Problems in Education System
Follow up to my earlier post on our dismal education system, I would like to add further after reading more news on Utusan Malaysia this morning.
On the front page, where is a headline that states a total of 120,000 (why is it always a beautiful round number?) "pelajar pintar Melayu" (whatever it means) who failed to secure a place in public institute of higher learning (IPTA) although they have fulfill the criteria, are expected to be in a state of "terbiar, menganggur dan tiada hala tuju" (roughly translated as abandoned, unemployed and without any prospect).
The writer also commented that their hope of entering private institute of higher learning (IPTS) are "terkubur" (buried) when MARA decided not to stop giving out loans to such students who wish to further their studies in IPTS. It mentioned that almost all of them cannot afford to pay for their education in "IPTS-IPTS ternama".
The report quoted a research from Institut Kajian Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Melayu Malaysia that show that this group of students formed 65% of the 178,038 (no round figure this time round) SPM and STPM students who failed to get into IPTA this year. The head of the institute referred to the fact that majority of the unemployed in the country are Malays comes as no surprise given the above facts.
The President of Persatuan Kolej Bumiputera Malaysia also points out that a huge number of students pulled out last minute after they were confirmed a place in IPTS because they could not provide a guarantee of payment.
In a separate report, the President of Kongres Dalam Perkhidmatan Pendidikan Malaysia pressured the government to continue bearing the responsibility of giving financial assistance to Malay students who comes from poor family background in order to further their studies at tertiary level. He also urged those who have received loans to finance their education should pay back their loan so that such financial assistance can further benefit other people.
The head of Institut Kajian Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Melayu Malaysia says that the government should not hesitate to continue helping the poor Malays as they are an asset to determining political power.
I know many of you do not read the Malay dailies such as Utusan Melayu and Berita Harian. Hence, I provide the above excerpts in order to enlighten everyone on some of the issues that is being discussed in the Malay community.
I will comment on the above in my next post.
On the front page, where is a headline that states a total of 120,000 (why is it always a beautiful round number?) "pelajar pintar Melayu" (whatever it means) who failed to secure a place in public institute of higher learning (IPTA) although they have fulfill the criteria, are expected to be in a state of "terbiar, menganggur dan tiada hala tuju" (roughly translated as abandoned, unemployed and without any prospect).
The writer also commented that their hope of entering private institute of higher learning (IPTS) are "terkubur" (buried) when MARA decided not to stop giving out loans to such students who wish to further their studies in IPTS. It mentioned that almost all of them cannot afford to pay for their education in "IPTS-IPTS ternama".
The report quoted a research from Institut Kajian Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Melayu Malaysia that show that this group of students formed 65% of the 178,038 (no round figure this time round) SPM and STPM students who failed to get into IPTA this year. The head of the institute referred to the fact that majority of the unemployed in the country are Malays comes as no surprise given the above facts.
The President of Persatuan Kolej Bumiputera Malaysia also points out that a huge number of students pulled out last minute after they were confirmed a place in IPTS because they could not provide a guarantee of payment.
In a separate report, the President of Kongres Dalam Perkhidmatan Pendidikan Malaysia pressured the government to continue bearing the responsibility of giving financial assistance to Malay students who comes from poor family background in order to further their studies at tertiary level. He also urged those who have received loans to finance their education should pay back their loan so that such financial assistance can further benefit other people.
The head of Institut Kajian Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Melayu Malaysia says that the government should not hesitate to continue helping the poor Malays as they are an asset to determining political power.
He was quoted as saying "Orang Melayu atau bumiputera perlu disediakan prasarana yang secukupnya, termasuk yang berkaitan dengan keperluan pendidikan bagi sekolah-sekolah luar bandar termasuk di Sabah dan Sarawak yang masih
ketinggalan" and "Melayu masih perlukan tongkat selagi mereka belum mampu untuk berdikari"
I know many of you do not read the Malay dailies such as Utusan Melayu and Berita Harian. Hence, I provide the above excerpts in order to enlighten everyone on some of the issues that is being discussed in the Malay community.
I will comment on the above in my next post.
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