Bottoms Up! is a home based/peer learning tuition programme which is a shift away from drills. Bottoms Up! aims to provide children with enrichment work and exam preparations towards life skills such as teamwork, public speaking and creative thinking as that is a positive move in the direction of education for our children. Tutees of Bottoms Up! a.k.a Bottoms Uppers have gained motivation towards learning, greater confidence and a clearer sense of their personal goals.

Friday, December 11, 2009

TUITION

Dear parents and guardians,

I did some research on the benefits of tuition and would like to share the advantages with you.

Tuition...
*Enables your children to recapitulate topics that have not been fully understood in school.
(eg: mathematical concepts that are not grasped fully)
*Allows your children to receive more attention and guidance which would not have been possible in a crowded classroom setting of more than 30 pupils.
(eg: Tutee will not only receive guidance from tutor but also from his higher/lower ability peers in the tuition group)
*Lets your children feel more comfortable expressing their doubts/ideas without fear of their abilities being assessed.
(eg: Tutees with low self-esteem will be given more chance to hone their public speaking skills.)

Group tuition is even more fantastic because the children's social relationships with their peers are critical in influencing motivation, which in turns affects academic success.
All thanks to situations such as cooperative learning where the tutees are mutually dependent on one another for task completion as well as the pursuit of common goals.

2010 is nearing and I am definitely looking forward to another year of fun and adventurous learning ahead!

Cheers!

Nura J Esman
Founder of Bottoms Up!
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