TLE, Singapore

Tread Carefully where Others Rush

The Little Entrepreneur (TLE) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:11:58 +0000

If you’re a trend spotter, you’ll do well, so long as you’re at the beginning of the trend and not the middle. But very few of us have this capability and we only notice what the next big thing is …

Students from Guiyang show their Entrepreneurial Side

The Little Entrepreneur (TLE) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:58:48 +0000

After visiting some of the most beautiful and ecologically sustainable places in Singapore, students from Guiyang set out to discover what they can do for their own home town in China. How do they put together a product or service …

A Cool Paradigm Shift in Education

The Little Entrepreneur (TLE) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:38:15 +0000

An incredible TED Talk by the famous Salman Khan who just happens to be a very good teacher, especially in math and the sciences. His premise, after posting up youtubes for his cousins to help them with their homework (and …

The Best Thing

The Little Entrepreneur (TLE) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:58:22 +0000

“The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent tolerance; to a friend your heart; to your child a good example; to a father deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; …

From Wise Teachers

The Little Entrepreneur (TLE) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:07:57 +0000

*Keep searching for answers …but never stop asking questions. *Keep your good common sense …but don’t forget to use it. *Keep doing your work …but remember the difference between “done” and “well done”. *Keep your feet on the floor …but …

Moving vs Fixed Prices

The Little Entrepreneur (TLE) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:02:03 +0000

Which do you prefer? Prices that are determined by haggling or goods that have a sticker price on them? Students from Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) took to the famous street markets of Kowloon, Hong Kong to test their negotiation skills …

Squishy Science for the Youngsters

The Little Entrepreneur (TLE) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:25:44 +0000

Electronics for little kids- absolutely. Anne Marie Thomas shares how she put play dough together with circuit building to teach her toddler about electricity.

Systems Thinking with the Xavier Boys

The Little Entrepreneur (TLE) — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 08:06:06 +0000

The greatest inventors and inventions of our time are necessarily systems- just for the fact that it is not a single invention, but an integration of many inventions that work harmoniously together. Systems such as how water, food, or electricity …

Water is Precious: Don’t be a Drip!

The Little Entrepreneur (TLE) — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:20:56 +0000

Love this cartoon by Robert Zimmerman that reminds us of the silly ways in which we waste water. As the population of the world approaches the 7 billion mark, we are exacting unprecedented tolls on the earth’s resources, the most …

Can Mushrooms Replace Plastic?

The Little Entrepreneur (TLE) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:12:37 +0000

Product designer Eben Bayer shows how mushrooms, nature’s recyclers, can be used in a production line to mold crop waste into shapes that can replace current plastic packaging materials. He adds: 1) In terms of cost, our target is to …