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Cracking the PSLE maths code: Avoid meltdowns, change mindsets

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Ms Sandra Lim, head coach and founder of The Nuggets Academy, teaching a class of P6 pupils.

Ms Sandra Lim, founder of The Nuggets Academy, says maths should be taught in a lighter, playful and more welcoming way.

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SINGAPORE – On March 3, Parliament was turned into a mini exam hall. Education Minister Desmond Lee posed a multi-step PSLE maths question featuring fractions, cubic volume and dimensions to amused Parliamentarians. The goal was to demystify challenging questions.

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