Monthly Archives: April, 2017

All the best!

With exams just around the corner, I will like to wish all parents and learners all the very best! Regards, passioninlearning.wordpress.com http://www.facebook.com/passioninlearningeric

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An article to share

I thought this would be a good article (Courtesy of Straits Times) to share with all parents and readers here. This is perhaps the reason why I try not to work on electronic copies, instead preferring them to be printed out instead. Likewise, for crafting own revision notes, having an own hand-written set definitely help …

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MOE press release for school merger

Dear parents and readers, Please note this press release by MOE, with regards to school merger in 2019. https://www.gov.sg/news/content/more-schools-to-merge-in-2019-jcs-included Regards, Eric passioninlearning.wordpress.com http://www.facebook.com/passioninlearningeric

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Of problem sums….

It seems like not many have dwelled on the qualitative aspects of problems sums, hence the inspiration to write on this subject. Problem sums, as the name suggests, refers to a genre of questions whereby some patience and moderate effort is needed to solve them correctly. Needless to say, problems sums will literally pose either …

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A good article to share…

I thought that this would be a great article(courtesy of Today) to share with fellow parents. As modern parents work to provide children with a reasonable standard of living, we must be careful not to neglect some of the basic values that children must possess. As what I have often shared with parents, it is …

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Guess-and-check: A student’s best friend (though not quite so)

More often than not, the exam time constraint sets students back in the sense that poor time management results in them not being able to complete the paper. While familiarity with question genres will help in solving sums faster, time management is of essence too, hence I often advise learners to attempt questions using more …

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Over (and under) parenting

Quite frankly, I did not expect my previous post on parenting to garner so much responses. As a young parent to two little children, the situation is somewhat contrasting, being a relatively inexperienced parent and yet a largely seasoned educator, having worked for two decades with parents since 1997. Having promised, I will like to …

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Procrastination

Most, if not all, of us would have been guilty of this at some point in time. It can be during our study years, or even spring-cleaning during festive seasons such as Chinese New Year. In recent times, with the prevalence of social media and connectivity to the Net, it makes the task of ownership …

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