From getting your kids ready for school to checking their homework and preparing their meals, being a parent is no walk in the park. For most parents, all these come on top of juggling a regular nine-to-five job. The pressures of raising a child in Singapore is especially palpable when it comes to their education. Beyond the kiasuism that runs...
From getting your kids ready for school to checking their homework and preparing their meals, being a parent is no walk in the park. For most parents, all these come on top of juggling a regular nine-to-five job.
Of the parents we've spoken to, more than half indicated a lack of time to support their children's learning. Rather, these parents often had to intentionally set aside time to guide their kids or send them to enrichment classes. Due to time constraints, sales director Adrian regularly sends his six-year-old son for arts-and-crafts and science enrichment programmes.
"My children are able to log in independently to attend classes and attempt quizzes. Plus, the online classes are surprisingly engaging," she said, adding that Geniebook offers immediate reports that show how her kids fare. A large majority of respondents – 70.4 per cent – cited their child's disinterest in certain subjects as a struggle, while 63 per cent brought up their inability to focus when learning.
While Jasline's daughters used to be reluctant to attempt the Mathematics assessment books she bought for them, she now faces less resistance from them when it comes to Geniebook's programme.Although the parent of two teenagers, Heng Leng, has exposed her kids to similar novel learning tools, she believes they work best for children who are self-starters.
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