Comment on Timothy Cheng

Letter to Malaysiakini.com

Author: Timothy Cheng

Source: http://malaysiakini.com/letters/93388

I have undergone primary and secondary education in Chinese schools in PJ, undertook matriculation and am now a medical student in Universiti Malaya.

I must say I totally agree with some who point out the need for our education to go back to the basics. I believe focusing on university students alone is the wrong approach as the vital years in one's life are the schooling days. Have we not heard of the Malay proverb, melentur buluh biarlah dari rebungnya?

Comment: We evolve. We keep Changing. If we go back to basic, surely a lot of thinks need to revamp back. Our education base on our country's 'perlembagaan'. We cant simply restart what we have start before. Thus the main thing is we change based on time. Government has done tremendous things in shaping our curriculum. We now have English as our medium in Science and Math.

It is futile to change mentalities and mindsets of university students; we should instead be focusing on to shaping and moulding the young ones for the betterment of this nation.

Comment: Of course government not only aim starting with the young ones, however the education actually start from home.

The main problem with schools in Malaysia is that students are spoon-fed everything, especially during their schooling days. From my perspective, this results in university students being unable to think for themselves and ending up having to rely on ‘lecture notes’ to pass exams.

Comment: That's not the main problem. Not everyone are brilliant as you are which can survive without spoon fed. Not everyone has the same chance like you having tuition class after school. Our education is the best suiting with the current situation. As i said earlier, we evolving. People are getting aware that they now need to be independent. And also i think most of our teacher nowdays, are not spoon feeding too much to the students.

When asked to speak up in public, we end up stammering in embarrassment; summarising from a standard textbook is a pain because everything was handed out to us during school; out of textbook questions give us a problem because all we were taught to do in school was to just memorise.

Comment: I don't think you're trying to brought up 'memorising text book' as a problem. The problem is we have a mindset of EXAM. I do think that your curriculum in University Of Malaya was also exam oriented. If you think of having memorising textbook only the main problem, that's why the important of attending Classes come in. We use the text book as our reference. Our teacher will helping us by creating an environment that will make us understand what we read. I dont think that memorising is the only part of learning, except for those who are MANIAC BOOK WORM that only stays in room and dont go for weekends movies.

Subjects like ‘Moral Education’ have only served to worsen the situation as students are just required to swallow a set of ‘good values’ and regurgitate them out during examinations, hoping that it will fit the answer scheme. Speaking as the grandson of someone who was directly involved in proposing the subject of ‘Moral Education’, I daresay that this was not part of the original objectives or learning outcomes.

Comment: I do agree on somepart. However without moral education, where will people get info about moral? From your family? as i said earlier, we are not the same. Many of us didn't have any proper moral education. Even their family might have social problem. Thus, like 'tak nak' campaign, we give an exposure to them so that they have sufficient knowledge about what they shouldn't do. Think about it if no education at all about moral.

The ‘History’ (Sejarah) subject in secondary schools also needs a revamp as students hardly learn anything about world history. Questions are phrased in such a way that force students to blindly memorise and rewrite.At this rate, we are merely producing ‘computers’; not a new generation to lead Malaysia one day.

Comment: I agree we are not practising a good way in learning Sejarah. Hope to have a major changes in delivering sejarah subject.

The other issue is the usage of English in the education system. From the recent UPSR results, it is clear that students are ready to change to English as the medium of instruction. In this day and age, learning English is as necessary as the air with breathe. How is the next generation expected to lead Malaysia in this wave of globalisation with superpowers around the world using English as their main language?

Comment:I do agree. Government with education ministry is trying hard to make it a realistic of using English as the main subject for Science and Maths. Our reference mostly in English. However there are some people who dont want their children to become globalise and all of them are MALAY. They dont want their child benefits of learning english. Even teachers are having problem teaching in english. But i do feels, 10 years from now, they will see the importants of English when people are marching forward, they dont want to be at the back isn't it?

Don't get me wrong, however. I have nothing against the Malay language and in fact have obtained an A1 for Malay in SPM and used to wear the baju kebangsaan every Friday during matriculation.

Comment: I dont get you wrong, and if you dont talk about it, it never pass through on my mind. But your next words really makes me feels irritating. What do you means getting A1 for Malay in SPM and baju kebangsaan every Friday? It doesn't make sense at all.

Therefore, I feel that the only method that would not only improve and enhance our education system but also unite races in Malaysia would be to teach all three main languages in all schools - Malay, Mandarin and English.

