2016-12-10 09:21 Opposite Abilities
Y (Kuma's owner)
Recently, I heard the news about mathematics and science score of Year 4.
ABC NEWS: Australian schools continue to fall behind in maths and science
The results show Australia dropping from 18th to 28th out of 49 countries in year 4 mathematics. I was a bit disappointed on hearing the news.
However, I had been noticing the results even if I hadn't heard the news. For example, one day I was watching my favorite TV program and two people on the show said "What is hexagon?" The two people (They are adults) didn't know what a hexagon was! Haven't they ever wondered about the shape of bee's nest?
On the other hand, most Australians are very good at communicating. I think Japanese are not good at communicating but most Japanese are good at mathematics and science compared to Australians.
I noticed that the field that Australians are good at, and Japanese are good at are opposite. The place where we live are also opposite; the Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere.
I wonder if the teachers of both countries shared the method of teaching, can we both improve our abilities?