Tuition has been a hot topic for the past week and having been a full-time tutor for the bulk of my university days (3 years to be exact), I also have some strong views on this hot potato issue. This perennial issue made the headlines (once again) after Senior Minister of State for Education Indranee Rajah mentioned that tuition was unnecessary. Her argument was that for weaker students, schools provided support with remedial and supplementary lessons. Whereas for better performers, she indicated her belief that tuition could add unnecessary stress and prove counter-productive. The typical view held by the man on the street is that tuition is justifiable for weaker students as they might need additional help to catch up with their peers and school work. But if you’re scoring As and 90s? For this situation, many Singaporeans would tend to lean towards MP Indranee’s stance. No wonder so many were shocked by this story and felt that ......