Often have I heard parents complain about their child's lack of reading story books. In Singapore, this is made worse with electronics like games and smartphones becoming a staple in everyday activities of our children. Texting and all that distraction becomes the scourge of the millennium to some parents. Made worse with social media and …
Speech by Steve Jobs at Stanford Commencement
Ken Robinson Talks Education
In the 21st Century, how important is it to be able to read, write and speak English in Singapore?
This is an English composition written by a student doing Cambridge O' levels in 2014. Standard: GCE O'levels. In the 21st Century, there has been a vast technological advancement compared to the 20th Century, especially with the development of the internet as a tool for social networking with English as lingua franca. English is a …
Optimism and its role in studying
There is a direct correlation between the optimism in a student and the success in studying. Just like the answer to the glass is half full or half empty, this concept is very much a question about the outlook and confidence of the individual. The optimism of students to how well they fare in their …
How to improve discipline in a student
Discipline, the main ingredient to success. Sprinkle with concentration, a dash of determination and double boil with patience. That's the making of a properly executed education. In every education system around the world, the recipe above are quality prerequisites because students spends years in school before gaining their certification and joining the workforce. The need …
Doing well in the PSLE of Singapore
PSLE. Primary School Leaving Examination are the first educational hurdle of all Singapore students and has been a staple of our enduring educational system since its inception. So what's all the fuss over the PSLE's? First and foremost, it dictates the secondary schools that a child can go to. Secondly, it dictates the stream that …
Famous People-Mother Theresa
Wikipedia.com quotes " The Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, M.C., commonly known as Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), was an Albanian-born, Indian Roman Catholic Religious Sister. Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, which in 2012 consisted of over 4,500 sisters and is active in 133 countries. They run hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis; soup …
the 4 pillars of learning
So with the need in the 21st Century to be highly educated comes the need to provide an education that befits the dynamism of such an aim. Society changes rapidly, with the industrial revolution going the way of the dinosaurs, the digital revolution maturing and now, the social revolution is upon us with Facebook, Twitter …
A sign of things to come. The Primary Levels
This is the new website of eduKate, revamped and all out to improve students. But before we start the next season, we shall wrap up this year with this article. 2014 is coming, and we will have some changes to our classes. This is in relation to the outcome of the classes that we had …
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