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
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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
Clues to find great maths teachers
As parents, you want to look for the best teachers for your child. While you cannot choose the teachers your child is assigned to in school, you do have plenty of choices and decision making to do when hiring tutors. Most tutors in Singapore are well-qualified. How do you choose the best tutor for your … Continue reading Clues to find great maths teachers
4 Things you can do to help your child excel in maths
You can play a big role in helping your kids to achieve maths fluency. Based on my experience and personal observation, there are at least 4 things you can do: #1: Believe in the Growth Mindset Imagine your child comes back from school one day, crying in frustration, complain that she is simply "not good … Continue reading 4 Things you can do to help your child excel in maths
