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More news on university ranking in Singapore for today as Singapore falls to 15th place according to this article from straitstimes.com with an extract of it below:
by Amelia Teng
“SINGAPORE – Singapore has fallen 12 spots to 15th place in a ranking of the world’s best cities for university students.
Last year the London-based educational consultancy Quacuarelli Symonds (QS) ranked the Republic third in the world and the best in Asia.
However when it released this year’s table this morning it had plummeted, which QS said was due to adjustments made to some factors.
Cities were given scores across five categories for 18 measures, including four new ones that looked at their level of pollution, safety, transparency and tolerance.
Existing indicators included affordability and employability
Herein lies important dates for Singapore schools and our operating schedules for 2015. Parents take note that eduKate SG operates on all days except public holidays stated in SECTION 3.2
(all information are subject to changes from MOE and is only intended to be used as a rough guideline. dated 4th Nov 2014)
extract from MOE website:
School Terms and Holidays For 2015
1.0)The school year for 2015 for all MOE primary and secondary schools will start from Friday, 2 January and end on Friday, 20 November 2015. This takes into account 40 weeks of curriculum time for teaching and learning before the start of the national examinations, and six weeks of school vacation at end of year for teachers and students.
1.1) School Calendar 2015
PRIMARY & SECONDARY
Semester I
Term I
Fri 2 Jan – Fri 13 Mar
Term II
Mon 23 Mar to Fri 29 May
Semester II
Term III
Mon 29 Jun to Fri 4 Sep
Term IV
Mon 14 Sep to Fri 20 Nov
JUNIOR COLLEGE (JC) Year 1 & Millennia Institute (MI) Year 1
MI Year 2
JC Year 2 & MI Year 3
Semester I
Term I
Mon 2 Feb – Fri 13 Mar
Mon 5 Jan – Fri 13 Mar
Term II
Mon 23 Mar to Fri 29 May
Semester II
Term III
Mon 29 Jun to Fri 4 Sep
Term IV
Mon 14 Sep to Fri 20 Nov
Mon 14 Sep to end of ‘A’-level exams
1.2) School Vacation 2015
2.0)The four vacation periods for schools, junior colleges and centralised institute for 2015 will be as follows:
PRI & SEC
Between Terms I & II
Sat 14 Mar – Sun 22 Mar
Between Semesters I & II
Sat 30 May – Sun 28 Jun
Between Terms III & IV
Sat 5 Sep – Sun 13 Sep
At End of School Year
Sat 21 Nov – Thu 31 Dec
JC Year 1,
MI Year 1 & MI Year 2
JC Year 2 &
MI Year 3
Between Terms I & II
Sat 14 Mar – Sun 22 Mar
Between Semesters I & II
Sat 30 May – Sun 28 Jun
Between Terms III & IV
Sat 5 Sep – Sun 13 Sep
At End of School Year
Sat 21 Nov – Thu 31 Dec
End of ‘A’ Level exams – Thu 31 Dec
3.0) The scheduled school holidays and public holidays for 2015 will be as follows:
3.1) Scheduled School Holidays 2015
Youth Day
Sun 5 Jul (The following Monday, 6 Jul 2015 will be a scheduled school holiday)
Teachers’ Day
Fri 4 Sept
Children’s Day for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only)
Fri 9 Oct
3.2) Public Holidays 2015
Term I
New Year’s Day
Thu 1 Jan
Chinese New Year
Thu 19 Feb
Fri 20 Feb
Term II
Good Friday
Fri 3 Apr
Labour Day
Fri 1 May
Vesak Day
Mon 1 Jun
Term III
Hari Raya Puasa
Fri 17 Jul
National Day
*Sun 9 Aug
Term IV
Hari Raya Haji
Thu 24 Sep
Deepavali
**Tue 10 Nov
Christmas Day
Fri 25 Dec
*The next day, Mon 10 Aug 2015, will be a public holiday. **Tentatively, Deepavali will fall on 10 November in 2015. This date will need to be reconfirmed against the Hindu Almanac when it is available. Should there be a change in date, the Ministry of Manpower will issue a media release to announce the change accordingly.
