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A Level GP Tuition – What 18 year olds tell us about Singapore’s Future? (article) For JC and Polytechnic students who are applying for the prestigious PSC scholarships or other Government scholarships, it would be useful to look at Mr Eddie Teo’s speech to analyze his thoughts on what type of attributes Government scholarship providers look out for in their potential candidates. I would summarise his views as follows: Positive Attributes Our young people are generally aware of the values espoused by our founding fathers (someone pragmatic, responsible, disciplined, frugal, hard-working, well-behaved, family-focused and puts society before self, incorruptibility) Generally showing concern about social mobility and social inequality Being welcoming of greater criteria of w ...

A Level GP Tuition – PSLE math Question on $1 coins (Article) Every year, there would bound to be a hot debate over a certain question from the PSLE on one of its tricky questions. Many parents would end up being upset because the question was not ‘fair’ or ‘not within syllabus’. Such attitudes are still premised on the notion that the PSLE is a high-stakes national examination and that there should be no ‘trick questions’ to cause students anxiety. Some of the responses by the public will probably raise eyebrows, when they express their discontent as they start to sink into a blame-mentality. This query posed by this individual probably speaks for itself:     I like this comment the most though: “Ms Yin wrote: “The conclusion ...

When one thinks of Japan, the first thing that would come to mind would be something about food, culture, technology and cleanliness. It would also be useful to be aware of a highly organised syndicate known as the Yakuza. The world’s largest and ferocious syndicate is the Yamaguchi-Gumi, whom the Japan’s stock exchange estimated illegal earnings amounting to $6 billion a year Due to certain technicalities in Japan’s system, they are not considered ‘illegal’ and they do have a certain public presence The Yakuza’s history dates back to the Edo period (between 1603 and 1868) where small-time gangsters banded together and began to grow more powerful as they reached deep into Japan’s economy They have also been known to have strong relations with conse ...

GP Model Essay – How important are small businesses to your society? Here are some excerpts which you can use for this essay question.   According to Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Mr Teo Ser Luck, “The SME sector is an important pillar of Singapore’s economy. They contribute more than 50 per cent of economic output and 70 per cent of employment”. As such, SMEs have been encouraged by the government to invest in skills upgrading, innovation and to utilise various schemes available to step up on productivity.    This has also been reiterated by DPM Tharman in his address at the Singapore Metal & Machinery Association on 25 April 2015. He said that SMEs are at the core of Singapore’s economy and sources of innovation and future growth. T ...