May 31, 2024 | Blogs
When we talk about the flaws in our education system, it’s easy to point fingers at the obvious targets: standardised tests, rigid curricula, and the relentless pressure placed on students and kids. But another group gets almost equally caught in the crossfire, often...
May 6, 2024 | Blogs
It’s part of the zeitgeist right now: the lamentations of how the new generation “just doesn’t seem to care.” It’s a haunting refrain that resonates with schoolteachers dealing with the disengagement of students who appear unmoved by, perhaps, the...
Apr 9, 2024 | Blogs
Every year, schools around the globe celebrate the perfect attendance of students with book tokens, certificates, and applause in assemblies. ‘Perfect attendance’ – what comes to mind goes beyond a phenomenon and takes shape as a title of honour and achievement. At...
Mar 14, 2024 | Blogs
It’s no secret that Singapore is widely lauded for its academic performance rates in schools. Singapore consistently flaunts top-tier results in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). According to recent PISA 2022 findings, a whopping 86% of...
Jan 30, 2024 | Blogs
We’ve long been turning education on its head in Singapore – in all the best ways, of course. So reading this recent article in Channel News Asia was a much-appreciated affirmation that we’ve been long doing the things now recognised as the path forward for our...
Jan 4, 2024 | Blogs
There exists an unspoken assumption – that the acquisition of knowledge, regardless of personal interest, is inherently valuable. Yet, as personal anecdotes and research from psychologists like Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang suggest, the consequences of learning...
