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.
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How to spare the rod, and not spoil the child?
Sometimes, as a parent you might have to deal with a lot of frustration. This may lead to an impulsive physical discipline measure being taken and is usually done out of anger and frustration. At times like this, take a pause before talking to your children about their wrongdoings or step away for a minute, gather your thoughts and then go back into their space.
How do we raise innovative kids?
Is being innovative a product of nature or nurture? The reality is that kids aren’t born innovative. They need the right guidance, support and skillset to grow up as innovative individuals. At present, it is more likely that the future Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, or Sundar Pichai is in your home. Sounds crazy? Well, all the three famous personalities we have mentioned above were children once and had a childhood journey that contributed to their entrepreneurial journeys. The rest is history!
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.
How to juggle various aspects of education?
“The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” In today’s evolving society, students often face the dilemma of managing various aspects of their education. There are a lot of factors that go into this and it can be overwhelming for some students to manage it all. The key to succeed in academics is to find the right balance.
Celebrating Diwali in 2022!
Singapore celebrates Deepavali (or Diwali) on 24 October 2022. This festivity is commonly known as the festival of lights and generally symbolises the victory of light over darkness.
How to help students and teachers keep distractions at bay?
With HBL being the new normal ever since 2020, “how to help students keep distractions at bay” is likely to be the most searched query on Google by teachers.
How can I help my child with HBL?
Two years ago, the Ministry Of Education (MOE), introduced the concept of Home Based Learning (HBL) – a blended learning approach of home-based and in-school activities. The main objective of this initiative is to make students become more versatile, agile and self-directed learners.
How to raise Realistic Children?
Before we delve into the topic of realistic dreams, it is important for us to understand what “unrealistic dreams” are. Unrealistic dreams are those that are out of the norm and are seen as highly unachievable because of the intricacies involved. For example, a dream to become a scientist at the age of 15 can be an unrealistic dream.
Exam Special: Making use of the PSLE marking days!
We have just entered the end-of-year season, and surely many children would have already planned to use this time to laze around and stay away from their academics. . But with the upcoming examinations coming up, this blog entry is catered specifically to help students pick up tips on how to make full use of their PSLE marking holidays, from 17 October to 20 October 2022.