Modernise your writing with new phrases or idioms.
Time shifts language and adopts new words/phrases. As we continue into the 21st Century, usage of idioms have changed significantly in our society and time dictates certain idioms/phrases to be out of date and some that becomes fashionable.
Here’s a few fun ones:
take things easy
suck it up
keep in touch
speak of the devil
slip past
send me up the wall
you got me
hit it off
mixed up in
in summary
These phrases are definitely useful and fashionable right now, and gives a contemporary and modern feel to your writing. If your composition is written in a modern setting, keep the words trendy and fresh.
Or it depends on the characters that you use in your composition. When the person is older, he/she can take on an older vocabulary/phrase/idiom. But when the character is younger, then keep it trendy, like “Whoa! Nellie”.
So keep that in mind when you write your next composition. Certain phrases might sound archaic and eventhough it is contextually correct, it just gives a slightly musty feel to your writing, dusty covers and all.
English Tuition with Yuet Ling doing Cloze Passages.
Punggol Tuition Centre for English Math and Science
Herein lies the class contents and SEAB MOE Syllabus of our 2015 tutorial classes for English, Maths and Science tuition at both eduKate Tampines and Punggol Branch. MOE PSLE syllabus will be adhered to strictly with additions as listed below applied for your child’s character development and skill improvements. PSLE Syllabus by SEAB MOE can be found at bottom of this page.
Primary English
eduKate’s syllabus covers MOE guideline PSLE Syllabus English 2015 as our core lesson content.
Vocabulary
Grammar
Synthesis
Composition (Situational and Continuous)
Comprehension
Cloze Passage
Listening Comprehension
Oral and speech
In addition, we incorporate the following into our English programme:
Creative writing
Historical Knowledge
General Knowledge
Moral Ethics and Good Manners
Introduction to Newspapers and Current Affairs
Reading & Appreciation of Classical Children Story Books
English and its use in Technology and Social Media
Primary Mathematics
eduKate’s syllabus for Mathematics follows MOE guideline in accordance to cohort requirements from Primary 1-6.
In addition, we shall incorporate the following into our Mathematics programme:
Conceptual Understanding and Skill Proficiency
Heuristics and application to Problem Sums
Every day use of Mathematics
PSLE Preparatory Mathematics Classes in October 2014
PSLE Intensive Mathematics Classes in June-October 2015
eduKate Singapore Tampines Tuition Centre Student doing Secondary Math
Below are a list of schools that we currently cater to in accordance to our current location
Tampines Tuition Branch:
Angsana Primary School
Chongzheng Primary School
East Spring Primary School
East View Primary School
Gongshang Primary School
Junyuan Primary School
Poi Ching School
St. Hilda’s Primary School
Tampines North Primary School
Tampines Primary School
Yumin Primary School
Dunman Secondary School
East Spring Secondary School
East View Secondary School
Junyuan Secondary School
Ngee Ann Secondary School
Pasir Ris Secondary School
Springfield Secondary School
St. Hilda’s Secondary School
Tampines Secondary School
Tampines Junior College
United World College of South East Asia (Tampines Campus)
Canossa Convent Primary School
East Coast Primary School
Eunos Primary School
Geylang Methodist School (Primary)
Haig Girls’ School
Macpherson Primary School
Maha Bodhi School
Maris Stella High School
Ngee Ann Primary School
St. Gabriel’s Primary School
Tao Nan School
Yangzheng Primary School
Bartley Secondary School
CHIJ Katong Convent
Geylang Methodist School (Secondary)
MacPherson Secondary School
Manjusri Secondary School
Ping Yi Secondary School
St. Gabriel’s Secondary School
Zhonghua Secondary School
Nanyang Junior College
Punggol Tuition Branch:
Casuarina Primary School
Compassvale Primary School
Coral Primary School
Edgefield Primary School
Elias Park Primary School
Greendale Primary School
Horizon Primary School
Loyang Primary School
Mee Toh School
Meridian Primary School
North Vista Primary School
