by Oscar DASS | Apr 6, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Maths
ACTIVE listening, reading, writing. As simple as this sounds, it is a constant refrain from teachers : children don’t read. or write or listen critically to what is being done at a particular moment. So how can you help your child do these things better. How do...
by Oscar DASS | Mar 30, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Maths
We generally fail to do well when we put off tasks for later (procrastination) Yet we often don’t confront the reasons. We choose to feel bad about it because we should have done whatever it was we had to do but didn’t do. Procrastination is us being...
by Oscar DASS | Mar 23, 2023 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Maths, The Grades
I ordered a 9-inch pizza. The waiter brought me a 5 inch pizza and said the 9 inch pizza was not available and he was giving me TWO 5 inch pizzas instead – and that I am getting 1 inch more for free! I requested the waiter to call the manager. I told the manager...
by Oscar DASS | Mar 9, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Studying is an essential process in learning something. There is an argument that dangerously suggests that we don’t need to memorise anything because it is all available now on the internet! I beg to differ. Firstly, not all information on the “net”...
by Oscar DASS | Feb 23, 2023 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Maths
This has been an active term with camps, sport events, and Oman week taking up a fair amount of time. This was good for developing relationships and being outdoors for a change! However it did constraints on academic work as students felt the pressure to hand in...
