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Private tutors, including for low-income students, may be supplanting the role of teachers
The growing prevalence of private tutoring has implications for mainstream schools and teachers.
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Private tutoring has evolved far beyond the stereotypical “remedial help” for weaker students.
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Jason Tan
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In early October, a global survey by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development revealed that teachers in Singapore worked longer hours and were more likely to report feeling stressed compared with the global average.
I had an epiphany when the news broke.
