That means a seventh grader here in America is performing at the equivalent of a third grade level in China. In Singapore, it's five years ahead, eighth grade in America, third grade in Singapore. That's unacceptable to us. There are kids in other countries now where English isn't even their first language performing better on English proficiency than our own students here. (26:53–27:00)
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Asserts that Singaporean students are five years ahead of American students.
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