@tanadrian18: He turned out fine. No thanks to me.

电子狼 :

i was PSLE top scorer , O Levels- all As, A Levels - all As, topped Uni, topped my Masters. i now stay in big landed , have lots of servants at IMH

pythagorasxxxx :

I failed all my math exams and pass barely in psle. Now i have a first class with honours degree in mathematics. Life dont make sense.

Summerbrews :

I didn’t join any parents group. My eldest graduated from NTU this year, my 2nd boy in NUS. They don’t have tuition and I never track when was exams period too. 😅

proxymetre :

My psle score is 165. Now im a successful entrepreneur hiring degree holders to do the job

A :

I did badly for O’levels and went to ite higher nitec. Worked my way up to poly then uni. Im now working overseas in a single family office handling investment related transactions. Agree with what you said, some of us are late bloomers

Fisher-Man :

I never join any parent WhatsApp group, my son never go tuition, I never ask him about his academic but I cares about his behaviour and path of progress in school like friendship and to love himself more, he do better than those friends that parents spend $2k /month for tuitions. If u want them to have good education they must have good attitude and mindset first

Joe.joe :

i had two friends who always skipped school in poly. GPA 2 because the school rounds it up. they wised up not long after somewhere during intern/NS. now they are happily married with their respective success in their careers. grades aren't everything and save that tuition fee for vacations

Geoff Bezos :

Peer pressure is very dangerous. Thanks for sharing

Auron FFX :

So what's the actual 'problem'? The education system or the parents?

yinglian✖️🌸 :

if i ever get to be a dad imm study what they study😂 just so i can be relevant and be asked how to do this

Angel Cher :

Actually it depends what time u start the tuition for yr child. It might be too late for him to practice that’s why the bad marks. But having the tuition, son struggle less and show more confidence in secondary. Tuition will still be good for all children so that they have more practice and feel lesser stress in Sch when everyone might be rushing.

afakenamefortt :

hmm... I don't know if just classifying him as a late bloomer is fair. I remember growing up I was failing my maths and my mom hired a tutor for a few months before my grades went up. how would you know that his improvement had nothing to do with the tuitions at all? sometimes we need to get that "ah-ha" moment before we understand the subjects. and tutors theoretically helps us reach that moment faster.

Choco Milk :

dont take it too hard on yourself man. its everyone's first time, including your first time being a parent. You dont know what you dont know

MissTmaths :

don't compare and don't compete he did not do well for psle does not mean the tuition does not work, there is a lot of factors for not meeting expectations. it helps him strengthened his foundations I always advise parents to talk to their kids on what tuition they need and not assume what tuition they need. because if they don't want to study, tuition does not help much.

miss.matcha.96 :

Your learning journey doesn’t end. After 25 years, at the tender age of 65, my dad finally understood each child is different. I ended up ok, my dad now just smiles and laughs with his grandkids

renzdsee :

I will keep this in mind. Thanks!

user815919490 :

wah chen hanwei vibe

hitmanhard666 :

You're doing what you need to do as a parent. You reached out to help him excel .. thats the best you can do besides providing him with a conducive environment to succeed at home. The rest is up to him .. its his life, you cannot dictate his success. But you can provide the assistance where needed or where you see fit.

youonlyeatonce :

let go bro just let it

Iliad :

JL :

wise words

Roasted potatoes :

This is very assuring

caxelon :

but you wouldnt know if you had done it differently.

vancomyxin :

Sometimes we are just too easily influenced by others

MissTmaths :

don't need to be sorry about it you are now teaching your kids the most valuable live lesson. "learn from our wrong/right decisions and move on and be a better person. "