Economics Tuition Singapore - The 5 Habits of Highly Successful Economics Students in Singapore

Have you wondered why some Economics students breeze through every exam they sit for, while the majority struggle fatally on all the attempts of test?

Do you actually suspect that not all learning of Economics is created equal? Well, you are likely to be right. Read on to see where the possible differences are...

Habit 1: Be Open-minded 

Attend lectures, even if you know it's going to be useless. Be open-minded. Never skip lectures, unless you have a very great reason to. Attend all lectures.

Our students have the following mentality: as long as in the 60-90 minute period in the lecture, if there is one point, one concept, one sentence that makes sense and benefits them, then the lecture is considered worth attending (although you may argue that it's still poorly conducted by the Economics lecturers.)

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

Can you tell someone a lie? Of course you can. And you are probably very good at it! Can you rob someone right now? Many of you probably cannot do it. How about I ask you to kill someone right now. The probability is even near to zero.

Why?

The main reason is because you haven't thought about it. The truth is, if I let you have sufficient time to psyche yourself up to rob or kill someone, after someone, your success rate is likely to soar!

Now, let's apply it in the positive manner.

Have you thought of being the top student of 2012 in Singapore? How about the thought of being the top student of your college in 2012?

Or just being the top student of your Science (or Arts) faculty?

Or at least top student in your class, or perhaps just the top Economics student?

Again you see my point right.

UNLESS you have thought about a result that you want, you have little chance of achieving it.

So, from now, stop drifting aimlessly in your JC life! Set a simple enough goal and work towards it. Adjust your goal upwards when you get more confident.

Believe me, it will work.

Habit 3: Always pen it down

Have you ever had a nightmare? Scary, isn't it?

Now, a question for you: did you get up, write it down on paper, so that you can review the nightmare tomorrow morning?

Of course not!!!

Why?

Because you don't want to remember, that's why!

So for the same reasons, write down the things you want to remember, from the examples the Econs lecturers gave in lectures, and the exam techniques the Economics tutor discussed in tutorials.

Period.

Habit 4: Practice, practice, practice

Do you agree that Tiger Woods is the most talented golfer in the world?

Yet, when he was interviewed, he said that because of his talent, he practiced harder than anyone else in the professional circle.

If you think about it, do you notice there's a method to this madness?

Yup, every skill any human being wishes to possess, he or she has to internalise the skill. there's no other way to won the skill.

Otherwise, can you imagine all the drivers on the road, and unable to internalise driving skills? That would be chaotic!

So, you have to practice what I taught in the Economics tuition lessons.

Honestly, if you do what i ask you to do, it's very hard to miss your distinction.

How do I know?

Well, the rest of your peers are still writing crap!!!!!

Here's my view of the school system right now. The local school system, or rather the global formal school system is working for less and less of the students right now. My estimate is less than 35% of students in Singapore are able to cope with A-Level curriculum demands without some form of tuition lessons in Singapore.

So what do you need to do?

For H2 students:
Write one essay (part or full; timed) in every 2-3 weeks.

Attempt one case study every month (again, timed assignment)

For H1 students:
Attempt one case study every 2-3 weeks (timed assignment)

Write one essay (part or full; timed) every 4 weeks, focusing on market

failure, domestic goals, etc.

More tips and strategies to be shared in class.

Habit 5: Dream bigger than you dare to imagine

I've a saying that you will want to repeat to yourself often:

"The Best Things To Do In Life Are To Those Others Believe You Can't." -

Jack Tan

As you know, I used to be an Economics teacher  in one of the so-called "second-tier" junior college, whereby annual school performance are expected to be so-so.

However, my own students have achieved some of the seemingly impossible results one dare to think of.

Academically, for instance, 20 out of 21 students in one class obtained distinctions for Economics. (sigh, that poor girl who got the 'B'...)

A class of average students, of more than half achieved straight As for all their subjects (the so-called "value add" more than tripled, as compared to expected levels)

CCA: The impossible task of winning over the odds, by getting my team of soccer girls to play above, over and beyond the current champions. When the champions played so well, we had to believe that we can out-play. Which we did, and we were the champions in the year 2007, the last year I was still the teacher in charge of the CCA.

Well, what do I suggest then? Simple, read this statement to yourself at least once an hour.

And read it to yourself when you face huge difficulties.

And see what happens to you in the next moment......

When the going get too tough, it's time to get a coach.

When GP is tough, you get a GP coach or GP tutor.

When Econs is tough, you get me, didn't you?

When business or investing is tough, you get a business coach or an investment/finance coach.

When life is coach, many get a life coach. What to do?

Life is too short to make too many important mistakes!

(Seriously, can you afford NOT to do well in your A-Levels?).

Obviously, where you work, where you study, who you get to know in the next 10 years, depends very very much on your GCE A-Level results.

So get straight As, secure a scholarship, and debt free when you graduate from Uni, is the best outcome possible. And it's not that difficult to achieve. As long as you know how to win at this game, just like many of our students did.

So these are the 5 habits that many of my Economics students have equipped themselves with, and have gone to do well, not only in their school work, but also other areas of their lives.

And I believe it will benefit you greatly too.

Happy revision!

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"The Best Things To Do In Life Are To Those Others Believe You Can't." -

Jack Tan