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MATH

Chinese MATH education is shameful.

[US] Math scores may not be all that bad

Published in San Jose Mercury News (November 16).

Is it true that “U.S. lags other wealthy nations in higher math”  (Page B1, Nov. 11)?

Studies show that middle-class American children attending well-funded schools score near the top of the world in [...]

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ABACUS  7/2010

Chinese banks operate much differently than western banks, but that is another subject all together.

During travels throughout China it is not unusual to see shop keepers in rural (countryside) areas using an abacus to tally a customer’s purchases. Usually they have a modern cash register and/or a calculator but they still prefer [...]