text: I Ramble, Rant and Rave: When Change Is Not Good...
  Posted by NORA ANSHAR at 3:37 PM
  I agree completely. I think the government is making a premature decision. My kids will also suffer learning this stuff in BM. The only way would be to send them to private school which hubby and I have agreed not to.
  *Grumble..grumble...*
  Yeahh... grumble we shall but private school we shall not. Deal?!
  I completely agree with you Noresh. I came from a rural school and only got A2 for English in SPM and I had the utmost difficult during the 1st year of our A Level when Physics and Maths were taught in English. We have learnt all the concepts in Form 5, but when re-learned in English in A Level, they felt like totally new concepts. I don't want my children to suffer the same. But at least my children will learn the 2 subjects in Chinese because they're in Chinese school. (pss..count how many grammar mistakes I've made in my comment..hehehe)
  hahahha... you made 4 grammar mistakes. tapi takpe, yg penting you're still learning.
  wahh... anak2 kau pegi chinese school? they must be fluent in mandarin then! good for them!!
  http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=20280&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=201.html
  "Studies show that we learn better in our mother tongue."
  "Many studies have shown children do better if they get a basic education in their own language."
  "Encouraging education in the mother tongue, alongside bilingual or multilingual education, is one of the principles set out by UNESCO in a new position paper."
  Perhaps by revisiting the definition of education, and its objectives will answer some questions. Just try to put yourself into their (the rural people) shoes. Those who received offer to further studies oversea are cream of the cream etc etc. Even with that difficulties you experienced, I bet you all score at least second upper degree. Do not get shocked to see some of those who obtained general degree or third class or second lower are those who come from english background family (parents who can converse in english). So, you see... it's just about attitude not really the education. anyway, not that the english subject has been removed from the system.
  As for your children problem you are very well-off, that you can afford to send your children for private tution, unlike those in rural area who scarcely make end meets
  just because orang bandar tak setuju with the reversal, terus kata senang2 boleh hantar ke tuition?
  going by attitude towards learning, kalau the gov't stuck to PPSMI, nak tak nak, everyone has to adopt and adapt.