Are our headmasters corrupted (in Chinese Schools) as alleged by a certain Mr Ong Koh Hou who offers a reward of RM500,000 for information and evidence of corruption by headmasters in Chinese primary schools and the Federation of Chinese School Headmasters (FCSH) is fighting back...the saga continues.
"A Chinese primary school is offering places to the highest bidders, starting with a minimum donation of RM300." That was the first sentence in a report in the New Straits Times on Mar 9, 2006. Some parents have told me that more than one (especially the more popular ones) gives greater consideration to parents to makes donations to the school. Well, I guess the basic rule of supply and demand rules.
Just when we think our kids are way past the primary level and we are considering which local university to send our kids to, Dr Azmi Sharom, an associate professor of the Law Faculty of University Malays wrote an open letter to The Star on March 11, 2006 expressing what some parents felt about our local universities.
Recently we were all told how good our form 5 students are with an increase of 43% students scoring straight 1As, 945 students scored straight A1s, 283 more than last year. Nevermind if you have 15A1s + 1A2 does not qualify you as a top student (this student has only a 95% A1s). It is interesting to note why are more and more students are scoring straight As compared to 10-20 years ago. I hope it is not a situation of "shiok sendiri" (self gratification).
Its seems okay when ONLY one student tried to kill herself by jumping off the third storey of her school building because she was not too pleased with her results. I hope this not a sign of things to come. Can we tell our children it's okay, that academic achievement is not the only defining criteria of success?
Congrats to our Education Minister daughter, Nasha Alyssa she scored 9As in SPM examination. She had scored 8As in PMR and 5As in UPSR. If you do not know yet, she is now studying at Trinity College in Melbourne doing her foundation studies). What happened to out local 6th Form and local universities.
So, if you want to know what's happening out there in our education system, take the cue from our Education Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.
I am seriously considering looking for a second job to prepare my kids to go to the Trinity College in Melbourne.
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If you enroll with Charles Sturt University DBA you spend more than you had anticipated and you get more supervisors until you are not sure what you are going to write for your dissertation. Bewarned and becareful.
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