Israel Joins A Growing List Of Countries Using Singapore Mathematics
Books
US, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand, Finland, Vietnam, Bangladesh
...
Now, Israel is using Singapore Maths
books too.
From September 2002, Primary 1 and 2 children in over 100 Israeli
schools will use Singapore Maths books.
Israel joins a growing list of countries where Singapore Mathematics
books are popular.
Singapore's strengths in maths and science gained worldwide recognition
after it was ranked No 1 among 38 nations in the 1995 and 1999
International Mathematics and Science Study.
Israeli-born entrepreneur and philanthropist David Garbasz, who has a
post-graduate degree in maths, said: 'I found the books to be
well-written, logical and methodical and used them to coach my daughter. I
felt that they would help other children in Israel.'
Educators and academics in Israel agreed.
Professor Ron Aharoni from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology's
maths department has only high praise for the Singapore approach to
teaching maths.
He said: 'The books will change the way students learn maths in Israel.
There is a lot of wisdom and thought invested in them.'
Miss Lim Juat Fong, 54, a teacher at Radin Mas Primary, said: 'It's
wonderful to hear that other countries like the books. It reaffirms that
we've got a good system of teaching our children maths.'
Source: The Straits Times (Singapore) 23 Sep 2002 |
