As a parent of one son who is in his Primary School years, it is never easy having to fork out time to coach my son despite being an ex MOE school teacher myself. With my own teaching business to run and my wife who......
Do our children really need tuition lessons? Most of my students genuinely need extra lessons to reinforce and supplement what they learn in schools. However, there are a few who are unable to perform due to external factors like having too much distraction at home......
One of the very common concerns that most parents have is whether their children can use methods not taught in schools to solve their word problems. The common feedback that I have received from students and parents as a Math Tutor is that school teachers......
We believe in teaching math through building confidence, spontaneous questioning, encouraging curiosity & conceptual understanding....
How can we help weak students improve in it? While there are no hard and fast rules, there are methods that enable weak students to excel in mathematics....
The answer to whether a child in Singapore requires mathematics tuition differs for each individual. However, it should be noted that the majority of students receive some form of additional math enrichment outside of their school activities. As such, holding all other factors constant, sending your child for mathematics tuition will allow them to keep pace with their peers....
Mental math is a critical function in our daily lives, helping us to perform basic tasks. Being able to perform mental math in primary school gives students a vital skillset for learning other mathematical techniques. In fact, many students stumble on various mathematical concepts due to an inability to perform mental maths....
When math homework or math class is mentioned, most children would groan and dread doing the work and going for class. However, there are ways which parents can help to motivate their children to learn mathematics....
When selecting a mathematics tutor for your child, you should look out for their ability to connect and the degree of customization of their lesson plan to your child. In addition, they should be both accountable and innovative....
Education is an important aspect in our child’s development. Having a good foundation in what they learn in primary school is pivotal to their future. As parents, when our child is struggling with maths in school, we might contemplate getting a private maths tutor to help improve their academic standing and build their confidence in mathematics....
The topic of change in education has been covered extensively in recent years. Just like the rest of the world, the education industry has experienced change at an unprecedented rate....
Geometry is recognised as a classical discipline in mathematics with many real-life applications. It is chiefly concerned with the properties of figures and space. Common topics under geometry includes volume and area. Your child can benefit hugely from learning geometry as it is applicable to a wide range of related subjects and careers....
Distance, time and speed are critical real world concepts that are taught as part of fundamental mathematics. When understood, they can be applied to a variety of different scenarios. Furthermore, distance, time and speed serve as a basis for physics concepts such as velocity and displacement....
We may not realize this, but shapes are all around us. We come across items of every shape in our home, out on the streets and in nature. Shapes can be a rectangular prism building, a sphere shape football, the crescent moon during a certain time of the month and even the oval-shaped of our eyes....
Ratios and rates are all fundamental mathematics concepts that are used in a variety of different situations. When students grasp these 2 concepts, the language of math becomes much more fluid. They also form the basis for more advance topics in both mathematics and its related subjects....
Many people would expect the answer to this question to be a resounding yes, and for good reason too. Afterall, we often hear of students who score well in math having poured in hours upon hours of practice. Is it then undeniable that practice makes truly perfect in math? The answer is a little less clear cut then what you might have guessed....
Who says that math has to be repetitive and boring? With some modifications, some of the simplest games can be made to help our children improve their confidence with numbers. ...
In this article, we will be covering a range of different industries and individual job positions that are heavily reliant on mathematics....
Tuition is a billion-dollar industry in Singapore, and it continues to grow rapidly every year....
Tuition is an increasingly popular option for parents in Singapore who wish to improve their child’s grades in maths, with 7 in 10 parents enrolling their children in private tuition in 2015....
A building block for nearly everything in everyday life, it deals with the logic of structure, quantity and relation. Several different theories were formed in its early days, each contributing massively to their civilisation. ...
Growing up, attending math classes in either kindergarten and primary school, you would hear these all the time. The times tables have always had a fundamental role in mathematics, during your time and now in your child’s. ...
Worried that your child has to take the public transport home alone after tuition? The safety and precautions they are taking when they are out and about?...