Educational Guides
Featured Article: Tuition group size matters
15
Jan
Glad to share the featured article on our tuition centre at Kiasu Parents homepage! Full article can be found from this link: http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/tuition-group-size-matters -- Who are we: Many years ago when I was studying in one of Singapore’s top secondary schools in Singapore, Mathematics used to be my problem subject and I remember going for tuition [...]
Top Sec Schools’ COP & EESIS COP in the last 10 years
27
Nov
Compiled the information found online to help parents to choose secondary schools for their children. EESIS (Year in P6) 2015 – 262 2014 – 258 2013 – 258 2012 – 262 2011 – 260 2010 – 260 2009 – 261 2008 – 263 2007 – 264 2006 – 262 (Year entering Sec 1, COP* is […]
List of SAP schools (consider HCL marks in PSLE 2015)
27
Nov
After PSLE, parents will choose secondary schools for their children. SAP schools are those schools considering HCL marks, and they include those in their COP (e.g. 265 as in 262+3 or 263+2 or 264+1). Here is the list of SAP schools: Anglican High School Catholic High School CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School Chung Cheng High [...]
Minimize the Number of Careless Mistakes by Applying The Four-Step Problem Solving Process
11
Sep
This Four-Step Problem Solving Process has been proven to be an effective strategy to minimize the number of careless mistakes! George Polya was a Hungarian mathematician who made fundamental contributions to combinatorics, number theory, numerical analysis and probability theory. He was known as the father of problem-solving as he outlined the problem-solving steps. The four [...]
How to overcome the problem of having careless mistakes in tests and exams?
12
Aug
How to overcome the problem of having careless mistakes in tests and exams? It is one of the most frequently asked questions by my students and parents. “My child knows everything but he/she makes too many careless in test/exam. How to avoid making so many careless mistakes” “I could do the questions but made careless [...]
How is all round education like?
05
Aug
There is always a discussion among educators that how the all round education should be like. My personal opinion is there are three very important areas that educators shall focus on: health, character and knowledge building. In our tuition centre, on top of emphasizing knowledge building, our tuition teachers also seize teachable moments to have [...]
What is a Good Tuition Centre in Singapore
05
Aug
There are quite a number of tuition centres in Singapore. Here are some advises on choosing a good tuition centre among them. But please keep in mind that the tuition fee must be high if a tuition centre can meet all of following. 1. Quality of Tuition Teachers Most of the tutors in the tuition centres [...]
How to Choose a Good Tuition Centre
25
Jul
Which quality should I look out for? There is no one magical quality that allows you to instantly make a good decision. However, there are definitely some qualities that are more important. Eventually, you will need to make a holistic assessment of all these qualities and select the tutor that is appropriate for your learning [...]
Dealing with Depression when you’re a teenager
25
Jul
The life of a teenager can be difficult enough, what with tests, exams, hormones, fall outs with your friends and then added pressure from your parents. The good thing is these emotions do in fact pass and you will get through the turmoil of teenage-hood as you learn to deal with these issues. However, there [...]
Small Group Tuition
25
Jul
Small group tuition refers to a tuition conducted by a professional tutor with more than one student. Let us compare the differences between small group tuition, private home tuition and big group tuition. Advantages of Small Group Tuition compared to Private Home Tuition: More cost effective Tuition Centre provides systematic materials, i.e. notes and worksheets [...]