For the Love of Math – Fascinating TED Talks on Math
For the majority of us, Math or Maths is this rather dreary, arbitrary, very abstract subject that we occasionally apply when we’re out shopping.
Life
The Case for Exams
Since time immemorial, examinations have been used as a measure of academic success. Ancient Chinese folklore tell many tales of country youth, in their abiding desire to better themselves and their fates, head to the then-capital of Peking to sit the Imperial exams, to join the ranks of the elite Government.
The Best Books to Encourage Students to Start a Writing Habit
Writing, whether putting thoughts or imagination on to paper (or screen as the modern case may be) is a skill that once acquired is rarely lost.
The Core of All Learning: An Interview with Diana Laufenberg
The Core of all Learning – it isn’t about what you know, but what you can create from what you know – An Interview with Diana Laufenberg
OECD’s 2012 PISA Results: The Truth About Academic Successes in the Far East
Every three years, come December time, I get ready for a good chuckling at the ridiculous blame game, and the seemingly, desperately important name and shame game of the OECD’s PISA Results.
Introverts in the Classroom: Susan Cain’s The Quiet Revolution
I recently listened to Susan Cain’s TedTalk on The Power of Introverts and found it really interesting. While it seemed quite clear (at least to me), that she was uncomfortable on the stage, a little hesitant, even timid, I thought that, in essence, helped so much with her message – Quiet: The Power of Introverts. […]
OECD PISA: What the Results Fail to Tell You
Whenever I think of how the developed countries, particularly the UK and the USA got their ‘knickers in a twist’ over the last PISA results, with the drop in placings and so-called poor-performance of the 15-year olds in their respective countries, I also wonder how much reflective searching these ‘poor performers’ have done within their […]
Brain Infographic
When have we ever taken the time to appreciate the very thing that make us who we are? I don’t mean our physical looks, the colour of our eyes or whether we have natural curls in our hair. I mean the way we feel, how we behave, the decisions and actions that we take. Thanks […]
Tutoring Good or Bad…
Tutoring Good or Bad… Possibly depends on where you are in the world As I read this BBC article (Meet the ‘tutor kings and queens’) yesterday, I was not really surprised at the success of these ‘Tutors’ in the East. After all, having been born and bred in Malaysia, where private tutoring has always had […]
Where the Learning Revolution Takes Place – Facilitating Knowledge
So much has been said about embedding technology in to education, about how technology will revolutionise teaching. The truth is technology on its own does little.
In Defense of the Tiger Mum
…so much more than just a ‘pushy’ parent. A few weeks ago I came across a request in my mailbox, sent by a popular mum’s mailing list that I subscribe to: “Looking for a Tiger Mum for fabulous magazine” The request was made by a journalist, who was writing an article on various parenting methods […]
Family Rules Every Household Should Adopt
Another one of our inspirational poster give aways, feel free to reproduce this on A4 prints by downloading the image from the link below. The message on the poster reads, Family Rules…
Celebrating Life
We have created a new category on this blog called ‘Life’. To start this category going, we would like to share with our readers, a ‘Live Well’ poster that we stumbled upon when out and about and had this designed in house. We hope you are as inspired as we are with the message which reads: Never […]