Private tuition in Singapore is gaining more and more popularity among Singaporean. According to survey done, more than 90% of students are attending after-school tuition classes in both home based and private tuition centres, which leads to parents spending more an estimated of $680million on the industry. (M. Palatino. 2013/10/22. The Diplomat, “Singapore’s Tuition Industrial Complex”. Asean Beat.) This can become a concern for the public education considering the rate that the private tuition industry is growing at. Private tuition may be beneficial for students to most parents, it may cause more underlying disadvantages that many may not think of.
Although students may be the ones attending the after-school tuition classes, parents are usually the ones who make the decision. According to Daniel Wong, “If parents make their children go for tuition classes without also empowering them to take full responsibility for their own education, it's impossible for the children to become great students.” (W. Daniel. 2012/06/13. Yahoo! Singapore, “Real Reason Behind Singapore’s obsession with tuition”. Singapore Scene.) Parents may be putting on more pressure on the child instead of helping them to achieve greatness in their studies. Some parents are even sending their children who are doing very well academically for tuition classes.
I feel parents should not be sending their kids for private tuition just to enhance their learning or to give them an additional advantage over their peers. On the other hand, parents should take into considerations many other factors such as academic results, lifestyle, health and other factors before considering sending their children for additional classes. Parents should also seek the opinion of how the...
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...private tuition genuinely. I personally had to attend private tuition for mathematics in my primary school days. Not only did it not create unnecessary stress on me, it was effective in improving my grades tremendously. Thus private tuition will bring positive effect on both students and society if it is used when there is a genuine need for it.
In conclusion, private tuition can do either good or harm to both student and the society. It should only be applied when there is a genuine need for it. Parents are usually the ones who are in control, thus the onus is on the parents to determine whether their children genuinely needs private tuition. The right decision made by parents will not only be able to lower the risk of creating extra stress on their kids, it will also support the government’s effort to create a fair and equal education system for all Singaporean.
The critical challenge within in today’s society is that college tuition should be free or if not free, more affordable for all students. Certainly, higher education should not be considered a luxury where only the wealthy could afford, but an opportunity for all caste systems. It must be an accessible and affordable opportunity for all students in order for them to invest in their education. Higher education is important because it provides more careers to choose from than the careers offered without having a college degree. Ultimately, the issue here is whether it is right to make college tuition more affordable for the students.
Tuition is the cost to take classes at a college or university and is the most expensive part of a college education as it makes up 60 % of the overall price tag (Bashkar and Gopalan). Tuition has become increasingly more expensive over the years and has increased by nearly 500% since 1986, which is far more than inflation or tuition (Willie). The question is, why has there been such a mas...
Education is fundamental in today’s society. It has become a sought after medium for attaining success. Many careers have set specific educational requirements for a person to even be considered for employment. The education that one receives can be achieved through different types of institutes. Many parents face the conundrum of sending their children to the right institution that will aid in their child’s future success. The choices seem to be in abundance but many people find themselves limited to a short list of obtainable institutions. The parents have a great deal of things that need to be thought through. This may require factors that have to be considered. Some of the factors include the following: curriculum, class sizes, cost and school’s quality but these are some questions that stand out. Does the type of school really help performance? Are there factors that hinder one type of institution from thriving? These decisions are crucial and, for the most part, will determine the type of institution the child will receive his or hers knowledge from.
As stated earlier, the cost of college is too high and it needs to be reduced to a more reasonable amount. It is expected that young adults in this day in age would want to go to college or another post-secondary education school to receive higher learning and to somewhat better their lives. While this is true ...
Considering that the United States government would grant school vouchers to students, there would be many positive gains. For instance, that choice would level the playing field, with regards to education, between low-income families and upper class families (Messerli). This would be accomplished by providing monetary funding to families of students that could not previously afford to attend an institution of private education. In turn, more students would be able to enroll in private schools. An increase in attendance at private schools would be a benefit to the whole of the education system. This ben...
With the rapid growth of college tuition, it has become an important issue in higher education. College Tuition is simply defined as the charge or fee for instruction, at a private school or a college or a university. Most people agree today that college tuition is too high or that it needs to be completely dismissed. There are some however, that may disagree with the claim about college tuition and state that college tuition is necessary for college growth, and it’s primary purpose is to pay for college expenses to support the institution financially. Research shows that college tuition is too high and that debt has become a standard in America after attending post-secondary school.
