COACH Kevin stresses the importance of perseverance in problem sum solving in the context of parent facilitation. If a child wants to give up, parents should resist that urge to step in too soon to help with the solution. Instead, encourage and guide them in their struggle. This is because the result of that struggle is real learning that prepares them to solve the next problem.
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science.09, Singapore’s largest annual science festival, began a few weeks ago on 14 August with X-periment, a three-day mega science carnival at Marina Square Central Atrium. Using a charming, quirky mascot named Professor Why as the "mentor", this year’s theme was chosen to inspire Singaporeans to rediscover their curiosity about the world and encourage them to actively ask questions about why things happen the way they do in the world around them. science.09 offers a plethora of activities at various convenient venues around Singapore.
YOUR child's curiosity about nature and the environment about them can get the better of you every now and then, especially when you may not know the answers! But look at it as an opportunity to inspire a love of science. Get them to experience science in action at an early age. Take them to visit science.09 - a month-long science festival jointly organised by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research and the Science Centre Singapore. The kick-off event was X-periment!, a three-day mega science carnival at Marina Square Central Atrium between 14-16 August 2009. One of the highlights at X-periment! was a special performance by Dr Bunhead, also known as Dr Tom Pringle, from the United Kingdom.