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Trumpist

One who has a prejudice against any businessman-turned-politician and will shoot down any politically incorrect things he says.
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
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Singapore Math Envy

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
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Singapore Math Books

Math titles that marry decent quality with affordability—authors must be racially, religiously, and sexually sensitive, while the Ministry of Education (MOE) controls the price of the books.
Because Singapore math books cost a fraction of their American counterparts, US distributors have been importing them for homeschoolers, who think they're getting value-for-money textbooks—a number of them might even mistake Singapore for a city in China.
by MathPlus August 11, 2016
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Singapore Math Effect

The belief or myth that any country, state, or school that adopts the Singapore math curriculum would have their students' math scores improve significantly.
Mauritius and Rwanda appear to have gained from the Singapore math effect—both countries are economically better off than their bigger resources-rich African neighbors.
by MathPlus July 24, 2016
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