⌠Task: How can you serve as an ambassador for Mathematics and inspire others, especially in advocating quantitative literacy to Filipinos?⌡
I can serve as an ambassador for Mathematics by using my voice and platforms (whether in my academic org or in my mass-oriented org, or just in everyday conversations) to show how Math isn’t just about numbers but about making smart decisions, asking the right questions, and solving real problems that affect our communities, like budgeting, understanding surveys, or spotting fake news.Through relatable content, fun math tutorials, and projects that apply math to Filipino life—like helping small businesses manage expenses or organizing data-driven school initiatives—I hope to make quantitative literacy more accessible, practical, and empowering for others, especially young Filipinos who often feel that math is out of reach.
⌠ Additional task: Comment on "you know there is educational crisis in the Philippines: rich kids outperformed kids from lower income families… but rich or poor, Filipino kids are way below the OECD average"⌡
The Philippine education system, as revealed by the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results. Filipino students scored significantly below the OECD average in mathematics (355 vs. 472), reading (347 vs. 476), and science (356 vs. 485). The assertion that "rich kids outperform kids from lower-income families" is supported by PISA data, which indicates a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance. This disparity underscores how family income and access to resources significantly impact educational outcomes.The low performance of Filipino students, irrespective of socioeconomic background, suggests systemic challenges within the education system. Addressing these issues requires comprehensive reforms, including curriculum enhancements, teacher training, and equitable resource distribution, to ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.The PISA 2022 results serve as a call to action for policymakers and educators in the Philippines to prioritize educational equity and quality. By focusing on these areas, the country can work towards closing the performance gap and providing a more inclusive and effective education for all students.
⌠ Task: What are the new concepts/ideas you learned from this section? Discuss.⌡
From this lesson, I learned that voting systems are more complicated than I thought, no single method is 100% fair because of Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem, which honestly blew my mind since it means we’ll always have to compromise in elections.I also found the different fairness criteria like Majority, Condorcet, and Monotonicity interesting because they show how small changes in votes can really affect the outcome.In game theory, the Prisoner’s Dilemma taught me that even when cooperation gives the best results, people might still choose selfish options out of fear, which really applies to real-life conflicts or even group projects.Lastly, probability isn’t just about guessing, it actually has patterns, like how with just 23 people in a room there’s a 50% chance two share a birthday, which is super counterintuitive. I remembered we also lost the bet since we had classmates that share the same birthday, like what are the odds right?I didn’t expect math to connect this deeply with decisions, behavior, and chance.
⌠ Task: Conduct a simple research on the connection between Mathematics and the Arts, and share your findings in your portfolio.⌡
When you see it this way, Arts is a subjective matter while Mathematics is an objective matter, so how come they are connected?Mathematics and the arts are deeply interconnected, as mathematical principles often underpin artistic concepts such as symmetry, proportion, and pattern.My group (for the group project) had tackled a very close topic, which was Arts and Infinity. Going back, I mentioned that the Fibonacci Sequence is very dear to me. If not everyone, but certainly math majors, know how closely linked this sequence is to the Golden Ratio. Sometimes, it is also referred to as the golden section, the golden mean, the golden number, the divine proportion, or the golden proportion.Golden Ratio is a mathematical proportion found in nature, which artists and architects have applied to create aesthetically pleasing compositions, like in Leonardo da Vinci’s works and classical architecture.Another example would be Geometry. It plays a vital role in visual arts by guiding perspective, balance, and spatial relationships, allowing artists to represent three-dimensional scenes realistically on a two-dimensional plane.In music, math structures rhythm, scales, and harmonies, where patterns and ratios define sound and timing.Additionally, modern digital art heavily relies on mathematical algorithms and computational geometry, demonstrating that math not only supports traditional art but also drives innovation in contemporary creative fields.
⌠ FINAL TASK: So what is Math for you? Reflect on the insights and lessons you have gained throughout this Math 10 class.⌡
Math for me now is more than just numbers and formulas, it’s a way of thinking that helps me understand patterns, solve problems, and connect ideas across different parts of life and society.Throughout this Math 10 class, I gained a deeper appreciation of how Math is creative and powerful, it’s role is not only as an abstract science but as a practical tool intertwined with culture, society, and technology. I’ve learned how mathematical concepts influence real-world applications, from analyzing data to understanding societal issues, and how they shape innovations that impact lives globally. It shapes how we see the world and helps us make smarter choices, whether in personal life, community, or future careers.This course showed me that appreciating math means seeing its beauty and role beyond the classroom, inspiring me to use it to help others, and it cultivates skills essential for my academic growth and future career, especially as I aim to contribute more to both local communities and the broader world.
⌠ What is the role of Math in our Culture and Society (as a Filipino citizen and a global citizen). Conversely, how does Culture and Society affect Mathematics?⌡
Math plays an important role in our culture and society by helping us understand the world better, improve technology, education, and economics, solve problems, and make smart decisions based on data, whether we're talking about everyday things like budgeting or big things like science and technology.As a Filipino, I see Math in how we prepare for natural disasters, how prices are calculated in stores or jeepneys, and even in festivals where patterns and symmetry matter. As a global citizen, Math connects us through technology, international communication, and solving global problems like climate change.At the same time, our culture and society influence how Math is taught, and how we learn and use it. In the Philippines, we have our ways of measuring things too by using our body parts like dangkal (span of a hand) or dipa (arm span), which shows how our ancestors used practical math based on daily life.Different cultures around the world also developed their own number systems and Math ideas, which shows that Math isn’t just numbers—it grows and changes depending on what people need and value in their own society.