"Learn how an ex-hod and moe learning consultant has used these "failure principles" to more than double the number of As, and increase passing rates by 14x in his classes, year after year"

From the desk of Mr Chris Siew

Ex-HOD 13 Years Experience and Ministry of Education Learning Consultant

Dear parents,

I know how frustrated you are. Your children are struggling in Math. You’ve tried to coach them, but they got even more confused. You’ve engaged tutors after tutors hoping that it will help. Despite spending precious time and resources, there's still no improvement in your children's grade.

You “may” feel disappointment and helpless. You wonder if there's really a way to address this issue.

“The Little-Known System”

And here's the truth,

based on what I’ve seen teaching in the local school system for more than 12 years, there is a system that certain students have used ,cohort after cohort, intakes after intakes, to do much better than the rest.

I made this observation over 15 years in the MOE, as a HOD, and at times, at MOE HQ, as an education technology consultant, where I was responsible for helping schools integrate technology to enhance student’s learning.

Nights were spent trying to figure out what technologies could make maths learning more seamless and more accelerated than the previous models.

In 2010, while I was being assigned to HQ to work on the above, I came across, accidentally, certain principles that were so surprisingly simple, yet not utilised by at least 95% of students when tackling their maths exams, or preparing for them.

“Learning Through Failures”

In fact,

I regularly encourage my students to experience small failures, at least in class, so that there is a degree of “challenge” in their maths journey. When I was assigned to Ministry of Education as a Learning Designer, where I visit schools to redesign their learning frameworks, I found that a common factor emerged- The better performing schools in Singapore, had teachers that “regularly challenged” and piqued the interest of their students.

The other thing that I noticed as a learning designer attached to these schools under MOE, is that there were teaching principles and technology that was being employed in the best schools that were not applied on the weaker schools.

Not long after, I began, in my responsibility to increase the standards of learning in schools, to “cross-breed” these techniques and methods to the neighborhood schools as well.

And the results that I witnessed first-hand, was nothing short of amazing. I knew there and then, that exam success is “clone-able”

But before that, you probably have a question...

"Why Should I listen to you?"

Hi, my name is Mr Chris Siew. I’m a educator with more than 12 years of teaching experience and have helped countless students achieve success in maths.

I am also :

an ex-HOD for ICT , instrumental in integrating technology that enhances the learning of Mathematics.
an ex-MOE HQ officer, help schools develop technology-enriched curriculum that caters to learners’ needs and build students’ 21st century competencies.
I have been invited by publishers to speak at education conferences on Mathematics and Education Technology where I share my insights on how to enhance students' learning experience.
"Making Maths Meaningful to Students with ICT" 23 Oct 2013, Marriott Hotel, Singapore (Organised by Marshall Cavendish)
“Empowering students’ learning through ICT” 22 Feb 2014, Jakarta, Indonesia (Organised by Mentari Books)

“Clone-able Success”

In fact,

There's a system that successful students are using to ace their PSLE Math exam.

If you are interested to find out more, I urged you to read on.

The method that we are referring to are proven strategies that have benefited many students and helped them attained As in PSLE.

These 3 strategies have been responsible for massive improvement in students maths scores (done right, these strategies take only 90 days or less to create marked improvements)

“They are centred on tackling the 3 MAIN gaps of the teaching system.”

Learning Gap #1- Traditional frontal teaching approach in which the learning is directed by the teacher from the front of the classroom. The teacher is the one actively explaining the concept and the students are trying to “download” the instruction. The level of learning engagement is very low.
A much better way- Student-centered learning: As opposed to a traditional frontal-teaching approach, whereby students receive one-way instruction with minimal interaction with the instructor, we provide opportunities for students to communicate their understanding to the instructor. From this interaction, we will be able to have a good gauge on the students’ understanding and pitch the lesson at their level.
Learning Gap #2- Crude, blunt pure memorisation techniques in which students attempt to remember “Steps” to solve math problem sums mechanically without little or no understanding of the key concept or the relationship between the information presented in the problem sums.
A better way - Implement thinking Routines: Instead of asking students to memorise countless strategies, we teach them a structured approach to tackle higher order thinking questions. Mastering this approach is like having a roadmap where you can use it to solve any problem sums with up to 95% accuracy. With this approach, students learn to decipher key words, select the right strategy quickly and even have time check their answers.
Learning gap #3- Learning without a purpose Students who don’t perform well in studies tend to depend on others for direction, eg. being prompted by their teachers and parents. They don’t seem to link what they are learning with the intended learning objectives. Without an understanding of the bigger purpose, they are often not motivated to learn.
A better way - Introduce Reflective Learning : To help students connect the concepts, strategies and thinking routines into a meaningful whole, it is important to engage them in reflection. Research has shown that students who are engaged in reflective learning are able to generalize the concepts that they have learnt. This improves the students’ future performance and enables them to handle new situations and questions effectively.

