Effective = The Epitome Way

 

THE EPITOME WAY	COMMON PRACTICE
Teacher engages student in discussion.	Teacher talks.
Students actively participate in classroom via drawing/ writing/ making mind maps, exploring activities with teachers.	Students sit & listen, looking at given notes/ reference books. They soon feel bored and start to daydream/ lose focus.
Students are encouraged to ask questions, engage in their curiosity.	Too many students, insufficient time for teachers to discuss all questions.
Less than 15 students in each class, all our teachers personally know every single student by name, their strengths & weaknesses.	With up to 20-40 students in class, there is insufficient time & resources for every student. No personal attention.
We hire only the best.  Teachers are experienced, friendly, approachable & passionate in teaching; creating a more interesting & fun learning environment.	Teaching quality is sometimes compromised, causing students to feel bored, not learn much.
Mock exams to track students’ progress consistently. Results are emailed to parents with invitation for Face-to-Face meet up with respective teachers.	Usually no time for mock exams. Students’ progress is hardly monitored individually. Parents do not get to meet up with teachers.
Feedback box – students, parents & teachers are free to comment/feedback which will be personally responded to. We always strive for continuous improvement via feedbacks.	Feedbacks are seldom practiced; rarely makes effort to change for future improvement.