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MNHS-SHS proved its glory once again after being awarded as the overall champion in the annual Division Science & Technology Fair. SEE STORY ON P2
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THE PLAGUE
SHARP-WITTED. Yishai Laguador of STEM 12 grabbed the silver award on 1st PhilHealth Quiz Bee held at PhilHealth Regional Office - NCR on November 15, 2019. Laguador was the representative of SDO-Malabon after her gold medal finish during the division level.
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Rendell Lateo
RESEARCH-BASED. The DSTF was vigorously prepared and led by researchers, innovators, educators and facilitators held at Malabon National High School last Oct. 5, 2019.
LIST OF WINNERS POSTER MAKING Robina Rebugio 1st Runner-up
QUIZ BEE Kyle Reiner Rivera Champion
John Dominic Silva 1st Runner-up
COMBAT ROBOTICS SUMOBOT Mark Kevin Munar 1st Runner-up
MAZE Aaron Tiangco Champion
SOCCER GAME John Dominic Silva Champion
Juan Miguel Cruz 1st Runner-up
RESCUE MISSION Lorenz Ortea Champion
Kceisha Camacho 1st Runner-up
Rhea Delos Santos 2nd Runner-up
COLOR SORTER Aaron Tiangco 1st Runner-up
NUCLEAR INFOMERCIAL James Sablay Robina Rebugio Nicus Villaluna Rendell Lateo Champion
2-PEAT CHAMPIONSHIP MNHS bags overall champion award, triumphs in DSTF 19
/ Elisha Lontoc Senior High School students from Malabon National High School emerged victorious at the annual Division Science and Technology Fair (DSTF) held at the high school itself, on Oct. 5, 2019. Young budding researchers and innovators from MNHS bagged numerous medals and certificates and also took home the “Overall Champion” award, defending the title for another year yet. The fair was officially put to start by a chemical blast, led by the DSTF Coordinator, Mr. Lowell G. Alfonso and selected Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students from Grade 11 and 12 alike, assisting
RIM - INDIVIDUAL Mark Allen Pascual Champion
RIM - TEAM Mia Clare Foronda Juan Miguel Cruz Rhea Delos Santos Champion
SIP - LSI Alyssa Aguilar Champion
Dr. Ma. Victoria R. de Gulan, principal; Ms. Leah Vidal, assistant principal; Mr. Manolo Davantes, science education program supervisor, along with the other judges and guests. The DSTF featured competitions that showcased the scientific and innovative abilities, skills and knowledge the students have, namely: Science Quiz Bee, Science Innovation Expo (SIE) and the Science Investigatory Project (SIP), which was classified into three subcategories: Life Science (LS), Physical/Applied Science (AS), and Robotics and Intelligent Machines (RIM) “First time that we have 99 entries ng SIP, ito na yung pinakamarami and it
is also the first time that the judges are very impressed with the results, kaya ako I am very happy. First time din natin na magkaroon ng Nuclear Infomercial and Nuclear Exhibit. We also went away with the traditional poster making contests, nag Digital Poster na tayo,” said Davantes as this year’s DSTF gave rise to three new competitions: Digital Poster Making, Nuclear Science Infomercial and the Nuclear Science Exhibit. The fair also featured the following contests, classified under Combat Robotics: Sumobot, Maze Challenge, Soccer Game, Rescue Mission and Color Sorter. Mr. Davantes also said that Congresswoman Jaye
Lacson-Noel who was also present in the event was “very much impressed” and will possibly assist in funding the research projects of the students. “The fair was very much successful, lalo na with the help of all the science teachers, research advisers, department heads, principals, saka district coordinators, and especially the venue,” he added, expressing how happy he was with the science fair’s success. The winning students advanced to the regional level last Nov. 22-23, 2019 which was held at Neptali A. Gonzales High School, Mandaluyong City.
SIP - LST Mae Ann Madrazo Mark Kevin Munar Elisha Lhei Lontoc Champion
SIP - ASI Christopher Beza Champion
SIP - AST Angelo Ortea Yishai Laguador Alliah Santos Champion
SIE - TEAM Ivy Malabag Renn Pabustan Jan Maverick Juat 3rd Runner-up
Carl Bacong Danielle Delos Santos Divine Grace De Mesa 2nd Runner-up
Eirene Maladaga Lorenz Ortea John Ferdinand Ramirez 1st Runner-up
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awards were received by Malabon National High School - Senior High School Department during the Division Science & Technology Fair 2019.
