“Singapore Math” is an option for some schools as the way they teach students math. In Central New York, Manlius Pebble Hill uses the Singapore Math method in their curriculum. But what can a parent ...

Faye Hedrick's third-graders at The Bolles School are scattered around the room in groups of four. Each group has 36 cubes. The task is to divide the cubes equally among all four members of the group.

Grade Expectations is a weekly feature on education in Singapore. Expect fun activities, useful tips and insightful news on learning. It’s not just about your child’s grades — it’s about raising a ...

Step inside Great Hearts Harveston on any given morning, and you’ll find classrooms humming with focus and energy. In one room, second graders practice phonograms, carefully forming letters while ...

Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4233324/4233325" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player ...

Children make more progress in maths when teachers use Singapore-style methods, according to an Oxford study. Researchers found pupils shot ahead of their peers when taught the traditional Asian way, ...

There is one word problem on the board. But Meagan Erwin’s third-graders are solving it in lots of different ways. The problem: If Gigi has eight bags with 94 stickers each, how many does she have in ...

Editor’s note: Bill Jackson was a Paterson, New Jersey math teacher and a district-wide math teacher trainer in Scarsdale, New York. He also provides consulting and teacher training on Singapore or ...