Reading is a habit that one needs to create and maintain, it doesn’t come naturally for most people. You might hear English teachers in school and English tuition teachers repeatedly reminding their students about the importance of reading and the numerous benefits that it can bring. So, why is reading important? Why do we need to
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The WHO’s (World Health Organisation) definition of health verbatim is, “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” For the longest of time, health was being understood as the absence of disease and no one really talks about mental well-being. Dr.B.M.Hegde, a renowned cardiologist,
When you move on to higher levels in your academic journey, you’ll realise that there’s a lot of reading to do. You will encounter thick textbooks filled with lots and lots words; not all of which would be important to you. Textbooks can be boring and there is not much that is exciting to look
In every student’s life, exam stress is natural. It’s one of those opportunities for students to better understand themselves and it teaches them patience and endurance. In Singapore, the major exams like PSLE, O-levels and A-levels serve as checkpoints that students have to get through. These are important determinants of students’ future as they decide the pathway that higher
An interview is all about “selling yourself” to the interviewers. You need to be able to convince them that you are their right choice and that you fit the bill for whatever you are trying to secure your place in. You may be attending a medical school interview, an overseas-values-in-action programme interview, or it may
Learning is never meant to be a competition so there is no need for one to be against another. It should also not be looked at as a tool that can be used to get a high-paying job in future. As young students, you should also understand the fact that someone else will not emerge
So, you have finally completed your big A-level examinations and you are now breathing the air of freedom! Although most students prefer to spend their holidays on their couch binge eating and watching Netflix shows, there are many others who would love to spend that time in a wise manner. Time is one of the
Being attentive during a lesson is of utmost importance that is the best way to learn and internalise information effectively. During classes in school or during one-to-one home tuition, or even group tuition, tutors would point out important information, and should students not be attentive during that lesson, they would lose out on learning about concepts in
Part-time tutoring and full-time tutoring are becoming actual jobs that people gravitate towards these days. This is because there is an increased demand for tuition as education is becoming increasingly challenging over the years. So, budding young tutors can take up part-time tuition while doing an undergraduate degree to figure out if it is something that they want
Writer’s block is something we here often from authors of our favourite books. It is a common question that gets asked during interviews and every author has his or her own unique way of overcoming this problem. This is essentially a problem whereby you cannot think of what to write next and there seems to