[Education] How to do well in the Direct Schools Admission exercise
By Marcus Goh and Adrian Kuek The Direct Schools Admission (DSA) process is an alternative avenue for primary students to move on to secondary school. It [Click to read more.]
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[Education] Are fidget spinners dangerous?
By Marcus Goh and Adrian Kuek If you’ve been around any student recently, you’ll have noticed that they carry around a spinning object that looks [Click to read more.]
[Education] 5 tips for picking good assessment books for students
By Marcus Goh and Adrian Kuek If you’ve ever bought an assessment book (or been tasked to do so), you’ll understand how daunting it is. [Click to read more.]
[Education] Using the 5W1H for better Primary English compositions
By Marcus Goh and Adrian Kuek Writing a PSLE English composition plot is easy. Man steals wallet. Student fails exam because she did not study [Click to read more.]
[Education] Theatre teaches students empathy, critical thinking
Dream Academy’s latest offering, Detention Katong, is targetted at secondary school students, given its school setting and distinctly kid-friendly Advisory rating. The educational benefits of theatre [Click to read more.]
[Education] Tips to ace open-ended Science exam questions
By Marcus Goh and Adrian Kuek Come Primary 3, your child will be taking Science as one of their core subjects. The Science exam has [Click to read more.]
[Education] How the gamification of learning can help your child
By Marcus Goh and Adrian Kuek We’ve talked about how to help your kids love learning, but what about changing the learning process altogether to make [Click to read more.]
[Education] How to help your kids love learning
By Marcus Goh and Adrian Kuek In our meritocratic education system, all that really matters at the end of the day are the numbers in [Click to read more.]
[Education] Should students train for the GEP admission tests?
By Adrian Kuek (Joyous Learning) and Marcus Goh One of the most thorny issues in Singapore’s education system is the the Gifted Education Programme (GEP). The top [Click to read more.]
[Education] How to avoid being fooled by fake news
by Marcus Goh and Adrian Kuek Students aged 10 and above have a “dismaying” ability to tell real news from fake news, according to a [Click to read more.]