The Need for Balance in Childhood Education in Singapore & Asia

“Education would be much more effective if its purpose was to ensure that by the time they leave school every boy and girl should know how much they do not know, and be imbued with a lifelong desire to know it”

Sir William Haley

What is considered a good education for my child (and your child, for that matter)?

Before I can answer this, I think it is important that I first relate what education truly means to me.

Education, I believe is the whole learning process of not only acquiring knowledge but, more importantly for a person to discover more about ourselves as well as the world which we are living in. Thus, it is not so much about learning specific subject content such as Mathematics, Science, English or Moral Education per se but how we can apply this knowledge wisely in our daily lives. More importantly, good education also probes and analyses the process of learning that is unique in every one of us, (including your precious Child).

Ponder over this quote:

”The world does not pay for what a person knows. But it pays for what a person does with what he knows”

Laurence Lee

Being a father, the question beckons-what kind of education do I want for my child?

In all honesty, I want an education which allows my child the freedom to discover, explore and experience this world in her own eyes and to form her own view of it. It has to be an enriching and challenging learning adventure. I also hope that she learns the importance of discipline and enjoys the wonders of Nature in her learning process. Most importantly, it must be able to nurture the positive attitudes in her to be strong, resilient, determined, willing to take on challenges but yet be peace-loving and graceful in the way she treats everyone.

However, I felt that most education system today fail in the task that they are designed to do-to nurture a Balanced Child. There is really nothing wrong with having workbooks, assessment papers, enrichment classes and etc. But are we doing too much of a good thing and destroying our child’s present and future in the process? That’s the crux of the predicament that most children in Singapore, Hong Kong (and Asia in general) are facing. We, as parents, have robbed their childhood!

Whatever happened to good ol’ common sense? Where is the BALANCE in the whole scheme of things? I am not against the idea of sending my daughter for enrichment classes when she gets older, but I will definitely ensure that she enjoys the whole learning process. Needless to say, I want my child to have ample time for fun, play and most of all, family!

Reflect upon this:

“Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush; anxious for greater developments and greater wishes and so on; so that children have very little time for their parents; Parents have very little time for each other; and the home begins the disruption of the peace of the world.”

Mother Teresa

Parents, let’s not be extremists in the things we do for our children. I understand your worries and concerns but we need to seek BALANCE in all things we do. Think about the criminal trials of Michael Jackson and his lamentations of having his childhood robbed. The last thing I want to hear from my daughter when she grows up is that I have robbed her Childhood unknowingly. And unfortunately, I cannot give her Childhood back to her.

Reflect upon this.

So, dear Parents, don’t be too hard on your self. Let’s take stock of what we are doing for our Child and refine the rough edges. At the end of the day, the best education for your Child starts with having Great parents like YOU around them.

“If you plan for one year, plant rice. If you plan for 10 years, plant a tree. If you plan for 100 years, educate a child.”

Chinese proverb

About The Author
Mike Lim is the Managing Director for Tumble Tots (Singapore and Asia-Pacific). A believer of A Balanced Child philosophy, he hopes to inject balance and wisdom in Tumble Tots’ variety of preschool educational programmes.
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Earth – Billions of Birthdays?

The earth began long ago but its age has been a cause of great controversy. If the earth was young evolution, the gap theory, and theistic evolution would be proven wrong. On the other hand if the earth was old, creation and the Bible would be false. While evolutionists believe that the earth evolved about 4.5 to 5 billion years ago, (Taylor), many creationists argue that the earth was created about 6 to 12 thousand years ago according to Biblical records. Obviously, the creationists’ evidence shows the earth is younger than most people think.

