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
by Wong Kin Leong 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 …
How to improve discipline in a student
by Wong Kin Leong 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 …
Famous People-Florence Nightingale, Nursing
The professionalism of nurses you see in our hospitals owe it to Florence Nightingale. She set the standards for modern nursing and her methods have improved medicine and caring for the sick to what it is today. Here's an extract from wikipedia.com "Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (/ˈflɒrəns ˈnaɪtɨŋɡeɪl/; 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was a celebrated British social …
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Doing well in the PSLE of Singapore
by Wong Kin Leong 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 …
Famous Places-Machu Picchu, Peru
Machu Picchu is an ancient Inca site that was abandoned and discovered in 1911 by the Americans. Here's an extract from wikipedia.com: Machu Picchu (in hispanicized spelling, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmatʃu ˈpiktʃu]) or Machu Pikchu (Quechua machu old, old person, pikchupyramid; mountain or prominence with a broad base which ends in sharp peaks,"old peak", pronunciation [ˈmɑtʃu ˈpixtʃu]) is a 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above …
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 …
Famous People- Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is remembered for many things, a great President, war strategist, a liberator of racism and most importantly the President that kept America united. Self educated and becoming a lawyer, Abraham Lincoln opposed the expansion of slavery and won the American Civil War which kept America from splitting into two. Shortly after, Abraham Lincoln …
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