Activists speak out on Malaysian schools scenario

Today's edition of NST Online has an article on the current state of things in Malaysia's  national schools. The suggestions mooted by activists from the Parent Action Group for Education (Page) are not new. Still, I did notice  a few key takeaways worth highlighting:

• National schools that want to keep teaching Mathematics and Science in English should be allowed to do so.


• The ministry needs to divorce politics from education and stand firm on policies.


• Make it compulsory for students in national schools to take a third language.


• The ministry should hire more language teachers.


• Review the way teachers are trained at colleges and universities.


• The ministry should  introduce a policy making it compulsory for schools to celebrate all key cultural and religious festivals

Hopefully it won't take a miracle or act of God for the ministry to act on at least one of the above suggestions.