Using this evidence, creationists have challenged some of the strongest points for evolution. One problem with labeling the earth old is erosion. Evolutionists say the oceans are about 3 billion years old. On average, 25 billion tons of sediment erode away into the oceans annually. Using those statistics, the oceans would be clogged with mud and sediment if they were that old, but very little sediment rests on the bottom of the ocean (Humphreys 2). “Old earthers claim that the continents are over 2.5 billion years old, yet, using their own assumptions, the continents should have eroded away in 10 million years” (Walker “Eroding Ages”). This suggests a young earth. In spite of the evidence, evolutionists say erosion rates were less before humans came to earth. However, erosion rates have been calculated to have increased only 2.5 times had humans not been on earth from the beginning. Another way evolutionists attempt to counter the attack is that they say the mountains are continually uplifted. Many creationists, then, point out that if that were true the mountains would have been replaced many times. Still, evolutionists believe that the mountains are millions of years old, but if they were replaced by continental uplift, they could not be that old.

Another area of evidence evolutionists use for an old earth is the fossil record. Evolutionists believe fossils are millions of years old. Creationists, however, have found evidence that counters the age of fossils. An example is those brought up by a mudflow in Wootton Bassett, England. The mudflow bubbles continuously and occasionally brings up fossils. One of the fossils found was an ammonite, a prehistoric seashell which evolutionists believe was from the Jurassic time period. The ammonite was extremely well preserved, with several of the ligaments intact. Evolutionists believe the fossil was 165 million years old, but if so it would not be so well preserved. Upon seeing the Ammonite, Dr. Hollingworth, an evolutionist, said “There are the shells of bivalves which still have their original organic ligaments and yet they are millions of years old!” (Snelling “A 165 Million Year Surprise”).

Coal is another rock that evolutionists believe to have taken millions of years to form, but creationists have discovered evidence providing proof that coal forms in a short time. An extremely large brown coal deposit rests in a basin, the Latrobe Valley, offshore of Southeast Australia. Evolutionists believe the coal formed from vegetation that accumulated as peat which sank and formed into coal over millions of years. But most creationists believe a worldwide flood deposited the brown coal. Rootless clay was discovered underneath the coal, but if the coal formed over millions of years, there should be soil underneath the coal. Also ash layers exist in the coal. If plants had grown in a swamp and accumulated, no ash layers would be present. Another problem with the evolutionists’ theory is that the plant fossils found in the coal only grow on mountains and do not match the species of any growing in the surrounding area. However, the same type of vegetation is found on part of New Guinea, New Zealand, New Caledonians, and mountains in Australia. The evidence suggests that the vegetation was carried from elsewhere and deposited in the basin by a flood (Walker “Coal Memorial to the Flood”).

Another old age stone, according to evolutionists, is at the Yellowstone National Park. In a part of Yellowstone on the side of a hill, upright petrified trees can be found. More trees in the side of the hill have not been exposed by erosion yet. The trees are on different levels, and evolutionists think each level represents a forest.

Evolutionists believe the petrified trees were once forests that died and petrified, and another forest grew over the old one. This process repeated itself and took about 40,000 years for the entire formation to form. Creationists have discovered many problems with the forest over forest theory. First the trees lack their major root systems. Next, most of the trees do not have any bark or branches. Another problem is that some of the trees stick up into the next layer. When trees fall they end up lying around in any direction, but the fallen petrified trees throughout the hill all lie the same direction. Also, if each layer was buried in a different volcanic eruption, the mineral content of the earth in each layer would differ, but it doesn’t. Volcanic ash and lava when exposed to the air for a prolonged period of time, turn to clay, but the layers lack clay. The last problem is that when trees all grow in the same area at the same time they all have a similar ring pattern. Since the petrified trees at Yellowstone all have a similar ring pattern, it suggests that they all grew in the same area at the same time (Snelling “Rapid Rock”).

Many creationists think a catastrophe put the trees there. They have found some extremely convincing and recent evidence to support their theory. When Mt. St. Helens in Washington erupted in 1980 it created a major mudslide that wiped out forests and carried the trees down to nearby Spirit Lake. The thousands of trees with few remaining roots that were floating in the lake began to soak up water like they were designed to. As a result, the root end became heavier than the rest of the log and flipped the log upright. As the log became waterlogged it sank. “Debris from the floating log mat and a continuing influx of sediment from the land buried the logs, still in an upright position” (Sarfat 18-21). Because some logs sink faster than others, it created layers. Several creationist scuba divers dove into Spirit Lake in 1985 and discovered about 15,000 upright logs stuck in the mud at the bottom of the lake. In a few years the logs will petrify and they will create a standing petrified forest, just like Yellowstone.

