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My husband and I had never rewarded our son for good exam results since he started school. We feel the reward should come from within him, as external rewards do not build internal motivation. Once, when he was 14, he asked me if he could have a pair of Nike Air Force 1 shoes. “Buying […]
It has become another test to be bested with extra tuition and classes, rather than a way to find the truly gifted. Back in 1983, I was the first batch of students to be asked to sit for something called the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) selection tests straight after when our PSLE results came out. We […]
How shifting the budget from extra lessons to trips of discovery makes more sense for children in the 21st century. With schools heading into the June holidays, are you planning to get your child to sign for extra tuition classes – either for better grades or for personal enrichment? Well, there is a better way to […]
It is a no brainer that cars are often considered a luxury in land scarce Singapore. This is the very reason why the COE system was first implemented 33 years ago on 1 May 1990. It was to curb car ownership as the car population grew with increasing affluence of Singaporeans. Understandably, with our tiny […]
Have you ever wondered why we often joke that we need to find a ‘low maintenance’ better half? We usually do this when we seek suitable partners to date or marry. However, we hardly consider the importance of raising our children to live a low-maintenance life when we become parents. Married couples often quite fear […]
