I really worry about the education system in Malaysia. I have started my German language last Saturday and managed to meet Ivan, who is in Form 4 right now. He has complaint that his teachers are not capable to teach their Science subjects properly and he found that he lost interest in his studies. If the government really sincere to use English as the teaching medium, they must first ensure that all the schools have enough manpower to do that. I read a new in the Star that 5 Malay students have made a legal claim against the government. They cited that the government has stolen their rights to use their mother tongue to continue their studies. I am not here to debate whether it is good or bad to use English as the medium but I just want the government to be more sincere in their moves.
Another issue is the quality of local universities. I really worry about that. “Do you still remember what the promise of BN to the peoples in Sabah and Kelantan?” The BN will setup a university in those states if the peoples vote for BN and take over from the opposition. Huh….what the heck! You think that setup a university is like building a house. We have facing the shortage of qualified lecturers in local universities nowadays. How can you simply setup a university like that! I tried to compare the core courses of universities in Germany and we are not far behind! Please wait a moment. I have to say that we are not far behind in terms of structuring of the programs but the coverage of core courses is nowhere near their level. Found out an interesting discussion on UPM in Wikipedia. Perhaps, it’s true but I am not too sure about UPM.
Liverpool was beaten by one Man, Rooney who was a defender, midfield and striker in that match. Why? Don’t forget that Rooney is Evertonian!
Jinho, all the best in your new job in Singapore and hope that you succeed in your life!
I have decided to take out the link on Wikipedia upon recommendation. I agreed that some of the claims on the discussion will not be fair for those who really work hard for themselves in UPM. Anyway, you should able to find it yourself if it is still there.
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The government really should increase the salary and stop racism in the teaching profession to encourage more qualified people to take over. I think many of the teachers themselves can't score A1s in some of the subjects they teach! They are definitely different from the older batch of teachers who were among the top students. Like during my father's time, many of the good students went into teaching. Nowadays, only those who can't make it elsewhere do so.
ReplyDeleteAlso, on the racism part, I had a few teachers in my secondary who had post-graduate degrees and at least one with a Phd but the highest post they can get is Student Affairs Asst. Principal. Why? Non-Malay/Muslim. I feel Malaysian education system will really go down the drain in the next few years. I really have no hope for the future of Malaysia.
Yeow, I think you should remove that link to the "discussion" on wikipedia, because what was written does not belong in Wikipedia which is suppose to be an online encyclopedia and not a place for dissing... We've all been to local Unis, we share similar experiences... I think the "talk" is more appropriate being in a forum or someone's blog.
ReplyDeleteThat is actually a Wikipedia discussion thread. I wonder who wrote that? Sounds like a foreigner who studied here.
ReplyDeleteI was quite shocked when I first read this. Anyway, I will take out my link. Anyone who believe that the discussion should not be in Wikipedia can simply log into and modify the content.
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