Perhaps the controversy is all based on dating methods. Evolutionists use radioisotope dating to prove evolution. Before evolutionists date a rock they must assume radioactive material is present in the rock. The date they get depends on the amount of radioactive material they assumed was in the rock (Walker “The Way it Really is”), evolutionists can get just about any date they want. Creationists have run some tests and have found, in many cases, the dating method to be wrong. In one case, creationists sent in five samples of volcanic rock from Mt. St. Helens recent eruptions (1980-1986). Using the Potassium-Argon (K-Ar) type of radioactive dating, evolutionists sent the samples back to the creationists with dates of up to 2.8 million years (Swenson 23-25). Other volcanoes have received old dates for young lava flows. In Sicily, Mt. Etna received a .35 million-year date for a 1972 flow and a .7 million years date for a 1964 flow. Another volcano in California called Mt. Lassen erupted in 1915 and received the date of .11 million years. In Hawaii the famous Mt. Kilauea was given a date of 8.5 million years for a flow that was only made in 1959. Mt. Stromboli in Italy erupted in 1963 and was dated to be 2.4 million years old (Snelling “Excess Argon”). In New Zealand some tests were run on five of Mt. Ngauruhoe flows. All of the lava flows were created in the last fifty years. Creationists sent the samples to Geochron Laboratories in Cambridge, Boston; the manager has a Ph. D in K-Ar dating. The oldest date given to one of the samples was 3.5 million years old. Since the tests done on volcano samples have been proven false, the radioisotope dating method is not reliable and it cannot prove evolution (Snelling “Radioactive ‘Dating’ Failure”).

The earth began long ago but its age has been a source of great controversy. While evolutionists believe the earth is billions of years old, young earth creationists believe the earth is only thousands of years old. Much evidence proves evolutionists’ old age theory is wrong and creationists’ young earth theory is right. There is no doubt that creation has been proven true over and over. If people still remain in doubt they need to look closely at the evidence. There is much to support a young earth, as the Bible describes.

What To Consider Before Deciding To Go To Medical School

Consideration #1: Do I Really Want To Be A Doctor? (Even If It Doesn’t Make Me Rich?)

It used to be when your parents asked you: “What do you want to be — a doctor or a lawyer?” that whatever answer you gave would ensure you an extremely successful financial future. Because of certain economic realities we face today, the medical profession is no longer the giant cash cow parents once credited it to be (and many doctors will probably tell you it never was to begin with.) Therefore, if you have begun to think about applying to and going to medical school, you should really be doing it because of a passion for the field.

Consideration #2: Dermatology or Epidemiology: What Area of Medicine Do I Want To Specialize In?

Of course, you will have time to figure this out in medical school as well, but you will be the most informed applicant you can be by doing some of this thinking up front. Medical schools are like any other kind of school: even the best ones are stronger in some areas of medicine than they are in others. Therefore, it’s worth your time to spend some time thinking about what area of medicine you would like to practice in. If you want to be a pediatrician, apply to the schools that are the best in pediatrics; if you want to be an oncologist, seek out those schools that have the best reputation for education young doctors in this area.

Consideration #3: How Will I Get Into The Best Medical School In My Area of Interest?

Be the best pre-med student in your area of interest. If you are in undergrad reading this, there is no time like the present to start getting your prerequisite classes out of the way to qualify for medical school. Also, the more homework you do outside the classroom on the schools that you’ll be applying to, the better your application will be.

Consideration #4: Where Do I Want To Live After I Get My Medical Degree?

While the school that specializes in the area of medicine you want to practice should probably win the day in terms of where you decide to attend, you should also think about where you’ll want to live after you get out of school as well. Much of your medical training will be hands-on, and so you might meet and develop relationships with your future patients as a medical student if you attend a school located in a place that you intend to make your home. Also, you will have to take and pass state medical licensing exams, which will be easier to prepare for when you are studying in the same state that you hope to be licensed in.

