November 2010
50 posts
Choice-Consequences: Anger Management →
A re-run of younger days. When young, youth may hang out in groups and also prone to impulsive acts. They may also be edged on by peers, and in group size, there is an advantage ti intimidate.
These are processes that will in evitably lead to conflicts, and later revenge. 1 or more persons will eventually get hurt, sometimes mortally.
To the youths and children, learn to control your anger and...
October 2010
68 posts
Orientating Mainstream Children about Learning...
Objectives:
To create awareness about learning disorders
To orientate about the importance of integration and tolerance
1.Definition of Learning Disorders
Difficulty in acquiring or learning new skills due to abnormalities in the brain from birth or because of other causes
2. Learning Skills
intelligence
motor and psychomotor
tactile-perceptual
visual-spatial-organizational...
Prevention is better than cure?
Patterns can help to give a better understanding of problems. Most families face same issues in relationships, career stress, children education, children behavioural issues arising from choice-consequences of child or peer influence, or media influence from magazines, televisions or Internet.
In life processes, the preventive and curative model is important. The preventive aspect is normally...
Helping with Special Needs and Learning Disorders →
Counselling with the Hearts and Mind →
Etched in my Heart
There are memories etched in our hearts in the absene of technology such as cameras or video cameras. My mind and heart may not be able to remember vividly and totally the sounds and images of my past, but I could still vividly remember many memories of school days, my jobs, relationships and important events.
I remember my pastor coming to my house.I apologise for the mess, but he told me he...
Respect For Differences →
The East and Asia has always looked to the West in terms of technology advances. While there are constructive and good practices, I was appalled at how they look at us. The Asians are joked at or stereotyped in a way that I find not amusing. While they preach about democracy and respect, I wonder how much was being enforced, especially over the Internet.
Small things snowball to big things. If...
A Home Too Far Away →
We have a home, one with our families, siblings, parents. Our bigger home is that of our country, a land we call home, in my case Singapore.
We need a united family, where each family member is a stakeholder, who tolerate and love each other.
We need a united community of people, tolerant of differences in minds or pracrices, to be integrated. When the country falls, the families falls.When the...
Street Directory vs Global Positioning System...
I was looking for a place, but I prefer to walk and enjoy the scene and exercise. I has consulted a map and roughly could remember in my head. It was from a MRT station and estimated 15-20min walk, roughly diagonal.
As I was walking, I started reflecting. Life is like a street directory, we try to find references points in life, we blunders, make U-turns and waste some time. We make mistakes and...
Mind Anchor
Mind anchor is a term whereby the mind is stuck on something and cannot move on. I was watching a Japanese movie about a female doctor who could not save her dying fiance, and after his death, her mind was anchored and in limbo. It takes a long time to get her to accept his death and move on.
When I started learning to refresh my driving last year, I had drove once and forgotten where I had place...
Learn To Learn- Data Reconnaissance
An important program that I have developed over 8 years is how to find information, A child has to know how to learn to learn. This means understanding sources of information:
Dictionary
Thesauraus
Encyclopedia
Atlas
Books, activities and mind-maps are developed using keywords, and efficiency of finding human organs by different science books. Practicuum is getting a continual practice of...
dad-isms asked: Thanks a bunch for following and reblogging my dad-isms.
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Life Skills
Life skills are knowledge and skills we need in life. Some of the life skills that I try to pass on are:
Cooking: simple meals preparations that are nutrtious and easy to prepare
Money Management: how to use money in a effective way. Its not how much you earn, it is also how much you save
Anger and Stress Management: Learning coping strategies so that we could channel the energies and not hurt...
Empowering Flexible Thinking, Constructive...
My wish for the people I have in contact is to build two aspects:
1. Flexible Thinking- (Intellectual and Emotional) To think logically but yet transcends languages or cultures. The paradigms, contexts and frames
2. Constructive Builders-( Emotional and Social) To build their lives based on ethical and moral grounds
Children who have good foundations in values, skills and habits will most...
Songs and Music- How I survive Fatherhood
Religion plays an important part of my life…reflection is part of it as well…
I love songs..there is a therapneutic effect…In the army..the songs are sung with gusto..to improve confidence and morale…also a form of distraction from boredom, pain and tiredness
Fatherhood is not an isolated part of life. Fathers are professionals, we need to work and have an income. Fathers...
Ways of Counting- Father and Son Version..
I picked up a different way of counting from my army days…
Me: Aaron (my two year old son), please come out of the kiddy ride by the count of ten. Ten…(heehee, one count)
Aaron: NOOOOOOOO!!!!!….papa, I count, ready, get set….1…2…3…..4….5….6……7…..8……..
5….6……7…..8……..
...
Organism- Child/ Adult
THings I consider:
1. Safety
2.Welfare
3. Curriculum
4. Skills
5. Principles/ Values
Children model. I believe the kids nowadays have more exposure and earlier exposure. They learn more and faster, because we re-direct playtime and playground time to tutorials and assessments. HOwever, given they are better thinkers, they lack maturity and cause and effect. Parents and caregivers must be...
children language- effective habits
refinelubis:
the 7 Habits of Happy Kids – Sean Covey - The 7 Habits of Happy Kids Thank’s to my friend Dyah Sari who… http://is.gd/g4zmL #blog
I love MLE (mediated learning experience). In education, I am also aware of NLP (neurolinguistics programmin) and a host of memory programs. I believe we all know what to do. Study, revise, do homework, clear doubts…it is a matter of how we do it...
Trust and Obey-Christian Hymn
I suddenly was awaken to the meaning of trust and obey.
