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Taska Damansara Utama and our Star Teacher Grace is on TV3 news!

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PHer first time on National TV watch until the end for the segment.  Of late news has been on CCTV at Taskas. We are for it as we believe it can help protect children, employers and employees. For children too young to speak for themselves and accountability fir employers and employees whi bear a heavy responsibility.  We do not share the CCTv video and use it only when required to discovwr the truth of things.   

When do the kids need to learn the Multiplication tables? How?

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Though at Taska Damansara Utama there is no dire need to learn the tables, however as we have a. Primary and kindly program at the Learning Steps Academy,  This is a battle we fight and are asked about all the time.  The straight answer is….. as soon as they can. It can be as early as six or as old as nine years old.   To only start learning the tables at standard 3 or 9 years old is already somewhat late. As standard 2 curriculum in Malaysia already requires Times Table and preliminary division in the later part of Std 2.  Hence we can derive from here that only starting to learn the complete tables only when you 9 or Std 3 is going to be a game of never ending catch up.  You can sing it, chant it and play math games. Recite it in the car together on the way to Jaya Grocer,  have a quick quiz during a long haul drive to the hometown. Reward success and encourage their efforts. But being too lenient, delaying the learning until it is too late will hurt their confidence when their peers
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     Hi guys, my name is Min Rui. I am 12 years old ,I’ve studied in SJK(c) Yuk Chai for 5 years ,During 2022 ,  i’ve was picked for the basketball and track and field school team , every year my teacher will  select a few people and bring them to a competition and compete with other different schools. When we win or lose ,it doesn’t matter but all  that matters is ,at least we’ve got some experience from the competition . But, i’ve managed to win 11 medals and 2 trophies from all of the competition i’ve competed in. At the same time , i also have to focus on my studies.My teachers also told me that if i only do sports it doesn’t automatically give myself  a brighter future , so i’ve set a goal for myself. i have to study hard and get a scholarship to make my parents and teachers be proud of me .          Next, i’ve found out that there is a difference between my basketball school team teacher and my track and field school team teacher ,my basketball teacher doesn’t like me going to th