EconomicsToo

In the bustling world of academics where examinations, assignments, homework and extracurricular activities all clamour for your time and attention, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a seemingly simple act: showing up . A dig into the research has led me to believe that there is so much more to the relationship between attendance and academic achievement than the obvious and strong positive correlation we often talk about here in GIS. A full class! Where IGCSE and A-level subject results are concerned, it seems that attendance is way more than just a formality; it's a strategic investment with very tangible returns. Plenty of studies point towards this; a recent UK government blog post called " Why is school attendance so important and what are the risks of missing a day? " is very clear in its answer: attendance is paramount and the risks of missing a day are high! Every day at school is crucial and missed days can accumulate rapidly according to the article, whic...

Year 9 students at Garden International School ( GIS KL ) are currently facing their first big decision point in their education: choosing their IGCSE subjects for the next academic year. To help guide them through this process, we have implemented a few key steps to ensure that each student makes informed and confident choices. Image source All Year 9s choose 3 subjects, with 2 more in reserve, in case their first choices do not fit into the timetable. To aid in this decision-making process, we offer Taster sessions for all IGCSE subjects over two weeks to give students a glimpse into what each subject entails and to help them determine which ones they would be most interested in and successful in...and those they might be better off not choosing! Furthermore, a specific Options Parent Discussion evening guides parents through to process from start to finish and an Options-focused Parent Teacher Conference (PTC)  allows parents and students to ask questions directly to subject t...

This is an essay shared with us by Ee Jenn, a Year 12 economist at Garden International School KL, which has been entered into an economics essay competition. It has been a while since we have posted and following the recent pandemic and a period of online-learning, we are now back in school and wanted to get this blog back up and running so we can share some of the thoughts, ideas and wonderful work from within our community.  We wish Ee Jenn the best of luck with the essay, and hope you enjoy reading it as much as we did... How relevant is economics during a pandemic and in what way might economists make things better? The economy is socially embedded in modern society. Almost every individual is an economic agent, impacted by the decisions of economists, corporations and legislators – economic crises spillover into the everyday lives of individuals; vice versa, seemingly un-economic environmental crises like natural disasters or pandemics have proven to have detrimental economic...

It is always great to hear how students are getting on as they progress through life, moving on to bigger and better things... Many of our students at GIS go on to study at some of the world's best universities and it was wonderful to hear from Jia Yi Lim, who recently moved from Malaysia to the USA and is now settling into life at Harvard University. When in Year 13, Jia Yi was over-the-moon to have received offers from Harvard, Stanford and Cambridge ...having only made 3 applications! Harvard was chosen in the end, but it was certainly a decision which took considerable time, a lot of thought and careful deliberation. In only her first semester at Harvard, Jia Yi is loving life. Having been fortunate enough to have taught her A Level Economics as well as enjoy watching her debate and witnessed her incredible community service work ( Project Smile ), I thought I knew what Jia Yi was capable of. However, her contributions so far at Harvard, as I am sure you'll agree, a...