mid level tutor time

karman888

今日懷住好興奮既心情帶bb返學，但真係好失望，上90分鐘，實際上30分钟，其他时间自由活动，普通话老師ok, 但英文老師就好冇心，我過去自我介紹，佢只說ok,而且好hea......吖，交左2个月学费，唯有顶硬上，学费成500堂

chansiub

Who is your English teacher?

karman888

男，佢連自我介紹都冇，我都唔知佢叫吔名？你bb都響度返學？

vio922

我都覺得語值，我都係因為普通話老師好好先讀往先。

karman888

最惨就是報左先有朋友話比我知勁差，讵重話个个都係差，我都唔信，完來真是劲唔掂，重要報名费680都赔埋，出面个receptionist 態度又差

marwai_1030

近期我申請參觀mid level TT，佢地當我上賓咁招待⋯因為我有細女要報合適pg。好彩有真正用家講真實情況，多謝大家幫忙。

hksunshine

not cheap ah

karman888

Marwai 1030: 唉！我都係一位媽媽，我寫出離，係佢地成1个锺自由活动，好似過份左，地方太小，英文老师唔洗2分钟講完个故事，个普通话个老师真係幾好，但都得15分鐘，冇理由比500上15分钟架

irene_the_pooh

i would like to say: the comments on TT are quite extreme.
some would think it's really worth while the others would think it's too expensive and worthless.

for parents who are considering TT, they should know the format of TT is 活動教學, kids would learn by exploring but not sitting still and looking at flash cards, books, etc.

the fees in TT is quite expensive. but if the kids can learn happily then it would be worth. so, is it worth or not should be depends on the reactions of the kids but not only the amount of fee.

karman888

Irene: 我以前係教師黎，所以我比較睇到個老師有冇heart,活動教學冇問題，但係唔係成個鐘自由活動，我更加晤係用錢去衡量，怕貴就一早唔讀啦！我打算將來比自己bb讀出名既國際學校，唔通又用金钱去衡量，晤通又接受晤到讵地活动教学，如果你觉得TT 好，祝你好運！

irene_the_pooh

karman888 發表於 12-7-5 21:55
Irene: 我以前係教師黎，所以我比較睇到個老師有冇heart,活動教學冇問題，但係唔係成個鐘自由活動，我更加 ...

pls be calm. i'm just sharing my opinion, and this is also the purpose of this forum.

don't be so sensitive, i'm not saying u can't afford the fee.
my kid has joined its PG for almost 1 year. to be fair, i don't think it is 成個鐘自由活動. if the parents haven't joined it before, may be it's quite misleading.

btw, i can't comment on the teacher you met because i don't know him / her.
if the teacher is 有heart, do u think  this PG is good?
if the answer is 'no', then i think  the format of this PG is not suitable for u (not your kid);
if the answer is 'yes', then u may consider to change the class in TT.

finally, thank you so much for your blessing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

karman888

如果老師有heart, 我覺得ok, 普通話老師ok, 有心，英文老師真係好離譜，對住d bb好快用左幾分钟講完一个故事，好似趕收工。有个婆婆凑个孫女返左成年，一星期3日，佢同我話每次都是一個仲自由活動，佢上咁耐，係因為近（住隔离），讵个女唔想讵呀妈带得辛苦，我先sure TT真係1个仲free activity 架！！

karman888

我第一日返學，上左15分钟普通话，就話开始free activity, 30分鐘后，英文又係上左15分仲，跟住又free,我以為攪錯左，先問個婆婆，婆婆話係咁。如果你上九尤塘個間，可能唔同，我唔敢講其他地方既TT係咪一樣，但堅道嗰間真是好多人都話唔掂，我報左先知。

irene_the_pooh

the schedule of mine:

15 min: circle time
15 min: exploration time
15 min: snack time / play at playground

is it similar to yours?

amywon

唉一早同你講話差啦，你都領教到企出面個位李小姐D態度有幾差呢？行入去就好似行咗入gucci咁，D態度一D水準都無，課室又細小朋友又多職員又亂，小朋友一D活動空間都無出面個戶外playground仲差過橋底D公園！你咁都幫小朋友報嘅？我坐l00蚊的士去讀第間都唔會讀呢間嘅野，你行遠少少有間W快D轉啦！！

AL1987

回復 amywon 的帖子

"你都領教到企出面個位李你都領教到企出面個位李小姐D態度有幾差呢？行入去就好似行咗入gucci咁，D態度一D水準都無"  - Absolutely Agree!

My kid studied there for 8 months, I agree that the PTH teacher (Ms. Tung) is very good, but the English teacher........

bluigugub

I have to say, I endorse all the negative comments on TT Mid-levels.  

Indeed, we joined (and quitted) TT quite some time ago, but from the comments above, seems like they have not made much improvements.

Back then, the English teachers changed rather frequently, but most of them tended to have a tendency of rushing through the 15 mins. circle / story / singing time ... when reading story books, it was really "plain" reading... of course, she couldn't catch the attention of most, if not all, the kids who just ran here and there or just kept shouting / dreaming ... the next 15 mins on so called "exploration" is in essence "free play" time, it is just that they would have a sensory table set up (with e.g. sand, water, pasta etc for the kids to touch / feel / play ), then another table with paints / drawings stuffs for art and crafts, then some toys on the mats ... the kids and the care takers would then be left to wander here and there, touch this and touch that until 15 mins were passed ... we were then asked to go outside to the so-called "playground" which is such a small small tiny place where you couldn't even try to push your kids' bicyle too hard or else they might bang on the walls ... the teachers again would wander here and there without much interaction with the kids... throughout my 9 months there, there was only one time when the teacher played bubble and parachute with the kids ... all other times, the kids were again left with their care-givers ...

to be honest, i was stuck with TT for 9 months solely because of the need to secure a PN seat (in case she got no other offer as she is a small b).  Once she got an offer from another kinder back then, I stopped the class immediately; instead we went on to such an extreme back then that we just let them forfeit one month of tuition fee (they required one month notice to withdraw) 'cos I simply didn't want to waste any more precious saturday morning there.

All in all, i woudl think this was not a playgroup that is up to the required standard, let alone the top-notch brand of "tutortime".

We subsequently changed to the playgroup at Victoria (Upper Kornhill) which, i would say, is soooo much better that TT.  Both my girl and my helper shared the same view.   

Just my sharing for the reference of those who may be of interest.  Just to avoid any doubt, the above are merely my personal and subjective feeling which may not reflect the views of many others.

karman888

Amywon: 我已經即刻報左w個間，至於出面自以為是個位小姐，我忍左佢好耐，等我最後一日串爆佢，但我已經知佢會扮唔識聼中文

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Honest opinion:

Daughter attended TT in Tai Tam for a year so 52 classes approximate.

Forgot the exact schedule but never a minute "hea"
Activities include:
1) English and/or chinese story telling,  
2) circle time (singing/dancing),
3) exploration (different activity sets for kids to rotate into),
4) playground time
5) snack time
6) some arts & craft (when not doing no. 3 above).

The teacher mainly English lead the above activities and the only times when your kid is left with unguided play is during playground time.

I guess you need to use some imagination and put yourself in the kids'shoes to make exploration fun for your kid.

My experience with TT in Tai Tam scored 90%.  

They have a very interesting Mr. Tony (big Aussie caucasian who tells very good stories).  We spent a year there and decided to try something else.

Overall, good experience.  For those parents who wants TT, but not mid-levels, certainly go try Tai Tam.  I am not sure how much their school bus services are but my friend told me, it includes the transportation for 1 kid + 1 adult.

Hope this helps.