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A 2009 commentary on the debate over teaching Science and Mathematics in English and the author’s frustration with how politicians handled education policy.
DPM: English not a ‘must pass’ for SPM? By KAREN CHAPMAN KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is surprised to learn that English is not a “must pass” subject for SPM and wants public feedback on the matter. The Education Minister said it was a revelation to him as he had always…
I was having my lunch just now, nearby my offfice at this Chinese kopitiam. Sitting no far to the left of my table was a group of female students. Nothing interesting about the girls, too young for me to check out, and really not worth checking out anyway. What distracted my attention a bit was…
I was reading the post ‘Do having degrees make a person better YB?‘ by The Broken Shield and I decided to post it to my Facebook Notes after adding a little comment. Having degree can be an added advantage for a YB. That’s the simplest way to gauge the level of literacy/education of a person.…
Warning: A long and wordy post. Brace yourself. I had a long teh tarik session with Noktah Hitam and Aeropama on Friday night. It is a normal thing now, hanging out from 10pm – 4am. We bitched about many things that came to mind and oogled at girls at the same time. (yours truly did,…
Man… they are at it again! Some asshole proposed that teaching of Science and Mathematics to be done in Bahasa Melayu. What?? How many times we want to change? Kejap kejap tukar.. And, the talk about helping Malays never end. Sure they will put up some tables, statistics to support, to justify the action. I…
Today is 16th May. A day to remember the teachers, lecturers, tutors, sifu sifu etc. for their contributions in sharing and giving their valuable knowledge so that one day people like you and me can write in proper English (Sorry Mdm. Swaran, my English still below your expectation, my bad) or so that we can…