12 Champions
11 Runner-ups
SIE - INDIVIDUAL John Dominic Silva Champion
Nikki Rosita
1st Runner-up
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STEM wins best use of data in Int’l NASA tilt / Rendell Lateo One team from MNHSSHS, team D.S.L.R. composed of Dwight Kenneth Cruz, Shane Martine Banaag, Lance Ruzzel Cortel, Renn Eugene Isaac and Paolo Xavier Co won Best Use of Data award in the concluded NASA International Space Apps Challenge, a 48-hour hackathon at De La Salle University-Manila on Oct. 19-20, 2019. Space Apps is an annual hackathon led by NASA, engaging teams of coders, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, technologists and others from 75 countries and 200 cities worldwide to use NASA’s open data to build innovative solutions to
pressing global concerns. Out of hundreds of teams that registered, only 18 were selected to participate, however, two teams got disqualified on the day of the contest and of those 16, two teams were from MNHS-SHS. The winning app of team D.S.L.R. is called Haltgae, an early warning application for the proliferation of harmful algal blooms (HAB’s) in Philippine waters. The other team from MNHS-SHS, NASA All composed of James Sablay, Robina Reinah Rebugio, Nicus Charles Villaluna, Rendell Aaron Lateo and Jhon Ivan de Jesus worked on an app called APPula, a fire mitigation application.
GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE BY THE NUMBERS
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people participated
The LaSallian Yvan Martinez
BRIGHT-EYED. D.S.L.R team bloomed the ambience as they received the Best Use of Data award on a self-prototyped Haltgae App during NASA International Space Apps Challenge held at De La Salle University-Manila last Oct. 19-20, 2019.
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MO joins Global Climate Strike, calls for action / Nicus Villaluna
Youth Strike 4 Climate
ECO-MINDED. Lead Convener Jefferson Estela voiced out his advocacy to give focus on the climate crisis during Global Climate Strike march last September 20, 2019.
Magnum Opus, the official publication of Gaussian SySTEM, along with numerous environmental advocates marched towards the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Quezon City for the Global Climate Strike last Sept. 20, 2019. The Global Climate Strike is an international movement considered to be the largest climate mobilization in history, lead by the 16-yearold Swedish student Greta Thunberg focused on the goal to aid the climate crisis and its impending consequences. The strike lasted for a week from Sept. 20-27, joining together millions of climate advocates and concerned citizens across 185 countries that participated. In Metro Manila, approximately 600 people partook and over 30 went to CHR including the STEM students from MNHS namely
Rendell Aaron Lateo, Nicus Charles Villaluna, James Sablay and Eirene Maladaga to point out that climate crisis is also a human right issue, and to commemorate the deaths of numerous environmental defenders and indigenous people especially in Mindanao and Negros. The event in CHR composed of speeches from the lead convener of Youth Strike for Climate Philippines Jefferson Estela, CHR Commissioner Chito Gascon, and representatives from other environmental groups. “Hindi lang ito panawagan sa gobyerno pero sa lahat ng tao sa mundo na kailangan na umaksyon,” said Charisse Erinn Flores, a representative of Akbayan Youth Ecofeminist Group as she gives a speech to the attendees. Estela announced the next strike which was held recently last Nov. 29, 2019.
EXPRESSNEWS
MNHS-STEM joins 2019 Int’l Coastal Clean-up / Yishai Laguador Gaussian SySTEM adviser, officers, and members along with 20,000 volunteers participate in the 34th International Coastal Clean up Day on Sept. 21, 2019, at the coast of Manila Bay. The annual event with the theme, “Bayanihan para sa Malinis na Karagatan,” aims to encourage more Filipinos to help in cleaning more bodies of water. Individuals from different LGUs, private companies, and various school and environmental organizations brought their own cleaning materials and sacks to take part in the said event. The annual event is in accordance with the Presidential Proclamation No. 470 declaring the 3rd of September as the International Coastal Clean up Day.
EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-Chief James Sablay | Managing Editor Nicus Villaluna | News Editor Elisha Lhei Lontoc | Features Editor Eirene Maladaga | STEM Editor Robina Rebugio | Chief Layout Artist Lorenz Ortea | News Writers Dulce Maria Burca, Rhea Joyce Delos Santos, Rendell Aaron Lateo | Features Writers Ernest Bacong, Clarissa Rodriguez, Amariah Dimatangal | STEM Writers Alliah Linel Santos, Angelo Ortea, Mia Clare Foronda | Photojournalists Yishai Laguador, Noel Andrew Baysa | Cartoonist Mylene Garra | Layout Artists Mark Allen Pascual, Cathlyn Fernande
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THE
PLAGUE / Eirene Maladaga
Hear the trudge of mankind toward its destruction where things come apart, where the center cannot hold anymore and mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. Turning and turning in the widening gyre, Pestilence, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse looms again over the world with Death following closely behind. Left and right panic ensue as the healthcare system falls apart and everyone chooses to watch it all crash and burn. Will this be humanity’s fate? Are we fooling ourselves for the past century? We’ve faced worse deaths than this—Black Death, tuberculosis, malaria, dengue and all that is going to kill us is our stupidity? Blunder After Blunder This country is blundering about and now its healthcare system is once again playing the part of the fool. 19 years of being free from polio and it would only take an idiotic move of disregarding what should have been prioritized in the first place to bring it back? Expired medicines costing up to P30 million left to rot and delayed procurement of medicines worth about a whopping P170 million rendered useless all because the Department of Health (DOH) bought them without waiting for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. You couldn’t even afford a cough or two without facing two sides: an expensive hospital bill or a corrupt system. There is no sure way of going out in life without facing your hospital bills. Digging deeper than your grave with the debt that it would give. The rising number of measles cases in the country filled with health facilities that do not have enough equipment and facilities that are at least 90 percent finished? How about a P14-9 billion budget cut proposal on the Department of Health that also would leave 10,000 workers losing their job?
Disease Emergence in the Philippines
Better be ready to get stuck in a cramp space until you have your measles treated. And what could anybody guess but an idiotic move followed by another one and you get the idea. Filipinos’ trust is no more than a glass mirror that everyone love to shatter and break with falsehood and scares spat out by the media, the politicians, the authorities in a country so corrupt you are bound to lose more than what you have. May Be At Fault Sure, their blunders are the main reason why we’re in this situation but we’re not completely free of the fault—who in their right mind consults and firmly believes an attorney on a medical matter? Apparently, Filipinos do and they somehow ended up believing Persida Acosta, the Public Attorney’s Office Chief mind you, that Dengvaxia and her other vaccine scares are dangerous when there has never been a declaration from the Office of the President that deemed that the vaccines are unsafe. We are feeding the panic by believing everything that we hear from everyone just to escape the blame that we tend to jump into conclusions so quickly that we forget to look into the informants. Why not we use that time to take a moment and step back to look at the phone and the clock. You are in an age where information is at hand. The false and the truth are at hand that it only takes a swipe and tap to look up if the media and medical proclaims of the authority are right and credible. Challenge your mind, be insightful and don’t let the vaccine scare blind you. Look up each of the sides of the issue, keep an open mind and let your mind work for once instead of rotting out and decide.
42,000 cases 560 deaths Measles
350,000 cases 1,300 deaths Dengue
3 cases Polio
Source: Department of Health
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FILIPINO ASTRONAUTS? / Rendell Lateo
Our experts have always wished to see our country flourish in the name of science and this new advancement leads us to the first step in reaching that holy grail we so long for. The Philippine Space Act or the Republic Act 11363 was signed last August 8, 2019, paving the way for the establishment of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) with an initial fund of P1 billion that will centralize all of the country’s existing and future space research and development projects. The PhilSA will be an agency attached to the Office of the President for policy and program coordination purposes.
