Our new young reporter, also our primary one student at the new Novena centre, earns a cup of ice-cream after interviewing the pretty waitress at Udders Ice Cream, Novena, Singapore. He wrote about her working hours and the customers’ favourite ice cream in his very first article for the Study Room Press! 😉
Recently, there’s a buzz in the education circle called flip teaching, i.e. student learn by watching video lectures at home and what-used-to-be homework is now done in class. I think I can need to patent my own pedagogy- the Wei method too. 😉 As PSLE inches, I want to be able to spend more quality[…]
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[…]
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) Â 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[…]
Q: How do you compare Study Room with the big establishments? A: It’s like comparing a huge fast food restaurant chain with a small, cosy cafe. The restaurant chain has a standardized menu and outlets throughout the country, so it may be more convenient for you. The cafe owner knows you by your first name,[…]
Children, especially the Primary 1 and 2 kids, are very creative and may not have organised thoughts. A parent recently asked me how she can help her son because he tends to write whatever is in his mind for his composition and the story may go out of point. Our P1 and P2 students write[…]
Children, especially the Primary 1 and 2 kids, are very creative and may not have organised thoughts. A parent recently asked me how she can help her son because he tends to write whatever is in his mind for his composition and the story may go out of point. Our P1 and P2 students write[…]
Remember the milo trucks during our school days? We used to always rush to get our free cup of milo whenever they were on campus. To let our students have this wonderful experience too, we reward them with a can of milo among other beverages and tidbits for participating in class. MILO Singapore is still the[…]
Thanks to my mother- for buying books for me when I was young and keeping them till today. I am going to read this book to my P1-2 kids this Saturday. Hope they like it as much as I did in 1988.