To whom it may concern:
My three sons grew up in a English speaking environment. Otherwise academically strong, Chinese is their Achilles heel and the subject invariably drags the overall score. Mr Kok has been teaching my children since the oldest was in lower primary and over the years, he has become the resident Chinese tutor for my children. He knows the syllabus extremely well and his teaching is highly structured. He is able to quickly identify the strengths and weaknesses of each child and he works on upping the grades through encouragement and simply making Chinese less daunting. My eldest is now in year 5 of IB. His score jumped from 60s to 80s over 6 months. My second is in year 4 of IB and his score also leapt from 44 to 65. I know that my children are in the good hands of a very experienced tutor who engages a variety of techniques to stimulate interest. These include engaging my children to watch the news and Chinese shows, reading newspaper, practising oral using a voice recorder to enhance diction. He is exceedingly responsible, reliable and I recommend him highly to anyone who needs to turn his Chinese around.
-Veronica
ACS(I) IB Year 4