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Episode 18 – Checkpoint 1: The Starting Point
The Road Map The approach is based on motivation and interests. The free WordPress account will enable the student to create a portfolio to show progress and demonstrate as evidence in future personal statements and interviews. The generic road-map is shown in Figure 1 below. The Starting point The starting point is to create a…
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Episode 17 – How does my approach differ from other tuition methods?
In summary, my approach is What are the deliverables? That does depend on how much effort the child put in. My role is to multiply that effort to be as efficient in learning and as effective as possible. Grade improvement from additional effort. We can discuss these further, if you are interested, email be.a.scholar.tuition@gmail.com for…
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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 15 – The Progress so far and what to expect?
I introduced the King’s Scholarship exams for a prestigous British Private School for 13 year olds. I outlined an approach to guide candidates to be competitive in the process. I reviewed the topics expected in Mathematics A and B. I looked at the structure of the Sciences papers (Theory and Data) and the General papers…
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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 7 – What happens if you take a paid subscription (In 2023).
First of all, thank you for your support. This is valid for the first 20 places. (Enquire for details.) £80 per month for the Scholar plan for 1 x personalised plan1 x 30 mins ZOOM session to review progress per month2 x 30 mins ZOOM tuition session per month BEST will arrange a “get to…
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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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