This Teachers Day, Malaysia Owes Its Teachers More Than Gratitude I once sat in a lecture by a high school mathematics teacher and wept. She was not explaining theorems or drilling formulas. She was answering the question that every student has silently asked themselves: why do we have to learn this? It was a simple […]
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The Case for Conscious Education: Why the Malaysian “Success” Machine is Failing Our Children
02
May
May
I am a product of the Malaysian “triple stream.” My identity was forged in the disciplined, high-pressure halls of an SJKC, tempered in a Chinese Independent High School, and polished in the national SMK system. On paper, the system “worked” for me. But today, I don’t just look at our education system through the eyes […]
12
Jul
Jul
My journey into motherhood began three years ago when I conceived my twin boys. The moment I learned I was pregnant, I felt the weight of the world settle onto my shoulders. And, recently, that weight doubled as we welcomed our baby daughter into the family. As mothers, we don’t just carry our children for […]
29
May
May
YB Ngeh Koo Ham is the prime specimen of banal DAP politicians who rely on stealing credits, misinformation and blame-shifting to eke out a political presence. The former Perak State Assembly Speaker took to Twitter this morning to try and salvage whatever that is left of his political career by making a bald-faced lie regarding […]
06
Jan
Jan
A leopard never changes its spots; we would do well to remember that Tun M’s first act as MoE in 1974 was to impose tighter govt control over local varsities & deprive students of their political rights. Oppression of the academia became a constant throughout his reign.
04
Jan
Jan
This morning, I was at the KL Court Complex to witness BN, Gerakan, and 4 other NGOs file applications to intervene in GPMS’-Mappim’s lawsuit to get the courts to declare vernacular schools unconstitutional.
03
Jan
Jan
We all remember the uproar in May 2018 when Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced that he will be taking on a second Cabinet portfolio as Education Minister, contrary to Pakatan Harapan’s manifesto which states that the Prime Minister should not hold any other positions in the cabinet. Which is why I sighed with relief when Dr Mahathir relented and allowed Dr. Maszlee bin Malik to take up the role of Education Minister instead.