• No turning back for language switch, says deputy minister
  • Beh Lih Yi
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  • The glitches in the implementation of the language switch policy for schools will not deter the government from pursuing it, said Deputy Education Minister Hon Choon Kim today.

    "We won't look back but we'll try to resolve these problems and improve on it," he said when met at the Parliament lobby.

    Yesterday, the ministry revealed three main problems regarding the teaching of Science and Mathematics in English, which was implemented in January amid much protest.

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