Mr. Lim is not the kind of tutor who makes students memorize blindly. He teaches my kids to write creatively and think differently. What really stood out was how much he cared — not just about grades, but also their confidence, mindset, and well-being. He even helped bridge communication between me and my kids. They genuinely enjoyed his lessons and stayed motivated throughout. Truly grateful for his guidance. You can reach him at 9727 9365.

Hope it helps with your child’s preparation for oral exam this July!

Any recommendations for HCL 1 to 1 online tutor for Sec 2? My DD is weak in the subject. Thank you.

Links to various level’s practices in this series:

• Sec 1
• Sec 2
• Sec 3
• Sec 4

https://chat.whatsapp.com/HqXsqqSuKgYFWOCCeHlCZE

the cheaper, more accurate and features rich digital watches have not replaced analog watches completely. the hand made Swiss analog watches still command a very high premium. The cheaper more durable plastic crockeries have not make porcelain china obsolete. People are willing to pay much more for porcelain china even when they are very fragile compared plastics. If AI is the digital watches/plastics, analog watches/porcelain china are the human spirits - has a valuable place in the world.

This is for entertainment:

In the movie Creator, world war breaks out between 2 camps: AI and its human supporters camp , and human camp. The human camp blame AI for a nuclear disaster when it was the human that made a mistake is programming AI that cause the nuclear disaster. In the movie, the AI machine is the benevolent good guys , the human camp is the cruel bad guys.

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Not sure about other SAP colleges, For HCI college, to get exemption from H1 Chinese , O level students need at least a C6, IP students need at least B4 (or B3?), in O level HCL grade.

My children were from non IP SAP secondary schools. All of them require to attempt HCL from secondary 1. I know another non IP SAP secondary school does not require all students to attempt HCL. so best is to email the school to check

yes this is true
min B4 for HCI kids advancing to HCJC

to ride on this, any recommendations for hcl tuition for hci kids? my kid in sec3 now, not failing but not ace-ing his higher chinese exams in hci

However, the tendency for people to do so is just right there, and people will just copy. Why think when someone else can think better than us? In the not so far off future, works from Leonardo di Vinci will pale in comparison to computer generated graphics, so why bother painting?

Think about chess. It was very popular in the 1900s, but with computer algorithms being so good now that no human can beat the machine, it was relegated to the background. Few people strive to be a chess champion these days, unlike 60 years ago.

I understand that it is suggested that AI be used as a tool. But like all tools, it can be used to destroy and maim. It is all too easy to use AI as a tool, and become a slave to it.

I attended a short intro course on LLM’s last year, just to learn more about what they can and can’t do. My takeaway is that we should treat them like a fairly intelligent intern - they can produce a decent first draft if given correct and exhaustive prompts! But the output still needs to be carefully checked and refined. This is what students need to learn - how to evaluate what LLMs produce, and how to improve the output so that they are willing to sign off on them.

More students will be allowed to study their mother tongue languages (MTLs) – Chinese, Malay or Tamil – at a higher level in secondary schools as part of a raft of efforts set to kick in over the next few years to shore up bilingual education.

From 2026, pupils who do well in the subject in the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) will be able to take higher mother tongue languages (HMTLs) in Secondary 1, regardless of their overall PSLE score.

These are pupils who score AL1 or AL2 – the two highest possible scores – in their mother tongue, or a distinction or merit in HMTL in the PSLE.

This is a change from the current system, where pupils must do well across all four subjects – English, maths, science and mother tongue – in the PSLE to qualify to study HMTL in secondary school.

Yeah, the range of topics tested can be really broad - they can cover both moral values and social issues. For 1 theme alone, there can be so many possibilities - e.g. on technology, it could be related to cashless payment or online learning or AI’s impact on ppl’s job etc.

Thus regular reading will be the best way to (while doing so, will be of help for the 实用文 and 口试 components too).

Reading material wise, you may want to check out this book:
https://adept-learning.com/product/secondary-o-level-cl-composition/

For example, both our local print and broadcast media uses 网络霸凌:
https://www.zaobao.com.sg/keywords/wang-luo-ba-ling
https://www.8world.com/topic/wangluobaling-0

Just don’t direct translate from English and use 网络欺负.

I also heard that for non-SAP IP schools, students just need to obtain a pass for O level HCL and they can opt out of H1 Chinese in Yr 5/6.

You’re right that every school seems to have different requirements for this (wonder if MOE has issued any guidelines), will find out more directly from DC’s preferred sec schools!

Not sure about other SAP colleges, For HCI college, to get exemption from H1 Chinese , O level students need at least a C6, IP students need at least B4 (or B3?), in O level HCL grade.

My children were from non IP SAP secondary schools. All of them require to attempt HCL from secondary 1. I know another non IP SAP secondary school does not require all students to attempt HCL. so best is to email the school to check