Palm View Primary School
Park View Primary School
Pasir Ris Primary School
Punggol Primary School
Punggol Green Primary School
Punggol View Primary School
Seng Kang Primary School
White Sands Primary School
Yio Chu Kang Primary School
Compassvale Secondary School
Coral Secondary School
Edgefield Secondary School
Greendale Secondary School
Greenview Secondary School
Hai Sing Catholic School
Loyang Secondary School
North Vista Secondary School
Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School
Punggol Secondary School
Seng Kang Secondary School
Siglap Secondary School
Meridian Junior College
North Spring Primary School
Rivervale Primary School
CHIJ St. Joseph’s Convent
Anchor Green Primary School
Fernvale Primary School
Nan Chiau Primary School
Sengkang Green Primary School
Springdale Primary School
Nan Chiau High School
Pei Hwa Secondary School
Secondary Mathematics GCE O levels at eduKate SG Tuition Centre
Current PSLE Syllabus outlined by SEAB MOE website Jan 2015 onwards
PSLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Implemented from the Year of Examination 2015
PURPOSE OF EXAMINATION
The purpose of the examination is to assess the candidates’ attainment in English Language based on the Learning Outcomes stated in the English Language Syllabus 2010: Primary & Secondary (Express / Normal [Academic]). The Learning Outcomes form the basis for the assessment objectives listed on page 3.
ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES
In this English Language examination, candidates will be assessed on their ability to:
In Paper 1 (Writing)
AO1 write to suit purpose, audience and context in a way that is clear and effective
AO2 use appropriate register and tone in a variety of texts
AO3 generate and select relevant ideas, organising and expressing them in a coherentand cohesive manner
AO4 use correct grammar, spelling and punctuation
AO5 use a variety of vocabulary appropriately, with clarity and precision
In Paper 2 (Language Use and Comprehension)
AO1 demonstrate comprehension of a range of texts at the literal and inferential levels
AO2 show understanding of implied meaning, and make judgement and evaluation, byreading and/or viewing closely and critically
AO3 show understanding of how contextual use of lexical and grammatical itemsshapes meaning
AO4 demonstrate the correct use of grammar, spelling and punctuation, and theappropriate use of vocabulary in given contexts
In Paper 3 (Listening Comprehension)
AO1 demonstrate understanding of the content of a variety of spoken texts at the literal and inferential levels
AO2 identify key messages, main ideas and details in a variety of spoken texts
AO3 infer and draw conclusions by listening critically
In Paper 4 (Oral Communication)
AO1 read with good pronunciation, clear articulation and appropriate intonation in order to convey the information, ideas and feelings in a passage
AO2 produce a well-paced, fluent reading of a passage
AO3 express their personal opinions, ideas and experiences clearly and effectively inconversing with the examiner
AO4 speak fluently and with grammatical accuracy, using a range of appropriatevocabulary and structures
EXAMINATION FORMAT
Candidates will be assessed in the following areas:
PAPER
COMPONENT
ITEM TYPE
NO. OF ITEMS
MARKS
WEIGHTING
DURATION
1 (Writing)
Situational Writing Continuous Writing
OE OE
1 1
15 40
27.5%
1 h 10 min
2
(Language Use and Comprehension)
Booklet A:
Grammar
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Cloze
Visual Text Comprehension
Booklet B:
Grammar Cloze
Editing for Spelling and Grammar
Comprehension Cloze
Synthesis / Transformation
Comprehension OE
MCQ MCQ MCQ MCQ
OE OE
OE OE OE
10 5 5 8
10 12
15 5 10
10 5 5 8
10 12
15 10 20
47.5%
1 h 50 min
3
(Listening Comprehension)
Listening Comprehension
MCQ
20
20
10%
About 35 min
4
(Oral Communication)
Reading Aloud
Stimulus-based Conversation
OE OE
1 passage
1 visual stimulus
10 20
15%
About 10 min (5 min preparation time; about 5 min examination time)
Part 1 (Situational Writing): Candidates will be required to write a short functional piece (e.g. letter, email, report) to suit the purpose, audience and context of a given situation.
