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                    [Title] => Singapore Math Festival set
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Most students dread mathematics. But with the advent of the Singapore Math,  teachers and parents now agree that kids are beginning to embrace the process of learning math more easily.

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Because students from Singapore have consistently topped the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), many educators have concluded that the technique used in Singapore schools in teaching and learning mathematics is so effective that more and more schools worldwide are adopting this “Singapore Math” method into their curriculum, the Philippines included.

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 If you ask students what subject scares them the most, chances are it would be mathematics.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 719853 [Title] => Singapore Math Festival this October [Summary] =>

Galileo Enrichment Learning Program Inc. is holding the first Singapore Math Festival on Oct. 8, 2011 at the SGV Hall, AIM Conference Center Manila in Makati City.

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In the information age, math is considered a critical skill, but it remains one of the most challenging subjects for students.

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Most parents view science as a “good-to-know” subject, usually taking a backseat to English and mathematics.

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One hundred eighteen schools in the Philippines participated for the first time in an international survey that will gauge students’ performance in science and mathematics.

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Lapus said the crisis would not be solved without public support for basic education, saying that from about 14 percent in 2000, the P112-billion budget for education last year shrunk to 11 percent.

While a supplemental budget of P9.65 billion is being considered for DepEd in line with the 2006 reenacted budget of P112 billion, this is still not enough to comply with all the requirements of the education system.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 345463 [Title] => EDITORIAL — Panic mode [Summary] => Here’s another reminder that we should be in panic mode over the sorry state of Philippine education. A report released by the National Statistical Coordination Board showed minimal improvement in the competencies of elementary and high school graduates in the past year compared to the previous school year. Achievement tests administered among the graduating elementary and high school students showed only a tiny fraction made it past the "mastery" score of 75 percent, low enough as it is.
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By ROSES & THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | August 23, 2007 - 12:00am
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