Minor Issues: My New Year wish is for my kids to enjoy learning, not just pass exams

Whether it is piano lessons or school, exams should never be the end point of learning, says the author. PHOTO: PEXELS
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SINGAPORE - When my son asked to learn the piano at the age of seven, I decided to find him a teacher who was willing to teach him without focusing on exams.

Having learnt the piano when I was a child, I felt I gained more in the alternate years when I did not sit examinations as I did not have to spend most of the year honing my skills in playing the three exam pieces.

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