I must say that Howard has my article on its side for a while. He called on me emotionally. Nothing like a picture of some children to participate in teaching hours and hours immediately after school, it can also be thoroughly entertained ... iPhone or iPad (I doubt very young today enjoy their time in playgrounds). But the second time I read his article, I silenced part of my brain still pray the best for the child, so you must forgive me, you sound a little too pragmatic sometimes.
It really is the overuse of private education in Singapore?
General assertion that Howard screening points, including "massive overuse of a good thing." First, private tutoring is a service. Well, I'm kidding, I do not want to open up debate. I will try to de-establish his statement. Are there really over? We know that Overfishing results in costs, in this case. Significantly lower than the benefits achieved
It teaches that yield real benefits?
How do we know whether the benefits are actually a strong argument for parents who send their children to horde? The research was carried out (yes, your homework is still important, even if you are not in school). Howard did not believe references. He is a skeptic. I was skeptic too. I keep a healthy amount of doubt about the results of the first research consultant agency based in Britain. Of 150 families found, jump in the degree of maturity and level of 2 degrees on average in the lower layers of class D in D. Moreover, those who teach in the 3 to 6 months jumped an average of 1.5 degrees over skinny <a class for those by private tutors for less than 3 months. It seems likely, until he told me that 95% of the families also recommended that the first teacher.
I mulled the studies [1], which performs Nus Department of Economics, and showed that 10% more hours of instruction in subjects such as math, English and Korean students are given study in South Korea with awe-inspiring 0.03 0 , 3% increase in percentile ranks. Let's say that 74% of students there and they just may interrupt their stress. After all, pay on average $ 2,600 per year to attend hagwons. Finland, the only European country that regularly perform as well as Koreans, spend less on public and private education. Only 13% of students have after school to remedy. Considered by Time magazine in which Koreans just does not seem smart - he sleeps during the student teaching is a common sight.
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Considered by Time magazine in which Koreans just does not seem smart - he sleeps during the student teaching is a common sight.
South Koreans are just jjang / daebak (better) comes under the Guidelines. Former Minister of Education Dr. Eng Hen Singapore by placing his confirmation, saying very significantly "Sorry, not as bad as the Koreans." Dr Ng also believe that the return to education decreases. I look at the basic statistics, and I can only agree. If spending on education should be seen as a positive investment and income from education as a whole (either from school or private lessons), and zero sum, so yes, Dr. Ng is correct. The government has doubled spending on public school student, anywhere from 1.5 to 2 times at other levels of education.
We follow this logic: spending and investment in education increases, returning from school tuition to go up, and zero-sum returns to education down.
No, Howard, no, it's not the end. As you do, whether public or private school teachers are particularly effective in transmitting the appropriate study skills for children to fend for themselves. We do not recognize the ability to study. It is quite difficult to understand. I can absorb a textbook, because I just pure genius, and Howard could do the same thing, knowing that the visual learning style, and he chose a book full of info-graphics. Prove me wrong, find a way to measure it, I was glad. After all, if I have children of their own one day I would like to know whether studying smart.
Absolute Reliance through teaching, not the way forward either
And with this knowledge, I want to know if you did not study hard, smart, or affected by other problems. Howard points out that parents should not be considered a panacea for education when their child does not expect. The debate between the confirmed (no doubt) a striking impact learning, I must say I agree. Sometimes victims of bullying, or bad company, resulting in a lack of academic performance. Favorite quote my friend "to get the donkey to the lake, but you can not make it drink" seems quite appropriate in this situation.
It is also the parents, if your child needs help with his studies or extracurricular problems in nature. In a separate sign, I do not want to sit with the child as his studies for an hour or more everyday things. You'll just be distracting him talk to him about his time at school, and setting the bit to sit for him. Engage your children at mealtimes. Call your teacher for a brief chat (and remain calm under all circumstances).
It is for parents to know if your child needs help in studying or extracurricular problems in nature.
It's hard being a parent, I know. My mother was impressed, as I understand basic English.
There are additional costs for excessive training. And I do not think that a simple monetary costs. While many letters did at first expressed concern about this issue, we are certainly not at the same level again in South Korea. With the new rules, and even patrols to ensure that the student center open around 10 at night. Two studies, one of Korea's teaching staff of schools Workers Union, one of the Youth Counselling Korea Institute found that 43% to 48% of students with regard to suicide. We go up to this level? I hope not. But let us consider the variant where children do not have the training and stress over how well they are adequately prepared for the upcoming test.
Any offer creates its own demand
I thought I would finish my point by asking questions that are not yet finalized. Is there really will appreciate for teaching? There should be some, because it is always in high demand right? Howard believes that is the case of market failure. I prefer to see it as expensive as UNESCO [2] is smooth, put it into words:
"The first reason is that in some areas, supply creates demand. Under these circumstances, management, because the manufacturer to be available and we encourage students to take advantage of the availability and / or because consumers know that the product is available and then decides to take advantage of them, though they do not want to be required if these services are not available. "
There is certainly incomplete information, no standardized system of accreditation or industry standards to meet. After Tute took my brother in medium 3 mathematics, and help him finally expelled from the end of tests, I would say that qualification is not a good way to evaluate teachers as well. All that glitters is definitely not gold, and the same note, I can be a bar of gold in the mud. Education should not be given to their children academic improvement by leaps and bounds, too, but the traffic itself may provide the assurance that both parents and child needs. That in itself is an advantage.
Self-improvement can not be a problem
To be honest, the amount to be learned at all levels of education is still growing, and training can help you get ahead of others.
We will not be too quick to ascribe value to it. After all, learning that Howard mentions that teaches students how to study independently, which needs time to understand the force and only by the specific academic scores. Education is really long-term investment. Certainly not the fact that in some centers, all of spoon feeding knowledge, which is carried out. You can create the knowledge prison mushrooms once, and most of it is lost. But it may be a short term solution for late bloomers, such as our education system is not entirely encouraging direction.
Does it take? To be honest, the amount to be learned at all levels of education is still growing, and training can help you get ahead of others. After all, it should be complementary in nature. In this case, the benefit outweighs the monetary cost. Overuse ceases to exist. While my argument seems pretty basic, I think I should do as opposed to the view of Howard.
Maybe we have it all wrong about the true value of education. Possibly. The hardest at the end of the day is like this: get the right coach.
The author, Lee, Jie Yang (Mr.), is a friend of both Kwan Jin Yao (MR) and Howard Chiu (MR). He used to write a blog, a student siding, back when he was a little more fun.
