The Bangkok Post – Staff Writer
“Singapore’s climb to the top of global education rankings has put the spotlight on how an education system that had been seen as somewhat too competitive, stressful and exam-oriented has evolved into one of the best in the world. Last year, the wealthy city-state, which had already been doing well in global educational rankings, outperformed the rest of the world in the OECD’s PISA survey, which tested around 540,000 15-year-old students in 72 countries and economies on science, reading, math and collaborative problem-solving.”(more)