Stop blaming the teachers. It’s an arduous task for teachers these days to motivate students to learn English, especially those in the rural areas. Grades scored by students in major examinations conducted by the ministry have shown that they do … Continue reading Teachers not to blame for students’ poor English
The government maintaining the 90:10 matriculation quota in favour of Bumiputeras begs the question of how long more before we progress towards meritocracy. Education Minister Maszlee Malik said that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government is only a year old and … Continue reading Taking a leaf from the Avengers in our education system
Getting affordable education as a Malay is like shooting fish in a barrel. Getting affordable education as a non-Malay is like shooting at that same barrel but with a bulletproof glass lid. While Malaysia is still a long way from … Continue reading Race quota in matriculation programme affects everyone
The education ministry’s launch of the English Language Education Reform in Malaysia: The Roadmap 2015-2025 is an indication of the nation’s determination to bring about substantial improvement in our students’ proficiency in the English language. Although the roadmap has been … Continue reading The reform of English language education in Malaysia
Over lunch with a Pakatan Harapan leader from Sarawak last Tuesday, our conversation drifted to the performance of cabinet ministers over the past year. We noted what Dr Mahathir Mohamad had said – the prime minister agrees that some of … Continue reading Maszlee keeps on goofing – big time
A storm is raging and dividing our supporters in Pakatan Harapan. In fact, as far as I know, the petition started by Stephen Ng was only hitting 600 petitions in the first two weeks over issues in the Chinese schools, … Continue reading A storm is raging and dividing Harapan supporters
PETALING JAYA: Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik (pic) has come under growing criticism for linking the matriculation quota system with the unequal job opportunities for bumiputras in the private sector. MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Ti Lian Ker said companies in … Continue reading Maszlee comes under more fire
SUBANG JAYA: The boys and girls were as noisy as any group of unsupervised teenagers, but a hush fell over the small room the moment Saramah Varughese walked in. All bantering and rowdiness came to a halt and the prefects … Continue reading Strict but with a heart of gold: A teacher who moulds leaders
SUBANG JAYA: Having taught in public schools for more than 30 years now, English teacher Chan believes she can speak competently of the challenges she and her colleagues face. She blames the public education programme for the failure of schools … Continue reading New English syllabus brings some hope to a public school
Akhbar & Associates is a Kuala Lumpur based private investigation agency that has conducted many background checks on potential hires for companies and found 5 per cent to 7 per cent of shortlisted candidates had fake degrees, while 10 per … Continue reading Incompetent recruiters overvalue academic qualifications
Our multi-stream educational system is found only in Malaysia. Most other countries, developed or developing have a one stream educational system. Even Singapore, I believe adopts a single stream system. Our present system of education – multi stream, Bahasa Melayu, … Continue reading Retain multi-stream schooling
SUBANG JAYA: A private education provider has chided the education ministry for some of the announcements and policies it made in the past year, saying they were not as well thought out as they could have been. Sri Kuala Lumpur … Continue reading Education ministry still trying to find its feet, says educationist
I am a bumiputera. Sure, I come from a mixed parentage, but as we all know, in Malaysia, once you’ve married a bumiputera, your future generation benefits from it. But coming from a mixed family, I can also see the … Continue reading Can bumiputera quotas be abolished immediately?
PUTRAJAYA: Beginning this year, the Form Three Assessment (PT3) English Language papers will be aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). This will be followed by the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) in 2021 and the Primary … Continue reading PT3 English papers to follow European standard from this year
Voters on the eve of GE14 desperately wanted a transformation. Change finally arrived. Barisan Nasional (BN) was overthrown. Pakatan Harapan (PH) was given the mandate to re-align Malaysian politics. Society was convinced: to continue supporting an elite-dominated corrupt leadership would … Continue reading Democratic resistance in our education system
THE debate over the intake of students into matriculation colleges in the country is an annual one, just like the offer of government scholarships. I have been a keen follower of this subject for many years and there has never … Continue reading Move away from a culture of mediocrity
THE recent decision to allocate places at universities based on a racial quota will lead not to a culture of meritocracy but one of mediocrity. I am a foreign graduate of a local university. I found my professors to be … Continue reading We can soar with a meritocratic system
I spent 30 years of my life in school. When I was six years old in the 1970s I was placed in a kindergarten roughly 30 miles from Sibu town. After that I went to SRK Batu 15 followed by … Continue reading Neglect of education in S’wak and its effects on future generations
KUCHING: An education expert has expressed concerns over the readiness of teachers in teaching Science and Mathematics in English in primary schools. Jeniri Amir of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak said a teacher might possess a good command of English but his … Continue reading Raise English standards among rural pupils first, says expert
I have also prepared my own list of rules for my students. My list isn’t in any way a presumption of expertise and is offered only as evidence of experience. I tend to teach by example. These habits have worked … Continue reading 10 Ways To Become A Better Writer
Recently, my son who is in secondary school told me that he had a disagreement with his teacher during his Islamic Studies class. The ustazah insisted that it is God’s words that an adulterer should be stoned to death. My … Continue reading An open letter to Dr M and Maszlee on extremism in schools
Download : https://afterschool.my/scholarship/sabah-state-government-scholarship-2016 Berikut ialah 23 biasiswa di dalam negara yang sedang dibuka permohonannya (klik pautan untuk memohon). 1) Sabah State Govt. Scholarship https://afterschool.my/scholarship/sabah-state-government-scholarship-2016 (Tarikh Tutup: 25.04.2019) 2) MREPC Scholarship Award https://afterschool.my/scholarship/mrepc-scholarship-award-2018-undergraduate-studies (Tarikh Tutup: 25.04.2019) 3) Genting Malaysia Scholarship https://afterschool.my/scholarship/genting-malaysia-scholarship-2018 (Tarikh … Continue reading Berikut Ialah 23 Biasiswa Di Dalam Negara Yang Sedang Dibuka Permohonannya
K. Anders Ericsson has spent 30 years studying people who are exceptional at what they do, and trying to figure out how they got to be so good. His conclusion: in most cases, talent doesn’t matter—practice does. The practice he advocates is … Continue reading How to make your kid good at anything, according to a world expert on peak performance
KUCHING: Sarawak will be the first state in Malaysia to teach Mathematics and Science in English in its primary schools soon. Maszlee said the Sarawak state government had agreed that English will be used to teach Mathematics and Science, in … Continue reading S’wak will be first to have Maths and Science taught in English in primary schools – Maszlee
Through all the hoopla about the parenting secrets of Asian Tiger Moms whose children practice piano for hours and French moms whose children happily tuck into four-course meals, I kept wondering: When are we going to start talking about Jewish … Continue reading 4 secrets of Jewish parenting
KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — Two groups called today for student and faculty admissions to universities to be based on merit instead of using racial quotas. The proposal by Malaysian Academic Movement (MOVE) and The National Patriots Association (Patriot) was … Continue reading NGOs want end to race-based university admissions
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