I admit that we have the best educational system in this part of the world (Southeast Asia). But the culture here in Singapore dictates that we can never stop improving. Yes, complacency is bad, but so is not knowing when to stop. In an attempt to outdo their predecessors, educators set more and more “challenging” […]
I admit that we have the best educational system in this part of the world (Southeast Asia). But the culture here in Singapore dictates that we can never stop improving. Yes, complacency is bad, but so is not knowing when to stop. In an attempt to outdo their predecessors, educators set more and more “challenging” […]
When you “come of age” and are not in the pink of health, you know that it’s time to write an autobiography – especially when you’re an eminent celebrity scientist like Stephen Hawking. In his book My Brief History, Hawking tells us about his life history (with quite a bit of intimate personal details) in […]
The day, while riding on the MRT, my son suddenly started talking about dinosaurs. “Daddy, how did the dinosaurs become extinct 65 million years ago?” “A meteor hit the earth, clouds of dust obstructed sunlight, the earth’s temperature dropped. The dinosaurs were not able to regulate their body temperatures. Plants didn’t produce enough food to […]
Yep, the kids are going back to school tomorrow and there’s plenty of homework to complete. My son received this question for his CNY homework. And like all other “well-trained” students, he started drawing models and was instantly stumped. He came to me and seeing all those cute little boxes, I decided to try my […]