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There is much reason to feel overjoyed-as Domain of Singapore Tutoring Experts turns six today, I was just informed our site is now ranked by Alexa as being among the top 5000 in Singapore and top 600,000 globally. From zilch to featuring more than 60 carefully considered tutors on a platform which also comprises numerous knowledge databases, opinion sections and a humble marketplace, we have come some way in part largely due to your unwavering support and encouragement, yet make no mistake about it- the road ahead is still long and possibly arduous. However we shall persevere, and strive to deliver up to the minute, relevant content alongside showcasing top notch vetted educators for your consideration when you desire quality assistance in academic subjects. We are not exactly proponents of tuition, neither are we opponents. We were borne out of a confluence of consequences which include this nation's ongoing obsession with grades and a highly unregulated private education industry where too many unscrupulous middlemen agencies have long feasted on the naivety of parents/students. Perhaps when the day finally arrives when a real paradigm shift has taken place as far as the notion of securing an education in the little red dot is concerned, our presence shall no longer be required. Till then, it's business as usual. Lastly, allow me and my team to offer each and everyone of you a sincere thanks for being with us all this while, we are only as awesome as you allow us to be. Happy Birthday Domain of Singapore Tutoring Experts!

A short but rather depressing response to the decision undertaken by the Education Ministry to charge teachers for parking in schools come 1 August 2018: Paying for parking in schools: when you start counting, everything counts.

Can we blame people for being so mad at MOE? Singaporeans enraged over MOE's decision to charge teachers for parking in schools

This particular individual has rationally (and very elegantly) analyzed what went wrong with MOE's implementation of parking charges for teachers on school premises: Very disappointed with MOE's decision to charge teachers for parking in schools

Well.....fair's fair right? Advice to teacher friends to stop doing the following in light of having to pay for parking charges in schools

Perhaps going abroad to do her PhD might turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Media Veteran's NTU scholarship application rejected, ends up doing PhD overseas

A reflective letter full of heart and soul.......... A letter to our 4th Prime Minister

Harsh Truths? A stigma truly exists against graduates from most Australian universities

IMO the police officers were doing their jobs, then again perhaps they could have been a wee bit more delicate and sensitive in handling things? Police officers searched me, a 17 year old kid minding his own business

In A Nutshell: 'O' Level Physics Topical Summaries is finally completed after nearly 6 months of collaboration with a Physics specialist, and is now available for sale in our market place-do check it out! In A Nutshell: 'O' Level Physics Topical Summaries

Dude is way too pessimistic IMO....... High IQ but low EQ is useless. I am one good example. Let me explain myself.

This netizen's commentary about the unhealthy correlation between blind academic achievement and the definition of success in Singapore is spot-on. The stakes tied up in assessments have gotten too high for Singapore

Indeed one cannot expect desirable outcomes from merely rehashing things: Youth Engagement Cannot Be Same Old, Same Old

A consequence of allowing the sense of entitlement complex to go unchecked and excessively manifest within kids these days? Kids are getting out of hand these days

Already said so myself earlier on. Full-Day School Curriculum A Bad Idea

Shaun Low who runs Swords And Stationery is a believer in using gamification to help students who have dyslexia, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We recently got in touch with him where he spoke at length about S&S in a fresh exclusive interview with Domain of Singapore Tutoring Experts: Appreciating the magic of Special Needs Education outfit Swords And Stationery with Shaun Low

Domain of Singapore Tutoring Experts turns six on 28 March this month, and to celebrate this occasion, we shall be selling advertisement space at a steep discount of 60% off the usual price! In addition, for every 3 ad placements purchased, we will throw in one free! These offers are valid from now till 31 March 2018. Simply fill up THIS FORM (Cite: DOE AD60OFF as subject) and we shall revert shortly.

We have updated the list of our top 20 most viewed tutor profiles for March. Not much changes this time round save for a very minor shuffle in rankings. A handful of others not already featured are slowly catching up however, and may displace those currently on the leader board shortly. So 加油! Top 20 Most Viewed Tutor Profiles

The taxman has come knocking once again. Yeah sigh. As in previous years we have created a set of tables indicating various gross income levels, taxable incomes and the associated taxes liable for your convenience at How Much Tax Does The Tutor Pay? (2018) So do make sure you file your returns properly! (deadlines are 18 April 2018 for e-filing and 15 April 2018 for paper filing)

We received an inquiry from a student: Hello, you'd probably heard of the super embarrassing episode recently about the stolen 'A' Level Chemistry papers, and YES I am one of the students affected. To my horror, I was issued a final B grade based on some absurdly stupid projection method used by SEAB ( I believed I was capable of scoring an A), so I am now placed in an extremely unenviable position of having to decide whether to do a resit in April. Which IMO is bloody unfair because I have already forgotten almost everything, and therefore need to get up to speed with the subject matter once more in such short a time!!!!!! I am planning to apply for an overseas scholarship, so every grade matters to say the least, but I am also terribly afraid I might end up scoring even worse than presently, which would derail my plans even further. Feeling so **** torn and conflicted.......honestly what should I do? The full reply by our senior councilor Mr Eric Chng: Hi , Sorry to hear that you were one of the affected students who didn’t get the A that you should have deserved. Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to change the situation as it is now. To be honest though – assuming you had done consistently well for your school exams in the past,I would like to think you probably have a fairly strong foundation in Chemistry. So if I were you, I would quickly assess my proficiency, then seek help ASAP from the school teachers to quickly get up to speed on my knowledge gaps (stuff that I have forgotten), and give it a shot at the exams. It’s going to be a slog to make it for the exams, but it’s worth the risk, especially since you have not too much to lose (having a B, as it is, already limits your options). Just my 2 cents. Regards, Eric Chng Senior Councilor Domain of Singapore Tutoring Experts

Feel free to play hard, but make sure you study even harder says an alumni of Ngee Ann Polytechnic: Reminiscing about studying in a polytechnic, and some words of advice

Thumbs up for this tuition centre head who did the right thing! Parent complained to Singaporean Chinese head of tuition centre that she did not want a “smelly” Indian tutor to teach her child, only to be chased out with a broom

A review of one of the most enduring titles in modern literature, with its author having won the Nobel Prize last year: Kazuo Ishiguro’s “The Remains Of The Day”

Certainly a conversation our nation needs to have: Has Singapore's education failed the Malay Community?

It is the opinion of this netizen that the Singapore education system is one giant letdown, do you agree? Education =Stratification of labeling?