In the 1980s, the Singaporean government decided to stop importing foreign textbooks and, instead, build the world's best math curriculum from scratch. Since that time, Singaporeans study fewer concepts with greater detail, following Bruner's guideline. Subscribe to: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-RKpEc4eE9PwJaupN91xYQ A special thank you to our patrons: Avigail, Badrah, Cedric Wang, David Markham, Denis Kraus, Don Bone, Esther Chiang, Eva Marie Koblin, John Zhang, Julien Dumesnil, Mathis Nu, and all the others!!! You keep us going! If you want to join us, visit http://www.patreon.com/sprouts Read the entire script here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-aaMBSEifE-I8v9EtzosyQ2ZujRNqYNpZboR8vQYN0Q/edit# Sources: Jerome Bruner https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Bruner Spiral Curriculum https://www.inquirybydesign.com/spiral-curriculum-thin-layers-of-paint-and-letting-go-of-mastery Singapore Math https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_math http://dimensionsmath.com Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) https://timss.bc.edu/ https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/singapore-students-top-global-achievement-test-in-mathematics-and-science