Category: General
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Episode 16 – What is the purpose of King’s Scholarship?
My view on King’s Scholarship evolved after reviewing the exams and process required to be successful. Further information on the King’s Scholarship can be found on Wikipedia. The purpose is to find the brightest 13-year-olds. Or is it? Education is a universal right, but opportunities and environment are definitely unequal. Certain schools seem to have…
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Episode 14 – English and Creative writing
English and creative writing exams unlike Mathematics and the Sciences, answers are not necessary right or wrong but to be discussed and convince the examiners that you understood the poem or task. The King’s Scholarship is looking for candidates that have mastered many aspects of English. My area is academic scientific writing. The main objective…
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Episode 13 – General I and General II.
General papers (5 questions) assess the candidate’s logic (reasoning, understanding of language make-up, and Mathematical logic), comprehension question General II Q1 and writing 700 words in General II Q2. I like the writing in General II Q2 because the topics are very philosophical and relevent to recent events. What the candidate write and how they…
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Episode 11 – Sciences (Theory) round up.
I looked at the Science (Theory) 2021 and 2020 papers. There will be questions on Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The five questions are distributed randomly. The subjects are independent and the advice is to prepare equally on each subject. The scholars who can complete these exams to high level will have a broad understanding and…
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Episode 10 – Sciences (Theory) Part 3: Biology
Biology will require a good memory and pictorial presentations. A visit to the Natural History Museums will provide clues to how Biology impacts our lifes and the topics of interests. Be curious, be observant, and enjoy your next visit to the Natural History Museum in your area. Please share your experience of the nearest Natural…
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Episode 4 – How does this site work.
As I heard a quote, “Never do something that you are good at for free”. I can complete the KS exam papers, and I can identify the underlying intuition required to complete the questions. The value is that I will be able to guide the child to complete the KS exams in the right way…
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Episode 3 – Let’s become learning machines inspired by machine learning.
In this episode, I will outline my concept on “How to reach the King’s Scholarship level?”. This is where my understanding of machine learning and dynamic simulation will help. My approach is focused on motivation because I believe that if the child does not want it, then no amount of parental push or even Asian…
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Episode 2 – What is King’s Scholarship? – Updated
The post below is dated February 2023 My understanding has evolved three months from the post below. I reviewed most of the paper and started to guide students to aspire to a high academic level. I further refined my approach and created the study map below. I am passionate about travelling and lived in London…
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Episode 1 – Introduction to my education approach
Education is a fundamental right of every child but what makes the best education? Is it going to the best school? What makes the best school? I encountered the King’s Scholarship during my research for what the highest level of education by age. Assuming the 13 yrs olds can complete these exams, the level of…
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