Schools are powerful, outdated tools of social programming
Why does this post exist? I haven’t been in school in over a decade, but it had a debilitating effect on me and I want t
Links useful to me when studying as a Private A Level Candidate
(This post is incomplete but I just gotta put it out there) Once you’ve picked your subjects, I think the most important
RE: The future of education
Prediction: education will be disrupted from without before it is reformed from within. Bureaucracy and legacy will keep exist
Revolutionize Education, make learning fun
I’ve been watching more TED Talks recently- and I’ve stumbled upon a few gems. I’ve decided I’m going
No, I Won’t Be Going To University [2012]
I wrote this in December 2012. I have been thinking about the University question for some time, and I decided to get some inp
Why is there nothing in A Level Economics about commercial banks?
Here’s something I’ve been quite frustrated about. As I’ve revisited “A” Level Economics, I stil
How I’m studying as an ‘A’ Levels Private Candidate
After choosing my subjects, the first thing I wanted to do was to get very intimately acquainted with my syllabus. It’s
Studying H2 Literature as a Private Candidate, pt 1
First of all, after making the decision to do H2 Literature, I have to pick my texts. Here are my choices: Section B: Prose *
W17D2- a teacher’s passion
I’ve decided to make it a point to start writing something every day. This is not a new decision but it’s another
W11D2: Acquiring and Filling New Meters
I’m noticing an increase in hits coming from people searching for information on students taking their A Levels as priva
Taking your GCE ‘A’ Levels as a Private Candidate
Someone dropped by my Tumblr to ask me to write a post about my experience re-taking my A Levels as a private candidate. Here
Schools should learn from video games.
Games evolve faster than school does. A lot of guys I knew growing up, myself included, preferred playing video games to going
Junior College sucked for me.
It occurs to me that there are quite a few JC students who read my blog. Someone linked to one my articles, writing “I w
Accessible lectures on YouTube superior to what you’ll get in school
It’s really interesting to study Mathematics through YouTube. The lecturers are compelled to make their lectures good, b
SS01: Defining ‘Education’
The meaning of schools and education has changed over time. We tend to think of education in a limited sense- go to an academi
Gamifying Education + Can We Make People Care?
Games People Play It’s interesting to listen to what people talk about: girls talking about fashion, boys talking about
Didn’t make it to leadership school? Build your own!
I had a class reunion the other day and I got to talk to one of my classmates who completed his national service as a commissi
The 3 Practical Things We Need To Teach Our Kids
We need to teach kids Operacy- that is, how to function effectively, how to operate as a human being. Bodily functions are rar
The University Dilemma
2014 Update: I didn’t go to University in the end. All my applications were turned down. I ended up working for Referral
“Gifted” is a label that can discourage hard work
2014 summary: Used to be a minimum-effort student who was proud of how little effort I needed to get by. Now wish I had learn
the inadequacy of critical thinking
It bothers me when critical thinking is portrayed as the Holy Grail of thought and intellectual firepower- as if we could solv
independent thinking will be the new literacy
I sometimes run into people who call themselves realists and say “Look, Visa, some people are just stupid- MOST people a