Education...

Since I am going out to KL next week for my ACCA tuition; let's talk "backwards" about ours' nation's 11th years basic education issues, which is raised by those policies makers.

First, I would like to say about restricting SPM candidates to take only 10 subjects in his or her sittings. Well, this is a GOOD decision, in view that since the first person who make the records of achieving 17 A's in SPM; back in the earlier period of this decade, more and more students are thinking of breaking the records with now about 20+ A's. With this, all candidates shall be "weighted" on the same scale; given that they had the same subjects taken.

However, this is no so good for a Chinese student in Science stream who wish to opt for the Chinese Language paper...since the 10 subjects quota will be full with EST as additional. The only way to squeeze in would be drop any one of science elective, but then I believe most of those people would do this as there had been a deep assumption that "Chinese is hard to pass in SPM"...well more worrying situation for future Chinese teachers qualities...

Next, would be: Should SPM English been made a mandatory pass in order to secure for a certificate? My personal stand is also YES, but then in view that 70++ marks will grant a student for an A; I wander would this policy really works? Let's see how the auhority makes the decision.

Third: Mathematics and Science in English, continue or reverse back to Malay / other mother's language of each ethnics? To me, secondary and above should CONTINUE with the policy; while for Primary schools, better revert back to own's mother's tongue.

Fourth: History for primary schools? Really stupid, more and more loads for primary schools and no more happy for primary kids...pitty...the syllabus nowadays really up side down one...Primary like secondary...secondary like primary...dont know what happen?

Guess that's all.

Bye for now.

Cheers.