But, it isn’t the same case with children. We have to teach our children to handle stress in an effective manner so that it doesn’t take a toll on their physical and mental well-being. Looking for tips to help our children handle stress? We got you covered.
Category: Stress
Looking beyond PSLE grades
Our educational system has evolved drastically over the last couple of years. However, we still have a long way to go in terms of how we perceive the concepts of learning, failure, and self-worth.
Preparing for year-end holidays? Here are our suggestions!
As we approach the final two months of 2022, we eagerly anticipate the upcoming holidays, year-end celebrations, and a tonne of family fun. Since a lot of new locations are opening up, there’s a lot of options to look out for this holiday season. While you do so, we are here to help you out with suggestions and tips that will help you plan your holidays better.
After results, what next?
The PSLE is one of the major milestones in a child’s academic journey. Children are competitively assessed based on their academic abilities and it can be a rather stressful experience. However, it is important to keep in mind that PSLE alone does not determine your child’s future. There are many other factors that contribute to success in life, such as hard work, determination and resilience.
Teaching kids to be accountable
The modern-day children are more independent than ever before. They are growing up in a world where they have easy access to advanced technology and intuitive social media platforms. This has led to them being more independent on one side and less accountable for their actions on the other side.
Tackling anxiety during exams
Anxiety is a real and serious issue that needs to be addressed. Most parents ignore it and think that it is common for students to be nervous during exam time.
Help – My child doesn’t perform well even after putting in a lot of effort!
More effort = greater result. True? Not always! Most of us would have come across situations where the effort we would have put in for a particular task might not have fetched us the desired results we expected. This scenario can happen for absolutely anyone and at different instances – be it workplace, or at school. The general misconception that most people have is that – “Better the effort, better the end result needs to be!” At the same time, we have also learnt that smart work has a higher chance of leading to better results.
Scoring well in the PSLE Mother Tongue Oral Examination
Do exams give you and your children anxiety? Well, PSLE Mother Tongue Oral Exam is one such exam that creates a steep difficulty curve and can be hard to navigate for many students. Although Singapore is a multi-linguistic country with citizens speaking many languages, the use of English, Chinese, Tamil and Malay in our curriculum can make it challenging to learn. Many educational factors affect the way students score in oral exams. Outlined below are a few ways to help your children improve their performance during the oral exam, which also leads to an increased probability of scoring well on paper.
How to best prepare for PSLE?
“He who laughs most, learns best.” Every child needs to laugh, and it is through moments of laughter and joy that they learn best. It is fair to say that even during moments of stress, laughter is highly critical in ensuring that one is able to learn optimally and perform to the best of one’s true abilities.
Learning from Finland’s education model
Singapore has one of the world’s highly reputed and well-regarded education systems. But does that mean that there’s no more room for improvement?
