Yes, my daughter also said she enjoyed the compre and oral practices in the intensive programme.. She said that there were sec 2 and sec 3 students in the class..

LarryG67:

That would be worrying if you intend for your son to enter JC. I've heard from my friends that the JC cutoff is going to be even more stringent this coming round. now is not the time to slow down.


For the L1,

My son went for this intensive crashcourse for English at http://www.olevelenglish.com. This one was really good and the improvement that I have seen in my son (formerly c5, now working to A1) has turned me into a strong advocate (and fan). I'm sponsoring him for the long term class by the trainer too. This part i'm not worried anymore as his L1 is in good hands.

As for the R5,

like his maths,the secret is to practise and practise even more. My son used to study math by reading, which was obviously not effective. So my wife got him these ten year series books from popular. One of the good one is by this Education Publishing House (EPH) which contains all the worked solutions. I think the key is not to use those kind of assessment books which have no worked. I always believe that my kids must practise and know the answers, if not they may be practising the wrong thing. Also, sometimes, I do help him a bit if i'm home as I'm from an engineering background. His only problem is that he may be quite careless; but this can be remedied with having more systematic approaches.

For the sciences (triple science), concepts is the most important. And also the ten year series. You may realize by now that I'm also a strong advocate of TYS. But I got a tutor for my son who comes once a week to answer his questions about the concepts. This part not a problem but you have to remember that understanding and practice must come together. (This is from my experience during my Secondary, JC, Uni and Post Grad days). Private tuition must be combined with proper strategy as well. Cannot just depend on the tutor.

For humanities, I think the key is answering the question. From what I can see, most student make the mistake of regurgitating what they know, but it is a very different ball game for humanities where they test the students understanding and analysis. This is just from my observation from glancing through my son's papers.

Also, not to forget that motivation is important. I always believe that dragging a horse to the river is a losing strategy. But when the horse is thirsty, it'll even pull a cart along just to get to the river. Therefore, while we parents sometimes focus on techniques and methods, its also important to address their level motivation as well. I'm really glad the English course trainer knocked some sense into my boy, so now I can see that he is working quite hard. I always believe that when there's a will there's a way. Even though the odds seem stacked against us sometimes, we have to keep our faith and do our best no matter what. Just my two cents.

But I also do not want to impose too much pressure on my kids (as per government concerns), so no matter what, health (mental and physical) is more important than any academic results.

:goodpost:

Ovencookies:

My son and some of his classmates attended this one (http://www.olevelenglish.com) together. Very impressed with the improvement I see in my son's grades wanted to send him for the long term revision class but clash with his other group tuition for math

Hi Ovencookies,

Thanks for the great tip! I brought my daughter for the Oral workshop over the weekend and I'm very impressed with the conversation techniques covered. Right now I'm trying to reschedule her other classes so that she can attend the comprehensive 2-day workshop/crashcourse. I've heard a lot of good things about this intensive crashcourse from other parents also. How was it for you?

Thanks for the recommendation, I will give them a call tomorrow to find out more..

Hi I’m quite worried about my daughter’s o levels because her English isn’t doing very well. Around b/c grade. Very worried as she doesn’t take Hmt so english will definitely be in the L1R5. She aims to get into Ajc or Njc so I think she’s going to need to get at least a1 or a2 to qualify. Are there any good "Crashcourses" or last minute programs for O Level English? To prepare students for this years new syllabus. Recommendations much appreciated as there’s not much time left

senseimichael:

chrysophrase:

Yes, I am also looking for more practice papers with the new syllabus but none can be found in the market!

I found (while at Popular today) \"Prepare for O-Level\" series, for \"Editing\" and \"Comprehension\", published by Learner (a division of Scholastics). Browsed through them and found them good. I have bought them!

Thanks! I will have a look!

Yes, I am also looking for more practice papers with the new syllabus but none can be found in the market!

blurmum99:

My son is in IP year 2. His language arts is a course if concern as commented by his teacher. Not sure how to help him. Can anyone recommend a good tutor?


Thanks in advance.

Hi

You may want to try learnerslodge and aspen learning centre, these centres specializes in IP subjects.

iamblur:

atrecord:

Hi,


Am considering whether to get a Macbook Air or Macbook Pro with Retina display, and will definitely get one in mid June.

Does anyone have any recommendations on where can i find the best deal? I've just started to do some homework, and find that most places follow the recommended Apple prices, and just give different freebies.

Anyone knows which place will give the best deal?

tks...

Hi,

The best you can get is buying it online at apple.com and ask for student price. You get a few hundreds off the list price.

I bought my Mac pro retina this way. They don;t question or ask for proof of student.

Regards

Hi,

How long does it take to ship to Singapore? And is it reliable? i.e. items are not damaged etc.

Thanks!