Japan wants Indians to teach them mathematics

[Bucky]

Mumbai: Japan may soon open its gates to Indian primary schoolteachers specialising in mathematics. For, the Japanese believe that Indians are the best in the world when it comes to teaching this subject.
The deputy leader of the visiting Indo-Japan Business Co-operation delegation, Ryuji Inamura, says the Japanese are extremely interested in the way this crucial academic subject is taught in India.
"Even though the idea is still in an incipient stage, we in Japan have already started poring over the Indian elementary mathematic syllabi and plan to take concrete steps ahead in the matter," Inamura told IANS here.
Inamura said: "India has brought out IITians who are respected technocrats and sought after all over the world. Their foundation of mathematics is laid in the way they were taught during elementary schooling."

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[Greji]

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This is interesting. I seem to recall that not too long ago that the J-schools were heralding their abilities in producing mathematicians and math test results as the best in the world! Something suddenly happened?

[ttjereth]

This is interesting. I seem to recall that not too long ago that the J-schools were heralding their abilities in producing mathematicians and math test results as the best in the world! Something suddenly happened?

Yeah, they stopped lying

[American Oyaji]

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I'll only believe that when they have native English teachers teaching English more and ditch those Japanese English teachers that can only speak katakana English.