Learning Through Failures
In Primary school, it is still possible to drill. In secondary school, this becomes impossible because (1) adolescents are programmed…
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Reading and My Son
If you are skilful enough, there is a way to get someone who doesn’t like to read, to like it…
Tips for writing better: Building Tension
Most children do not know how to build tension, their stories tend to jump from one point to the next…
Fun Phonics Resources!
Learning to read does not have to be monotonous… dry… rigid… boring and uncreative… Think outta the box to make learning to read…
Grooming your very bright children.
I found this PDF rather useful to determine giftedness of a child. However, I still believe you should believe your…
Conversation with my son – On him finding his internal compass on learning
Below is the conversation extract I had with my son last Sunday. It’s about his O levels. 弟…
Tackling Oral Examination (II)
Gotta tackle that oral examination again at this time of the year? Here are more tips, sharings and of course……
Organizing Your Literature Essay
NOTE: This Q and A format has been adapted from Suzanne Choo’s and Robert Yeo’s ‘Sharpening The Senses.’ The text…
Ideas for teaching Multiplications
Maths is a very structured subject and also can be very abstract, difficult to relate to in real life. The…
Beyond PSLE
There is more to our children’s academic journey beyonf Primary school and PSLE. Here are the sharing of our veteran…