More news on university ranking in Singapore for today as Singapore falls to 15th place according to this article from straitstimes.com with an extract of it below: by Amelia Teng "SINGAPORE - Singapore has fallen 12 spots to 15th place in a ranking of the world's best cities for university students. Last year the London-based educational consultancy Quacuarelli …
Top 10 Educated Celebrities (with a degree to boot)
10) Brad Pitt-University of Missouri-Journalism 9) Jake Gyllenhaal-Columbia University-Eastern Religion and Philosophy 8) Ashley Judd-University of Kentucky-French 7) Matthew McConaughey-University of Texas, Austin-Pre-Law 6) George Clooney-University of Kentucky-Journalism 5) Mayim Bialik-University of California-Neuroscience 4) Will Ferrell-University of Southern California-Sports Information 3) Ken Jeong-Duke University-Pre-Med 2) Cate Blanchett-Melbourne University-Economics and Fine Arts 1) Rowan Atkinson-Newcastle University-Electrical Engineering …
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School Terms and Holidays 2015
Herein lies important dates for Singapore schools and our operating schedules for 2015. Parents take note that eduKate SG operates on all days except public holidays stated in SECTION 3.2 (all information are subject to changes from MOE and is only intended to be used as a rough guideline. dated 4th Nov 2014) extract from MOE …
Idioms and Phrases in the 21st Century
by Wong Kin Leong Modernise your writing with new phrases or idioms. Time shifts language and adopts new words/phrases. As we continue into the 21st Century, usage of idioms have changed significantly in our society and time dictates certain idioms/phrases to be out of date and some that becomes fashionable. Here's a few fun ones: …
Classes for 2015
Herein lies the class contents and SEAB MOE Syllabus of our 2015 tutorial classes for English, Maths and Science tuition at both eduKate Tampines and Punggol Branch. MOE PSLE syllabus will be adhered to strictly with additions as listed below applied for your child's character development and skill improvements. PSLE Syllabus by SEAB MOE can …
A Crash Course in Surviving PSLE
by Wong Kin Leong Its the time of the year, 2 months to go for PSLE or GCE O' Levels and the panic buttons are being pushed. Here's a crash course and survival guide: Make space Clear out the junk on your table and make your room conducive for studying. This shall be your goto …
In the 21st Century, how important is it to be able to read, write and speak English in Singapore?
This is an English composition written by a student doing Cambridge O' levels in 2014. Standard: GCE O'levels. In the 21st Century, there has been a vast technological advancement compared to the 20th Century, especially with the development of the internet as a tool for social networking with English as lingua franca. English is a …
the 4 pillars of learning
by Wong Kin Leong So with the need in the 21st Century to be highly educated comes the need to provide an education that befits the dynamism of such an aim. Society changes rapidly, with the industrial revolution going the way of the dinosaurs, the digital revolution maturing and now, the social revolution is upon …