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[Towards a nation of maths-haters and ignoramuses The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple S. Gudder
Our education pundits seem to be oblivious to this simple truth. Instead of preparing children to make complicated things in life simple with the wonderful tool called mathematics, teachers have turned it into a fearful monster of sorts, the mere mention of which is enough to make many a child shiver and hide under his or her desk. Therefore mathematics, which Einstein extolled as the poetry of logical ideas, has unfortunately become one of the most hated subjects in schools. The failure rate in the GCE (O/L) mathematics is shocking. It stands at 57 per cent, second only to the failure rate in English 63.18 per cent. About 52 per cent of candidates crash in science year in year out. Over 51 per cent of students fail the whole examination. What does the future hold for a country where so many children fail in mathematics, science and the international language? This year, there is huge public outcry over the O/L mathematics paper (new syllabus), which bowled over many children including those whose performance had been consistently good in that subject. It is reported that some of the candidates who faced the Maths paper were so shocked that they even fainted. Parents are naturally perturbed as their children are highly demoralised after that ordeal. Desperate for a remedy, they have sought the intervention of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has directed the Education Ministry to initiate an inquiry.] The Isaland Editorial today |
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