Archive for the ‘Education Issues’ Category

Sex education in Malaysian schools


2007
01.06

So far, Benghui hasn’t asked me about sex. However he did make sounds when Colin Firth got close to Renee Zelweger in a scene. It startled me as I didn’t realize he understood the meaning of courtship rituals. It was from the movie ‘ Bridget Jones : The Edge of Reason ‘.

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Pic courtesy of the Borneo Post 04/01/07 (more…)

Parents furious over forms asking for minutiae from schools


2007
01.06

Parents furious over school forms

Many parents are furious over schools requiring students to submit highly confidential information to the school with reference to income, the pay slip, income tax and other details.Those who have neither a pay slip nor a J-form must “provide an Income Declaration Form verified by the employer, Commissioner for Oaths, a Justice of the Peace, a village head” or other community head. (more…)

12 subjects max for SPM candidates.


2006
12.01

I applaud our beloved Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah for abolishing fees for all examinations- UPSR, PMR,SPM and STPM for candidates from government schools. It is a timely move as every year, some students leave school as they are unable to come up with the money to pay for the examination fees. However this gesture of his has created unexpected implications.

Malaysian students

Students can now register for as many subjects as they want in the hope of becoming lucky and scoring a pass or a distinction depending on the quality of the student. Certain subjects may be totally ignored or abandoned as the date of the SPM nears.

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