What does this mean for the Philippines? Will we now see Filipino astronauts? If you are one of those who dreamt of being an astronaut as a child, well sorry to break it to you but this does not necessarily mean that the Philippines will now conduct manned missions in outer space, experts from Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said in a panel it will probably continue to locally produce satellites. But even though there still won’t be manned outer space missions, having the PhilSA would greatly benefit Filipinos in the long run. P2 billion ($45.1 million) is lost annually by acquiring
satellite imagery from foreign agencies. Having our space capabilities, we can get data and imagery 365 days a year with ease without letting any money out of the pocket. Also, having PhilSA could potentially help the country enhance the still ongoing Balik Scientist Program (BSP) of the DOST and attract our brain drained intellectuals as there are almost 1,000 Filipino space scientists abroad that they could tap for PhilSA. And this will also inspire young Filipinos to pursue space sciences. Aside from PhilSA, the law also establishes the Philippine Space
Development and Utilization Policy or the Philippine Space Policy which will serve as the primary strategic roadmap for space development that will embody the goal of becoming a space-capable and space-faring nation within the next decade. Moreover, it also creates the Philippine Space Council (PSC) with a P10 billion initial fund which will be the principal advisory body for the coordination and integration of policies, programs, and resources affecting science and technology applications. Amid the praises on R.A. 11363, Carlos Zarate, a progressive sectoral group
lawmaker from the group Bayan Muna sees this as wrong prioritization of the government anew in terms of fund allocation, as the 10 billion pesos could have gone a long way if instead distributed directly to the agricultural sector or in the health sector which are deprived of funds. This advancement just proves that the Filipinos are capable; and that even though this might seem like a tiny step this could eventually lead our country to much more opportunities in space science and beyond, just as Neil Armstrong said: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” ILLUSTRATION BY EIRENE MALADAGA
His Own
Prism / Amariah Dimatangal
ILLUSTRATION BY NICUS VILLALUNA
“Learn from the past, plan for the future by focusing on today. Life isn’t about finding yourself, life is about creating yourself.” He is a Jack of all trades. If he has another middle name, it would be Versatile. The world is his canvas and he paints it with colors of his own. Red. Love busted from his heart, splattering the universe with adoration in his own ways. He always gives them a piece of his mind, through soothing words. Gentle is how he always has been with everyone. With his great love, he volunteered at Red Cross to save others.
Orange. Just like the fruit, sweet and comforting are his hugs, but also sour when he provides advice. Thoughts that have always been foul to take, but knowing his intentions, it was enough to relive that sweet, citrusy feeling. He attends as the senior students’ “guide”, especially on their careers and college entrance tests. Yellow. He is the sunshine’s offspring – always giving off that happy, well-radiated aura that is sure to make anyone smile whenever they walk past him. He has that bouncy, chubby figure that would remind you of that one Disney character. “Your personal healthcare assistant.” as that robot says – something he definitely is too. Green. Life is what he values as much. As he is just not a Registered nurse, he also served as a product specialist, trainer, product manager and consultant in 5 years at Medlink. People benefited from his great service;
through that, he expressed his deep concern for everyone as he does what he loves most. Blue. The color that shows his confidence. How easy he communicates with others – he won’t have held 3 significant jobs if it wasn’t for his great ability in speech. He is a voice – loud enough that was able to influence and speak out to others. His voice is what he used to instill the youth what technology plays in their life and how art is portrayed in the modern world. Violet. As the tranquility of blue and fierceness of red balances out, this unique hue was then formed. He is that too, finding balance in every problem – solving them in a calm manner and searching for unusual ways to come up with solutions. The world is indeed Paolo Xavier Co’s canvas, and he paints it with the colors of the rainbow – in great pride.
