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“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” - Saint Augustine There is a story I like to tell… It’s a rock climbing one but it’s a true one and it goes like this: At the rock climbing gym I used to go to, […]

First time parents and couples planning for their first child may be interested to attend the following pregnancy workshop hosted by Pitter Patter: A Joyous Pregnancy! Date: 30 June 2013 (SUN) Time: 11.30am-5pm Venue: Hotel Premiere, Bukit Tinggi, Klang What’s Involved… A) Experts topics: Give Birth with Confidence by Consultant O & G Prenatal Education […]

Since we decided to send the boys to school, as opposed to homeschooling them, I have eased off considerably on our extra-curricular home activities. We still work together on stuff from time to time, but it is usually very flexible. Given the long hours Aristotle has at school (finishing at 3:30 if he has after school […]

There is an interesting article in TIME magazine – Practice, Made Perfect? – that examines the 10,000 hours of practice theory that Malcolm Gladwell wrote about in Outliers. Although the case study was golf, the findings may have implications in many other fields. The article in a nutshell: On 10,000 Hours of Practice Clocking the […]

Star Wars is one of Aristotle’s favourite shows. I love it because the “way of the Jedi” offers so many terrific teaching opportunities on developing the growth mindset and character development. Take, for example, the following dialogue between Luke Skywalker (our hero) and Yoda (his master)… Luke Skywalker: Master, moving stones around is one thing. […]

In Right Brain Education, the children also practice a number of puzzle activities and games during class and for home practice. These are some more common activities encouraged in Right Brain Education for developing problem solving skills, logic and reasoning, and fine motor skills: Spot the Difference Complete the Jigsaw Puzzle (Kumon Jigsaw Puzzle Books  […]

I finally bit the bullet and signed Aristotle up for the Brainology Program by Mindset Works a couple of weeks back. As you may recall, I have been concerned about Aristotle for some time… Since we signed up, he has been working steadily through the course. What is Brainology? Brainology® is developed by one of the […]

I thought it was about time we updated this one since there are a lot more resources out there now… I have written about teaching babies to swim and you can find those articles here: How to Teach Your Baby to Swim Teach Your Baby to Swim – Part 1 Teach Your Baby to Swim […]