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The unwritten or unspoken commandment for math educators worldwide not to conceal their weaknesses or deficiencies, or to pretend that they could figure out the answers by themselves; instead, they would be wiser to turn to their Creator, the Greatest Mathematician, for wisdom and insight to solve their logical, psychological, or mathematical difficulties.
If more math teachers, writers, or editors were to put into practice the “Thou Shalt Not Mask Your Math” commandment, they needn’t frustratingly spend so much time and effort in solving their mathematical ills, because the Holy Spirit could in a twinkle of an eye reveal to them the solutions, which would otherwise have taken them a hundred or thousand times longer to figure them out.
by MathPlus March 28, 2021
Get the Thou Shalt Not Mask Your Mathmug. When only vaccinated couples or lovers are allowed to dine at restaurants on singles’ “most dreaded day of the year” if they show proof of inoculation at the entrance, or had previously emailed a copy of their certificate of vaccination while making a booking.
On this Ⓥalentine’s Day, guesstimate how many unvaccinated couples worldwide were turned away because they posed a health hazard to both restaurant owners and staff and the diners.
by MathPlus February 14, 2021
Get the Ⓥalentine’s Daymug. Short for “Stop the Trumpshit.” When thousands of Trumpists of all stripes—conservatives, Republican senators, right-wing and far-right groups, and conspiracists—descended on Washington, DC to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election—unfortunately, their president had zero time for them, who was playing golf while they were protesting for him.
As the world watches pro-Trump events like “Stop the Steal” and “Million MAGA March,” they just want to tell the noisy minority of deluded and disappointed protesters, “Stop the TS” and “Don’t let Trump’s dirty feet walk through your mind.”
by MathPlus November 15, 2020
Get the Stop the TSmug. Eric plagiarized “🇨🇳: (🦇 🦠 🧪 🧫 🔬) ➡️ 🌍: (😷x + 💀y)” from Urban Dictionary and SMSed it to his father, who had nicknamed the coronavirus “China virus,” “Chinese virus,” or “kung flu” in racially charged tweets.
by MathPlus September 15, 2020
Get the 🇨🇳: (🦇 🦠 🧪 🧫 🔬) ➡️ 🌍: (😷x + 💀y)mug. When Singapore parents proudly (or boastfully) display their child’s “academic achievement” or “leadership or volunteering award” on Facebook to tell the world how “exam-smart,” “inspiring,” or “caring” he or she is—or maybe to boost their own fragile egos.
Besides showcasing on social media the exotic food they’ve partaken of, or the branded goods they’ve purchased, during their overseas trips, few vain Singaporeans would miss awardising their children’s school achievements, desiring to get dozens of likes from friends and fans.
by MathPlus May 3, 2018
Get the Awardisingmug. The desire and hope among a number of developing countries that their own students could do well in math, if they were to adopt a math curriculum similar to the one used in Singapore.
A few local publishers are laughing all the way to the bank, as the result of the Singapore math envy of some African countries, which have started importing Singapore math books for their schools.
by MathPlus October 9, 2016
Get the Singapore Math Envymug. When people from high-risk countries that have been hit by more than one wave of Covid-19 are so paranoid or petrified that they would wear more than one face mask each time—for instance, two masks for a second wave, and three for a third wave.
As Covid-19 second wave hits Singapore, third wave sweeps Delhi, and fourth wave grips Hong Kong, first-world countries are worried that their local supply of masks might be hijacked by a mask wave, as some extreme citizens take extra-precautionary measures to avoid getting infected.
by MathPlus May 25, 2021
Get the Mask Wavemug.