With the above 3 strategies, I developed a unique winning formula for success. The E-ARM™ Approach.

# Stage 1 : Exploration – We do not believe in spoon-feeding the students as research has shown that it will not benefit them. At different stages of learning, we lead the students through a series of exploration to help them understand the strategies necessary to solve complex problem sums. This experential learning approach has been proven to help students acquire understanding of maths concepts.

# Stage 2 : Acquisition of skills – For each topic, effective teaching approaches and questioning techniques are used to help the student understand the underlying concepts and develop their skills in solving complex problem sums.

# Stage 3 : Retrieval of information – At the end of each stage of learning, our tutors will engage your child in reflection and help them consolidate their learning, construct memory maps to ensure that they can retrieve what they’ve learnt easily during assessments.

# Stage 4 : Mindset of a Winner – We believe that to be successful, be it in studies or in life, we need to develop a winning mindset. This includes having a positive attitude, setting goals to stretch oneself and celebrating success, both big and small. This is the reason that we have integrated motivational stories in every lesson with the aim of inspiring our students to achieve their fullest potential.

OUR STUDENT
TESTIMONIAL

Here are some feedback from students who have benefited from this programme

“Thanks for helping me to achieve my target. It’s beyond my parents’ expectation. I like your explanation, you make difficult question looks like a piece of cake” - Dalton, P5

“I have improved my maths because of you and I have a better understanding of math now. You always try your best to make your lessons fun and interesting. Thank you.” – Sam , P5

“Thanks for all the hard work. You’ve spent a lot of time helping us understand the difficult problem sums. Your strategies are all very effective and I am glad to have a great Maths teacher like you.“ - Yvonne P5

“I enjoyed your class very much. I learn so much during your lessons. I can see improvement in my math after attending your lessons. Your explanation is so clear and easy to understand. - Eric

Do you want your child to reap such benefits
like the students above?

I am sure by now that you are convince of the obvious benefits that the above strategies and tips mentioned above will bring to your child.

Come and learn from me how I've managed to transform the lives of hundreds of students.

I’m organizing a workshop to share in detail the tips and strategies that I’ve used to created successes among my students.

The workshop will show you how your child can start reaping benefits and eliminate their math anxiety and problems forever.

You child will be learning how to:

use the EARM™ system to immensely improve his/her math scores in 21 days or less, especially problem sums (this is where most students’ stumbling blocks are).
Tap on my years of experience as a HOD (this means that I am attuned to what exam setters are looking for).
Get first hand my experience as a Learning designer in MOE (that I’ve spent years improving teaching systems in school).

"When do you want to turn around your child's performance?"

Most parents I spoke to make the decision to seek help early, because poor performance can be cumulative.

And I think you’ll agree that the next natural step, is to schedule a free 1 to 1 session with me, where I will personally sit down with you and your child, to diagnose their learning hurdles.

I do ask that you bring along your child’s latest exam papers as it will be instrumental to me to determine their sticking points.

In this free 1 hour session, we will:

to uncover the common misconception that your child is facing
introduce useful strategies to eliminate these careless mistakes
design a learning plan to help your child improve over the next 90 days
recommend coaching tips that you can use to engage your child.

P.S: But here’s the drawback- I only have space for 8 sessions per month, and I’m usually booked up early each month. But I’ve especially reserved 4 slots for the workshop participants.

So go ahead and click the button below to choose your dates and times.

"Learn how an ex-hod and moe learning consultant has used these "failure principles" to more than double the number of As, and increase passing rates by 14x in his classes, year after year"

From the desk of Mr Chris Siew

“The Little-Known System”

And here's the truth,

“Learning Through Failures”

In fact,

But before that, you probably have a question...

"Why Should I listen to you?"

“Clone-able Success”

In fact,

These 3 strategies have been responsible for massive improvement in students maths scores (done right, these strategies take only 90 days or less to create marked improvements)

“They are centred on tackling the 3 MAIN gaps of the teaching system.”

OUR STUDENT TESTIMONIAL

Here are some feedback from students who have benefited from this programme

Do you want your child to reap such benefitslike the students above?

You child will be learning how to:

"When do you want to turn around your child's performance?"

" Wishing your child success and happiness "Chris Siew Ex-HOD 13 Years Experience and Ministry of Education Learning Consultant

OUR STUDENT
TESTIMONIAL

Do you want your child to reap such benefits
like the students above?

" Wishing your child success and happiness "
Chris Siew
Ex-HOD 13 Years Experience and Ministry of Education Learning Consultant