DEC 14 — It is not uncommon to hear disparaging remarks made about Malay pupils in Singapore when it comes to mathematics.They are said to give up easily when flummoxed by a complex problem, slow to grasp concepts and supposedly doomed to be bad at maths.
These are not just casual comments by members of the public. Parents and teachers alike share these assumptions, often citing them to explain the low passing rate in maths among Malays.
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