Reading inspires Kids!

Seriously. Start getting your students to read.

It is said that success if directly proportionate to one's vocabulary.

If this is true, then inspire your students to read!

Could you be the next 6 year old who breakdances?

Jalen Testerman on the Ellen Show

Sometimes, we wonder about what a six-year-old should not and cannot do. However, are we saying that we know full well the capabilities and limits of the young?

This boy could be either be limited or liberated by his environment and caregivers. Which would be the outcome if you were his caregiver? Think about that, it might be....

...liberating? :)

Everything is possible, if you believe

Little needs to be said here. We all know that we always do limit ourselves. The issue is the extent to which we do so.

Push the boundaries of your mind and break the physical limits of your body. It is always 2% inspiration and 98% perspiration.

Fun Theory - We all like to throw into a deep bin

Imagine what this can do for your school environment.

From what I can see, it is possible to use Fun Theory to make our schools and classrooms work for us and the students. We just need to make it fun to meet expectations.

It is a simple hard thing to do, isn't it?

Children See. Children Do.

How do you want your students to turn out?

Thanks to Samantha for sharing this video. =)

Drawing Manga Realistically!

Many students have taken fancy to Japanese anime and manga. Therefore, stimulate their interest with these easy-to-follow tutorials and get them drawing amazing and realistic manga immediately.

Be sure to praise them, encourage them and display their initial tries readily. Your belief in them will most certainly motivate them to start on the second. third, fourth....

Blogging made EZ...

Alright, it's term 4 in our school and we'll be embarking on a blogging project as part of our ICT curriculum. The blog is meant as a e-portfolio to capture the learning that has taken place over the last 3 terms. Students will be taught how to create new posts, add the images they have created and upload the video they had produced in term 3.

It is hoped that this skill learnt will help some of our students gain another wonderful platform on which they could showcase their achievements and socialise responsibly. As we will be using wordpress blogging script, the following videos are meant to introduce ideas that you can work with your students as you conduct a lesson on blogging.


This is a very comprehensive video that can be shown to your students to take them through blogging.


This video is for more advance learners and for teachers who would like to explore hosting a blog of your own.

And if you are preferring to use Blogger to do your blogging, check out the following video:


Adding a video in Blogger:


And the magic of adding Google gadgets in Blogger:



Enjoy!

An idea for Monfort Challenge?

Those of you who are keen on putting up a singing performance, this is a challenge for you!

If you didn't get enough laughter from the above video, check this one out!

Happy Teachers Day!

Dear teachers in Singapore, this is a day we can all celebrate our common achievement as builders of our nation.

The values you hold are imparted.
The vision you embrace is caught.
The passion you burn with keeps igniting.
The dreams you carry never cease to inspire.
The care you show always transforms.
The way that you show gives comfort and hope.

Thank you for being an agent of transforming change!







Singapore Teachers: Lead. Care. Inspire.

I get bullied a lot in school...

Watching this, it is easy for us to understand the emotional strain that one goes through when targetted by bullies. The negative self-perceptions, the negative social experiences, the suspicions of others' motives being with ill-intent, lack of self-belief, etc, all converge in a growing mind.

Nevertheless, we can start by saying, "Andrew, you are better than you think you are!"

Perhaps you can be someone who builts another up. So, go ahead, be an inspiration!