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The Philippine Star
SCIENCE
ALIGIN by Clarissa Rodriguez
In 2019, a lady once opined, “Parang lahat ng inyong budget puro research? Baliw na baliw kayo sa research. Aanhin niyo ba ‘yung research?” This life with “research” is worth-keeping. Some choose to make spontaneous instinctive expressions of amusement; some do not. Others are deprived, but they do still beam. Distinctive choices lead to respective consequences; yet no matter how stressful someone maybe, it would not be worthless if it is for the better lives of his countrymen. There was a researcher named “Aligin” who had only one choice - it was to prove that research was a necessity for our living. Aligin is a retired Senior Farm Management
Economist. He was born during the Japanese war in 1938. He was frail and guileless when Japan attacked the Philippines just ten hours after it attacked the Pearl Harbor. Aerial bombardment was escorted by ground troops to the north and south of Manila, and the only choice of both of his parents was to push themselves to protect his life. Early in Aligin’s life, he was already threatened and tortured by the fate of his surroundings. Hence, Aligin has brought forth his force to make his family’s life continue. He may witness poverty and violence that attempted to drag him down, yet he never stopped. He used bamboos to fetch water since there was no easily attainable
water source. He utilized gasera for the lighting and the cooking because there was no electric supply. He forced himself to acquire his needs with only a sevenpeso allowance. He helped in harvesting sugarcanes and in catching crabs to fill his family’s poverty-stricken life. He even had no plans of pursuing high school after being a valedictorian in elementary – but he never stopped. He then applied as a student assistant in the Department of Chemistry of the University of the Philippines Los Baños where he earned 40 pesos per month. There, he mixed chemicals for laboratory classes without exhaust or mask. He was only “utusan” of the busy researchers
way back then. Yet Aligin realized that it was not the poverty that brought him to that. It was the call for his countrymen’s lives. Agricultural research is a necessity for the growth of the nation. Innovations from research opened the door to fight against the impacts of climate change. After decades of hard work, Aligin became a consultant in Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP), Bangkok, Thailand. FAO has victoriously transferred 25 new technologies and introduced 17 new varieties like hybrid rice. The new technologies and varieties from their researches showed quick results with improved
food crops and increased the income of farmers. Aligin did everything he could even though his early life insisted him to give up, and this life of research is worth-keeping. Some choose to work hard; some choose to give up. Distinctive choices lead to respective consequences, yet there is always someone like Aligin (means variable) who never stops even the fate is his own enemy. In 2019, a lady opined the value of research. Little did she know that it is the one which helps her to live.
Inspired from the real-life story of Dr. Narciso “Isong” R. Deocampo
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TECHNOLOGY The Verge
<53-qubit Intelligence> achieves quantum supremacy /Mia Foronda
On the 23rd of October 2019, Google published the prestigious ‘Nature’ journal that declared they have achieved quantum supremacy. Google claims that its 53-qubit quantum computer or the Sycamore Processor performed a task that is considered impossible to perform in a classical computer. The study was led by John Martinis, an experimental physicist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Google in Mountain View, California. The quantum computer carried out a specific calculation that is beyond the practical capabilities of regular computers, in 200 seconds. Google estimates that the
same calculation would take the world’s fastest supercomputer 10,000 years to complete. Hence, quantum supremacy. Quantum computers perform calculations based on the probability of an object’s state before they are measured unlike in classical computers that perform calculations based on definite states or bits (a single state that is 1 or 0 is called a bit). Quantum bit or ‘qubit’ has two states: both 0 or 1 at the same time. Similar to a spinning coin having both heads and tails before it comes to rest showing one of its sides. Qubits can store more information than classical bits. The 53 qubits
quantum computer provides 9,007,199,254,740,992 possible states meaning that this computer can simultaneously give many possible solutions to the problem. Physicists believe that quantum computers might one day run revolutionary algorithms, such as searching unwieldy databases or factoring large numbers — including, most importantly, those used in encryption. But there are still decades away from those. The more qubits are attached, the more difficult it is to preserve their fragile state while the system is in operation. IBM, on the other hand, casts doubts on Google’s claim. IBM argues that
the task can be performed by Summit, the world’s fastest supercomputer, with a different approach in just 2.5 days and not 10,000 years. Moreover, IBM researchers add, using phrases like “quantum supremacy” is potentially misleading. It ignites quantum computing hype and misrepresents a future in which both classical and quantum computers
ENGINEERING
URBAN PLANNING A NEW METROPOLIS / Alliah Santos Urban planning is often associated with architecture, engineering and other design-driven fields. The truth is while these practices are closely related to urban planning, it still possesses a unique identity, beyond finely-structured buildings and aesthetic pictures. Urban Planning is a science for it follows a process and science-based assessments but at the same time, it is also an art for it uses creativity to draw strategies on a map. Urban Planning pertains to the planning process of a particular place. With the human population, urbanization has to be managed efficiently and sustainably. Through this, cities could solve
problems in sustainable urbanism. But what went wrong in our country? If our Philippines’ urban planning is The SimCity, the players - which are our political leaders has done a chaotic job. Infrastructures that can’t withstand natural calamities, roads that cannot even accommodate the number of cars in our country and of course, the disordered and anarchic public transport system. Burnham once envisioned Manila very differently. His plan to the city was considered to be one of the greatest in the world but due to Filipinos’ negligence,
that vision was set aside and resulted in this kind of Manila we have today. But then, even though we ended up like this, according to Palafox, the 21st century is a century of urban renewal. “We plan, redesign, and rebuild, and not necessarily create a new one, in the hope of achieving urban renaissance.” Now, the country is trying to make a big step to sustainable urbanism having projects like the Clark Green City. Though we still have a long way to go, in the
end, it is not about the buildings and infrastructures for the heart of every city is its people. The citizens should just continue to recognize their role in building new cities that will benefit both the emerging technologies and the people of today and tomorrow.
