Many schools held their parent-teacher session yesterday. Some of my students told me their teachers described them as “talkative” and “naughty”. The student who was described as “talkative” is actually a very vocal person who can express herself very well. The “naughty” student is a kid who is very lively, brings joy to the class[…]
I was visiting my Alma mater the other day and sweet memories flowed back. I recalled how I enjoyed being in the student council and my mum would get angry as I was spending too much time on extra-curricular activities. There was the good old study room where I would hang out with my best[…]
It had been hell the past few days. As a reporter, life has been pretty hectic, especially with the recent Thai coup. On Thursday, I was having interviews at 10:30pm and logging off from my work mail only at 12:30 am. The next day, I reached my office at 5am to do work, took a[…]
I like to be fully prepared for an examination. Unfortunately, no matter how ready we are for the papers, there will be situations when we encounter a really tough question. What do we do then? I made a collation of some of the advice I tell my students. The following tips are applicable to all[…]
Last week, a mother emailed to tell me her son was one mark away from getting the highest for his English exams. Last night, my student messaged me and told me his SA1 results, which was a big improvement from his CA1 marks. I really want to brag about my students because I am super[…]
Many students find this part of the paper tough. As with all components of the paper, you have to read, speak and write often to grasp the language.Still, lots of practices help too. The following questions are a tad tricky. Can you tell me the right answers? 1. Beauty couldn’t return home. She had to[…]
Chinese is a very interesting language. There are different pronunciations to the same word when used in different settings. For instance, 恐吓 is pronounced kong he. When 吓 is used to mean frightening someone, it’s read xia. Here are a list of words that are read differently when used as surnames. Remember them else it[…]
A little trivia- all the enquiries we received about classes and school work were from mothers except for one! This shows how mothers care for their children! (Of course, dads play a very important role too- afterthe mother’s enquiries, it is usually the fathers who send their kids to our classes!) We will like to[…]
This forum letter (see link) laments how primary school teachers are made to teach all subjects and sometimes may be inept at teaching the subject they are not trained at. This is why at the Study Room, Wei and I work on our forte to provide the best education for our students . We also[…]