Study Tips & Advice

Do you ever feel like you are not learning anything in school? Maybe you have gotten unlucky and ended up with a teacher in school who is not that great at teaching. Or maybe it is because your class has too many students and your teacher does not have time to answer your questions or [...]

Preparing your child for the big move to sec 1 is not an easy task. Some parents may over-prepare and pile on extra stress onto your child. Yet other parents leave too much to chance, and the child may feel inadequately prepared as a result. The key is in finding a balance to help your [...]

We are currently in exam season, which means most students should be knee-deep into their revision and practice for the year end exams! Naturally, some students are on top of things and are on the way to crushing the exams. Others may be still figuring things out along the way, wondering what’s the right way [...]

The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) is the first education milestone for children in Singapore, and it is often a source of pressure and stress for parents and students alike. Sometimes parents might be even more affected by the upcoming PSLE than their child, simply because parents understand the weight of this examination – while [...]

If your child is about to sit for the PSLE very soon, you are likely feeling the stress like never before. Perhaps your mind is filled with thoughts like all the topics your child has yet to master, their grades which hasn’t seemed to improve even with all the practices and tuition lessons, and the [...]

Molecular biology is one of the big topics of upper sec biology, and a topic that many students struggle with. Not only is it a big jump going from more ‘macro’ levels of biology to the molecular level, it is also content-heavy with a lot of processes and definitions to remember. But with it being [...]

If you are taking the O Level exams in Singapore this year, you should already know that English is the first main paper to kick off the written exams in October (not counting the Mother Tongue and Third Language papers). As such, making plans to tackle this first written paper well is of paramount importance! [...]

The O Level exams for this year have begun, with most students having taken their Oral exams. The next wave of exams for most students would be the Science practical exams, which will begin in October. Many students may not put emphasis on studying for practical exams, or they might not know how to study [...]

It can come as a shock when you receive the results from your first test in JC. You might have thoughts like: What happened to the Bs and As I used to get? I even failed some of the papers! What went wrong? Getting lower grades in JC compared to secondary school is a very [...]

Many people will say that JC, or Junior College, ranks up there as one of the most stressful times in their student life. Combine an intensive curriculum across less than 2 years, with other CCA commitments, and a competitive schooling system, and it is no wonder that many teens struggle to do well or just [...]