The New York Times is highlighting the hugely successful math program developed in faraway Singapore?whose students consistently score at the top of international math exams.?The program, as the Times notes, promotes ?a deeper understanding of numbers and math concepts? as well as a pace of learning that encourages students to grasp one concept before moving to the next.
For a deeper appreciation of the program, see Barry Garelick's 2006 story in Education Next.
?Peter Meyer, Bernard Lee Schwartz Policy Fellow
