Work with Numbers up to 10 Millions by age 9.

English state schools in UK are taking actions to toughen up their standards in order to compete with international advance education systems such as Singapore.

A draft mathematics curriculum suggests that students at the age of nine will have to know all their time tables up to 12×12 and be able to work with numbers up to 10 million by the end of the primary education. Currently, students only need to know up to 10×10 and work with numbers below 1,000 by age 11. This is quite a challenge for future students. If students nowadays think that the current education system is tough to excel in, think again.

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Conversation Between A Husband & His Wife

Just for Laugher. For Singapore Parents.

A Singapore edition of a blog post : http://blogs.greatschools.org/greatschoolsblog/2012/04/public-vs-private-school-a-drama-in-interminable-acts.html 

A Conversation Between A Couple Discussing About Tuition. (Not based on true story)

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Husband: This is crazy. We can’t afford to send both children for both group tuition and home tuition. I don’t know why you’re even contacting a tuition agency.

Wife: Because PSLE and O Level are approaching. We need to ensure that they can get into the top schools.

Husband: Paying $1000 plus a month for all the tuition isn’t an option. It’s out of the question.

Wife: At least primary school tuition is only $400.

Husband: You’re kidding me, right?

Wife: OK, It’s more like $450.

Husband: We. Can’t. Do. This.

Wife: We might get financial aid.

Husband: Even if we get a few hundreds, the tuition fees will still be overbearing.

Wife: But we have savings!

Husband: That’s before the market crashed.

Wife: But we still have our CPF. We should invest in the future: our children! We’re old, disposable, our lives are almost over.

Husband: We’re not 88! We’re just 38. We could live another 50 years if my boss doesn’t sack me.

Wife: But when we get old, I don’t want to be a burden to them. When the time comes, we should migrate elsewhere and leave them alone.

Husband: I do not want to go anywhere. Singapore is my home!

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*The above post is not meant to offend anyone. Cheers!

We strongly advise parent to find a single good home tutor or tuition center. Overwhelming the children with too much stress will not be good in the long run.

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Do More! Maximise Your Productivity Today.

The place where you study has a certain amount of influence over your productivity. Have you tried to study in a noisy Macdonald or at a quiet corner at Changi Airport? If you want to be more productivity, check out the tips below.

Physical: 

Open space or enclosed room? Noise at open spaces are known to cause fatigue and may reduce productivity by up to 66%. Sometimes a earplug may not be enough. So try to look for a quiet place for studying.

Functional:

Make sure the environment has everything you need to study, within your reach. Some of these things may include your water bottle, books, remote control for the fan etc. If you feel comfortable at the place, you tend to study better.

Psychological:

Focus. Focus. Focus. Keep all distractions away from your study table. Away from sight, away from mind. Do not log into your Facebook account while trying to figure out the solution for a Math question. Also refrain from using your mobile phone too often while studying.

 

There are many more methods to keep your productivity up. Try to understand where and when do you study the best and come up with a study strategy. Good luck.

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Buying The New iPad For School? Lets See How It Might Help Your Studies.

Many students are using various form of technologies to assist their learning. We have discussed about how students utilised smart phones to study in our previous post. Now, you can further understand the future of textbooks by looking at the infograph below. For home tutors who are always thinking of ways to make teaching easier, you can refer to the infograph too.

How Higher Education Is Going Digital

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