US educators to adopt Singapore's method of teachingmore at ChannelNewsAsia.com
WASHINGTON : Singapore mathematics textbooks appeared in some American schools more than 10 years ago. US education officials are now hoping that Singapore's methods will be taken up by its new generation of teachers.
They are encouraged by the positive words of President Obama, who has noted Singapore's strong performance in mathematics teaching.
In March, President Obama suggested that Singaporean students were achieving better results when compared with American eighth graders.
"Singapore's middle-schoolers outperform ours three to one," said the US president.
Now, a US Department of Education official wants to introduce improvements to the teaching of mathematics by learning from Singapore's success.
Although I have to admit that I am actually feeling quite proud of this news, I wonder why they want to follow how we teach. They should stick to their educational system heh. I don't think its because of our educational system that makes our middle-schoolers outperform their American counterparts. I think it's because of our parent's kiasu (fear of losing) nature! The American kids will suffer if the government want to follow us. Let them lead a carefree, happy childhood, don't let them be as stressful as us!
Maybe soon all the American kids will have tuition everyday like those poor kids in Singapore.
Don't score 90+ for your exams, no Xbox for you!
(Images Taken From: Sackets Harbor Central School)