This issue to me .. was really close to the heart ..
Why ? Because my son was smack in the middle of it. So as for those whose child started primary six years ago. At that time, nobody really knew how it will turn out. I started to have doubt about it as soon as the teachers was struggling with the extensive courses to make them proficient enough to teach in English. The most struggling was Malay teachers who was caught off guard with the decision. But off they went .. with classes abandoned with other teachers struggling to reschedule their activities. It went on for quite some time ..
So, the teachers were back. But .. they still struggles with new vocabularies even to the extent that some of them never even heard of it before. So .. what did the children get ? Extra classes .. tuitions .. one-on-one teachers (some of them did make money out of it .. but that's another story). These children really on a lot of pressure (mostly suburbans) especially from the parents which was also on a lot of pressure (try to do math/science from their workbook then you'll know). The teachers was on the brink of frustration .. they were unprepared with these new kind of teaching approach, so .. they'll make do with what they know ..
So that's the cycle for our children & teachers as the guinea pigs for someone's half baked vision. But someone did laughed their way (all the way) to the bank at the expense of our future.
Daylight robbery .. is all I can say ..
English IS language ..
Language IS literature ..
Just keep it THAT way ..
Why ? Because my son was smack in the middle of it. So as for those whose child started primary six years ago. At that time, nobody really knew how it will turn out. I started to have doubt about it as soon as the teachers was struggling with the extensive courses to make them proficient enough to teach in English. The most struggling was Malay teachers who was caught off guard with the decision. But off they went .. with classes abandoned with other teachers struggling to reschedule their activities. It went on for quite some time ..
So, the teachers were back. But .. they still struggles with new vocabularies even to the extent that some of them never even heard of it before. So .. what did the children get ? Extra classes .. tuitions .. one-on-one teachers (some of them did make money out of it .. but that's another story). These children really on a lot of pressure (mostly suburbans) especially from the parents which was also on a lot of pressure (try to do math/science from their workbook then you'll know). The teachers was on the brink of frustration .. they were unprepared with these new kind of teaching approach, so .. they'll make do with what they know ..
So that's the cycle for our children & teachers as the guinea pigs for someone's half baked vision. But someone did laughed their way (all the way) to the bank at the expense of our future.
Daylight robbery .. is all I can say ..
English IS language ..
Language IS literature ..
Just keep it THAT way ..
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