It looks as if the teaching of Maths and Science in English has reached a cross-roads.
There have been protests against the teaching of two subjects in English while others claim the approach is helpful.
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We are well behind many other countries in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS) benchmarks. It’s a sad reflection of the state of our education system. We are just, well, average in the global class.
Percentage of eighth-grade students who reached the TIMSS advanced international benchmark in mathematics, by country: 2007
Percentage of eighth-grade students who reached the TIMSS advanced international benchmark in science, by country: 2007
What does our Education Minister have to say about this?
