In the mathematics class of Ximen Experimental Primary School in Anping District, Nanshi City, students use their brains and hands to practice thinking in class.

(Provided by Nanshi Education Bureau)

[Reporter Hong Ruiqin/Tainan Report] Not only White Day, March 14 is also the "International Mathematics Day" officially formulated by the United Nations, which can be abbreviated as 3.14, which is analogous to the 3.14 of pi. Nanshi also has the only elementary school mathematics in the country Team competition.

The Nanshi Education Bureau stated that in order to extend upward and downwardly take root in mathematics education, Nanshi launched the junior high school mathematics competition in 2006. It has been in operation for 16 years so far, and will hold the elementary school mathematics competition in 2020. In addition to the individual competition system, there is also the only one in the country. The team competition system is organized, hoping to arouse students' interest in learning, build students' learning confidence, and cultivate students' logical thinking ability through the competition stage.

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Wang Yali, the instructor of Dongguang Elementary School who won the gold medal in the elementary school mathematics competition team competition, said that the team competition system allows students to develop the habit of discussing with each other and teamwork. Although there is no particularly intensive training, they can get good grades by relying on normal teaching.

Lin Yihua, the academic director of Ximenshi Elementary School, who won the gold medal in the team competition of the elementary school mathematics competition last year, said that the team competition system is very good, and let them know that the students are so good. The main reason is that most of the mathematics courses are practical. Students will be asked to take a drink and then measure, and the team competition method is also in line with the quality orientation of the new curriculum, as well as the spirit of spontaneity, interaction, and mutual good.

Mayor Huang Weizhe said that mathematics is a kind of language, a practical law science, and a kind of humanistic quality. "Mathematics Day" is not only on March 14th. It is hoped that all schools will make students like mathematics through contextualized and interesting curriculum design. , Challenge mathematics, "everyday is a mathematics day".

Zheng Xinhui, director of the Education Bureau, said that domestic primary and secondary school students have high performance in international mathematics competitions, but they also show low interest and low confidence. Therefore, it is hoped that through more life-oriented and lively teaching and competition stages, students' mathematics ability and learning interest will be rooted in children from an early age. .

According to the Education Bureau, in cooperation with the central government to promote the "Fun and Fun Math Camp Program", the central government approved 1.1 million yuan for the 2010 school year, and a total of 27 schools applied for 67 shifts.