Daniel goes to the southwestern African nation of Namibia to see how their language education program is progressing. When the country gained independence form South Africa five years ago, educators and political leaders decided that it was necessary for the nation's children to learn to speak English, so now all major subjects in grades four and above are taught in English. This means that the students must learn science, math, and social science in English, not their native language.
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