by Susan Fitzell
While studying and reviewing information is the best way to do well on all tests, there are techniques students can use to help them tailor their test-taking approach to different types of tests:
On Standardized Tests:
The easiest questions are at the beginning, the middle more difficult and the end, the most difficult. If a [...]
by Tirina N. Simons
Let’s start by stating the obvious: Compared to you and me, all children are geniuses. What I mean to say is that their capacity to take in new information and remember it is far greater than any adults’. The neat thing is that the younger they are, the greater their ability to [...]
by Georgina Farmer
When I was learning to swim, pretty soon, I could dog paddle. My feet were off the ground and I was moving through the water. “Wow, I can do this”. I felt excited, confident and eager to learn more. I swaggered all the way home. My neighbor, Alice, badly needed a “Wow, I [...]
by Justin Senior
Personal, social and emotional development are just as important as academic development at kindergarten level (starting age 4 in the British system), and at pre-school level (starting ages 2 and 3) many would argue it is more important. All too often parents make the mistake of focusing on pushing two areas of their [...]
by Dr Robert Brewitt
(rbrewitt@ise.ac.th)
The most impressionable years are your early years, with those around you having a big influence on how you will develop. This includes your parents, peer group and, arguably, most importantly your teachers. Teachers make a huge impression. For example, I bet you can remember your best teacher when you were at [...]
The Ministry of Education recently announced the opening of its program English Speaking Year 2012.
The program aims to make Thailand ready to be a part of the ASEAN community in 2015 because the English language is a major medium of communication among ASEAN member countries. Also, the program will raise Thai people’s awareness of ASEAN.
This [...]
by Ulrich Werner
Prof. Monika Reimpell, PhD, who holds the chair in Business Informatics and Business Mathematics at South-Westphalia University of Applied Sciences (UAS) in Meschede, Germany, and her almost 4-year-old son Thomas visited Asian U.
Thomas was the superstar wherever he went. Blond, with big eyes and good manners, he mastered the sometimes quite long meetings [...]
by Ayesha Rahman
Just recently I finished teaching an ESL class (English as a Second Language) to a large group of kindergartners and preschoolers in my school. It was a challenge at first, but after a few classes I realized how easy it was to involve all the children with fun activities and teach a second [...]
by Edward Emmett
The U.S. gaming market reached $10.5 billion in 2005 with the worldwide market expected to grow to $48.5 billion by 2012. Research shows that 45 percent of the general public play video games on a regular basis. About one third of those who regularly play video games are between 6 and 17 years [...]
The recent flooding in Thailand was a reminder to us all of the need to unite and help each other in times of need; this is something I was determined to have ISE students recognize. Learning, however, starts with action, and so I am delighted to report not just one but two pieces of news [...]
