I was a winner when I was young. I exceled in every subject in school, won most of the academic competitions. At home, I was the obedient son. It helped tremendously that I loved books and was curious, and had figured out that, a good way to impress adults, was by saying, "Do you know … Continue reading How to lose a brother
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How Not To Struggle When Your Child Transits to Sec One (interview with John Yeo from Learning Out of the Box)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HJRULWeLXs Interview with John Yeo from Learning Out of the Box Today I have the privilege to do an interview with John Yeo from Learning Out of the Box. I knew John from Tutors Assemble! community which I have cofounded. John has been very active in educating parents in how to help their kids to … Continue reading How Not To Struggle When Your Child Transits to Sec One (interview with John Yeo from Learning Out of the Box)
Purpose Eats Passion For Breakfast
Passion used to be my buzzword. I told everyone that I was passionate about education and teaching. I thought that was really cool, and set me apart from people who teach "only as a job". Media loves and glorifies passion. Passion is the stuff that shows up on American Idols, in TED Talks, in stirring … Continue reading Purpose Eats Passion For Breakfast
My Career History (2001 to 2020)
What a teacher imparts is more than just knowledge. It is also life experience, world view and values. As such, in choosing a teacher for your child, it is a good idea to understand the background of the teacher. This is mine, from 2001 to 2020. As you read, you will find frequent reference to … Continue reading My Career History (2001 to 2020)
7 Surprising Things You Don’t Know About Online Tutoring
Dear concerned and vigilant parents, Ever since the Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak started, more and more of you are starting to look into moving the whole learning experience online, in order to reduce face-to-face contact with others. I have been teaching for more than 12 years. Since 4 years ago, I started doing online maths tutoring, … Continue reading 7 Surprising Things You Don’t Know About Online Tutoring
How To Buy Maths Assessment Books
As a maths tutor, part of my job is to source for suitable assessment books and learning material from book stores and websites for my students. The quality of these materials need to be good and they should not be too pricey. As parents with primary school children, faced with so many choices for assessment … Continue reading How To Buy Maths Assessment Books
6 Lessons your child can learn from a shot put champion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0qjNgX70Fg&feature=share My ECA was Track and Field. Specifically I was in the shot put event. I spent about 6 years of my youth practicing this thing. Every Mon, Wed, Fri after school, and Saturday morning were the training. I resented belonging to this ECA, because the physical training was scarily taxing on me, the drills … Continue reading 6 Lessons your child can learn from a shot put champion
My Brother Inspired My Dream
This article is about my dream of helping every child to find purpose in their lives, to develop their unique talents fully, and to live a life filled with love close to their loved ones. My dream was inspired by someone I love. That person is my brother. I once silently swore to myself, that … Continue reading My Brother Inspired My Dream
Your child don’t need to be a genius to be fluent in Maths
Math is important to our kids. No doubt about it. Under the Singaporean education system, if a child do badly for Maths at various levels, it severely limits his or her choices in higher education. This system may seem unfair, especially if you have a child who struggles with maths. But if we look into … Continue reading Your child don’t need to be a genius to be fluent in Maths
How understanding C-P-A transforms the way you teach your child
The principle of C-P-A sequence is a key instructional strategy for the development of primary mathematics concepts in Singapore, according to Ministry of Education. C-what? C stands for Concrete, P stands for Pictorial, A stands for Abstract. These are stages of development in how we learn about quantities. To understand about C-P-A, let's try to … Continue reading How understanding C-P-A transforms the way you teach your child
