Singapore math
A form of “mathematical
acupuncture” that could relieve non-Singapore teachers and students of
math anxiety, if they experiment with problem-solving heuristics like the bar model method and
stack model method, while experiencing the pain of brain-unfriendly questions.
Singapore Math
by MathPlus on May 20, 2018 14:41:00
The mathematical equivalent of having
brown rice rather than white
biryani rice. An
unsexy, wholesome math curriculum that is healthy to the mind, but brain-unfriendly for most students, who need to force themselves to mastering the concepts confidently.
Example:
Like taking
cod liver oil, which is good for the body immune system,
Singapore math may look unappetizing, but after spending a few hundred hours practicing thousands of nonroutine, impractical or sterile questions, your brain can only get
mathematically stronger and healthier.
Singapore Math
by Covido on Feb 06, 2022 05:51:30
When math-smart yes-members of Parliament and cabinet ministers in Singapore—who are versed with all the big numbers of their million-dollar salaries and bonuses and the nation’s trillion-dollar economy—appear quasi-clueless on how to deal with the
alphas,
betas, and deltas, which has resulted in a daily unhealthy number of corona infections in recent weeks—could these half-street-smart politicians
outwit these Greek viruses and variants?
Example:
Although the government has provided a safe haven for thousands of tax fugitives from both rich and rogue nations, and created a materialistic milieu that motivates both locals and aliens to
deify the money god, however,
Singapore math ministers’ social living-with-Covid experiment looks like they’re indulging in some trial-and-error
political calculus with the lives and livelihoods of the people.
The Wokenization of Singapore Math
by Fasters on May 10, 2023 08:05:43
When white
Christian nationalists or ultra-MAGA patriots subscribe to the radical pedagogy that adopting (or adapting part of) the Singapore math curriculum would only
adulterate theirs, because exposing local students to alien problem-solving strategies and heuristics under the guise of multicultural math or ethnomathematics would only give
undue credit to foreign curriculum math specialists and publishers.
Example:
A number of white or “woke” curriculum censors are covertly working hand in hand with American textbook publishers to push for
the wokenization of Singapore math, with both parties having a
vested interest to ensure that dear inch-deep-mile-wide K–12 math textbooks rather than value-for-money foreign math titles
inundate as many states and local schools as possible.
The Napsterization of Singapore Math
by MathPlus on Nov 25, 2021 16:19:14
When digital pirates from notorious copyright-violating countries like India, Pakistan, and Nigeria are blatantly sharing
Singapore math e-books, students’ and teachers’ resources, and
textbook solutions; or are selling them at a
fraction of their actual prices.
Example:
To tens of thousands of students and teachers in the developing world,
the Napsterization of Singapore math looks more like the democratization rather than the illegal dissemination of
Singapore math materials to help raise their quantitative
literacy at zero costs or for the price of a few megabytes.
Singapore Math 3.0
by Fasters on Nov 08, 2022 15:24:13
Also known as “
Singapore Math in the Metaverse.” When thanks to Web 3.0 technology, virtual reality (VR),
augmented reality (AR), and
non-fungible tokens (NFTs)—backed by blockchain technology to ensure authenticity and ownership—become common currency or key connecting points to the metaverse among math educators and geeky investors.
Example:
While Singapore Math 3.0 is still in its diapers, or is still wet so we can’t see its
true colors, mathepreneurs can’t afford to be spectators that they miss out on the opportunities and experiences and new
revenue streams offered by the new digital
Wild West economy.
The Bastardization of Singapore Math
by Fasters on Jul 20, 2022 01:38:08
When foreign countries discreetly incorporate the best of the
Singapore math curriculum, such as the bar or stack model method, learning experiences, and
big ideas, into their own local curriculum, by adopting it as their
stepchild, where cross-fertilization of local and foreign ideas occasionally results in an aha! by-product.
Example:
Thanks to the bastardization of
Singapore math, the US
Common Core Math had given birth to a few beautiful methodological and
pedagogical offsprings in math education, much to the delight of local math educators who follow closely how their foreign counterparts are creatively adopting some of the problem-solving visualization strategies.
The McDonaldization of Singapore Math
by Fasters on Sep 10, 2022 17:02:06
When bots would select word problems from a question bank, then forward them to ghost editors in
Bangalore, before sending the final proof
to POD publishers like
Amazon Kindle to distribute both printed and e-copies to customers worldwide.
The Covidization of Singapore Math
by Covido on Apr 26, 2022 23:11:08
When math writers or publishers in Singapore withheld or delayed publishing any new titles during the lockdown, because local bookstores were considered non-essential businesses, and in the living-with-Covid
new normal, new foreign titles are being
axed for being too dear to be shipped overseas due to rising freight costs and recurring global
supply chain disruptions.
Singapore Math Tourism
by MathPlus on Jan 04, 2021 15:56:03
When math educators fly to the “fine” city of Singapore to attend a
pep talk on the bar model method, and to visit a local school and watch a teacher conduct a problem-solving
math lesson, before spending the rest of their educational trip on shopping and
sightseeing.
Example:
When
Singapore Math tourism visitors flew back home, they’d excitedly tell their principals or superintendents to embrace the
Singapore Math model, by substituting their present dear mile-wide-inch-deep textbooks with wallet-friendly
Singapore math titles, often much to the disapproval of their colleagues, who want to “Make US Math Great Again.”