The Uberization of Singapore Math

When students, teachers, and homeschoolers could access affordable or quasi-free quality grades K–12 math resources based on the math curriculum from the “fine” city of Singapore, by bypassing traditional channels of distribution or mercenary middlepersons.

Thanks to print on demand (POD), the Uberization of Singapore math has significantly leveled the playing field for self-published authors and small publishers, as they needn’t rent a warehouse to store their books and rely on cut-throat distributors and bookstores to sell their titles.

by Numerati June 17, 2025

The Grobalization of Singapore Math

When both local and foreign math publishers in Singapore—with the backing of government-linked businesses or organizations, and positive feedback from thousands of homeschoolers overseas—aim to influence or impose their ways of teaching and learning elementary school math around the world—they desire to grow in power and profits to an eager global audience that is keen to emulate Singapore’s math success at home.

Just as the principles of McDonaldization has been applied to the church and religion, mathepreneurs aren’t shy to apply the grobalization of Singapore math to colonize math education around the globe.

by Numerati June 21, 2025

Singapore (Singapura)

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree of latitude (137 kilometres or 85 miles) north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the Singapore,e officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree of latitude (137 kilometres or 85 miles) north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north.

I went to Singapore (Singapura) and learnt the slang named, Singlish!

by The N.E.R.D. Brigade June 24, 2025

singapore

a nice country in asia.... where most crimes will get you either caning or the gallows

Singaporean does coke:
Judge: I sentence you to death! Get the noose ready!

by EasternEuropeanSlavLover July 22, 2025

Singapore

normal (sing-uh-pore), local (sing-guh-pore) A country smaller than a city with its pros and cons, no natural disasters and little violent crime, but where the students are tortured to study and exercise and where the ruling party is authoritarian and there is still racism and sexism but less prevalent in gen z. Most pop culture is not local. Also we don’t say lah in every sentence

Hey ah Beng, I heard you got come back to Singapore right?

Ah Beng- Abuden i only stay in Thailand to vape
Walao eh cibai so addicted! Come back lah

by Cuck my sock September 21, 2025

Singapore Math

A girly form of practical pseudo-street math promoted on social platforms like TikTok and Instagram, which makes someone feel that they are getting a good deal or bargain, or that they are smartly saving rather than splurging their cash away.

“Singapore Math” is a cousin of “Girl Math.” It’s like freely or unashamedly taking home a dozen-plus sachets of sugar, salt, ketchup, and chili sauce from McDonald’s, when you’ve only ordered the cheapest set meal on offer.

by Numerati October 24, 2025

The Democratization of Singapore Math

When more and more countries around the globe are fast embracing the Singapore math curriculum, or part of it, so as not to be left behind educationally and economically, as they copycat or emulate the best educational practices used by local math educators and tiger parents, who have helped put the “fine” city of Singapore on the world’s math education map.

Like the democratization of music, the democratization of Singapore math ought to force math educators in the city-state to embrace the courage imperative, by turning barriers into breakthroughs, or obstacles into opportunities, if they want to maintain an asymmetric advantage over their counterparts in other high GDP economies.

by Numerati January 14, 2025