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.
Although a number of countries that embraced Singapore math have seen significant improvement in their students’ math scores, however, without parental and societal pressures for a nation to become numerate, at best cosmetic changes would result even with the best math curriculum in place.
by MathPlus July 14, 2018
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What are the odds that the detection of the deadliest North Korean variant on US shores and those of its allies could lead to the flattening of Pyongyang?
by MathPlus May 31, 2021
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When pressed by the interviewer if he tested negative on the day of the first presidential debate, Donald gave a trump answer.
by MathPlus October 30, 2020
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With tens of thousands of diehard Trumpists and hardcore QAnonists in a number of red states selfishly refusing to wear a mask and to practice safe six, is it any surprise that the country has the world’s highest number of corona fatalities and infections?
by MathPlus March 31, 2021
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In Seoul, it’s not uncommon due to Covid-👻 to spot posters with the caption “Don’t end up a real ghost!” outside nightclubs.
by MathPlus November 01, 2020
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The shortage of Covid-19 vaccines and the poorly constructed vaccine distribution channels in most developing countries only push them to the back of the line in securing billions of shots for their people—when donations via vaccine diplomacy aren’t being helped by poor storage facilities in many developing nations.
by MathPlus July 22, 2021
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God forbids that anyone should harm the Liar-in-Chief or Pharisee-in-Chief, especially when Covid-☠️🤥 threats are disturbingly gaining more “likes” on social media.
by MathPlus November 13, 2020
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