What madness is this??

Thursday February 26, 2009

Teachers going mad teaching subjects in English, claims
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By RASLAN BAHAROM

TAIPING: Some Malay teachers in Bagan Serai are “going mad” as they
cannot handle teaching Mathematics and Science subjects in English, claimed a
state assemblyman .

Dr Khalil Idham Lim Abdullah (Titi Serong) said the teachers themselves had
to take English classes to improve their command of English.

While they are still grappling with the language, they are required to
teach their students as well, said Khalil, who was chairman of the Perak
Backbenchers Club in the former Pakatan Rakyat-led state government.

“The teachers themselves have a poor command of English. How do we expect
them to teach their students?” he asked in his speech after a briefing on the
subject at the state PAS headquarters in Jalan Air Kuning on Tuesday.

Some teachers, he said, “have simply gone crazy” because of this, likening
the matter to the blind leading the blind. He claimed the minimum passing mark
for both subjects were lowered to ensure that only a rosy picture was painted of
the move.

Earlier, the gathering was told by Malaysian Translators Association
president Associate Prof Abdullah Hassan that a big gathering is scheduled to be
held in front of Istana Negara at 2pm on March 7 to protest against the teaching
of Mathematics and Science in English.

Prof Abdullah said the argument that the usage of English would provide
better job opportunities could only hold water if there were plenty of job
openings.

“The teachers themselves have a poor command of English. How do we expect them to teach their students?”

Uh, hello?? What happened to the value of self improvement?? You're a teacher. If you can't even learn English, how're you supposed to teach your students? Tak kan la nak cakap bahasa Melayu aje ker? Matematik dan Sains boleh dapat A, bahasa Inggeris pulak fail kaw kaw. Matematik terrer giler giler, standard macam Harvard Uni, tapi nak compete bahasa inggeris ngan budak tadika pun kalah. Apa gunanya??

Some teachers, he said, “have simply gone crazy” because of this, likening the matter to the blind leading the blind.

Are you really so selfish to NOT OPEN YOUR BLARDY EYES and prevent the future generation from being blind as well? How the **** are they going to compete in the future? Unlike them, you're secured with a job, and is most probably married. DO YOU THINK THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SECURE A JOB AS EASILY AS YOU DID WITH MINIMAL UNDERSTANDING OF ENGLISH? In fact, getting through college would be hard enough, unless they're going to a government uni.

Minimum passing mark for both subjects were lowered to ensure that only a rosy picture was painted of the move.

The minimum passing mark is already low enough, TQVM.

a big gathering is scheduled to be held in front of Istana Negara at 2pm on March 7 to protest against the teaching of Mathematics and Science in English.

Yeah, sure. Embarrase yourselves in public.

Prof Abdullah said the argument that the usage of English would provide better job opportunities could only hold water if there were plenty of job openings.

Unless it's a government post, I'm doubting that private companies and multinational companies will hire "non-inggerish-speeking"  people into their company, irregardless of the number of job openings.