In 2013, the Council for American Private Schools (http://www.capenet.org/facts.html) reported that approximately 5.3 million students attended private schools in the United States, and of those 5.3 million students, 80% are enrolled in schools of religious affiliation. Every year, parents choose private and religious schools in the belief that the investment in the lives and educations of their children will yield their them a brighter future than their public school counterparts (CAPE, Outlook, February 2015). A recent independent survey (The School choice journey; The Ride to Independent Schools: 2300 families tell us about their journey) revealed that when choosing an independent school, parents place a high value on academic rigor, love of learning, class size, character development, emotional and social development and lastly, college placement. Although parents desire academic rigor for their children, they are more likely to seek
In fact, back in 2013, according to the Wall Street Journal, South Korean parents spent “$18 billion” to pay for private tuition. In an average household of 2 children, more than 10 percent of monthly income ($3,946) is spent on tutors to try and give their children advantages in standardized exams based on government data (Kwaak, Aug. 28, 2014). As a result, students who don’t have wealthy parents cannot receive extra help through private education. A huge gap in educational opportunities occur because of the status of
The Public Choice For some parents, deciding on a school for their children can be a difficult decision. Many parents do not spend much time thinking about it; they place their children into the local school designated by where they live. Others attended a private school themselves and found that it was a beneficial experience and therefore want the same for their kids. But which is better: private schools or public schools? While there are many advantages and disadvantages to each (nothing is going to be absolutely perfect), we are going to focus on the benefits of an education in the public school system, or in other words, schools funded by the government that are for anyone to attend.
Many people in today’s society believe it’s wise to send their children to private schools. In making the decision on whether to put children in public or private schools, they look to four main factors: curriculum, class size, the graduation rate, and cost. When people have to pay for something, their first thought is, “Will I be getting what I’m paying for?” With a private school education, the amount you have to pay is usually well worth it. Public schools offer diversity. Here students can find people who are just like them and can associate better. Wherever you live, you have to send your child to the closest school. There’s no choice on what public school you can send your child to, whereas for private schools you can pick to send your child there. It’s not an easy choice for parents to decide, but many factors point toward a guarantee that a good education would be achieved, which is most important.
Private schools should be abolished because education should allow for equal opportunities for all students. Education is supposed to provide better chances of success for the student. Students that attend a state funded school faces a disadvantage as soon as they graduate from secondary school and apply for college.{ talk about private school to college ration} There have been reports about college being biased in the selection process when choosing between state funded and privately funded school applicants. Many educators would agree that a privately funded education is typically more beneficial than a state funded education. “It seems silly to propose scrapping a system of education that provides positive results and successful results.” (CITE DEBATEWISE.ORG) The system should not be scrapped but instead needs to be inputted into the public school system. It should be put into the public school sector because it is not fair for a wealthier individual to able to obtain a better education just becaus...
In Singapore, education is placed as one of the top priorities which can be inferred from its rank of 2nd out of the total expenditure of the government as compared to other ministries (Department of Statistics Singapore, 2011). Education possesses many roles in the perspective of different realms: the nation, the school, the teachers and the students. At different levels, different objectives are set. Over the years, we have seen several radical changes and transformations of our educational objectives according to the dynamics of the globalised world.
It’s the nature of parents to want the best for their children. They want to give the best clothes, the most nutritional food and what is the most important is the best education for their children. However, it is a little bit more complicated when it comes to decide what is best for their children’s education. It is very difficult to decide for the children’s education path especially when they are entering college or university, because at this age most children have not discovered their true identity and interest yet. A lot of students nowadays do not have any satisfactory answer when they were asked why they chose a particular course or subject in university. Most of them will probably answer because it is what their parents tell them to learn and this situation is really a concern that people need to put their thought into. University students should know why they want to take a particular course in order for them to have a clear life goal and ardour to achieve it. They should not hide behind their parents shadow and just blindly follow what their parents think they should do. It is vital for parents not to make final decision for their children’s field of studies due to the generation gap, dissimilar passion and also higher probability of inaccurate judgement.
There are many decisions for parents to choose private or public school for their kids. Every parent wants what is best for his or her child. A person's education is one of the most important aspects in determining whether or not they will become a productive member of society. Education is so important. We need to look at both public and private schools to find out if there is a difference. Private schools are a better choice than public school for many reasons. Private encourages strong quality teaching, encourages higher education learning, and inhibit the rampant of bullying.
This is because education can produce highly educated talents, which is also called human capital, and without these talents, a nation cannot be innovative and progressive, and also would not have rapid development. Moreover, education, as the motive power of human capital, is also a primal factor to the growing of economy. If the workers in a factory have not received education, they would just be able to some simple or basic works, thus there might be few or even no person to do the jobs that need to come up with new plans or projects, which means that it is difficult for the faculty to get huge profits. While economy is in tight relationship with education, it cannot be ignored that education is also important to other aspects like socialization and especially in the Singapore identity development (Goh and Gopinathan, 2006). Consequently, the government needs to pay attention to education in order for better development in long term. At the moment of Singapore's independence, the education system was also not completed, thus there were also only a small number of higher skilled workers. Then the government began to make it compulsory that all the children must receive minimal ten years education (OECD, 2010), and along with some other policies, which indeed makes sense. In 2007, Singapore’s students were among the top students in mathematics and science