Nov 1, 2023 | Blogs
When we think about schools or learning spaces, it’s never just the subjects or the teachers that shape our experiences. At Imagine If we know this very well–we’ve always aspired to push the envelope on what it means to be really fulfilled educationally. We...
Sep 18, 2023 | Blogs
Parenting: a crossroads many of us find ourselves at eventually, somewhere between asserting control and giving our children the space they need to flourish. “Good parenting” –who’s to say what that even is? From developmental psychologist Alison Gopnik’s The...
Aug 25, 2023 | Blogs
The battle of wills between teacher and student, and even parent and child, is one that is age-old. Beneath that brews a powerful shift in the way we understand the children in our care by leaning into a relinquishment of control. We know–this is probably hard to...
Jul 21, 2023 | Blogs
The answer is invariably: yes. Psychologist and Harvard professor Rebecca Rolland recently shed light on this issue–suggesting that the absence of genuine connections, caused by a lack of parental cultivation and the imposition of unrealistic standards, is shaping...
Jun 26, 2023 | Blogs
We’ve been no strangers to the fight to legitimise the idea of ‘inclusivity’ in the Singaporean educational landscape and beyond, doing so right from within our doors at Imagine If. We have always emphasised that when we say inclusive, we mean it. The conversations...
May 30, 2023 | Blogs
As a society, we often examine a child’s behaviour from a very limited perspective. If we were being honest and introspective with ourselves, how we take seriously the opinions of children themselves, let alone their ‘antics,’ can attest to this...
