miereddy:

I heard of a case: \"A\" lives < 100m away from a popular school for more than 5 years, but lost during the ballot. Ended up, she quit her job just to personally send her kid to a school quite far from her home. To save time for the kid, so that the little girl can rest in the car. In the same year, \"B\" rented a place and got in during the ballot. Apparently \"B\" will move out after 30 months. Sounds so unfair.

Really? Don't judge too soon, there may be some other contributing factor...or maybe not and its just govt mistake. Hahaha

findingjoy:

Hi everyone, thought this might be useful for some of you


1) Be Positive and Provide Positive Feedback

It is important to replace external and monetary rewards with positive encouraging verbal responses. Do not get into the habit of rewarding your child for good grades. That is merely a short term gain and does not encourage your child to study in the long run. Moreover, there is plenty of scientific research to show that reward systems are ineffective in the long run. When you stop rewarding your child with monetary rewards (ie: toys, gadgets, candies etc), your child will lose the extrinsic motivation to study and may even not want to study anymore.

As such, the motivation to study should always be intrinsic. Give positive verbal feedback that focus on the behavior which you want to promote or encourage. Some positive comments include:

\"You have followed your revision timetable closely and have completed your revision for today. I’m proud of you for being such a diligent and responsible child.”

\"Your handwriting is neat and tidy. All your letters are right between the lines and they’re big enough for your teacher to read. I’m happy that you have put in effort to write well.”

“It’s great that you have completed your homework all by yourself! I know some questions were not easy to solve, but I noticed that you tried your best to solve them. You are a hardworking and determined child. Most importantly, you stayed focused and did not give up.”

Therefore, it is important to get into the habit of encouraging your child with kind positive words.

2) Establish A Study Routine

Your child needs to plan a study timetable and once the study timetable has been set, stick to it. It may take a few days, or even weeks, for your child to get used to it and your child may even protest, but as a parent, you will need to be firm and encourage your child to stick to it. A study schedule is useless if it is not carried out; a study routine is crucial. In order for your child to excel well in his/her studies, a regular study or revision routine is necessary.

As the saying goes, “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”

(credits to http://www.pslerevision.com/blog-study-articles)

Intrinsic motivation is the way to go! Stir up the enthusiasm in your child and you yourself won't have to try so hard. Parenting is similar to studying in this way: work smart, not hard.

zbear:

momkiasu:

When we found out that our second son lied to us about his exam grades(he failed Chinese), we swiftly dispensed a punishment so that he will never forget to tell the truth always.

Can you share what is this punishment?

Ya! So exciting hahaha

Curioussquirrel:

Remember Kids prosper best with a broad curriculum that celebrates their various talents, not just a small range of them. And by the way, the arts aren't just important because they improve math scores. They're important because they speak to parts of children's being which are otherwise untouched.

well said! in the end, good results only assures the ability to work hard when needed.

what people in this new economic age need are smarts and brains to capture new opportunities and transform them into advantage when needed

[quote=\"reiner\"]Marshall Cavendish will be holding a Big Box Sale next week from 28 May to 1 Jun 2015.


That means you can fill up a carton full of books for as much as you can carry for just $20. (Up to 95% off)

That’s a MASSIVE sale considering an average book will cost between $20 to $30.

You will be spoilt for choice with their wide range of books from cookbooks, children’s books to business and history books.

http://www.marshallcavendish.com/marsha ... 202015.pdf

http://www.moneydigest.sg/marshall-cave ... june-2015/[/quote

awesome!! going to stock up and get something nice to read

leongheng70:

Pen88n:

[quote=\"leongheng70\"]whoa i stress man, helping my son to look for good secondary school in the north...any recommend ?

What is the COP you are looking at? There are good schools in the north, but depending on his potential COP (which hopefully you have a rough gauge based on his SA1 results), you may want to know the range of schools you should target at.

Thanks Pen88n, based on his SA1 results, he is good in both science and mathematics.
We are trying NUSS however based on my personnel opinion, it a school full of cream of the cream, he might not be able to go in, therefore i wanted to keep my option open asking about good schools in the northen area(i live in sembawang) any opinion will be helpful [/quote]NUSS is indeed really competitive...I tried getting my ds inside. Cannot sia!

From a quick search, most schools with high cut off points are in the central/south area.

http://cutoffpoint.sg/secondary-school-cut-off-point/

Maybe NCHS or Anderson? They're pretty close.

Song22:

hi, my dd is very interested in learning acoustic guitar but sadly, we couldn't find a suitable teacher for her.


Any recommendation from parents? We are living in Tampines and we would prefer private teacher, or else, any good center is also good (we are willing to travel a little).

Please PM me if you have any information.

Thank you!

I'd recommend Yamaha or Cristofori, both are pretty good and have schools across the island too!

http://sg.yamaha.com/en/music_education/
http://www.cristofori.asia/ver4/

Do play songs with your DD too or encourage her to perform for you. It's a very good way to pull through the tough training stages of guitar keep the mood up!

chengwj:

Hi!


Anyone has recommendation for wushu classes @ Toa Payoh? Thank you.

this one is pretty well-known in TPY: http://search.insing.com/business/xin-y ... d-1ef60100

it’s really a matter of practice; there’s no black n white. i think if the tutor has satisfactorily delivered the service thus far, the family should pay for the period taught.

pokoyoko:

Have you guys bought the past year PSLE papers? I found them in Popular!!!

Popular's a good source for past yr exams. There are smaller shops too, some of them have really good variety! all sorts of school paper all also have