TutorJoseph(88525608)

I am Joseph, and I have had the pleasure of being a teacher for the Ministry of Education (MOE) for over 10 years. I graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from the National University of Singapore and a Master's Degree in Education from NIE-NTU (Singapore). My teaching journey has taken me through several wonderful government schools, including Clementi Town Secondary, Naval Base Secondary, Presbyterian High, CHIJ St. Joseph, and Farrer Park Primary. Throughout this time, I have enjoyed working with many amazing students, ranging from those in the Normal Technical (NT) and Normal Academic (NA) streams to those in the Express (E) stream.

In addition to my experience in government schools, I have taught full-time at several top international schools in Singapore, helping students from Hong Kong, China, and Indonesia succeed in their AEIS exams and transition into mainstream MOE schools. I have also taught at various prestigious tuition centers across Singapore. Currently, I am providing private tutoring and have accumulated over 10 years of experience in this area. Throughout these years, I have employed proven techniques and strategies, including using Zoom for conducting lessons. I am proud to say that many of my students have achieved outstanding grades, with some receiving prestigious awards and recognition from notable institutions. I would be excited to share a gallery of positive reviews from parents and students, available in the link below.

My passion lies in teaching Science, English, and Mathematics at the Primary level, particularly in helping students prepare for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). At the Secondary level, I enjoy teaching Sciences (S1 to S5) and Mathematics (Secondary 1 and 2). I am also trained to teach Biology, having had the pleasure of instructing this subject at MOE schools for several years. I strive to be patient and understanding, taking the time to get to know each child’s unique strengths and weaknesses.

Feel free to check out the positive reviews from parents here: https://tutorjoseph.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-programme-highlights.html. I know choosing a tutor can be a bit daunting, but I hope my profile gives you a glimpse of who I am and how I can help. Wishing you the best of luck in your journey!

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*General Primary Science Syllabus (2024)*
*Theme*	LOWER Block	UPPER Block
DIVERSITY	P3 Classification(General) Living & Non-Living Things Animal Classification Plant Classification Bacteria & Fungi Materials
CYCLES	Matter and 3 States Life Cycle of Animals Life Cycle of Plants	P5 Hereditary and Reproduction in Humans Reproduction in Plants Water
SYSTEMS	P4 Systems (Introduction) Human Body Systems Human Digestive System Musculo-Skeletal System Plant Systems	Cells Air Breathing in Fish and Plants Human Circulatory System Human Respiratory System Electricity
ENERGY	Light Heat	Energy – Forms and Transformation Photosynthesis and Respiration Respiration in Living Things
INTERACTIONS	Magnet	P6 Forces Environment –Biotic/Abiotic Food chain and food web Adaptation Man & His Environment

*Math Problem-Solving* Syllabus (2024)
*TERM*	*Primary 3/4*	*Primary 5/6*
1	Part I: Content Mastery (Beginner) Simplifying a Problem Restating a Problem Looking for Patterns Using ‘Before-After’ concept (Part 1)	Part I: Content Mastery (Beginner) Model Diagram Construction Restating a Problem Using ‘Before-After’ concept Combined Strategies
2	Part II: Content Mastery (Intermediate) Using ‘Before-After’ concept (Part 2) Restating a Problem Making a List Making Suppositions	Part II: (Intermediate) Model/Diagram construction Restating a Problem Using ‘Before-After’ concept Combined strategies
3	Part III: Content mastery (Advanced) Using ‘Before-After’ concept (Part 3) Restating a Problem	Part III: (Advanced) Model/Diagram construction Restating a Problem Using ‘Before-After’ concept Combined strategies
4	Part IV: Content Mastery (Combo) Model Drawing (Advanced) Restating the Problem	Part III: (Advanced) Model/Diagram construction Restating a Problem Using ‘Before-After’ concept Combined strategies

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Sec 1	Sec 2
The Scientific Endeavour
Diversity Physical Properties of Matter Chemical Properties of Matter Separation Techniques Diversity of Living Things	Systems Diffusion and Osmosis Human Circulatory System Human Digestive system Human Reproduction Electrical System
Models Cells Matter Atoms and Molecules Light	Interaction Force Energy and Work Sound Heat Chemical Changes Ecology

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PSLE SCIENCE QUESTIONS

YEAR 2020

Q) Please take a good look at the question below. The answer key states that (4) is the answer. However, I feel there is more than just that answer alone. If you have comments, please leave them in the POWR COMMENTS 's window box found right at the bottom of this page. Write inside the blue box right below this page, where you see the faint print "Leave your comments here" .

