Major depressive disorder is common among adolescents (aged 12-18) according to various surveys that has been done across many countries. It is becoming an increasing trend for more and more youngsters to fall into this vicious cycle of feeling depressed and being helpless about it. Anxiety and depression are not just emotions but are diagnosed as clinical
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The landscape of education and the mode of learning have changed drastically such that it has given birth to so many popular teaching trends today. Online tutoring , blended teaching, flipped classroom and so many other unique ways of teaching and learning have arisen. Students benefit from these methods of learning in different ways. One method of teaching cannot offer the
“The transmission of knowledge of tradecraft through our country has always been through the gene pool. It’s probably why the sons of politicians are also politicians.” -Shashi Tharoor It is unfortunate that since the beginning of time, not everyone in this world has been able to get an education. Some who have been sidelined and
General paper is one of the most feared subjects among junior college students in Singapore. Most students would opt for General paper tuition out of desperation to help themselves, but the common mistake done by students is seeking this help at the very last minute. Students who have undergone English tuition will have a brief idea of how challenging General
Debate is one of the most unexplored areas of extra-curricular activities and many students in fact fear venturing into it. It seems like an unexplored territory and it feels intimidating to produce an argumentative speech that is looked upon with a great amount of scrutiny by an opposing team. Debate tutors, Private English tuition teachers, and English tutors in
There are 2 types of people; those who like Mathematics and those who do not. Some have to seek the help of math tuition teachers and attend extra remedial classes in school to keep up with the rest. It seems as though liking Maths is an innate characteristic. Rarely do people grow to like or hate Mathematics.
Creative thinking skills is one of the most difficult to acquire and students truly understand the importance of having it in many instances of their academic life. It is only when a private tutor assigns a homework or when the school assigns a project that students understand the importance of creative thinking. Tuition assignments and school projects often
We are equally guilty of this habit of procrastination. No one has to teach this to us; we naturally do this all by ourselves. Tutors advise their students to set goals and make to-do lists to keep themselves on track. However, maintaining self-discipline and sticking to the schedule is of utmost importance; this is something that
“Lock up your libraries if you like, but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind” -Virginia Woolf It takes a lot of patience and an innate love for expressing thoughts and imaginations in the form of words, in order to achieve excellence in writing.
Memorisation is one of the most understated skills of all time. It is something that most people would criticise about because memorisation is thought to be something that people who don’t understand concepts would do. Teachers in school and in private tuition would tell us to memorise some important terminologies and facts because those are what makes