Biography of jesus huenda
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Biography of jesus huenda
Damath
Two-player educational board game
Damath is a two-player educational board game combining the board game "Dama" (Filipino checkers) and math. It is used as a teaching tool for both elementary and high school mathematics.
Every piece has a corresponding number and each even (white) square on board has a mathematical symbol. The game is commonly played in all elementary and secondary schools in the Philippines.[1]
History
Damath was invented by Jesus Huenda, a teacher in the province of Sorsogon, Philippines, who had encountered problems in teaching math using traditional teaching methods.
Bing
Inspired in part by an investigatory project called “Dama de Numero” submitted by a student (Emilio Hina Jr.) in 1975, Huenda overhauled the game and introduced it to his class, who enjoyed playing. Damath became popular and in 1980, the first Damath tournament was held in Sorsogon.
The next year, Huenda received a gold medallion from the late President Ferdinand Marcos fo