tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post4418102352735188945..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Singapore MathDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-45209665432951153302010-10-06T18:14:39.139-07:002010-10-06T18:14:39.139-07:00In regards to the cultural overlay of education, t...In regards to the cultural overlay of education, there may be some validity. A friend of mine who is a linguist is doing research on how spoken and written language impacts a child's intellectual development. Her theory is that the reason many Asian students excel in school is due to the natural complexity of their language as opposed to Spanish which has remained largely the same language for the last three hundred years. She's already enlightened me that babies cry in their own language mimicking sounds they hear as they cry. Interesting stuff.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-39493034167522697802010-10-03T21:32:15.177-07:002010-10-03T21:32:15.177-07:00I wish my district would adopt Singapore Math. I&...I wish my district would adopt Singapore Math. I've heard and read such great things about it. We use Everyday Math. It makes me so frustrated that sometimes I want to pull my hair out. I've got some 4th graders that are still using their fingers for basic addition and subtraction. I'd seriously consider changing schools/districts if there was an opening at a school that used Singapore Math. Thanks for the link.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com