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What is Singapore Math? Can someone tell me what Singapore Math is? I surely didn’t take this subject in college. I feel so helpless that I couldn’t assist my son Ej for his upcoming exam in Math. Ej is a Grade 5 student in Ateneo. I found out that since last year, they had started to adapt the Singapore Math for their curriculum. Since pre-school, I had trained Ej to study on his own, for his quizzes, homework and exams.  I could say that it seems to work, for he is so reliable, responsible and still manage to be excellent in his academics. But recently, I found out that he needs assistance. Luck was on my side, for one of the presenters in the recent Blogapalooza was the Galileo Enrichment Learning Program.   I was so excited to find out that they are giving every blogger a chance to try their services in all branches nationwide. Since EJ’s 2 nd Quarter Exam is approaching, I didn’t waste any time and went to their Katipunan Branch. Since It’s the nearest to Ateneo, it w...

There are responsibilities that came with being a parent. I’m a mother who has five kids that I love so much. I’m not always sure as to how long can I take care of my children and with that in mind I had to make sure that I provide them with the most  important thing that I could bestow, education. During my younger years, I was able to finish college as a working student. Finishing from any college that time doesn’t set any problem but today’s generation is different. It’s not just a matter of graduating college but graduating from a good university that counts. My goal to my children is to provide them with the best education that partly a good university could only provide that. My first step was to enroll them to a good grade school.I was able to enroll them in an exclusive school for girls but then again, some minor problems came out. The lesson was so advance then that I couldn’t able to teach them. I know that I need help to be able to let them cope with their school wo...