China Daily – Wang Mingjie
“More than 8,000 institutions to adopt the ‘mastery approach’ after tests showed Shanghai students lead the world in subject. The Chinese “mastery approach” to math teaching is set to roll out in more than 8,000 primary schools in the United Kingdom, with funding of up to 41 million pounds ($54.2 million; 48.9 million euros), to bring pupils up to par with their Asian peers. Children as young as 5 will be required to practice sums and exercises, and they must master each concept before moving on to more difficult material.”(more)