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Most of us would never understand how much difficulties people with dyslexia go through

Our students got to understand what a person with dyslexia may go through when they are reading

How much can a person change?

Let us tell you another story…

His mom brought him near the end of his S1 year.

An initial meetup session was arranged to analyse his strengths and weaknesses. 📈📉📊

“Strong visual learner, quick brain but lacks focus and attention”

The first year of his tuition was not a walk in the park.

It was a stressful year for all. His parents, him and us.

With his S2 exams nearing, we were all looking for a magic pill for him.🪄🪄🪄⚡️⚡️⚡️

The usual fairy tale ending for tuition centres is one that the student scores brilliantly for their exams and we all feel happy.

That was not the case.

He barely made it to S3.

To be honest, we were dreading the amount of pushing we had to do for S3.

And with an increase in depth of knowledge needed for academics, it seemed like mission impossible.📚📚📚

Worse still, Covid struck and all physical lessons stopped. We could not catch a break it seemed.🤦🏻‍♂️

Then it happened. Around April or May of 2020.⚡️⚡️⚡️💡💡💡

Virtual lessons are different. In a sense where teachers can see the facial expressions of the students clearly. It was one such lesson that we saw that he was indeed a changed person.

The lesson was algebra. And for those that know it, it is not the most interesting topic on Earth.

But with his eyes almost closing, we asked “Do you want a break?” The reply was “Why not i go and wash my face? I need to get this right. I am weak in it.”😭😭😭

And in that reply, we saw the determination and effort he would put in, just to get better.💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

His excuses for not doing work changed to “I don’t know if I can do it but I will try”

He started being responsible for his punctuality and homework. He was even willing to wake up early on Sundays to start lessons at 9 am, sometimes even at 8.⏰⏰⏰
There were even times when he was sitting on the steps, waiting for us to open the door.

He is not the perfect student yet. Nobody is.

But if you want to know how much a person can change…

This story can tell you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

What do you see in this picture?

A young man who is all smiles and happily doing his work?

But do you know his story❓

Let us tell you…

It started with a WhatsApp message… “ Hi there… I am keen to know more about physics tuition. Please reply me the soonest. Thanks!”

It was 16th Aug 2020. Slightly less than 3 months before the O Levels Exams.

We arranged a trial and it was an unforgettable lesson.

Usually for the first lesson, the student comes in with just paper and pens. For some, we would be lucky to have a few half done exam papers that we can pin point the weakness of the student.

Not this young man. He came with 6-8 exam papers all done up and even with the questions that he did not understand all highlighted. 🤯

2 hours flew by in a flash. ⚡️

His work rate astounded us. We had to ask him to slow down to avoid burnout. He was completing papers at Olympian rates.

Curious why he worked so hard, we asked him about it. And his reason was a very simple one.

A reason that all of us will understand.

He did not do so well for his PSLE. He spent his lower secondary years just using his intelligence to scrap by.

He woke up during his S3 year and started to work harder. He wanted to use the O Levels to prove to others and himself that he was capable of much better results.

And that was his reason.

By chance, his previous tutor could not continue teaching him. That was when the WhatsApp message came.

He got into a JC after his O Levels and is still with us for JC Physics and Math. Every lesson he attends, he brings that attitude, that hunger that we should all learn from. 🙇🏻‍♂️

Do not let the warm smile and cute Elmo tee shirt mislead you. Beneath all that, lies a driven young man whose determination puts us to shame.🦁

Now you know his story, what would you do?

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How to help your child bounce back from poor grades A knee-jerk reaction to poorer than expected grades does more harm than good.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

So true!

Forum: New PSLE scoring system a call to change attitudes The change to the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) scoring system must come with a systemic change in the attitudes of Singaporeans (New range of entry scores for secondary school, Nov 7).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Hand baked and with such a touch of creativity too! 😱🙏🏻🎉🎊👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Thank you so much! 😊

Everyone has to work for a living but sometimes , we are really really privileged to be able to impact the lives of others through our work! 😊🙏🏻 @ My Tuition Place

Getting ready for physical lessons! ✅🍀