The education minister, Viliame Gavoka, must be complimented and congratulated for coming up boldly on the status of mathematics taught at upper secondary school curriculum.
Mathematics is a national problem in Fiji schools and the introduction of two strands of mathematics – New Life Math and Pure Math – multiplies the problem, thus causing great confusion in the young minds at secondary schools.
In our time, there was one mathematics and we learned the New Zealand University Entrance math curriculum. We were also good at mathematics despite the fact we did NZUE.
So, why are students in Fiji poor in mathematics these days?
There are reasons behind this, but one reason is that its causing confusion.
Students these days need support and assistance in mathematics, with simplified and modern approaches to teach rather than introducing two strands of mathematics.
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