tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post4085975315571995629..comments2024-03-21T20:10:28.943+08:00Comments on EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA: New ways to solve old problemsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-34870721229953971962009-03-30T19:52:00.000+08:002009-03-30T19:52:00.000+08:00Sexual problems are common now a days in both men ...Sexual problems are common now a days in both men as well as women. In a survey, 43 percent of women and 31 percent man reported some sexual problem. Sexual problems are many hence treatment depends upon the cause of the problem. Its best to see a doctor if one is suffering from any type of sexual problem. <A HREF="http://www.viagrathunder.com" REL="nofollow">http://www.viagrathunder.com</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-38303010722819642602009-01-31T08:51:00.000+08:002009-01-31T08:51:00.000+08:00I totally agree that diversity is important. And I...I totally agree that diversity is important. And I couldn't agree more when you say that diversity is more than just being different.<BR/><BR/>Diverging is good. But convergence is even more important otherwise all the diversity would be wasted.<BR/><BR/>When faced with many options and tonnes of information, how do we read between the lines and decide for ourselves what to do? How do we rationalise? Or do we act on our gut feeling? Or will we just stick back to what we would do as if there were just one person in the team?<BR/><BR/>...<BR/><BR/>and lastly, but most importantly... Happy CNY!shinlianghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547059348411669522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-17914354724971722442009-01-30T13:04:00.000+08:002009-01-30T13:04:00.000+08:00A odd post.I notice the 3 Singapore Universities p...A odd post.<BR/><BR/>I notice the 3 Singapore Universities posted their cutoff points.<BR/><BR/>http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/IGP/igp.htm<BR/>http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/oad2/pdfs/COP.pdf<BR/>http://www.smu.edu.sg/admissions/downloads/pdf/Samp%20Notif%20(SMU)%20COP%20FINAL%20with%20FAQs.pdf<BR/><BR/>Any comments?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-77528450088039853172009-01-30T10:26:00.000+08:002009-01-30T10:26:00.000+08:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts on how to engage ...Thanks for sharing your thoughts on how to engage the affected persons in a problem by being inclusive and understanding it from their point of view.<BR/><BR/>Current and old methods are probably of a top down approach where it is usually 'Do as I say because I know it is good for you' or worst 'because I say so'.<BR/><BR/>Fight fire with water and not with more fire.<BR/><BR/>With regards to anonymous@1/28/2009 08:01:00 PM and others of similar thinking perhaps it's time we factor in the 'racial politics, "ketuanan", religious bigotry and corruption promoted by UMNO' or any other race based parties in Malaysia for that matter, start working to solve the problem within the context, taking into account the complexities of the Malaysian educational system and life when formulating a solution rather than wait for everything to be perfect before we start doing something. Every little bit counts.<BR/><BR/>All the best in completing your doctoral dissertation KM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-69157124185399276482009-01-28T20:01:00.000+08:002009-01-28T20:01:00.000+08:00In Malaysia context, the environment is not conduc...In Malaysia context, the environment is not conducive for much creative or progressive thinking. Unless we can get rid of racial politics, "ketuanan", religious bigotry and corruption promoted by UMNO.<BR/><BR/>Dont forget those little Napoleons putting a stop to practically any bright ideas if they are not one of the beneficiaries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-88139588536262112692009-01-28T11:48:00.000+08:002009-01-28T11:48:00.000+08:00"No government program can turn off the TV set, or..."No government program can turn off the TV set, or put away the video games, or read to your children." - Obama.<BR/><BR/>This whole entry reminds me of the 'team building' programme that we organised at university. We even managed to convince the administration to give us funding for the activity and lend us the use of the spare computer labs. In the end, we organised a CS gaming competition.<BR/><BR/>1) Allowing kids to play games in schools is doable, if there are enough computer labs to accommodate all the 'extra' time that will be spent on these computers. However, it will be heavily 'male' dominated due to gamer demographics in Malaysia. Furthermore, it will cost a lot of money for schools to license these games, unless we are talking about only installing free games (there are quite a number of exciting ones too!)<BR/><BR/>2) Neighbourhood networks are an excellent idea. It will also encourage interaction between families. You can do more than just game with this neighbourhood network, such as security and telecomms applications. The infrastructure to set it up is also trivial if every family has their own wireless router. However, there are certainly legal restrictions in terms of sharing internet connections and opening up wireless access.<BR/><BR/>3) Prepaid cards as an incentive is akin to giving away book vouchers. The entrepreneurs will love this idea. In line with the theme of 'not just book smarts' they can be given out for doing any number of useful things, other than just reading books or improving grades. They could be given out as rewards for winning competitions or for doing community related work (for example).<BR/><BR/>PS: Wow, you know Sekinchan!Shawn Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342111805045331752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-76113922872289004802009-01-27T15:20:00.000+08:002009-01-27T15:20:00.000+08:00YES to having the kids as stakeholders. Hardly any...YES to having the kids as stakeholders. Hardly anyone ever asks the students what they want or why they do the things they do. No wonder our "education" system leaves much to be desired.