Media statement by Teresa Kok, Member of Parliament for Seputeh and Senior Exco of the State of Selangor, at Kaula Lumpur on 17th September 2012.
Deputy Prime Minister cum Education Minister Tan Sri Dato’ Muhyiddin Yasin should review the proposed plan in the National Education Blueprint to abolish the remove classes from secondary school from next year.
I hope the Education Ministry will carry out more intensive studies and researches on the plan before the classes are completely removed from secondary school.
This is to ensure that there is no unequivocal decision is made and no repetition of the similar dilemma arising from the switching of the medium of instruction of teaching in our secondary schools.
The objective of having remove class is to ensure the students who are weak will be safely eased into the lower secondary.
However, in order to achieve the plan to abolish the remove class, the Education Ministry has proposed that it would be compulsory for primary 4 students in Chinese and Tamil primary schools to study the same syllabus as the students in national type school.
This is definitely an unreasonable and heavy burden to be placed on a 10 year-old, having to learn three languages and to be good in them.
Further, to add another language study in non-Malay medium primary schools would cause more problems than benefits at the moment as more Malay language teachers are needed and there would be less time for other lessons or classes.
It is unacceptable that the Education Ministry keeps changing its policies, and, worse, they often are at odds with each other. Under former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahatir Mohamad, English was made as medium to teach all science classes and mathematic and now it has switched back to use Malay as the medium of instruction to teach said lessons.
I am sure that our students and teachers are confused and unable to follow the uncertainties of the sudden changes in our educational system.
I further urged the Education Ministry to focus on the issue of high drop-out rate in lower secondary schools especially those students from non-Malay medium primary schools.
Teresa Kok
Najib: “I would like to stress here that I have never interfered in MACC’s operations. They are independent and free to carry out their investigations on anyone.” “You help me I help you.” Then likely to Musa, Taib, MACC, Shahzirat, Baginda: We saw nothing heard nothing.” Perhaps to the Dynamite blasters: “Finish her off & shut her up”. “ Promises fulfilled.” Are these the thoughts and words of an honourable, ethical leader with the country’s interest at heart or someone bent on sabotaging opposition, human rights NGOs, on deceit, gangsterism & crimes?
Answer it yourself. I speak from NZ, rated one of the world’s top for human rights, transparency, and democracy. If we has a National oil company we won’t have one race occupying 99% of the jobs. Everyone is equal in the eyes of God Mahathir! I pity Malaysia, one can write a book on its losses and tragedies. When will you the Rakyat wake up and vote BN out?