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Why doesn’t tuition work? What are the habits of a high-ability learner? How do you nurture a hidden genius? How do I raise a problem-solver? These and many more are common questions pondered by parents who want only the best for their children. Read our informative articles to find out more. They may just give you the answer to your worries.
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Parenting Articles
Why doesn’t tuition work? What are the habits of a high-ability learner? How do you nurture a hidden genius? How do I raise a problem-solver? These and many more are common questions pondered by parents who want only the best for their children. Read our informative articles to find out more. They may just give you the answer to your worries.
Spatial Intelligence
Spatial intelligence in children – training does matter! A relatively neglected yet crucial tool that all children should have is spatial intelligence. Are we able to improve a child’s spatial thinking
Positive Reinforcement
Lifelong Benefits of Positive Reinforcement on our Children In my many years of teaching, I have encountered numerous children with behaviour challenges. I have notice a pattern of negative reinforcement
Problem Solvers
Importance of Feeding the Young Minds ~ Making Children Better Problem-Solvers We understand all young children – an average ability, a high ability or a gifted mind – hungers for
Flexibility Thinking
Flexibility Thinking (also known as Mental Agility, Brain Agility, Cognitive Flexibility) Flexible Thinking is the skill of being able to adapt to new situations quickly, improvise and shift strategies in
Cognitive Skills Essential in Education
Cognitive Skills Essential in Education Cognitive skills such as memory, visual processing, auditory processing, thinking, sensory integration, and attention are connected like a spider web. They are very integrated and
What Exactly is General Ability Test
What exactly is the General Ability Test or GAT? ~ Part 1 Many of us would be curious to know what general ability tests involve, and how we can help
Sharpen Visual Spatial Skills
Early Puzzle Play May Sharpen Visual Spatial Skills University of Chicago Posted by William Harms-Chicago on February 16, 2012 U.CHICAGO (US) — Children who play with puzzles between ages 2
Prepare for General Ability Test
Prepping for the General Ability Tests (GAT) ~ Is it necessary? It’s the beginning February and that means the GEP notification letter for children to take the Screening Test in
Nurturing Children’s Thinking Capacities
Who is a thinker? What is the definition? As parents, it is very important to support or promote your child’s thinking capabilities from around 12 months, sometimes as young as
Nurture Hidden Genius
Nurture the Hidden Genius in your Child When it comes to children, especially young children, I would prefer choosing nurture over nature. Every infant is born with a blank slate,
Decision Making
Decision Making ~ The Foundation for Responsible Behaviour Decision making is not confine to just adults. Even young children regularly choose which toys or games they would like to play
Habits of a High Ability Learner
7 Habits of a High Ability Learner (or a Gifted Child) Avid, intense readers These children were reared as strong readers from a very young age. Most of them, if
IQ & GEP
All GEP kids have high IQ? All high IQ kids must get into GEP? Any relationship between high IQ & GEP? IQ & GEP (Gifted Education Programme) If you observe
Why being Persistent is an Important Trait
As adults, we know that perseverance heightens our chances of success more than any other traits. Sure, all of us have days when things look gloomy and it’s hard to
What is IQ?
“Now that’s an intelligent person.”Have you ever said that about someone and, if so, what gave you that impression? There were clues, naturally. Maybe you listened to that person talk
Why Tuition Alone DOESN’T Work
Previous reports from the Department of Statistics show that households in Singapore spent a total of almost $1.4 billion a year on both centre and home-based private tuition. Many students
Why a Good Memory is Important
Importance of a Good Memory How important is a good memory? To answer this question, we can consider two imaginary persons, Bryan and Chris. Assuming they are of the same
Importance of Long Attention Spans
Building Attention Focus is power. To score in the areas of creative, athletic and academic achievement, long attention span is essential. The ability to delve deeply and spend extended periods
