Parents going for tuition to help out in their kids’ studies


ST09022017-1704035007 cyparents Ong Wee Jin /Parents (sitting at the back of class) accompanying students at a class by Janice Chuah, founder of Concept Math Education Centre.These days, it is not just children who are going for tuition. More parents are attending crash courses and cram sessions to help the children with their studies. There are at least a dozen education centres that offer such hothousing workshops for parents, up from just a handful three years ago. Many have seen a jump in the number of parents going for such classes.

Singapore: She listened eagerly and took notes furiously as the mathematics tutor explained important concepts and dished out examination tips.

But the student was not preparing to sit a major test at the end of the year. She was a mother of one, in a class of about 40 enthusiastic dads and mums.

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