LOW RANKINGS. The Philippines ranks low in reading, mathematics, and science performance in a 2018 study by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. File photo by Joel Liporada/Rappler
The Philippines ranked 79th in reading, with an average of 340 against the OECD average of 487. Reading was the focus of this year’s PISA, the results of which were released on Tuesday, December 3.
Meanwhile, the U.S. wants to lure Filipino teachers away (for 5 years). I don’t know what’s sadder, the lack of qualified teachers teaching the in their own country, or the desperation of the U.S. to find teachers willing to take low pay for a green card.
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