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14 Aug 2022 1 minute read 1 comment cryotosensei
A great thing about being a newly appointed literacy coach is that it converges my professional and personal lives. This week, I determined that a student had sufficient exposure to the three sounds of ‘y’ and decided to move on to the digraph ‘-oy’....
23 May 2025 1 minute read 2 comments cryotosensei
Singapore is known to have one of the best-performing educational systems in the world. So, it is understandable that we live in a pressure cooker as we hope for our children to stand out from their competitors and excel in their studies. Fortunately...
15 Dec 2024 2 minute read 0 comments HiRaj
Dear Readers, I have recently had the opportunity to interview many a students for a media internship. As mentioned, 90 percent of the students had nothing to do with their studies and media training. Still others were willing to give up the job they...
12 Dec 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
The Yiddish have a special word to describe the exclusive joy felt by parents: naches. I think they understand human nature extraordinarily because I’m sure fellow parents will be able to relate to why my chest swelled with pride due to my son’s matu...
28 Nov 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
This just came to me while I was soaking in the ofuro (bathtub) with my daughter. Parenting involves moulting, in which you shed off your old skin to make room for the new one. It presupposes growth and possibility. But this metamorphosis doesn’t...
8 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
It’s tough raising young kids. One bombards your ear drums with her yelling, drowning the persistent “Why?!” questions asked by her elder brother. You desperately crave for spaces in which they can gladly be and give you that precious few minutes of...
6 Oct 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
The best thing about the Museum of Ice Cream is that both my kids slept soundly until 9am this morning. They must have been dog-tired. As for me, I think it’s the kind of place that wouldn’t be on my radar if I am not a father. Maybe I’m just gettin...
7 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Today, I really think that I have levelled up in my parenting game. Weekend mornings are usually a source of quicksand-like pain for me because my wife grabs the chance to sleep in, thus leaving me to engage my two kids for the greater part of 3 hour...
6 Sep 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Being a parent is like inviting the Universe to deliver tornado slaps across my face. Sure, based on my prior experience, I expected my daughter to fall in love with stickers. However, in a case of proving that each child is her own individual, my...
25 Aug 2024 4 minute read 0 comments Aslamrer
Hello Publish0x Community! Welcome to my blog. Nowadays, the Parenting role is one of the toughest responsibilities, and most parents fail to fulfill it. It directly affects the growth and ethics of our kids. I have witnessed that modern kids are mor...
