What Our Teachers Say

Bracing For Educational Change
There is a quote from the Disney Pixar’s animation Wall-E that seems rather apt for the Movement Control Order we find ourselves in today in Malaysia: “I see the ship’s

Exam Success
Increasingly we hear arguments that exams do not matter, do not measure ability accurately, or that they place undue pressure on students. However, it is our view, that society has

Resilient Teachers Develop Resilient Students
Well, life under Movement Control Order (MCO) has been extremely challenging for all of us. There is a saying that we never appreciate the value of water until the pipe

The Truth About Our Obsession With Grades
No doubt, grades are tremendously important. They are a tried-and-tested method of judging a student’s ability and performance. The grades students receive on assessments inform a teacher’s teaching and are

Effective ways to discipline your child
“Spare the rod and spoil the child” A phrase we have heard and believed over the ages. Is it still an effective parenting skill to discipline our children? Smacking is

The importance of family time
It’s a digital world and while this may have connected the world, it has also increasingly distanced the people close to us. Many of us now spend time following friends