Part 2 (Continuous Writing): Candidates will be required to write a composition of at least 150 words in continuous prose on a given topic. Three pictures will be provided on the topic offering different angles of interpretation. Candidates may also come up with their own interpretation of the topic.
Paper 2 (Language Use and Comprehension)
Candidates will be assessed on their ability to use language correctly and to comprehend visual and textual information.
Paper 3 (Listening Comprehension)
This paper comprises 20 multiple-choice questions which test candidates’ ability to understand spoken English. The texts may be in the form of news items, announcements, advertisements, instructions, explanations, conversations, speeches and stories. Graphic representations will be used for the first seven items. Each text will be read twice. Time will be given for candidates to read the questions before the first reading of each text.
Paper 4 (Oral Communication)
For Reading Aloud, candidates are assessed on their ability to pronounce and articulate words clearly, as well as their ability to read fluently with appropriate expression and rhythm. For Stimulus-based Conversation, candidates are assessed on their ability to give a personal response to a visual stimulus and engage in a conversation on a relevant topic.
PSLE MATHEMATICS
For Examination from 2009
PURPOSE OF THE EXAMINATION
The purpose of the Mathematics examination is to assess pupils’ attainment in mathematics at the end of primary education with respect to the objectives of the 2007 Mathematics (Primary) syllabus. pdf file-PSLE-maths-primary-2007
ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES
Pupils should be able to:
recall specific mathematical facts, concepts, rules and formulae, and performstraightforward computations. (Knowledge)
interpret data and use mathematical concepts, rules and formulae, and solveroutine or familiar mathematical problems. (Comprehension)
analyse data and/or apply mathematical concepts, rules and formulae in acomplex situation, and solve unfamiliar problems. (Application & Analysis)EXAMINATION FORMATThe examination consists of two written papers comprising three booklets.
Paper
Booklet
Item Type
Number of questions
Number of marks per question
Weighting
Duration
1
A
Multiple-choice
10
1
10%
50 min
5
2
10%
B
Short-answer
10
1
10%
5
2
10%
2
Short-answer
5
2
10%
1 h 40 min
Structured / Long-answer
13
3, 4, 5
50%
Total
48
–
100%
2 h 30 min
Notes
Both papers will be scheduled on the same day with a break between the two papers.
Paper 1 comprises two booklets. The use of calculators is not allowed.
Paper 2 comprises one booklet. The use of calculators is allowed.
Item Types
Multiple-choice Question
For each question, four options are provided of which only one is the correct answer. A candidate has to choose one of the options as his correct answer.
Short-answer Question
For each question, a candidate has to write his answer in the space provided. Any unit required in an answer is provided and a candidate has to give his answer in that unit.
Structured / Long-answer Question
For each question, a candidate has to show his method of solution (working steps) clearly and write his answer(s) in the space(s) provided.
PSLE SCIENCE
For examination from 2010
PURPOSE OF THE EXAMINATION
The PSLE Science Paper assesses pupils’ attainment in Science with respect to the aims of Primary Science Education as stated in the 2008 Science (Primary) syllabus pdf file- psle-science-primary-2008.
ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES
The assessment objectives are as follows:
Knowledge with UnderstandingPupils should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of scientific facts, concepts and principles.
Application of Knowledge and Process SkillsPupils should be able to:
apply scientific facts, concepts and principles to new situations.
use one or a combination of the following basic process skills:
Observing
Comparing
Classifying
Using apparatus and equipment
Communicating
Inferring
Predicting
Analysing
Generating possibilities
Evaluating
Formulating hypothesis
EXAMINATION FORMAT Format of Paper
The examination consists of one written paper comprising two booklets, Booklet A and Booklet B.
