Happy Teachers’ Day! I am a day early but I know schools are celebrating the special occasion today. I am very lucky to be blessed with very good teachers. I have absolutely no flair for Maths, but Mr Ang, my secondary school Maths teacher for four years, didn’t give up on my class and was[…]
Last week, we wrote a note for students who are on the verge of failing the PSLE. Today, we focus on helping students who are eyeing the A*. Note that PSLE is based on a bell curve, i.e. your grades are based on how your peers perform. It doesn’t mean that you automatically get an[…]
I have been quite a slave driver since June. I have given the P6 students a lot of homework, hoping the drills will help them improve in their final-year exams. The load increased in recent weeks as PSLE approaches. My dear kids, if you are reading this, please just “tahan” this ordeal for another few[…]
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[…]