Reports say 10,000 police and military troops have been deployed in Dacca. Suppoters and opponents of Ms. Nasreen marched through the streets of Dacca on Wednesday. The Muslim extremists have called for a nationwide strike on Thursday. | Further the recognition that numerous local high school students have received in national and international competitions6 bears testimony6 to the quality of teaching7 in general education schools. Special classes8 that concentrated particularly on mathematics were founded9 as early as 1965 about the time the US war against Northern Vietnam broke out and have played a significant role10 in developing the talents of students. The first classes were evacuated11 to Xuan Dinh a suburban commune where in thatched huts pioneer teachers such as Nguyen The Dan and Ha Lien Hai took charge of training students in mathematical disciplines. After the war Chu Van An secondary school became the centre of the specialized mathematics learning. Now The Hanoi-Amsterdam general education school established with assistance12 from the Dutch government has become the prominent specialized school in the country with 43 classes being held in mathematics 13 physics 14 chemistry 15 biology 16 computer science 17 literature18 and foreign languages19. The majority20 of candidates sent to international contests21 are students from this school. Specialized classes are also held in most general education schools. Called lop chon these are reserved for above average students22 who are given additional intensive training in selected subjects. Trung Vuong Chu Van An Be Van Dan Trung Nhi have become well-known their students bringing in laurels from national and international competitions. As many as 115 out of 148 contestants in national contests won prized during the 1993 - 1994 academic year. 131 Mr Han Lien Hai Head of the general education section23 of the city s education Bureau remarked Despite all the success in training good students we still lack a plan for nurturing talents for the nation and the capital city. Many problems remain to be solved like the curriculum and As far as the teaching staff2 is concerned there must be more material incentives2 to extract an optimal27 .