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The 9 Commonest Mistakes That Students Make When Sitting Exams

If you are not sitting exams right now keep this until you need it or pass this on to someone else.

Each of these mistakes really happens, so I am sure some have happened to you own friends. Exams are very stressful
times and people make easy mistakes. Don’t fall for them!

General Advice : Get in the habit of doing everything slowly and carefully with anything to do for exams and
with your mind in the ‘here and now’ and fully switched on.

1) Not turning up or turning up to the wrong exam or the wrong place

PROBLEM: Although it may seem amazing year after year, an unlucky student ‘forgets’ about the exam, thinks it
is the next day or the morning instead of the afternoon. I am sure that you are ‘way too good’ to make this
mistake.

SOLUTION: Take the time to review on several occasions with your brain ’switched on’ your exam timetable, and
even review it with someone else. Do not rely on what your friend thinks or even what you think! Only believe
in written down black and white ! Double-check for yourself with the original information. Review it on
Saturday morning a week before the start of the exam and then every morning when you get up or before you go to
sleep. Make sure you are certain where the exam will be held – don’t assume!

2) Turning up with the wrong equipment

PROBLEM: The exam assumes that you have a calculator with you, but you didn’t bring yours!
You either waste time trying to borrow one, but the person you borrow it from is going to need it too, or you try and make do. Neither very satisfactory!

SOLUTION: Check what you are allowed to take into an exam and make sure that you have all the equipment neccessary one week before you will need it. If you can have two of everything – at worst you will be very
popular with any friend that is not so organized as you!

3) Missing out parts of the exam

PROBLEM: Out of 100 students several will miss parts of the exam by mistake.

SOLUTION: Go through the paper backwords at the very start of the exam starting from the back page so you can
see where every question is and make sure that you have identified all the questions. ie if you have to choose
2 out of 6 questions to answer make sure that you have read all 6 questions.

4) Doing ‘all’ the questions when only say 3 out of 5 are asked for.

PROBLEM: Students will answer all the questions when only some are needed.

SOLUTION: Read the instructions carefully and slowly. Do not think you know it. It might have changed from exams you have
had before.

If you are a brilliant student who writes really fast there is not a problem here. For the rest of us you have
spent only 60% of available time answering questions that will be marked. The other 40% of your time you have
completely wasted on answering questions that will not be marked.
Chances are the examiners will choose the first, not the best. If you are not sure how many questions should be
answered ask!

5) Getting the numbering out of order

PROBLEM: This nightmare can happen when you take questions out of order. However in order to use your time efficiently you sometimes have to do this.

SOLUTION: Always speak the number of the question to
yourself when you are answering it. Double check every question and answer especially in multiple choice questions

6) Spending too much time answering one question.

PROBLEM: Even if you write a brilliant thesis on one question if the total marks available is only 20 out of an exam of 100 marks that is the most you can get.

SOLUTION: In general make sure that you allocate time according to the marks available. If you have time left over you can come back and add points.

7) Not making enough points in short notes or essays to get the marks available.

PROBLEM:If a part of a question is for 5 marks, You must say at least 5 seperate thing if you want to get all the marks assuming there is one mark for each point. If you only say two things you will only get two points. If you say
five things, you must have read the examiners mind and know exactly what he wants to get 5 marks.

SOLUTION: In a short notes question like what were the reasons why…(5 marks) try to come up with 7 reasons, if you can, that way you can get one or two ‘wrong’ and still get full marks (check with your teacher that this will work). If you are given 5 lines to write on, then just give 5 and hope for the best.
Similarly if an essay is for 25 marks then you must make at least 25 seperate different sentences about the
question to have a hope of getting all the marks – far better to make too many than too few.

Not answering what is asked.

PROBLEM: This is dreadful – you work hard you do a great job but the examiner will be forced to give only a few marks or maybe zero because you have not read the question properly.

SOLUTION: Take your time reading every question. Take it one–word–at–a–time–real–slow–like. Read it again. Go though it backwards with one finger under each word if there are say only 5 essay questions. Underline each important
word. Then read again forwards. Reading the question is not the place to rush or whizz through.

