Are we making our kids sacrifice their playtime? Well, we never should. We need to realize that and make sure that they spend adequate time on the thing that they need the most – play. Let them play outdoors and let them play indoors as well. Our kids learn a lot of things when they play. Many of the vital life skills that define people and help them succeed are acquired in fruitful childhoods which give adequate scope for play.
Category: Education
Building confidence using the classroom
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence”. These are the words of the legendary Helen Keller who through her life showed us that no matter what difficulties we are faced with, a determined and confident mind can always find a way to succeed. But let us examine the predicament of our school-going kids. How confident are they today?
How to help your child overcome the fear of failure?
Logically we Singaporeans should be less fearful and more confident. This is the country that achieved high-income development within the span of a single generation. Yet we remain fearful about our capabilities and are still skeptical about future success
Year 2019 – What it meant for Education in Singapore!
The days of December are fast coming to an end and the countdown has begun for another brand new year. The year-ends are always enticing and tend to put us in a state of nostalgia. We reminisce, reflect and recollect all the significant events of the year that has gone by. This year was pretty eventful with regard to education in our country. There were a number of significant changes that were announced, many of which would radically alter the way things are going to be done in the years to come.
Striking the right ‘tuition balance’
A recent analysis of national data shows that Singaporeans spent around $1.4 billion on tuition for their kids during the last year. There is a debate around the topic of ‘tuitions’ and this debate has multiple facets to it. Ranging from costs to emotional reactions and efficiency, there are a number of things regarding tuition that appear to be controversial to many.
How do you know what your children are learning at their tuition centres?
What do you do when your child finds it hard to learn some subject or subjects? It is quite common to find school-based learning inadequate for your children as they may fall behind in specific subjects and require a bit of special care in the same. As the responsible parent, we are, we take notice of this and get our students enrolled for tuition.
How to choose a good tutor for your child?
Have you ever faced any difficulty while picking a tutor? Every parent who searches for someone to tutor her child wants to find the best person for the job. But to do this one has to make a lot of considerations. Many tend to get confused about this. Let us walk you through some of the basics to keep in mind while picking a tutor for your child.
How to find out your child’s learning style?
No two people are alike, are they? There are differences between people in the way that they do things. This is true across age groups. When it comes to the act of learning as well, we find a number of differences in style. Do we as parents these days give a thought to this?
How to handle post-exam stress?
There is a large amount of motivational and inspirational content available out there. Get your kid a good inspirational book or get him to watch a good movie that can lift up one’s spirits.
How do we maximise learning from videos?
Do you think that your parents would have ever imagined that their school-going grandkids would be learning with the help of videos? Such has been the changes that we have witnessed in the past few decades. We all remember being chided by our parents for spending too much time on the TV or computer.
