Posted in Administrative

Just in case …..

Singapore Learner is closed today due to Hari Raya Haji which falls today. I have to announce this because to my horror, two students arrived at 9 am this morning! I know some of you are very hardworking but please do not forget what life is about and what memories are made up of. Btw, Singapore Learner is open for tuition tomorrow from 5 pm onwards for those who need. Have a good day.

Posted in A-Level, Personal

Wishing all ‘A’ Level students …..

On behalf of all my tutors, I would like to wish all ‘A’ Level students, especially those whom we have personally tutored, great success in their coming examinations. No matter what happens, you cannot change the past but you can influence the future. You already have what it takes to be great people. So just take action, perform when the time comes, and carry on the good work.

Posted in A. Math, Educational Advice, Sec Math

Do NOT practise Math the day before ……..

If there is one really important advice I would like to give to students currently doing the ‘A’ and ‘O’ level exams, it is that you MUST NOT do math problems the day before and the few hours before math exams. If you do, chances are high that you will get a “mental blockage” during the exam, e.g, confusing between differentiation and integration.

My own personal experience supports this advice. Throughout my years in RI, the highest marks for a math exam that I obtained was for the one that I completely did not do any kind of studying the night before; I topped that exam, even outperforming all the gifted students (I was not in the gifted stream). Similarly for my PSLE exam.

About three years ago, one of my A. Math students did not heed my advice. She called me immediately after the first paper, crying and telling me she lost 20 marks, because she left those questions unanswered at all. When I asked why, she said she couldn’t think at all during parts of the exam and she admitted she did problem-solving in the morning before the exam. After heeding my advice for the second paper a few days later, she called back to say it was very easy. Her overall result: A2.

No athlete or sportsperson exercises or practises the day before a competition; the body needs a total rest. Similarly our minds also need to rest as exams are nothing more than a mental exercise and a mental competition.

Posted in A. Math, Educational Advice, Pure Chemistry, Sec Math

Post-Sec 2 students should opt to do A. Math and Pure Chemistry ….

This is the period when Sec 2 students choose their subject combinations which can ultimately affect their future career. For the widest opportunities at higher levels, students should opt to do Additional Math and Pure Chemistry, if they qualify.

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