Table 1
Booklet
Item Type
Number of questions
Number of marks per question
Weighting (%)
A
Multiple-choice
30
2
60
B
Open-ended
14
2,3,4
40
I Booklet A consists of 30 multiple-choice questions. Each multiple-choice question carries 2 marks.
II Booklet B consists of 14 open-ended questions. Each open-ended question carries 2, 3 or 4 marks.
Duration of Paper
The duration of the paper is 1 hour 45 minutes.
the above is downloaded from seab.com.sg and is correct as of 3rd April 2015. Any revisions from this date on shall be updated by educatesg.com and updated with notes. This page is intended for use by edukate Singapore Tuition Centre students and parents for their reference and examination planning schedule. Kindly disregard if otherwise. Thank you.
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Its the time of the year, 2 months to go for PSLE or GCE O’ Levels and the panic buttons are being pushed. Here’s a crash course and survival guide:
Make space
Clear out the junk on your table and make your room conducive for studying. This shall be your goto place for study and make sure it is bright and peaceful. A clear table stops any distraction as well. No TV, games, computers, handphones. Just you and your work.
The 5 P’s
Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. Write out all the topics that needs to be revised. Calculate how much time that needs. Add in hours to be spent on revision papers and past year exam papers . Divide that by how many weeks more to exams and that is how much time you need to study a day, at the very least. Which leads us to the need for a time table.
Have a timetable
Set up a time table and schedule every minute. Time management is important in making sure all the topics are covered. Do put in little breathers as all work as no play makes Jack/Jane a dull person.
Start with revising topics
Revise topics from the easiest to the hardest. This helps in covering lots of easy topics fast and as confidence grows, work up to the harder stuff.
Get Help
Have a really solid tutor that you can count on. (Contact Us) Generally someone who knows enough of your syllabus that you can get help fast and download as much information to you in the shortest time possible. There will be times when you are revising and there’s some questions where you will hit the wall. Mark those down and ask. This will boost your confidence.
Tutors checking primary science papers from school examinations
Get those past year papers
Once done with revision, time to hit those past year exam papers. If you have a hard time looking for it, send us an email and we can help you out in obtaining them.
eduKate with Minister of Education, Mr Heng Swee Kiat
Sleep your 9 hours worth
Research has proven that peak performance occurs for individuals that clocks in 9 hours of sleep consistently. Your brain will thank you for it.
Study hard now, slow down when it gets nearer to exams
That’s stress management. Plan to cover more at the beginning and slower in the end. As the exam nears, we need to spend lesser on studying and more time organising our memory palace. Making sure everything is at your fingertips when you need it and cooling down to make sure your brains can handle the stress when the exam starts.
The calm before the storm
It is best to spend time prepping for the big day. Both mentally and physically. Run through how you will do your papers in your mind. Eat healthy food, on time and drink lots of water. Staying healthy is key to peak performance. Exercise too but not anything that will break bones and end in a trip to hospital. Staying sharp and well rested will keep any sickness at bay.
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Stay happy and optimistic
Its also important to stay happy. So whenever you feel things turning dark, slow down and take a breather. Go hang out with friends and family. Do remember its just an exams and its never the end of the world. If you planned it right and did your best, chances are, you’ll be doing alright.
Student gets good grades with the proper help and good attitude towards his studies.
Synching your body to the exam time tables
Your body is a creature of habit. Wake up and sleep at the same time every day. This includes the weekends. Study at the same time as the exam time table. Sit down for the whole duration of an exam, approximately 2 hours, and do not make any toilet trips during that time. Eat at the same time too as you do not want to get hungry or thirsty during exams. Get your body accustomed to handle the stresses of an exam. Don’t change this until the exams are over. This will lessen distractions and help you in concentrating fully on the exams.
