I enjoy teaching. I love interacting with children. It’s even more fulfilling when you meet a student whose parents are very hands-on. This is because our efforts complement each other and the child benefits the most. I am full of admiration for parents who are very involved in their children’s progress. From Study Room, I[…]
As we run up towards the PSLE, I’m starting to miss my students already, knowing that in a few more weeks they’d have done their exams and it’s unlikely I’ll see them again. So as they pleaded hard for me to order pizza, I gave in. I also remembered, back when I was studying for[…]
Most of the Primary 6 students would have received their prelim results by now. If you have done well, congrats. Keep up the good work. If you did badly, here’s what you should do. (NOTE: This strategy is for students who did badly. If you had an A/A* for your prelims, you should be doing[…]
Besides the need to understand the passage, you need to also to comprehend the question. A lot of my students know where the answer is but if you are not answering the question, a strict marker would penalise you and could deny you marks. Here’s a bonus tip to you. Very often, for question 10,[…]
It’s one of the students’ birthday so I woke up really early yesterday to bake a cake. I had tried baking a few times and they usually turn out ok. Not great but at least average. So I got a little too ambitious and even tried a new recipe just because the author said it’s the[…]
I love my P6 students a lot. They are very hardworking and sensible. And these poor kids have been burnt out with the prelims and upcoming PSLE. I decided to take their minds off the exams today. We played a game where they needed to answer an English question correctly before they could have a[…]
You can lead the horse to the water but you cannot make the horse drink it. We can teach students the means of scoring, spot questions for them and give them as much practice as we can, but if the heart is not willing, there’s nothing we can do. I am sure a lot of[…]
Apologies for the lack of updates recently. It’s been really hectic. I get a shock by the aging Wei when I look in the mirror at times. With the upcoming PSLE, I’ve been giving daily homework to my students and assigning them more practice in the areas they are weakest at. It’s one month to[…]
Was watching Study Room’s good friend Pornsak’s Food Source.He was explaining the various uses of Octopus. Quiz time- do you know what’s the plural of octopus? Answer: *Definitely correct: Octopuses -Chambers 21st century dictionary, Compact Oxford, Fowler’s Modern English Usage list “octopuses” as the only acceptable plural of the word.*Rare use of this form: Octopodes[…]
This will just take four minutes of your time, but it’s totally worth watching. Click here. The contestant talks about how we shouldn’t blame our fate for our problems or lack of success. One should always work hard and that’s the best way to attain the life we want. Let your children watch this video too.[…]