Then today, when I have been so hopeful that for once the Najib BN government with its '1 Malaysia' tagline - will listen to the people at large on the issue of English as the medium of instruction for Math and Science. However, today's announcement show that the politicians and the selfish groups championing so called 'nationalist sentiments' have won the day.
When will we learn, when will we do the right thing for the people at large (which is what we have provided for our own children!). Don't most of the elite Bumiputras send their children for International schools where English is medium of instruction, don't the Chinese community know that English is the global language in business? What our former PM Dr Mahathir had so bravely done is now to be erased.
What is it that we talk about human capital building, retention of brains.. if our system of education cannot catch up with the needs of the next generation, then they will turn away.
So much talk by stakeholders, particularly the parents - as a parent of school-going children, I heart aches at today's announcement.
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