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HOW TO STUDY SCIENCE

ALWAYS:  Keep a calendar and look ahead – lots of things happen at the same time in the semester, and you will need to pace yourself and plan.  Go to class. It’s much harder to learn from other people’s notes than from your own. BEFORE CLASS:  Skim what’s coming up in the textbook, so it’s not all totally unfamiliar and you have some idea of what’s coming.  Skim the previous day’s notes, so you can relate each lecture to what came before. TAKING NOTES:  Take notes on everything, except (perhaps) things your professor SPECIFICALLY says you don’t have to know for an exam. If you only take notes on what “seems important,” you run the risk that you will miss important material that didn’t seem important in lecture.  Write down the instructor’s MESSAGE, which (a) may not be every word on the board/slide and (b) may be MORE than what is on the board/slide. Include sketches of the figures; they often contain important concepts.  Use abbreviations to speed note-taking.  Keep true to the instructor’s outline structure (or create your own) so you can tell how each topic relates to the others. Otherwise everything seems like an isolated fact, making it very hard to learn.  Make notes to yourself in the margins of your notes, indicating potential test questions or especially big ideas. Clues to potential test questions are material that your professor repeats several times, problems that your professor works in class, and statements like “I put this stuff on every test I ever write.” READING THE TEXTBOOK:  Do not “just read” without thinking about what you are reading – that’s “pretend studying”  Study your textbook along with your notes – do they agree with each other? Do you understand the flow of the story? At the very least, annotate your notes with helpful ideas from the textbook; better yet, rewrite them in your own words (see below). REWRITING YOUR NOTES:  Rewrite your notes in your own words, incorporating useful information from the textbook. If you do not understand it well enough to rewrite it in your own words, make a note to ask your instructor as soon as you can.  Why rewrite? o You are constructing knowledge as you are deciding how to rewrite your notes in your own words and integrate them with the text. o Later material builds on

1) 5 Tips on How to motivate Your child.

1. Keep a relationship with your kids that is open, respectful and positive. Stay on your kids’ team, don’t play against them. This will allow you to be most influential with them, which is your most important parenting tool. Punishing, preaching, threatening and manipulating will get you nowhere and will be detrimental to your relationship and to their ultimate motivation. Your feelings of anxiety, frustration and fear are normal and understandable. But reacting to your kids out of these emotions will be ineffective. Remember, your child is not behaving this way on purpose to make your life miserable or because they are lazy good-for-nothings. When you feel yourself getting worked up, try saying to yourself, “My child is just not there yet.” Remember, your job is to help them learn how to be responsible. If you get negative and make this a moral issue, then your child might become defiant, reacting to you instead of thinking through things himself.

2. Incorporate the “when you” rule. One of life’s lessons is that we get the goodies after we do the work. When you practice shooting hoops every day, you start making more baskets. You get paid after you work at your job. So start saying things like, “When you finish studying you are welcome to go to Gavin’s house.” Or “When your homework is completed, we can discuss watching that movie you wanted to see on Netflix.” Enforce this rule and stick to it. If your child does not yet have the ability to plan and initiate and persevere, by sticking to this rule, you are helping them learn how to do what their own brain is not yet equipped to do, which is to create the structure for him.

3. When you are invited in. If your child is not studying and his grades are dropping, you’re invited in whether he wants you or there or not. Again, you’re there to help set up a structure that he is not able to create for himself. The structure might include scheduled study times, having the computer out in a public place in your home, and saying, “No video games or TV until after homework is done.” You might decide that he must spend a certain amount of hours devoted to study time. During this time, no electronics or other distractions are allowed. You might make the rule that even if he finishes all his homework, he must complete study time by reviewing, reading, or editing. You might make the rule that he devotes an hour-and-a-half to quiet time, no electronics, and just doing his work. Understand that it’s not meant as punishment; rather, this is helping him develop a good work ethic and to focus on his school subjects. Some kids do better listening to music while they study, but no other electronics or multi-tasking is recommended.

4. Ask the teacher. If your child’s grades and work habits are not up to par, you can set up a plan by sitting down with him and his teachers. He might have to check with them to make sure he has everything before leaving school, and then check with you before going back to school to make sure all his work is in his bag. Once your child gets better at managing his time, completing his work and reviewing his subjects before tests, then it’s time for you to back off.

5. Identify a study spot. You may need to sit with your child while she’s doing her work or at least be nearby to help her stay on track. She may need a quiet location away from brothers and sisters or she may do better in a room near others. You can help her experiment. But once you find what works best, keep her in that location. You will not do her work for her, but you may need to review her work and ask her if a certain paragraph makes sense to her, for example.

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