong></p>

