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Economics is a confusing subject indeed when you start off. Like anything else, this will be challenging in the beginning too, but as time goes by, with practice and gradual understanding, you will overcome the fear and gain confidence in Economics. One day you will crack it and feel proud of yourself and those who have gone through the experience of studying this subject can assure you that. Following ways help you to overcome the fear of Economics: UNDERSTAND THE COMPONENTS:  Economics is divided into two categories, microeconomics and macroeconomics. Microeconomics is the foundation to economics; about what economics is and how it works. On the other hand, Macroeconomics is all about the bigger picture which encompasses the study of broader concepts and in order to understand them, your microeconomics foundations have to be strong, and this is essential. LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  Before energetically reading your notes, highlighting the main words and re-writing yo...

It is globally well-known fact that Singapore Math is challenging because the syllabus is constructed as such, for various reasons but the prime reason is the importance of mathematics in today’s world. In this 21st century, countries strongly believe that specializing their young generation in the area of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) is essential for an economy to be globally competitive. Mathematics is the basic requirement for many jobs on demand today and should students perform well in it in their school and junior college, they have a bright future ahead of them for their career.  Understanding mathematical concepts can generally be challenging for many students. Some students seem to grasp quickly and excel, while others unfortunately lag behind because they require more time to internalise concepts and apply them to derive answers. The moment students perform poorly in a few tests and start to realize that they are lagging behind their ...