will exist together. Thus, putting Google’s argument of quantum supremacy in question but that is to say that International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation is right. However, we cannot deny that the quantum computer has definitely set a new standard for the next generation’s technology.
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VIRTUAL TUTORS behind the screen by Robina Rebugio
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Imagine, if we integrate this habit in a student’s life, how easier could it be for them to uplift their current grade status. It would be a win-win situation for the online, and real-life world.”
It is estimated that teenagers use their smartphones for nearly four hours a day. Based on the statistics given by Velocitize, the social media site teenagers tend to spend most of their time (37 percent to be exact) turns out to be YouTube. The number one purpose why
YouTube is at the top is according to the youngsters, YouTube is their way of gaining extra facts that they might have missed in the classroom, which is a great thing because it is associated unto why these educational videos became popular. Smartphones play a big role in a student’s life. It must be taken into account that the education system requires the use of technology one way or another per subject, not only that, the current curriculum and textbooks in mathematics promotes the use of the internet to their advantage and further enhance the student’s aptitude and capabilities. Solving their homework questions have been made easier as more videos are uploaded, the more content, the more they get engaged, the more they learn. It’s a good cycle to get chained into. Despite the stereotypes surrounding teenagers going on about, studies have shown improvement by using interactive lessons, visuals, animations, and audio podcasts. YouTube allows all of this and many of their content creators who are top-notch degree holders in mathematics may shares their lessons for free, ready-to-search, and can be archive through time. Like textbooks, the videos uploaded there stays for a long time and can be returned to, unlike in conventional classes unless you retake it during the summer. This advancement on how we played out the typical learning system on how a child develops mental and cognitive skills presents a new idea on how we should lay-out the curriculum system for subjects that requires math skill. Imagine, if we integrate this habit in a student’s life, how easier could it be for them to uplift their current grade status. It would be a win-win situation for the online, and real-life world. As for the present, just imagine yourself in a dark room, staring at the glowing screen whilst taking down notes, with a bag of chips in your non-dominant hand, dosing all the information your brain could take as you cram for your finals for general mathematics the day after. Wishing you could go back and replay your teacher’s lesson, a video streaming company will always come into the rescue.
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MMXX: The golden age of information wherein all the knowledge the human race has can be found right at your fingertips, just a click away from your pockets. Ever since the technological revolution, the field of education has never been the same way back then; especially in the field of mathematics. Mathematics has been a frustrating struggle for all students around the world. It has been and continues to be a global dilemma to find new teaching materials for students to consume. In the pre-modern era, students would have to take a trip to the library, search for books, flip pages and self-study lessons they have missed in class, but the future is here right now. Presenting the modern way of teaching: Virtual Tutors, a way for professionals to share and archive their lessons. Their platform? YouTube. By the 2000s, the rise of the internet and smartphones gave birth to access almost all of the textbooks around the globe. That includes a vast majority of human knowledge and simple concepts like numbers, measurements, and mathematical operations into a much more complex understanding of trigonometry, geometry, and calculus. Google, as we have known today helps thousands of student in expounding solutions to their problems. In 2010, YouTube came into the scene and rose into the market. The video streaming website hosts a variety of genre such as music videos, cat posts, and of course, educational materials which served and changed the education system completely. This gave way for professionals to utilize the functions of YouTube to further to further explain lessons in your daily 7-hour classes in a 10-30 minute video simplifying the syllabus and helping others afford an education through the net. Channels like Khan Academy, Mathantics, Ted-Ed, offers support not only for students but for everybody willing to learn and dive into the calculated world. Aside from the normal entertainment playlist, their style and teaching strategies are one of a kind where you can legit enjoy learning. That’s why it’s no surprise why teenagers get more interested in learning inside the virtual world.
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