Q: specifically, what do I want dabao to gain from this crazy Singapore math education?

• word problem-solving techniques? No. Too contrived and not needed in u.s. high school(?) or in adult life
• arithmetic proficiency. Note ratios and decimal point shift don’t need calculator
• absorbency and perseverance to applying his mind and recall what he learned before?
• not giving up? I doubt he can learn this skill better in the SG system than in U.S.
• self-discipline and perseverance? I doubt it.