The P6 students did a story on “A Proud Moment” last week. This is a past-year prelim question. The three pictures: bald boys, football, a good job badge. (For the uninitiated, you need to use at least one picture in no particular order.) This is a hard topic with many students going out of point.[…]
We consider ourselves very lucky as educators. We have the autonomy to come up with our own curriculum, teach as we deem fit, and hopefully change a few lives. Life is not less stimulating than a corporate one- we meet interesting people, inspiring characters and get to reflect on our own. I wrote this for[…]
Question from a S3 student I feel stupid and stressed. I am slower than the rest. My friends always say they don’t study, but they always do so much better than me. When I study in school, they would jeer at me and I feel very pressurised. Should I not study? I don’t want to[…]
Every now and then, we need to reflect on why we are in the business so we don’t get lost in the daily grind. Someone asked me the other day: Your classes are all about fun and games, aren’t they? I have to admit, unfortunately, while we have games and experiments, we still need to[…]
Composition tip: Read this student’s introduction. Student’s intro: I still could remember that day, that fine and sunny day. It was one of the worst experiences I had ever experienced. Let me take you through that experience. It all started on a fine Friday afternoon. Notes: – Good attempt at a flashback. – However, links[…]
FAQ: What do you do for lower primary English? I want to work on my child’s composition. Do you provide that? We cover the fundamentals (ie grammar and vocabulary) , comprehension and composition for our P1-3 classes. For composition, we do one in class weekly. P1: they started from writing about topics they are familiar[…]
I studied but failed Question: I really did study for my SA1. I failed most of my subjects. My parents are down my throat and I am feeling very sian. Why bother to study if I will fail anyway? You can’t just give up from just one failure. We are not quitters- what doesn’t kill[…]
Any tips on acing secondary science questions? Are there any answering technique like primary sch? ### How are secondary school science questions different? 1️⃣The questions are more specific. More specific questions are easier to answer. For example, instead of “Suggest why the electrical circuit is housed in a waterproof box” (for primary school) and having[…]
Science tip Science open-ended questions are the Achilles’ heel for many Primary school students. Here’s one tip that may help you. “What is the purpose of the item?” This is a common question. It could be camouflaged as examiners may ask using different wordings. You must recognise that they are asking for the purpose. Instead[…]