[Education] Secondary English Essays: PEELing and Planning
2019 O-Level Paper 1 Question 5: ‘Most young people today are obsessed with fame and imitating celebrities.’ What are your views? One of last [Click to read more.]
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[Education] Are we relying too much on academic crutches for exams?
By Adrian Kuek (Joyous Learning) and Marcus Goh Almost two years ago, a sophisticated cheating ring gave external assistance to six students taking their O-Levels. The elaborate [Click to read more.]
[Education] Easy ways to teach children about diversity without make it about writing academic compositions
By Adrian Kuek (Joyous Learning) and Marcus Goh Globalisation is everybody’s favourite buzzword these days, but it’s not just some corporate jargon made up to impress CEOs. [Click to read more.]
[Education] 5 activities that would make truly interesting CCAs for students
By Adrian Kuek (Joyous Learning) and Marcus Goh According to the MOE website, “students discover their interests and talents” through Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs). They are “an integral [Click to read more.]
[Education] Useful subjects that we wished we studied in school (but didn’t)
By Adrian Kuek (Joyous Learning) and Marcus Goh The biggest complaint that students have when it comes to school subjects is this: “Will I really use it [Click to read more.]
[Education] Academic changes that every new Sec 1 student should know
By Adrian Kuek (Joyous Learning) and Marcus Goh The jump from Primary 6 to Secondary 1 is probably one of the biggest changes that your child will [Click to read more.]
[Education] 5 ways for your child to combat the back-to-school blues
By Adrian Kuek (Joyous Learning) and Marcus Goh The holidays are coming to an end, and the new school year looms ahead. Although everyone’s preparing for the [Click to read more.]
[Education] 5 ways to turn an overseas holiday into a multi-disciplinary educational experience
You might think that taking a trip out of Singapore means that your child stops learning, but nothing could be further from the truth. An [Click to read more.]
[Education] How to set SMART goals for your children to accomplish in 2018
By Adrian Kuek (Joyous Learning) and Marcus Goh If you’ve ever been a full-time employee, then you’ll definitely have heard of the SMART framework for [Click to read more.]
[Education] 6 good reasons why you need to educate your child about sex early
By Adrian Kuek (Joyous Learning) and Marcus Goh The birds and the bees are an uncomfortable subject for most parents, especially Asian ones. Most adults flinch at [Click to read more.]