Now I’m not going to emphasise on the importance of teaching those subjects in English or how stupidly these decisions are made. Been there, done that. You may view that here & here if you like. What I want to do is hantam (whack) the great excuse given by the Education Ministry on why the change to BM again.
One of the great reasons given which seems to be highlighted a lot is that teaching maths & science in English is apparently a big disadvantage to rural folks….Really ?...Explain this then.
Tun Mahathir was born into a poor family in a small village. His parents could barely speak English. Look at him today, so well-spoken & well-read, fluent in English, & graduated from Singapore to become a doctor. How in the hell was he disadvantaged ? Hard work & perseverance is what it was. Plus the education mess today didn’t exist then.
Heck I’ll give you a personal example, my parents and grandparents. My father was born & raised in a village. His parents could pretty much speak only Punjabi. So where did my father learn English ? In school of course when we were following the British Education System & English was the main medium of teaching those days. Plus he read a lot as a child.
Similiarly, my mother’s parents spoke mainly Tamil alone at home. Her father however was much better with English. Either way, it’s the same thing. She picked up English in school as well and also from reading. The same story more or less goes for many elders.
Moreover have you seen or heard of any rural group of people protesting or marching against the use of English for teaching Maths & Science ?...No right. It’s always the damn politicians and their affiliations bitching about it ! Aren’t the voices of so many parents and students demanding the teachings to be in English loud enough ? People first, my foot. So obvious it’s another political ploy out of many to win the hearts of certain people for the upcoming General Elections at the cost of risking our nation’s future.
Besides all that, where do most of the children of our fantastic BN politicians study ? In private schools & institutions overseas, all in English ! Bloody hypocrites. Do they dare come out & declare all this ? Of course not.
So to Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, to state that having Maths & Science being taught in English is a disadvantage for rural folks, I say BULLSHIT. You should know better. Why put students & teachers through this nonsense with your silly, incompetent, & hypocritical decisions ? I feel you’re just playing another dirty game & are denying rural folks an opportunity to better themselves & actually have an advantage.
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