When we are sick and see the doctor, te only thing that makes us better is to follow the advice of the doctor and take the medicine. To follow instructions means to have trust. If we do not trust, we will not follow the prescribed medication, and will not recover.
When we do not do well, it may mean that we do not follow the instructions of...
morgueFile free photos for creatives by creatives →
A wonderful platform of photos collection..i love the still arts..abstracts….thanks lubis for sharing this wonderful resource…
Looking forward to reservist- Yeah right,...
I am 37 years old. Gravity has created a pauch in my middle. I envy those who can run the marathon. My running distance is 2.4m. The exercises I get is typing the keyboard in fine motor skill.
Sometimes, i am worried.But worry changes nothing. What has to be done is slowly changed by action. Tired, do a little slower. Rest a little bit. But do my best.
Looking forward to reservist? I would be...
TGIA - Thank God I am Alive
I was looking at TGIF-Thank God its Friday. Why only Friday? Because of weekends? Today, I was at a bank which says its open every Sunday, and they have a TGIS-Thank God its Sunday.Why only Sunday?
A friend of mine had a son who had heart problems since birth. I am very close to that friend. When the son passed away before 1 years old, it was depressing. I was close to my friend’s mum, who...
Selecting reliable publishers
refinelubis:
National geographic with kids - I could say majority of singaporean are quite affluent that they can afford… http://is.gd/g2SrP #blog
andy:
I am a firm believer in loyalty. I believe in sholastic, lawrence E. shapiro and reuven feurenstein. For discovery, there are videos in youtubes and discounted versions in bras besah. Although second hands are more worn, the contents are...
Most Important Meal Of The Day
thedaddycomplex:
My wife’s contribution to the boys’ breakfast this morning: yogurt, strawberries, mini bran muffin.
My contribution: a corn dog.
Hers may have been healthy, but mine made me popular.
Jason Yap - Special Needs kids
Children with special needs aren’t sick or gross. They only want what we all want: to be accepted. Can I make a request of anyone willing to post this and leave it on your status for at least an hour? It is Special Education Week, this is in honor of all children made in a unique way and who learn a little differently.
Frame your mind-The cup is half empty or half full →
I came from a polytechnic. Before that I was from STI, Singapore Technical Institute, a defunct VITB. People call us condemn, trash when I was in ITE.
I have done some service learning with JC students. They are pretty hard-working and obedient, most of them. They are also youth, trying to find their identities.
I was once a youth. I don’t think I was hardworking. I am playful and...
Intervention and Assessments
In education, there are two parts,
intervention (teaching from teachers and learning from students)
assessments (to assess knowledge and understanding, in forms of tests and exams).
Exams are to assess whether someone has due dilligence in competancy of subject. If maths exam is good, means student has paid attention, done homework and remember how to use maths principles in solution...
Be quick to praise and slow to complain
I was at a clinic and a deliveryman was talking to the nurse. He is quitting the job after 5 years. According to the nurse, this deliveryman has a good track record, but was complained once last month. This complained was taken seriously by the company, but the deliveryman has said he had tried his best.
I was once asked if bad news travel faster than good news. I believe it is a paradigm. Some...
Mathematics for P3 to P6 - A Efficient Alternative... →
A different and effective method of problem solving instead of guess and check. I am impressed and have started to use this.
A caring community
I was waiting for a bus 124 from church yesterday evening. The roads are congested and buses are packed. when bus 124 came, it was packed too. However, instead of being empty at the rear and packed at the front, the passengers exercise consideration and welfare by moving to the rear. People outside the buses are waiting to go home to meet loved ones, some are tired after a day’s work.
As I...
To err is human, to Forgive Divine
There are times we make mistakes. In career, life, relationships and any aspect of life.
As we grow older, we may want to help or correct others, but sometimes it is delivered wrongly. It becomes stressful.
As a teacher, sometimes I scold or punish the students, or even my own children. But when it is my turn on the receiving end, I hope they will forgive me.
Sometimes I make promises to my...
Remembering Dad →
A nice and honest short article from a fellow blogger: Lubis
What we do, echo through eternity~ The show, Gladiator
Forgiving oneself - Teachers, doctors, social...
Sometimes, teachers, doctors, social workers try their best and things failed. People die, people failed and people get hurt.
Accidents or incidents happen regardless of best of planning, when circumstances dictate otherwise. When rescue divers and combat medics see death in the people they try to help, they feel guilty and hold themselves responsible.
Some teachers try their best to teach. A...
Focus on the family
I have two big roles, personal and professional.
Personal- My wife, Christyne, is a beautiful and frank woman, hard on the outside and soft on the inside. My two kids, Charlotte, a wonderful and considerate daughter, who is a wonderful sibling to her younger two year old brother, Aaron.
My parents, who are also in their early sixties. Their needs and wants are evolving. Their health and mental...
Money Management for Kids and Adults (story of...
A can of coke at
- NTUC/sheng siong is about $0.70
- coffee-shop is about $1.00
- Food-court $1.20 to $1.40
- Resorts. discos or hotels is about $3 to $6
Whats the difference?
They are all manufactured at the same place, same taste, no more/less ingredients. The main difference lies in the ambience and convenience. However, if I buy a can of coke at a hotel at $6, I can but about 8 cans of...
Discounted Videos at Novena Square 2 (7 and 8Oct)
I was at TTSH and dropped by NOvena Square 2. RETAIL theraphy…I had been sourcing for Japanese videos….GTO..senzaki..anime…anyway, the sales guy came to talk to me and started to introduce different videos…I immediately set a budget… S$50 (+- 10%) and started looking at titles….finally got 8 titles…great coming to $200…must keep to...