9) Getting stressed out because the first question is really difficult

PROBLEM: I once got stuck on a question that took me 1 1/2 hours in a 2 1/2 hour exam. I then had 1 hour to do 4 more
questions!

SOLUTION: I’ve left the best till last this is really the single best idea for any exam:- Let your backbrain do the work.

Read one question, if you do not really know the answer well,leave it (without allowing yourself to be stressed!) and move to the next. Keep going until you find one you know all
about. If you don’t find the easy question – no matter!- go back through to the beginning of the exam paper again and find your ‘least bad’ question.

In the few minutes during which you have gone through the paper the question will have gone into you brain and the back brain will have done some work so you have a better chance
of coming up with the answer. If you just look at the question waiting for the answer to come you can stress out
and make a perfectly fine question seem like its been set in a totally different language! Let your back brain
do the work -it keeps your stress levels low.

This report helps make sure that you perform at your best in the exam room.

In order that you do your best you need to be organized and use your time wisely.

Good luck with your exams.

Stephen Pickering
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College Tips to Fit in Fast – What People Notice First About You

Any clue what people notice first about you? The answer may surprise you.

Whether you’re coming to college right after high school, transferring from another school, or returning to school after decades of being in the work force, you want to fit in quickly and get along with your classmates, the faculty and staff. The more people who like you, the easier your college career will be. By the way, the more people who like you, the easier anything is!

So, you must know this, according to research at Harvard University, it can take less than 15 seconds to form a first impression. And I’m talking about the impression that stays with a person, forever. Research has also shown that 80% of the time, we will not change those first impressions. What this means to you is that if you’re coming off poorly on a regular basis, that less than sterling reputation will follow you even if you just were having an off day.

What do people notice first? What’s the essential factor behind the first impression? It’s how you look. That may bug you. You may say, that’s not fair. But we’re not here to talk about the way things should be, we’re here to talk about things as they are. And the fact is, people judge you first by how you look. We could go on for volumes on this, but let’s just touch on body language here.

What your body language tells people about you

Fair or not, people make judgments about you with their eyes first. We process information almost instantaneously. We see. We judge.

What people notice when they look at you, whether they notice it consciously or not, is your attitude about three things:

1. Yourself. Do you have high self-esteem? Is your self-image in the dumpster? Are you trying to mask low self-esteem with arrogance? It all comes through.

2. Your situation. Are you happy to be where you are? Do you have the look as you go from class to class that someone that makes people want to say “dead man walking”? Remember, people love to be around happy people. Doom and gloom is so yesterday. Perk up, sunshine, no one wants to be around a negative person.

3. Them. People notice your attitude about them. Are you glad to see them? Suspicious? Scared? Think to yourself, “Ah, how nice to see you.” And that thought comes through as warmth. It’s nice. People like it. And they will like you for it.

To give people the very best impression of you, hold yourself with confidence and keep in your mind the idea that you’re approachable. As you walk through the student union, or across the campus, practice looking people in the face (rather than walking looking at the ground) and smile when they look at you. You can nod, or say “hi, beautiful day, isn’t it?”or some small talk comment like that.

To show that you are friendly and approachable, make sure you look people in the eyes. Of course, I’m not talking about staring people down, here. Just look at them as you would a friend, and smile. Walk confidently and with assurance.

If you want to influence the messages that you’re giving with your body language, make sure your thoughts reflect the ideas you want to convey. By this I mean, you can’t be standing there thinking you’d rather be anywhere else but there and think that your body language is going to portray you as a confident, warm and kind person. Nope, sorry, your body language will give you away every time.

Smile a warm friendly smile. Think to yourself, “I’m approachable.” People have a way of picking up on what we’re thinking. If you imagine that you are easy to talk to, many more people will make the attempt to know you better.

Imagine that you radiate warmth, and joy and friendliness. You watch, that’s an incredibly attractive presence and people will naturally feel comfortable around you. Try it! It works.

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Distance Education – Education Through Distance Learning

Learning is a lifelong process. Education is learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know. As we grow so does our need to know more. To aid this learning through life, we have many options, thanks to the world turning into a global village. Moreover, with competition being the buzzword today, the mantra for survival is the right career decisions made at the right time!

