Singapore Maths Tuition - University and JC

Individual and small group maths tuition in Singapore - University and Junior College

Healthy school start times are a long term investment in our students and youths

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03 September 2021

There has been much debate over whether we should allow Singapore’s public schools to start the school day later.

In Singapore, many secondary schools start at 7.30am, which often does not allow for adequate sleep.

Healthy school start times are a long-term investment for the common good. Wealthy parents may be inconvenienced by an early start time, but they have the option of taking their child to school by car.

Economically disadvantaged parents in Singapore are more likely to send their child to school by public transport, or rely on school bus operators who dictate pickup times. Consequently, many teenagers from such homes do not have adequate time for sleep or breakfast.

Efforts to help students go to bed earlier are important, but they have proven far less effective in improving sleep duration compared with delaying school start times.

Singapore needs to have an education system for life

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09 February 2021

According to Education Minister Lawrence Wong, Singapore needs to have an education system for life, rather than one that front-loads learning when a person is young.

The SkillsFuture movement, for example, allows people multiple entry points to reskill and upgrade.

Schools with a larger proportion of children from lower-income families or disadvantaged backgrounds are getting more resources so that these children can get more support, Mr Wong also said.

Societies today place too much of a premium on cognitive abilities, and do not sufficiently value those engaging in other forms of work. To counter this, Singapore is rolling out the progressive wage model across various sectors, and reviewing polytechnic and Institute of Technical Education pathways.

Singapore Institute of Technology to make some of its courses more interdisciplinary

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05 January 2021

The Singapore Institute of Technology is making major changes to its curriculum to ensure its students are better prepared for the workforce of the future.

SIT is infusing about 15 to 20 per cent of its degree programmes with content that cuts across disciplines, starting with fields like accountancy, mechanical engineering and occupational therapy.

However, SIT will implement this interdisciplinary push in a more targeted way. Courses and projects will be customised for each degree programme so they stay relevant to the main profession students are training for.

Additionally, SIT is introducing more micro-modules outside students’ core studies in areas such as general knowledge and workplace skills. These include topics like intellectual property, understanding financial statements, career management and interpersonal skills.

All secondary schools and junior colleges to have one day of Home Based Learning every two weeks

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05 January 2021

All secondary schools and junior colleges, including Millennia Institute, will start having one day of HBL every two weeks for some levels from Term 3 of next year.

These new Ministry of Education guidelines were recently announced by Minister for Education Lawrence Wong. They have been implemented with the aim of making blended learning a key feature of the schooling experience, to encourage students to be “self-directed, passionate and lifelong learners”.

All levels will implement blended learning by the end of Term 4 of 2022, and seeks to “provide students with more opportunities to learn at their own pace and to be empowered to take charge of their learning”, according to an MOE.

MOE also added that schools will determine the subjects and topics to be delivered on HBL days, which will be less structured than a typical school day. The emphasis will be on student-initiated learning, where dedicated time and space will be provided to allow students to pursue their own interests and learn outside of the curriculum.

Why you might want to choose to take additional mathematics at ‘O’ levels

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Here are some reasons why you might want to choose to take additional mathematics at ‘O’ levels:

(i) A pass in additional mathematics is a prerequisite for studying H2 math or H2 further math at JC. If you are keen on pursuing higher education in medicine, science, or engineering, then it is highly advisable to take additional mathematics as most institutes of higher learning, including universities such NUS or NTU, always list a pass in H2 math as one of the entry criteria to these courses. You would therefore need to take additional mathematics at ‘O’ level in order to qualify for H2 math at JC, so that you can later do go for those courses in your post-secondary or post-JC education.

(ii) Knowledge and skills gained in additional mathematics would be of great help to you in tackling ‘O’ level Mathematics (Syllabus 4048). In additional mathematics, you are exposed to harder problems and acquire a deeper skill set that is highly transferable to ‘O’ level Mathematics.

Do not be daunted simply because additional mathematics sounds like it will be a lot harder than ‘O’ level Mathematics. You have two years to train yourself in the subject and in the hands of good teachers and math tutors, there is no reason why you won’t do well.

Strides made by National University of Singapore in embracing multidisciplinary learning

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15 October 2020

The National University of Singapore plans to merge its Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Faculty of Science to form a new College of Humanities and Sciences.

Students enrolled in the new college will take modules in different disciplines across the humanities, social sciences, science and mathematics. They will be provided with greater flexibility in taking up modules offered by both faculties.

Separately, NUS will offer 10 cross-disciplinary degree programmes from August next year to leverage synergies between complementary disciplines. Some possible pairings of complementary disciplines include economics and data science, computing and project management, as well as engineering and business.

To graduate, a student will need to complete 160 modular credits, the same requirement as that for a four-year Bachelor with Honours degree programme. This comprises 40 credits covering the fundamentals for each of the two majors, 20 credits on integrative projects involving both majors, 20 credits on general education, and 40 credits on unrestricted electives in any discipline.

More master teachers to be posted to schools in next few years

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10 October 2020

Over the next few years, there will be an increase in the number of master teachers posted to MOE schools.

Master teachers are school teachers who spend their time on policy and coordination work at the national level. They are currently based in MOE’s headquarters, though they also spend time on school attachments to ensure that they keep up with class practices and other developments on the ground.

Master teachers play a critical role in sharing effective teaching practices in the classroom, prototyping new teaching methodologies and supporting policy and programmatic work related to teaching and learning at the national-level.

MOE intends to grow the number of master teachers, with the goal of eventually posting more than a hundred of them to schools to teach classes on a sustained basis.

Master teachers posted to schools will spend most of their time on teaching in the classrooms, co-planning and co-teaching lessons with fellow teachers, and leading professional development committees within the school and also at cluster and zonal levels.

Singapore’s universities embrace multidisciplinary curricula

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07 October 2020

Singapore’s universities are gradually developing curricula that are multidisciplinary in nature, in order to offer undergraduates a broad-based education.

For example, in spite of its focus on technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design requires students to take courses in the humanities and social sciences.

Nanyang Technological University, on the other hand, offers courses that allow students to combine subjects from different specialised fields, such as engineering and business.

The National University of Singapore has also developed plans to bring together its Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Faculty of Science to form a College of Humanities and Sciences. If these plans are approved by the authorities, the college could begin accepting students next August, for the next academic year.

Recruitment experts said having both specialised and soft skills is necessary in today’s job market. They added that an interdisciplinary education can help graduates be more flexible and open-minded as they solve real-world problems.

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