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Check out 5R1′s winning entry at this year’s classroom deco

Video Feature: Word as Image

4 Ways to Avoid Confusion with Commas

Reblogged from Better Writing in Business:

Image via Wikipedia

As punctuation devices go, commas are often the most useful. They separate the structural elements of a sentence into more manageable segments of information, preventing confusion. The rules surrounding comma use, however, can be vague and flexible. Unlike semicolons, for example, there are few hard-and-fast rules.

Most writers, including business writers, don’t use commas enough to make their writing easier to understand.

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A step closer to less confusion with the comma.

Our Favourite Playgrounds of Yesteryears

Reblogged from Remember Singapore:

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How many of you have spent hours of your childhood playing in these sand-based playgrounds with local-styled designs? Many of them, built in the late seventies, are the works of Khor Ean Ghee (born 1935), the former in-house designer of the Housing and Development Board (HDB).

The memories of these playgrounds are precious to a whole generation of Singaporeans born between the seventies and eighties.

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This is so very nostalgic. Wonderful walk down memory lane of what playgrounds used to be like in my days.

such joy

Logic tells me that it is a risky move.  Common sense tells me that I need to guide and control every move.  Experience tells me that I need to vet the material before it is presented.

But Faith told me to believe.

So, I got 5R2 to do their sharing “World Cafe” style – one person remains to present the group’s material and the rest of the members of the “home” group rove from one group to another – kind of like visiting booths.

There was quiet delight watching how it unfolded. Notwithstanding the initial slight confusion, I saw a certain earnestness in the presenters to do a credible job.  There was a sense of ownership to make sure that the participants understood their presentations.  I saw attentiveness in the participants and perhaps, the realisation of having learnt something new from their friends.  The finishing was an interesting lively debate in a certain group who challenged the presenter on the validity of the ideas shared.

You know, this is close to the dream lessons I want in my classes.  Today, I come one step closer to believing that it is possible.

The next time you order pizza

Every little bit makes a difference.

Weekend Prep work for 4K1 and 4K3

Dear everyone,

To get next week’s discussion going, please go to the following links to post your comments:

4K1

4K3

Everyone should make the effort to contribute so that we could have a rich discussion.  Thanks very much.

Supplementary Exercise:

Watch the following video.  What do you notice about the student leaders featured here.  Please post your thoughts in the comments section on this entry.

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