<p>Does anyone have any personal experience with Singapore math, either as an educator or as the parent of a student who is using it? Your thoughts?</p>
<p>It’s a good program. It teaches basic and critical thinking skills. It was popularized by homeschoolers quite some time ago and I’ve heard that some schools are using it now. Originally it came in a Singaporean editions only so fruits, names, etc. were Singapore-centric. I believe that they have USA versions now.</p>
<p>I think that the materials are fairly inexpensive and that the distributor is out of Colorado. We do have their materials for some of the elementary grades.</p>
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<p>I used the original Singapore math program, not the US version, 10 years ago with my daughter. It is a great program. The critical thinking component is the best feature to me. And I kind of liked the Singaporean references in the original version, as well as the metric measurements.</p>
<p>…as a parent and educator. The publisher is based in Oregon, not Colorado, and the books are available at [Singapore</a> Math](<a href=“http://singaporemath.com%5DSingapore”>http://singaporemath.com). I’m a huge fan of the curriculum. The problem-solving and mastery components make it superior to most materials used in a classroom today. Feel free to post or email if you have specific questions. I’ve worked with all grade levels in the U.S. and Standards Editions.</p>
<p>Cassyt, I checked out the link above. I teach second grade students and would like to know what you would recommend that I buy in order to look further into the program. (This is on my own dime.) </p>
<p>Anyone else have any experiences or recommendations?</p>
<p>You might want to try one of the Primary Math texts. They’re $9 at the website. Their prices have gone up quite a bit since we bought them. I recall that they were only about $4 or $5 back then. We’ve also bought books while we were in Singapore a long time ago.</p>
<p>What are you looking to do with the books: homeschool or use in a classroom setting? If the former, I’d suggest subscribing to the home-ed mailing list. There is vast experience on that list with Singapore Math.</p>
<p>Many homeschoolers use Singapore Math. It’s highly recommended in the homeschool community. We used it and loved it. Students who use Singapore learn the concepts and learn how to apply them.</p>
<p>I am Singaporean and was subjected to this brutality as a child. I’m finishing my EE degree and completely endorse it.</p>
<p>I am looking to use it in my classroom. My district provides a math series for us to use, but we are also able to use other resources. I’ve used things from NCTM, Marilyn Burns/Math Solutions, Kathy Richardson, and John Van de Walle. I’m always listening/looking for ways to improve my mathematics instruction. </p>
<p>I’ll check out the Primary Math texts. Thanks for the feedback, everyone.</p>
<p>I have been using singapore math for past 3 years for my daughter </p>
<p>I use math text books( US edition ) & extra practice work books.</p>
<p>My homeschooled son used Singapore Math from second to sixth grade. I highly recommend the challenging word problem books.</p>
<p>I taught in a very competitive private school in CT and they’re using this program across the board at the elementary level. These schools charge nearly as much as a college tuition and could use any program. They choose to use Singapore Math.</p>