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The head of the Youth of Bersatu wants to abolish vernacular schools
Anonymous5637344: The only way out, if the head of the Bersatu Youth, Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal, takes the abolition of vernacular schools seriously, is to make the national schools great again.
Make them the preferred choice for parents to send their children for their education, which was the case many decades ago.
Both my parents had Chinese studies. In fact, my mother was a teacher in a Chinese elementary school. But instead of sending me to a Chinese school, they chose to send me and my sisters to national schools.
Why? Because they believed we could get a better education because the medium of instruction back then was English / Bahasa Malay, and the teachers were better trained.
But the situation has changed since then. With progressive Islamization and the perception of falling educational standards, especially in science and mathematics, vernacular schools are now the schools of choice for many parents.
Time to turn that around. That requires making major policy changes in our national schools. But do our first Malaysian prime minister and his colleagues have the political will to do that?
Malaysian Bulldog: Wan Fayhsal should think about the quality of the national schools before starting to talk about abolishing something.
The days when there were good teachers seem to be well planted in the past and parents want a good education for their children, not one in which the teachers themselves need to be educated.
GreenPigeon2045: All races attend vernacular schools. Not just a race.
There is a choice. Do a study and ask parents and students why they chose to go to vernacular schools. You will find your answer.
Municipality of Kinte: I agree with Wan Fayhsal. There should only be one educational flow from elementary school to college.
Therefore, while closing all vernacular schools, also close all Islamic schools, international schools, Mara colleges and universities (because they use English as the medium of instruction).
Since you are closing all of these schools and colleges, make sure entry is based on merit as they all have no other choice.
VS: Is this the way to accept all of us as multi-racial Malaysians, eliminating vernacular schools that also promote unity among all races while at the same time allowing them to learn their mother tongue?
Now we have Malays in these schools because some of these schools are much better than the government schools in performance and discipline. The level of English is also better.
Tomorrow, these half-hearted politicians will say that all Malaysians, regardless of their religious education, should convert to a religion to be truly united.
Apanakdikato: Racial polarization in Malaysia has nothing to do with vernacular schools. Don’t use vernacular schools as a scapegoat for your failures.
The real cause of polarization is politics and politics based on race. Take a look at Singapore. Race and religion are no longer electoral issues for decades, while these issues are still in place here.
Justice now: Another “wannabe” trying to make a problem out of thin air. The people who sell races and religions, and who divide the nation, are the ones who create problems that do not exist.
The vernacular school system has never provoked racial sentiment. They are the political parties that use racial sentiments to gain support that those causing the problem do not have.
Rengit BP: This man is full of nonsense. There are many who came from vernacular schools serving in the military, police and immigration with a passion for the country.
It is not the schools; it is the behavior exhibited by the country’s leaders. If the leaders do not conform to the values on which this country was founded, what do you expect of the population?
IndigoSwan6963: In fact, it is not the schools that do not project nationalistic values, but the unbalanced policies of the government. Politics based on race, religious and racial politics must be stopped.
Anonymous 79: Malaysians can join if there are no people like Wan Fayhsal. She may never have been to a vernacular school.
Many children of different races study there. They look very happy and are friendly with each other.
Malaysians are divided by politicians like him. If no one is like Wan Fayhsal, Malaysians can surely progress.
One hand covers the sky: When a ruling government practices unjust policies, how does it hope to achieve unity among its citizens?
This deputy minister should look in the mirror before speaking. Do not pretend to be unaware of the real problem facing this country.
Falcon4984 Brown: The Chinese and Indians should take note that the Prime Minister’s party wants to close vernacular schools.
All parents with school-age children must take a stand not to vote for Perikatan Nasional (PN). Please can MCA and MIC, plus GPS MP, make a stop and back out of PN?
Aida: In fact, the obstacle to racial unity has nothing to do with vernacular schools. They are the politicians.
If you stop racial harassment, then maybe there is a slim chance of some form of integration.
And nothing is going to change unless you give a “general maintenance” to the national educational system.
Jaycee: Stop the hypocrisy. There is no unity as long as policies based on race exist.
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