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The centre my daughter was with taught the IB, GCE, and GCSE math syllabus. Nice! Must be a big one with numerous teachers! Or is this assumption of mine going to be shot down as well? Learning new things every day! I cannot help but think of the profit margin for the owner for such a centre. Or pe...

Lisafuller wrote: ↑

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 2:24 am

True, however there are quite a few tutors who also cover the iGCSE syllabus.

Personal, 1-1 tutors. I'm not too sure if there are CENTRES that actually does this. It is just more profitable to handle the Singapore GCE.

The problem with tuition centres here in Singapore is that they actually cater to the bigger market - the Singapore GCE "O" and "A" Levels exams (which is tougher and deeper in scope than the iGCSE). So it is not that there are no quality centres. It is that you have to be prepared for your kid to s...

Amazing. People are still responding to a post from September 2019?

The fortunate thing is she takes to it well and even wants more. I keep telling her, whatever grades she gets it won’t make a big difference, as she is bound for the US after JC. The Singapore educational system is very suited to very competitive and very focused children. The rest tend to suffer s...

I used to teach in a local government school (and still occasionally do, as an adjunct teacher) and I am not going to say there are no bullying happening in government schools. After all, I have personally been in involved in handling some of these cases, as the Head of Pastoral Care in the school. ...

Unfortunately, I think the chances are very slim. And even so, if your child does gain admission into a local school, it will probably be one of the less reputable, less popular options among locals (hence the vacancies). You can pretty much forget about the name brand schools like RGPS, MGS, or NY...

You can do a search in the Parenting, Family and Schools main board. Lots of info on the various schools here.

flyawayhome wrote:
At least count your blessings you still have a job?

I don't, unless you count uber driving.

Are you happier now, having p Proved something that's very subjective? https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/14/the-5-highest-and-lowest-paying-states-for-teachers-in-the-us.html We are paid very well compared to teachers in many nations. But the amount of work is seriously crazy. And no, I am still not hap...

flyawayhome wrote:
Erm poorly paid is pretty much a relative thingy?

But teachers in mainstream schools are sure stressed out with both teaching and managing CCAs.

Definitely overworked and underpaid, but not "poorly paid".

I know of two schools (both run by people I know personally, and whose education philosophies I can vouch for). Barclyne College International - http://www.barclyne.edu.sg/ , run by a Chinese-born Singaporean Principal Mr Liu. Eden Learning Place - https://www.edenlearningplace.com/ , run by an ex-S...

The last option is kind of appealing, and my children have both requested homeschooling. It just depends on how much of my sanity I still have after mothering them for the last decade already :shock: :lol: My wife used to homeschool for several years. The benefits were obvious, but it was extremely...

lagimoana wrote:Which is not to say it makes it better or worse, as a school. But at the prices that international schools charge, the more you can get for your money, the better, amirite??

Well...there are "budget-priced" international schools like Invictus and Middleton...

lagimoana wrote:That makes sense...still, my point was that Tanglin seemed to have a better sports program, which is probably still true, in that case?

Statistically speaking, it would appear to be so!