How I chose a chemistry tuition for my kid ?

Typical Singaporean student is rapidly exposed to the sciences from the early stages of primary school in a country where much emphasis is placed on science and technology. Because of the hectic nature of the school schedule, many students may not have learned the Chemistry fundamentals as they wanted, but instead choose to memorize knowledge that they learn from the textbooks. This method might be enough in the beginning, but as the student progresses to the advanced level of Chemistry, they may fail and even develop a Chemistry phobia as they find chemical equations and experiments hard to understand.

Being a full time worker I really found it difficult when I thought to guide my kid in the upcoming exams. I miserably failed to guide him, and naturally the result was poor.

On the contrary I found that if the basic principles are properly taught and understood, then chemistry is simple. For example, the study of Redox reactions is one of the topics Chemistry students often find it difficult early on. At first glance, the equations may seem complicated, but before thinking about a redox equation's reactants and products and trying to balance the equation from there, students should have a prior basic knowledge of ions, cations, anions, electro positivity, electronegativity, oxidation, and reduction. From then on it's simply about following a set of predetermined steps to change the coefficients and to balance the atoms and charges.

Then I started doing my research on the level of education that is provided in chemistry tuition and found that in recent years, more students and parents are beginning to realize that professional assistance and tutoring outside of school is important to really succeed over chemistry at both the O and A levels. Tuition centers in Singapore are becoming common and so we have given a few tips on choosing the right Chemistry tuition center to help people make informed decisions.

I made a list of few things that needs to be considered you also want your kids to get in a chemistry tuition center in Singapore

Check the academic background and teaching experience of the tutor

We say a student is just as good as its instructor. A good teacher can have an enormous effect on the student's learning experience. While there are many IP level Chemistry tuition centers in Singapore with tutors classifying themselves as trained tutors, one would have to scrutinize the tutor's academic background and relevant teaching experience to fully understand whether the tutor can fulfill the student's needs for Chemistry teaching. This is because, in Singapore, their teaching accreditations may not be unique to O and A level chemistry. In addition, most certifications for teaching abroad do not apply to the Singapore syllabus and are not approved by MOE.

Therefore it would be better and useful to have a tutor who has extensive experience teaching chemistry in O-level and A-level schools with H1, H2 and H3 Chemistry as opposed to a new and inexperienced tutor or one who has teaching experience but not in these subject areas.

For an experienced teacher a good rule of thumb is that the tutor must have at least 10 years of teaching experience. As a bonus, if a teacher with a related degree in Chemistry or a MOE scholarship is given by the IP Chemistry tuition center, it is a sure sign of MOE approved teaching quality and techniques. These tutors have prior knowledge of examiner guidelines and past year papers and questions which would be crucial to the success of the students.

Next time when you face a situation like me, do not take things in your hand if it is a chemistry exam on the board, pass it on to the experience ones, like a reputed IP chemistry tuition centers.


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