Distance Education is increasingly becoming popular all over the world due as it has many benefits. The main benefit of it is that a people can continue education while continuing their work.

Essentially, the need of the hour today is a one-stop shop for all your queries pertaining to education. Distance Education brings the opportunity to study all over the world. There are many refurbished websites that caters to the ever-changing needs of students, parents and academicians.

Students can enroll for various courses and they do not need to attend regular classes. Today, with advanced technology, you don’t need to visit the institute at all, just enroll for courses available in internet. There are many courses and features that you can enroll for like:-

Executive MBA: Extensive information on executive education, management studies, trends, and courses available.

Distance Learning: Distance learning courses, universities, concepts, purpose, benefits, etc.

Toolkit: Mind enhancers, communication skills, perfect resume, interview guide, and more!

Study Abroad: Unlike other websites dedicated to education, here, all information on study abroad is classified country wise, so whether you are looking for info for study in UK or study in Singapore, you know where to click!

While enhancing your career, distance education is the decent options to obtain best education, many people require the education to give them the knowledge, believability, and expertness to effect positive change in today’s society.

Distance Education is a comprehensive education and open learning programs, means you study in your own time anywhere. So whether it is choosing the right career path, seeking admission in colleges, funding education or looking for professional advice.

Needless to say, Distance Education is a boon to students, parents and academicians, more like anyone who is interested in lifelong learning!

Ekta Sharma is a writer for several online publications and websites. For more information on educationtimes.com/ Distance Education please visit educationtimes.com/ www.educationtimes.com today.

How I Learned to Speak French in Just 3 Months?

Of course, I was taught French during my school days but never took it seriously. As far as I was concerned, it wasn’t important to me and never would be.
After all, English was more popular and I could get along anywhere in the world with my knowledge of English language, right?

How dead wrong I was.

I realized my mistake when I was sent to France for an assignment. I was like a real fish out of water.
Everywhere I went, everyone was speaking French. Finding someone who could speak English was like finding someone in England who could speak Japanese.
Whew, I really felt lost.
Nonetheless, I made a silent resolve not to learn the language, since I wasn’t going to be coming back to France.
But on getting back home, my boss told me I would be going back in 3 months. This time I would stay longer.

I protested, but she didn’t budge.
There and then I made a commitment to myself to learn French before the 3 months was up.
Being a lover of audio books, I went right ahead and bought “Teach Yourself French” audio books, which I played while preparing for work in the morning, while exercising, during my commute to and from work and any other time when my hands were busy but my mind was free.

At first I didn’t pay too much attention to what was being said in the “Teach Yourself French” audio books because it was a strange language.
But as time went on, it all started to make sense. What really helped was the translations to English for any word spoken in French.
This really confirmed what I had read sometime ago about the power of listening. No wonder God gave us 2 ears and just one mouth. This means just listening is powerful enough to learn virtually any language.
You wouldn’t believe it but gradually I picked up and was able to speak a significant amount of French just 6 weeks after.
You can imagine the surprise on the face of my boss when, 10 weeks later, I spoke French to her without mixing it with a single word of English!

She couldn’t believe it and asked me how I was able to do it. I told her – audio books!
Not only was she very impressed, she made me the head of the delegation she was sending to represent our company in France.
She made sure every other member of my team got their audio books and did exactly what I had done.
When I eventually went back to France 3 months later, I was no longer “a fish out of water”.
It was incredible, but I was able to achieve this without taking any classes, without hiring any private French tutor, without reading any “French tutorial” books.

All of this was possible within 3 months from just listening to French audio book lessons.
Do you know what was most intriguing about this? I did this all in my “free” time. I didn’t commit any special time to this, but the same time I had wasted in the past.
If I could do this within 3 months, I am certain anyone else can do it too.
If there is any language you would love to learn, follow my footsteps and you will be pleasantly surprised what can happen in just 3 months, with the power of audio books.

There are several audio book versions of many leading foreign language study courses that you can get on the Internet.

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