I am a former Ministry of Education (MOE) mathematics teacher who has worked at international schools here and observed their teaching methods.

There are many good practices that MOE could consider adopting.

At those international schools, there are specific sessions set aside for pupils to play besides the usual recess and physical education lessons. Coloured chalk is provided for the pupils to draw in the enclosed carpark during play time. There are also creativity centres for pupils to create items with recycled materials.