tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post116697576548431340..comments2024-03-21T20:10:28.943+08:00Comments on EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA: A Dedicated Educator (II)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1167756279074913312007-01-03T00:44:00.000+08:002007-01-03T00:44:00.000+08:00to comment on Shein Jin's comment.. actually all g...to comment on Shein Jin's comment.. actually all government schools are given a budget based on the number of student. i think its around average 7.500 per student. <BR/>this budget is then used for paying for operating costs and development.<BR/>principals or headmasters need to have the initiative and drive to spend it wisely .<BR/>thanks<BR/>email me at hisham_sam@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1167741292446250012007-01-02T20:34:00.000+08:002007-01-02T20:34:00.000+08:00a wonderful entry for dedicated educator. i wonder...a wonderful entry for dedicated educator. i wonder if i may suggest another individual for dedicated educator part 3?<BR/>Datin Freida Pilus, currently chairman of Cempaka Group of schools. The group has two campuses one in cheras and one in bukit damansara and is widely regarded as the top school in the country.<BR/>Datin Freida founded the school in 1983, one of the first few private schools in malaysia and it has grown by leaps and bounds since then. i hear they are planning another school in sepang. An all-girls residential school.<BR/><BR/>i also saw in the papers a few days ago about they one-to-one notebook programme they are starting in 07. the first in malaysia as well. Bringing teaching and learning to a whole new level, fully utilising WEB 2.0 technology.<BR/><BR/>This story of SMJK Dindings ICT achivements reminded me of Cempaka's involment in that area. Also being the first school in malaysia to adopt a fully wire-less internet access campus in 1999, it remains the first school in SE Asia and only school in malaysia to be designated an Apple Distinguished School by Apple USA.<BR/> Smart cards have been used in the same fashion as SMJK Dinding but has been widen to purchase of books, stationary and school uniform readily available at the school mart on campus.<BR/><BR/>Lastly i i agree with one comment about the so-called Govt "smart school" blue print. To quote Dr Iskandar Rizal, vice-chairman of Cempaka Group of Schools, technology is a vessel of knowlege. Technology without content and quality is futile and wasteful." the govt seems happy chucking some computers in a class and calling it a "smart school"...<BR/><BR/>anyway i just wanted to highlight another candidate for Dedicated Educator, Datin Freida Pilus.<BR/><BR/>thanks<BR/>sam<BR/>any comment pls feel free to email me at hisham_sam@hotmail.com<BR/><BR/><BR/>oh and do check out the school at www.cempaka.edu.myAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1167106582262671482006-12-26T12:16:00.000+08:002006-12-26T12:16:00.000+08:00I quote Tony P:"This is in stark contrast to the e...I quote Tony P:<BR/><BR/>"This is in stark contrast to the efforts of the Ministry of Education, which has spent hundreds of millions to build smart-schools and very little to show besides poorly maintained and under-utilised computer hardware and ICT equipment. The Ministry of Education should perhaps consider appointing Mr Tiong as the Director-General in-charge of Smart Schools in Malaysia for I'm certain that he'll help achieve Malaysia's goals to provide quality education with less than half the budget in less than half the time for ten-fold the returns."<BR/><BR/>Please do not get Mr Tiong appointed to any body having anything to do with the government. For all his good work, he will just be "used and dumped", and be discredited politically. Our government, which is openly and grotesquely wasteful of talent (as is abundantly evidenced by the university quota system), will not hesitate to destroy him and everything he has done. Simply put, when push come to shove in terms of "muka", it will be Mr Tiong against the entire establishment, including the MCA. No prizes for guessing who will be destroyed in the process. Surely, there must be a reason why neither the MCA nor the BN is giving any credit to nor trumpeting Mr Tiong's vision and success as an example to all; for so many years, Mr Tiong's example has not been mentioned.<BR/><BR/>To misquote a certain Minister, "if anyone thinks Mr Tiong is our Smart School savior, I would like to look him in the eye". Just look only, mah! The brain need not think.<BR/><BR/>As they say, the software is in the brains, stupid. Or was that "stupid brains"? Whatever.<BR/><BR/>I quote Tony P again:<BR/><BR/>"I'm certain that he'll help achieve Malaysia's goals to provide quality education with less than half the budget in less than half the time for ten-fold the returns"<BR/><BR/>I agree with Tony's arithmetic, given a rational environment. I do not doubt Mr Tiong's willingness to help, given his passion, belief, commitment, and, most importantly, his achievements. It is just that he may be lured into the folds to lend credibility to some sneaky government project, but they will never let him help. Thereafter, they will destroy any remaining optimism and passion left in him and leave him a disillusioned man. Totally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1167006764054533082006-12-25T08:32:00.000+08:002006-12-25T08:32:00.000+08:00If the Ministry of Education had wished to appoint...If the Ministry of Education had wished to appoint Mr Tiong as the Director-General in-charge of Smart Schools in Malaysia, it would had done so years ago and not now in 2006. This serves to show to the world the type of people we voted to power but betrayed our trust by holding back progress in Malaysia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1167005317546403472006-12-25T08:08:00.000+08:002006-12-25T08:08:00.000+08:00It only highlights what can happen when there is t...It only highlights what can happen when there is the right leadership at the school level and also what miserable failure it can be without it. Education and teaching is not a highly scalable process. Its individuals that counts and individuals that fails. The arrogance of education officials including our ministers to believe they are that important compared to the likes of local leadership is something I can never understand....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1167004194770195332006-12-25T07:49:00.000+08:002006-12-25T07:49:00.000+08:00This story highlights exactly why money shouldn't ...This story highlights exactly why money shouldn't be concentrated in the ministry or education department's hands. For money to be best spent, principals and headmasters should be given a budget (that is based on the number of students), and be given flexibility in hiring and school maintenance. This way, principals/headmasters are like CEOs and can be held accountable. Question is, when will our Malaysian society demand this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12123329.post-1166976739558640152006-12-25T00:12:00.000+08:002006-12-25T00:12:00.000+08:00Great that the story of Mr. Tiong is highlighted b...Great that the story of Mr. Tiong is highlighted by Tony. If I am not wrong, the computer labs in SMJK Dindings do not only benefit the students, but it is also opened to nearby residents for us after school hours.Chen Chowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00936368584754749865noreply@blogger.com