Every child is a gem unpolished

I say every child is a gem unpolished. Yes, u heard me right. Unpolished. Whether or not, the child excels in his/her studies, they are still unpolished gems. Polishing requires enjoying trials, problems, success, and experiences in life every day. Polishing requires building castle in the air and putting foundations below them. Polishing requires practice Read more about Every child is a gem unpolished[…]

Raising fluent communicators.

Although academic grades are important, they should not  be the sole “field” to sow our seeds in. Successful people are those who have confidence and self-belief to pursue  their dreams and determination to overcome harsh moments. When I am in NTU, I still remembered distinctly that it has always been the foreigners (especially the caucasians)  Read more about Raising fluent communicators.[…]

Moments that keep me going on

After being used to acting cool and matured during my teenage years, I had kind of forgotten what it is like to be child-like. To dance walking down the stairs, play with bubbles when i feel like it, imagining funny movements i can do when i am bored. All forgotten until I started full-time tutoring Read more about Moments that keep me going on[…]

Discipline Not Abuse

I thought this is a nice short clip on disciplining children. I want to share some useful discipline methodology which I have learned from Sunday school (My husband shared these tips with me). I find them particularly useful with my own students. 🙂 – Maintain eye contact when you are talking to the kids. This Read more about Discipline Not Abuse[…]