Equipment checklist
Have a checklist of what you need for the exams. Different papers requires different equipment so make sure to bring it along with respect to the paper at hand. Don’t forget your identification papers too. Buy spares and have all your equipment checked for proper working conditions. I always advise students to have duplicates of all their stationery. Better to have more than less or risk repeating another year to retake the exams. Generally speaking, pens are never enough in an exams, and two calculators just in case one gives up mid way.
Bring the right equipment and have backup calculators just in case. Murphy’s Law at work.
The Storm
Listen to everything the examiner says and only start when they say so. Don’t worry about what happens around you and just worry about your own paper. That’s your own paper and that is the most important task to you right there and then. Do it at a good pace and never worry if someone else are done earlier than you. Once you have completed, make sure that all pages are attempted, your name/identification number is on the paper, and check your work until time is up. You are given a set time for the paper and not a single second should be wasted so make sure you squeeze every mark out of that paper.
Home Sweet Home
Once the paper is done, get back home and do not discuss the exam questions with your friends. That’s just counter productive and could demoralise you if you find out that there is things that you got wrong. Crying over spilt milk won’t help you or get you a better grade once the paper is handed in. Besides, you will never see that paper again in your life so forget and look forward to the next exam. You are better off wisely spending that time winding down, resetting and start preparing for the next paper.
Keeping yourself optimistic, healthy and happy is a key to achieving a great result.
eduKate is committed to community development. 2014Punggol Tuition Centre for English Math and ScienceScience students are taught to think like a scientist in our Science tuition. To be a scientist and then think logically to get through the questions that are presented in their Examinations.
This is an English composition written by a student doing Cambridge O’ levels in 2014.
Standard: GCE O’levels.
In the 21st Century, there has been a vast technological advancement compared to the 20th Century, especially with the development of the internet as a tool for social networking with English as lingua franca. English is a tool in Singapore to communicate effectively with people, locally and internationally. English has two main functions in Singapore’s community: To communicate internationally, and to unify the three main ethnic groups of Singapore.
Singapore is made up of three main ethnicities, Malays, Indians and Chinese, with their own distinct cultural heritage and language. Under the directives of the Singapore Government, English is a compulsory subject for education and represents a disadvantage to those that do not incorporate English into their linguistic abilities to complete their education, as well as to secure a job in an English speaking business environment that Singapore adopted. However, if Singaporeans communicates only in English, this will lead to a loss of culture from the ethnic groups and our ability to engage with our neighbouring countries in South East Asia.
The government of Singapore has a bilingual approach to our education system, with English as its compulsory medium of communication. This approach is effected from kindergarten onwards, with English taught to ages four and above. Learning English for the three ethnic groups is based on equality and where no advantages are built in for these groups. It requires all three groups to adopt a new neutral language of English, and puts every group in equal standing and fairness. With English as the main economic language in Singapore, it is imperative for these ethnic groups to master English to gain economic viability. Securing a job and access to a career in Singapore is one of the main reasons for acquiring English as a language.
Singapore is a business hub with multinational companies (MNC) setting up its branches here. Their lingua franca: English. With the United Kingdom and United States of America being strong driving forces economically, English has become a common language that is used throughout the world. With MNC’s setting up in Singapore, it also becomes an economic question that Singaporeans have to answer. To attract more businesses to Singapore, we have to create an environment that can support and service these businesses. If their mode of communication is English, it is only wise and economically beneficial that we converse in that same language. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Of course, being solely dependent on English has its disadvantages, mainly, a loss of culture and our ability to communicate with non-English speaking people or countries.
Singapore’s three main ethnic groups presents a rich and diverse heritage which makes Singapore unique in presenting a harmonious and thriving society to visitors of Singapore. The inability to converse in their own mother tongue will eventually dilute their heritage and lose their ability to experience their own culture, alienating themselves from their own historical background. It is a case of adopting an English language and its culture, and losing their own. Diversity brings pride to its occupants, interests from others and a curiosity to be discovered and shared. With 21st Century cosmopolitan cities looking more alike, similar architectures, built up areas, services and facilities, tourists will be looking at unique countries to spend their savings on as they would be more likely to be attracted to historically and culturally different landscapes than their own.
