by Oscar DASS | Apr 7, 2022 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Secondary Maths, The Grades
With most of the work completed and IAs handed in, the focus should be on revising and consolidating work covered both last year and this year. Practice papers will help. Make sure you request assistance now on areas that need clarification. And just practice!...
by Oscar DASS | Apr 7, 2022 | Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Maths, Secondary ToK
Maths is more than just rules. Understanding how we come to the rules is perhaps more important. Rules have a purpose in life and rules can change. Most of us (parents) know that a negative number mutiplied by a positive number gives an answer that is negative. But...
by Oscar DASS | Mar 10, 2022 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Secondary Maths
With exams only two months away, a clear plan and strategy will be crucial to success. Panic generally sets in when there is no plan. And of course practice is key. There are a few sections to complete and little time to do it in, As a result more pressure will be...
by Oscar DASS | Mar 10, 2022 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science
All students are looking forward to the end of term and the upcoming activities duirng Oman week. However, we have two weeks of work before that – and a great effort needs to be made to complete all summative tasks for the term. So focus and work hard, we can...
by Oscar DASS | Mar 3, 2022 | Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, The Grades
“Knowledge is not intelligence” [Heraclitus] “knowledge needs to be a verb” [Edwards Deming] These two quotes provide us with the basis of what can be achieved. Knowledge can be learnt. And we can use that knowledge to bring about change...
by Oscar DASS | Mar 3, 2022 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Practice helps to improve understanding and consolidates learning. There is no short-cut to this. Know your calulator. Practice problems using it. Develop a sense of familiarity for certain types of problems and strategies for solving them. Build speed and...
