In a similar vein of the research that shows that it’s better to praise effort than ability, this shows that to build good character, it’s better to praise the person than the behaviour. Fascinating research. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/04/12/opinion/sunday/raising-a-moral-child.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0&re
We always stress to our students that learning isn’t for the exams. Education is important because it moulds our character and also offers us skills which are applicable throughout our lives. Science and maths are not redundant subjects which “you don’t use when you are an adult.” An excellent command of languages will always leave[…]
This poor dude lost $1 million at a Wheel of Fortune game because he mispronounced “achilles”. We pronounce it as ER-KEE-LEES \ə-ˈki-lēz\ http://laist.com/2014/04/12/video_student_mispronounces_achille.php
The mother called us a couple of weeks ago to ask about our English classes for P3-5 (i.e. students who are taking the new 2015 English syllabus.) She asked some very sharp and legitimate questions. 1. How do you know about the new syllabus when you are not a full-time teacher? I have friends who[…]
We are going to have additional English classes from May!The location is likely going to be in the Novena/Toa Payoh area and it will be on Friday nights after 6:30pm. Please indicate your interest here,http://studyroom.sg/registration/ , even if you had expressed your preference for weekday classes previously. We will contact you after we confirm the venue[…]
Questions like these come up quite often in the exams. The answer for question 1 is (4) and the answer for question 2 is 800cm3. A parent asked me if I spotted the contradiction between the two questions. If, in the second question, the volume of air regardless of how much air has been pumped[…]
Last Saturday, I had quite a work-out in a couple of my classes. We had a penalty game. Students need to talk without stopping for a minute on a given topic such as my favourite vacation, my hobby or my ambition. If every student can speak for a minute without stopping, I will receive a[…]