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