We will also lose our ability to engage our neighbouring countries, mainly Malaysia and Indonesia. Their predominant use of Bahasa is similar to the mother tongue our Malay community uses, which is an advantage as it lowers any friction from misunderstandings and miscommunications if we were to use English with them, and needing a translation to bridge that language gap. To converse with them in their Bahasa is a sign of respect to them, and our efforts to maintain cordial relations with them will not go unnoticed.
The 21st Century brings with it fresh challenges and a more dynamic world than ever before. We cannot predict what happens next, nor what information or skill set will be needed to survive the near future. English lets us relieve some of these apprehensions. As it is an internationally accepted language, knowing how to read, write and speak it allows us to be adaptable to change. With readily available literature and media in English, it helps us to learn new skills, acquire new information and news easily. Fleet footedness is the key to survival. Since the spine of learning is the English language, then blossom we will with English to grow upon.
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So with the need in the 21st Century to be highly educated comes the need to provide an education that befits the dynamism of such an aim.
Society changes rapidly, with the industrial revolution going the way of the dinosaurs, the digital revolution maturing and now, the social revolution is upon us with Facebook, Twitter and forums gathering no moss with such an aggressive momentum onto our current lives. Everyone is a friend of someone now, and information travels around the globe faster than the blink of an eye.
Students are starting to mature in this age as well, incorporating digital elements early in life to be social individuals, exchanging thoughts and communicating with these tools. No longer are we surprised that our students approach us and know so much more than yesteryear. No longer are we surprised that they gulp information and understand the intricacies of the fabric of life.
So what do we do with such changes? It would be foolish not to keep up and make changes that would take advantage of these changes. Never sit still and let technology overcome us, and turn us into the relics that would make age gaps look ominous, outcast adults from their children and have our society alienate itself between the young and poor. This is where a page from United Nations website started looking very relevant to our lives, which I have included in this article as follows:
The following are an extract of an outline with regards to education as stated in United Nations website:
“The four pillars of learning are fundamental principles for reshaping education:
Learning to know: to provide the cognitive tools required to better comprehend the world and its complexities, and to provide an appropriate and adequate foundation for future learning.
Learning to do: to provide the skills that would enable individuals to effectively participate in the global economy and society.
Learning to be: to provide self analytical and social skills to enable individuals to develop to their fullest potential psycho-socially, affectively as well as physically, for a all-round ‘complete person.
Learning to live together: to expose individuals to the values implicit within human rights, democratic principles, intercultural understanding and respect and peace at all levels of society and human relationships to enable individuals and societies to live in peace and harmony.”
That is where we have to take note, to participate in the global economy and society, we have to keep ourselves not only mentally challenged, but physically fit as well. To keep upgrading ourselves to the new tools and skills, and never to stop changing ourselves, i.e to move with the times. Evaluation is the reset button of our lives. Re-evaluating our worth, our knowledge, and what new skills we need to keep ourselves relevant are the important points of what is written above.
So what are we doing at eduKate? We have never once stopped evaluating our skills and upgrading our techniques and tools. In 2014, there will be another suite of changes that will be implemented from Nov 2013 all through to Feb 2013. These comprises with a move to a new premise, new equipment for the students, and also new ways of teaching. Again, evaluation is the reset button we have, which means, we will move ahead with what works, and delete those that don’t, which was exactly what we have done in 2013. With positive outcome for our students and resulting with a group of positively happy parents.
Of course, the academics are not the be-all and end-all of a holistic education, which we are all too aware of. That is where we strive to keep our students well rounded and relevant, for the future is a constant question mark, and the best the students can do, is to be fleet footed and all ready for what is about to happen.
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