201 Days to PSLE
Wrote this on the board before my P6 class at 7:30pm, hoping they will start to have a sense of urgency soon.#皇上不急太监急
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More than a decade ago…
The Study Room story is that we (Wallace and Wei) are two buddies who want to work together to better the lives of children. Today, a student questioned the authencity of our story and said it’s impossible that we have been good friends for almost half our lives. Here’s a photo when we were 19.[…]
Happy Birthday!
It’s Wallace’s birthday today! A very happy birthday to my partner-in-crime, thanks for putting up with me and sharing a passion for educating children. It’s never easy to work with a friend; I’m glad all have worked out well *so far*. May we touch the lives of more students next year! Wei
My mother is praising my son the wrong way
I was blessed with my first-born one-and-half years ago. Like all grandparents, my mother loves him with all her heart and finds Wesley to be the cutest and smartest baby she has ever laid her eyes on. She is always ready to praise him when he does anything, be it make unintelligible noise or touch[…]
Stupid Wei
I happily announced to the class that we will start a new tradition today and asked them to guess what it was. As a “family,” I want to start celebrating everyone’s birthday because each student is special to us. I increased the suspense, bringing out more items from the bag as clues. First the lighter,[…]
Books for P1 Students
A parent asked me to recommend some books for her seven-year old son to read. My advice: Reading is a great hobby. It really depends on your son’s standard of English now. There’s no need to start with tough books because that may kill the interest he has- there’s no problem with starting with simple[…]
Tackling Comprehension
Comprehension- as the name suggests, it is about understanding what you read. It’s not tough at all, but you need to use a bit of logic and heart into reading the story. The reason why teachers want students to paraphrase their answers instead of just copying from the passage is to allow them to think[…]
Happy Children’s Day
Happy Children’s Day! For those who have just finished PSLE, enjoy your last Children’s Day. Next year, you won’t qualify for the holiday anymore because you’ve become a fine young man/lady. 🙂
Learning is for life
The PSLE is over, but we will continue to provide tips. 🙂 This is because we have students who are still taking exams in the other levels and more importantly, we believe one shouldn’t stop learning. Hope the tips are relevant and useful. 🙂