<BR/><BR/>Re: videogames - according to "Everything bad is good for you" and some other theorists/academics/etc, there's a lot of value in videogames, such as problem solving, teamwork, decision making, and so on. Investigate how games like Warcraft can be incorporated into education. What can you gain from Warcraft? How can you make the connections engaging and educational?<BR/><BR/>Kids go to cybercafes because they're tons more interesting than school. I got most of my education off the Internet and learnt tons more than my classmates - school was useless! Instead of seeing cybercafes and Internet gaming as a "problem", see how you can take the principles of those areas and make use of them. This means getting something engaging, that provides the kid with what they want/need, sensual, gives them a sense of importance and accomplishment. All those factors do not show up in traditional education - and they wonder why kids hike off!!<BR/><BR/>I have to concur with the cynicism of the Anon above me though - just getting solutions isn't going to do anything. In reality, there already ARE solutions. People have ALREADY done a lot of the brainstorming. It's not like Malaysia's the only country that's ever faced the challenges of an uninspired student bunch. The issues come from the Government actually TAKING ACTION, and/or letting other parties take action in their own way. However, since Malaysia seems to be taking the view of education as "preparing cogs for machinery", it's not likely that they'll encourage students to be innovative or creative or actually *smart* - you don't want a smart populace if you don't want to be overthrown! For all the hyping of "menara gading" and straight As and all that, the Government is really anti-intellectual - or rather, anti-alt-intellectual. It's risky to have smart people around.Tiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04727840054929301428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-52140450604420265902009-01-27T15:10:00.000+08:002009-01-27T15:10:00.000+08:00you all can talk till the cows come home, the trou...you all can talk till the cows come home, the trouble is the UNMO govt wont listen. Its not they dint know wat went wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-79701717132666744412009-01-27T14:39:00.000+08:002009-01-27T14:39:00.000+08:00Education objectives and methods have to transform...Education objectives and methods have to transform with a globalised world. Even in the USA it realises that many of its values have to change with a world that is no longer round but flat. As people move around faster and easier it would seem an all rounded education is more suitable. Perhaps a futuristic PhD is one whereby one is situated in far corners of the world to obtain a globalistic view rather than just a holistic one. At the same time micromanaging would be important and schools should impart knowledge on nutrition and financial planning. Also one should at least have three languages under ones belt to be competitive. The days of epistemic arrogance that Dr M had are gone and you would find that his ideas of "BMtising" the syllabus of Malaysian education since 1979 is long gone, the days when he was paranoid about the British Raj is also long gone, the days when he would elicit the advice of a Japanese instead of a Chinese is also long gone as the Japanese economy like its underworld namesake goes into a tailspin and downturn for many years to come; finally the days where Dr M's Chinese cronies are there to allay the fears of the Chinese populous when their properties are being confiscated are also slowly being questioned and one wonders why it took so long. Dr M has been and was a very combative leader with a acidic tongue that ruled with an iron fist. You would almost see that his good friend Mugabe has ruined his own country and zero valued the currency so much so citizens are down with cholera and very little to eat if they hold no US Dollars. <BR/><BR/>Dr M's policies if allowed to continue would lead to the bankruptcy of the country whilst monuments to his infamy like twin towers stand as testament to his ego. Whilst the education system takes a nose dive as millions of graduates are under and unemployed. Dr M should donate his billions to these unemployed graduates as a patriotic gesture as we all know he seemingly loves his country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-91032536646691019932009-01-27T09:29:00.000+08:002009-01-27T09:29:00.000+08:00xin nien kuai le! To all celebrating.Thank you for...xin nien kuai le! To all celebrating.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for all your posts. I certainly appreciate the appreciation of diversity as articulated in your post. Getting different stakeholders involved is indeed a good start, especially the kids themselves. For too long we do not consider the children as stakeholders. Giving them the respect and making them part of the improvement process is critical, how we engage them is equally important. We need think through it very carefully and in depth.<BR/><BR/>While we appreciate that the various stakeholders be involved in improving the education, we need to also get out of the "one size fits all" mode. As we appreciate diversity, we must also appreciate that we need multiple education SYSTEMS or approaches. This means that the whole management paradigm of <BR/> the MOE needs to be revamped to accomodate these systemS. We need to encourage systems to be developed from ground-up, including meaning input by students themselves. The MOE could move into encouraging this processes by laying broad guidelines and support processes. When this happens, it would real empowerment of stakeholders. <BR/><BR/>KVLordTaipanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005832673092901420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-6442832569486775902009-01-27T09:20:00.000+08:002009-01-27T09:20:00.000+08:00adding to above earlier written:better to learn to...adding to above earlier written:<BR/><BR/>better to learn to " think outside the box "<BR/><BR/>... for knowledge alone is not sufficient for being efficient for the bottom-line, right ?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Ms.SwanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1812323811517543152009-01-27T08:53:00.000+08:002009-01-27T08:53:00.000+08:00Good post Kian Ming, between the lines and beyond ...Good post Kian Ming, between the lines and beyond the lines.<BR/><BR/>Happy CNY .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com