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19 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Imperfection enhances beauty in Japanese culture. In fact, there is a concept called wabi sabi, which refers to the three Is of aesthetics: imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. I had the good fortune to attend a kintsugi workshop as part of Staff...
18 Nov 2024 2 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
Last week, I was grateful for the chance to be attached to the Psychological Services Branch, Ministry of Education. The intervention specialists and dyslexia coaches carried out a School-based Dyslexia Remediation workshop for fourth grade teachers...
14 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
I quite like Singapore’s primary school Science curriculum. I think it teaches young minds to be observant and empower them with the scientific terms to explain the everyday phenomena occurring around them. Several big themes are introduced to the ki...
14 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Had the good fortune to attend an ADHD workshop today. The presenters prepared substantial slides. I want to record down my learning by uploading the photos I took and recording my learning points. I know that there are three types of ADHD, but I...
12 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Today’s topic of focus is friction. Here are some things sixth graders are expected to know: it’s a force that exists between surfaces that are rubbing against each other acts in the direction opposite to the direction of motion acts to reduce t...
12 Nov 2024 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
I’m so impressed with my kid.I only became aware of the platypus at the ripe old age of 39 - only because I was entrusted with teaching Science at the primary school. And only because the platypus is one of two egg-laying mammals, which made me want...
10 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Okay, I realised that my educational system really focuses a lot on mosquitoes. Here’s another question from the 2020 Primary School Leaving Examination: a) Oil is sprayed on stagnant water as shown. Explain how this prevents mosquito from breedi...
10 Nov 2024 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
The Science of Eating When we chew rice, it becomes sweeter because the enzyme in our saliva can break down the starch in rice into maltose sugar. This maltose sugar makes it taste sweet. It is not advisable to engage in rigorous exercise...
9 Nov 2024 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
There is a principle called homophily. It sounds like a high-brow concept, but when pared down to its essentials, it just means that we prefer to associate and create connections with those who are like us. Because birds of a feather flock together,...
8 Nov 2024 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
I enjoyed “The Silver Sword” both times I read it. Unlike other novels in the war genre, it ends on an uplifting note, which cushions the trials and tribulations the four children have had to undergo. I will recommend it for upper primary students b...
