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Singapore’s beloved or narcotized visualization problem-solving strategy that allows word problems set in upper grades to be solved without algebra in lower grades, by using part-whole or comparison models in the form of bars or rectangles.
The bar model method is so addictive that an unhealthy number of Singapore math students in middle school, who are expected to use algebra to solve challenging math questions, couldn’t be weaned from it.
by MathPlus November 25, 2020
Get the Bar Model Methodmug. When people in some places are more likely to be bitten by a snake or cobra during a lockdown than contracting the coronavirus—these venomous reptiles are being spotted more frequently as they search for smaller or middle sized animals, which have moved away from their natural habitat, to survive.
Due to frequent lockdowns in a number of cities in China, people are more afraid of Covid-🐍 than Covid-19.
by MathPlus July 5, 2022
Get the Covid-🐍mug. The substitute for breastfeeding, where bottlefed babies are more likely to develop asthma and diabetes than their breastfed counterparts, and the risks of nursing moms having breast cancer are lower—nothing to do with math teachers spoonfeeding students with formulas as a shortcut to painful teaching.
Unlike in breastfeeding, when the father is 100% absent, in formula feeding, both father and mother have a 50% chance of developing an early bond with the baby.
by MathPlus June 24, 2021
Get the Formula Feedingmug. When tens of thousands of people worldwide suddenly realize their existence or mortality after wearing a face mask in public, because they are conscious or paranoid of their physical look for vanity reasons or otherwise.
Trump, who ridiculed his political rival for publicly donning a mask, narcissistically told his diehard supporters after he’s infected with the coronavirus, “I mask, therefore I am.”
by MathPlus March 9, 2021
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A lot of people just can't stand filthy rich trumpists, and their discrimination against these "political opportunists" often blinds them from seeing the painful hard truths.
by MathPlus October 31, 2016
Get the Trumpistmug. Facebook’s new corporate name with a blue infinity logo that appears to be a cosmetic attempt to divert attention away from negative stories plaguing the now-toxic brand, which has put “profits over people and safety”—the parent company that also owns Instagram and WhatsApp wants to go beyond social media into areas like virtual reality (VR).
by MathPlus October 28, 2021
Get the Metamug. When some selfish fellows or anti-maskers find it so hard to take out their face mask to wear it in public until they are threatened with a fine by the police if they refuse to do so.
Some unvaccinated religious zealots or diehard conspiracists would rather go to jail than pay a fine for refusing to don a mask in crowded places, which is a big concern for the authorities as these covidiots refuse to hear anything about mask constipation.
by MathPlus May 26, 2021
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