Sun_2010:

... and there are quite a few professions that can get u more money with out even a good education....

Hehe, I had fun thinking of such jobs... but don't dare to say here in case I get torched!

Sun_2010

Like your poem! That's a great reminder that our kids are really not mini-mes

Hello all

Thought I'd share some science websites we'd been using recently. I've found that these are useful in helping me to answer my kids' relentless questioning. (I couldn't find a relevant thread on this, but please point me in the right direction if one exists.)
Oh, btw I don't know if these are at all helpful for primary science curriculumn since my oldest is just 7yo, but for general interest they are pretty fun to browse

For kids:-

http://spacekids.hq.nasa.gov/osskids/index.html
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/young_explorers/discover.aspx
http://www.amnh.org/ology/index.php?channel=earth
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/index.cfm
http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/justforkids/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/


More for grownups and perhaps older kids:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/
http://www.dnai.org/
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/homeworkhelp/science/science_homework_help.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/whos-who-human-evolution.html
http://www.mnh.si.edu/education/classroom_resources/teachersandclassrooms/index.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/

Note: if you have certain religious beliefs, you may want to ignore the evolution stuff since there may be potential conflict.

Please add on if you have other great resources, thank you!

carebear:

Well, if you think of it - to get into medical facualty in NUS you need to be top 1%, but after you graduate, and many years down the road, your pay is not even the top 10%. Therefore it is not worth it.

Of course it's not worth it if you just think of the $$$.
I sincerely hope not all aspiring doctors go into med school thinking of how much they will earn in future. Hopefully all those who make it to med school have hearts too, as well as brains. Imagine meeting a GP/paediatrician/gynaecologist/cardiologist/neurologist who is thinking solely of how much he/she can charge you to make up for all those years of swotting...

carebear:

Why so many of you all want your kids to be doctors? Do you know that doctors' pay is not as good as you think, at least they are not one of the top earning profession. Then have to study so hard. Might as well go into the financial sector, that's where you can make big bucks. Moreover if become GP, then so competitive. It is so hard to make a good living, given the amount of time spent studying.

Aiyah carebear, maybe it's not about money... Think how useful it is if there's a geriatric specialist at home when you are old and doddering about :lol: That's what DH always said about his own family - they have quite a few specialists around so very convenient when someone needs attention for some part of the body!

Ok, seriously, not all docs do it for the money. I actually agree with you that the pay is not that great, unless you're one of the very well-known specialists and can charge an arm and a leg just for consultation. But then all the docs I know make at least a five-figure salary a month. That's not too shabby at all for most people, isn't it? I definitely wouldn't mind it if my kids make that kind of money!

Anyway, DH certainly didn't go into his profession with starry visions of how much money he can make. It may sound trite but he genuinely wanted to work with and help people, and as a surgeon, till today he still gets enormous satisfaction from saving a life.

I think if one wants to have a better 'return' from all those of years of studying, consider law. Endure a few years of swotting through law school and a few more years of being scolded by your boss, clients and judges.... eventually your pay will be very decent hahahaha.

Totally agree that bf is great for quick loss of weight. But for me it only worked once... for DS1. Lost about 5kg in less than a month. Didn't help much for DD and DS2 though. And I tbf all three kids for about 2 yrs each, no use leh.

Anyway, eventually I discovered what worked like magic: cut out ALL processed food! For months all I ate was brown rice, vegetables, white meat and a little fish (imagine no seasoning at all, how to eat wor) and fruits. No noodles, bread etc and definitely no dessert. I think I skipped milk too. Drank only water. Everything was fairly tasteless cos I didn't use any salt, sugar, soya sauce etc. Very sian, but the kilos plunged like rocks into water, and in about two months even my pre-pregnancy clothes were too large.

(Sorry, OT a bit.
buds, congratulations!!!!! I'm probably the last to know on KSP but better late than never lah. I saw 'dis time 3rd round' and my eyes popped hahaha. Really very happy for you!)

What a fun topic!


I have three kids. DH and I would lurrrrve for them to follow in our footsteps and we have lots of fun discussing who should be what. Of course DH wants them on his 'side' whereas I hyperventilate at the thought of germs, bacteria and... pus. So, ideally they should all be on MY side and become lawyers. Unfortunately for DH, our two boys freak out at the sight of blood, but they take after me and can talk a cow up a tree. So possibly I would 'win' :lol: based on total count. DD thinks she wants to be a physician or a vet, so I work hard to 'convert' her hahaha.

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2ppaamm:

Which Uni in Singapore offers Actuarial Science? Do they take matured applicants?

NTU's B.Bus studies has an Actuarial Science program, I believe.