by John Yeo | Feb 28, 2016 | Learning Strategies
A P5 boy, who hated math, came to our centre. No, his mother brought him here. (So he didn’t come willingly.) ‘Where’s your son?’ I asked the mom when I saw her in our centre. ‘He’s stuck at your door.’ It took a while for his...
by John Yeo | Feb 15, 2016 | Learning Strategies
Going to share with you a very simple and effective method which I shared with parents in one of our Parents workshops. That is “Responding to problem sums vs Reacting to them” Picture this with me. A tall skinny boy sitting in his classroom. It’s...
by John Yeo | Feb 12, 2016 | Learning Strategies
Hope you had an enjoyable Chinese New Year! =) Now, it’s back to reality. For some children, CA 1 is next week. Is it the same for you too? While problem sums can be challenging for children (and even parents), there are ways to make it fun and simpler for your...
by John Yeo | Feb 12, 2016 | Learning Strategies, Math
Hope you enjoyed your long weekend! =) Now, back to reality. For some, CA 1 is next week. Is it the same for you too? Not to worry. We will be going through some important problem sums types on next Saturday’s Parents Math Workshop. While problem sums can be...
by John Yeo | Feb 12, 2016 | Learning Strategies
In this video, I want to share with you a fast and effective 5-step easy process to solve any problem sum. Here is our K-c-N-S-U.
by John Yeo | Jan 29, 2016 | Learning Strategies
His ex-tutor threw his book onto the floor. Swoosh! Imaging the book flying across your face. Right onto the floor. James (not his real name) got it from his ex-tutor whenever he got his answer wrong. Being a ‘F’ student, he had tons of his books thrown...