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The ****ysian education system, frankly speaking, is an obsolete obstacle designed to hinder the future of the country (do I sound grand? *smirk*). Jokes aside, there have been many cases of deserving students being unable to pursue further education because they were financially unable to do so, whereas in other developed countries, education, while definitely not free or cheap in any way, is at the very least affordable by most income standards (And ****ysia dares to refer to itself as developed, shame). First, let us highlight some highly fatal mistakes that the government has made.
The teaching of science and maths in the national language, B***** M***** (at least I still have the decency and respect to capitalize the first alphabets) has long been practiced in government schools. While ithe subjects have been taught in English for a few years prior to this, it has again reverted back due to "the inefficiency of teachers in the matter concerned". While I couldn't agree more with the fact that most teachers at the secondary school level (middle and high school, for those who might be wandering around) are incapable of teaching science and maths in English, I am of the opinion that the practice should be kept. This is because even though they may suck at it (pardon my choice of words) they will most probably learn over time, thanks to their knowledge in the subjects.
When you think of it, it makes perfect sense, considering the average Malaysian speaks at least two languages, BM and English. Sooner or later, the teachers who suck at teaching in English will improve, its just a matter of forcing them to actually speak in English in the first place. But no, the government had to revert back to having those two subjects taught in BM, a wonderful decision made to safeguard the interest of students in the rural area who are unable to catch up with the syllabus. Now, "what does this have to do with tertiary education?" one might ask. It has everything to do with tertiary education, well except maybe tertiary education provided by the government. You see, when people come out to work, they are hired by corporations, corporations that use the most widely used language in the world. No, it's not English, it's definitely not English. Because of that, what language do institutions providing tertiary education use? As the saying goes, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to find out.
That being said, I pity the students who had to switch from English - BM, not knowing that they'll have to change again in the future when they pursue tertiary education, which I assume most will in order to escape this hellhole of the education world known as ****ysia. Yes, I'm venting anger and frustration, and no, please do not report it to the authorities, I might very well get killed for this (I kid you not).
Now, on to the issue. A certain friend of mine (*wink wink*) told me that a certain corporation would place applicants from [insert name of private institution here] as priority recruits, while graduates from [insert name of private institution here] would be second and so forth. This is fine, except that government schools take last place, worse than [insert name of private institution here]. Use your imagination. This proves that tertiary education provided by the government has downgraded since colonization (no, I will not give a hint of which country, which will ultimately reveal the government I am criticizing for fear of being caught and tortured for defaming my country *shudders*). Why is it that the government schools have degraded to an institution known for producing unemployable graduates?
Numerous conversations revealed that applicants from were in fact, totally unable to converse in English at an acceptable level, asking instead to answer interview questions in a language he/she chose. In l33T5P33K, its what you call the case of an epic fail. There was also a case where a lecturer, a graduate hired from [insert name of public institution here], did not have sufficient skills to set tutorial questions. The whole class spent 2 hours trying to figure out what the question meant, and still didn't get it in the end (totally the students' fault for being so dumb). And you wonder why people don't choose to attend government universities if given the financial freedom to pick any school of tertiary education.
Which is precisely the problem, With the only affordable-for-everyone type of schools having such a bad reputation, the other choice would be to attend private institutions, which is far from affordable for some people. But fear not, the government assists its people by dropping another bomb on the already anguished scholars. This time, it is done in the form of scholarships. Now, I shouldn't be mentioning this, but the country in question is probably the only one who allocates scholarship quotas for the indigenous people, who don't even seem to be getting it. Now where does that cash go I wonder. Of course, many people still get scholarships from government, we should totally thank god for these cases. The fact remains, however, that the majority of such scholarships are handed in a biased manner. I mean, who allocates scholarship quotas based on race, it should be based on performance, talk about racism *rolls eyes*. If someone wants a scholarship, they should work for it, instead of wishing that they were of another race for it.
The irony about the whole thing is, the politicians who have decided upon the educational standards and system don't actually have their children follow it, preferring instead to send their children overseas to private institutions. I smell a conspiracy, one that is aimed at ensuring that their bloodline stays on top of others, if you get what I mean. Come on, I've played enough WoW to differentiate the crowd into tards, noobs, newbies, epic fails, decent people and truly respectable people, and the people making these fail decisions definitely belong to the fourth category. Maybe the right way to go about for education would be to allow the corporations and companies to decide what's best for education, since they'll be the ones doing the employing.
P.S. There are hundreds of people migrating from the said country every day. No, this is not an overstatement, it just proves how desperate people are to escape.
End of text disclaimer: This text is purely a work of fiction. Any resemblance to the living or the deceased is purely coincidental. The author will not be responsible for any bruised egos or wounded pride should anyone attempt to view the text that follows. You have been warned. (Yes, I am that afraid)
The irony about the whole thing is, the politicians who have decided upon the educational standards and system don't actually have their children follow it, preferring instead to send their children overseas to private institutions. I smell a conspiracy, one that is aimed at ensuring that their bloodline stays on top of others, if you get what I mean. Come on, I've played enough WoW to differentiate the crowd into tards, noobs, newbies, epic fails, decent people and truly respectable people, and the people making these fail decisions definitely belong to the fourth category. Maybe the right way to go about for education would be to allow the corporations and companies to decide what's best for education, since they'll be the ones doing the employing.
P.S. There are hundreds of people migrating from the said country every day. No, this is not an overstatement, it just proves how desperate people are to escape.
End of text disclaimer: This text is purely a work of fiction. Any resemblance to the living or the deceased is purely coincidental. The author will not be responsible for any bruised egos or wounded pride should anyone attempt to view the text that follows. You have been warned. (Yes, I am that afraid)
Yes, but the financial condition of low-middle class families here remain less than desirable. Even lower tier (scoffed at) institutions cost a (relatively) small fortune to attend, and we're talking about institutions whose graduates, when interviewed, have their resumes put at a lower priority compared to other, more well-known institutions.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, even if education abroad is affordable (the tuition fee that is), one should also consider living costs. Another thing worth mentioning is that western institutions are given higher priority over eastern ones (which also includes ones from SEA).
P.S. "large numbers of people joining the ranks of the middle class and being able to afford to study abroad." - screen, oops, er...reference or it's a lie :D