Science Tip: Big and Blurry, Small and Sharp
I’m sure most of us have seen the type of question below. It’s not a difficult question but many students get careless with the above when they can’t remember how the proximity of the...
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The Right to Learn
It was one of those days when that challenging student decided to act up. I stopped the class and addressed his misdemeanour, determined to win the power struggle. I prolonged the agony, giving him...
Resolutions Or Revolutions
It’s January, and there’s a sort of hive-mind excitement this month as millions around the world make a collective effort to better ourselves. New year’s resolutions – Most of us make them, but few...
Knowing the Score
Working hard to achieve a higher T-score is not about beating the competition, but about creating opportunities. A higher T-score basically allows for more options for Secondary schools and their respective streams. The cut-off...
Every School a Good School
The catchphrase was first coined by then Minister for Education Mr Heng Swee Keat, and sparked off many lively discussions on various online forums on what constitutes a good school. Some defined it by...
Going with the Stream
The word “streaming” often elicits a negative knee-jerk reaction and triggers, in some adults, traumatic memories of being labelled and pigeon-holed. I believe that this bad rep is due to the prevalent social narrative...
Math Tip: The Branching Method
The Branching Method is an alternative to the Part-Whole Model. It may not be able to completely replace all variations of the Part-Whole Model, but it is still a very useful strategy to learn....
MOE’s Changes: Baby Steps Forward
By now, the news of the coming changes to education would have spread island-wide like wildfire. So, what are they? And more importantly, what does this mean for us and our children? It’s important...
Sex Education
Some time this term, Primary 6 students in Singapore would have to undergo various sex education programmes, usually vaguely titled with some euphemism for ‘sexuality’. It’s a difficult conversation to put off, given how...
Stimulus-Based Conversation: “I Don’t Know What to Say”
When I ask parents what their children say when they are struggling with stimulus-based conversation, one phrase always comes up: “I don’t know what to say.” Sound familiar? I believe the real issue is...
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