Comment: 2 Main languange is fine for me. No needs for mandarin.If the chinese got it, the INDIANS also want it. Thus, just use Bahasa Malaysia as a medium to unite the races.

At the first glance this may sound absurd, but it is better than using only one language to unite us (like Britain or China or any other country) as we would have endless debates about it. Looking around me at my course-mates, I see that we are not divided by race but by the language we speak. Even during mealtimes we sit according to our medium of communication. This is because we find talking to someone in an unfamiliar language too uncomfortable.

Comment:What debates? we have no debate at all. Look around us, we dont practice our NATIONAL LANGUAGE. Bahasa Malaysia. that's the problem. And i do think the important of using National Languange to unite us all like in Indonesia.

Being a Chinese with a good grasp of the Malay language, I have less problems. A Malay junior I know speaks fluent Mandarin and has no problems mixing around with her Chinese friends.

Comment: I do not have problems and even LESS problem than yours, mixing with chinese and indians using BM and also English. Mandarin for most of Malays is just an additional languange that are good to have.

If anything were to reunite Malaysia, it would not be the number of times we sing the national anthem; nor the hype of Merdeka celebrations; nor the symbol of the flag, the Twin Towers, etc but the language we speak. Unless we find common ground in this area, we will be forever swimming against the tide of racial harmony.

Comment:Thats why i said back to our NATIONAL LANGUAGE - Bahasa Malaysia. Is that a problem to you?

There is so much to be done to realign and refocus the Malaysian education system, not only in providing better education but more importantly, for the sake of this nation’s future. There are so many in the general public that are equipped with experience and the knowledge to help, but how many letters, complaints and suggestions have gone unheard by the ministry?

Comment:I will guarantee you, they are listening to you and most of them they are trying to practice it (if suitable) and if not they will give answer. ur education is flexible. As i said earlier, we are evolving and evolving takes time. We cant simply do immediately such change that will ultimately make our education worst. Our previous Minister of Education have long ago thinking of better education and Current Minister is now still keep thinking the best way. However Changes need to be made base on our 'PERLEMBAGAAN'. That's the purpose we all keep saying KELUHURAN PERLEMBAGAAN.

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PAYOUT FOR JUDGES

Snippets from www.chedet.com

1. Now we know how much has been paid out to the judges.

2. It is not bad at all. The Government must have plenty of money to give away for something that the Government says is not an admission of guilt and does not merit an apology. This generous act is unprecedented but must now be taken as a precedence. We should see more money being doled out every time a Minister feels a need to be popular with the Opposition. I wonder whether the amount of ex-gratia is based on how much the ex-de facto Minister of Justice (zaid) considers would please the Bar Council.

3. The Minister informs us that the judges had been drawing full pension for the last 20 years. The highest pension is RM6,548.59 per month. Roughly this adds up to RM1,600,000 for 20 years.

4. Judges in Malaysia are paid two pensions - one at 55 years and one at 65 years. As I pointed out before one judge actually draws three pensions. Is the sum mentioned the total or just one?

5. Assuming that the highest pension is paid to the most senior of the judges, then he would have done extremely well to get RM5,000,000.00 (Five million Ringgit). He would have to draw pension for another 60 years to get RM5 million. Truly the Government is generous.

6. Were the judges sacked or suspended? I think they were sacked. The records say so. Now the Minister says "No", the judges were not sacked or suspended.

7. Why pay them compensation if they are not sacked or suspended and they did not even lose their pension rights?

8. Were they allowed to continue being judges, to preside over cases brought before them? I cannot remember them doing this.

9. Really the Salleh saga gets curiouser and curiouser.

SATU LAGI TINDAKAN BODOH PAK LAH...Melantik orang yang tidak mengenang budi spt Zaid..yang akhirnya makan diri...dah la kena bayar 5juta untuk si penderhaka kepada DYMM Agong...Zaid terus-terusan menjadi liabiliti kepada UMNO dan Negara.

Comment on: Wad sakit puan hospital kerajaan kurang doktor wanita

KEKURANGAN doktor wanita di hospital dan klinik kerajaan begitu ketara, terutama di wad sakit puan. <--- Salah fakta. Dr Wanita begitu ramai skali berbanding dr perempuan

Adalah janggal apabila wanita Islam mengandung dan perlukan rawatan dirawat doktor lelaki. <-- Tidak janggal langsung dalam Islam. Malah ianya dibenarkan atas dasar perubatan itu sendiri.

Paling tidak selesa, malah mengaibkan ialah apabila terpaksa menanggal pakaian termasuk ketika pemeriksaan bahagian sulit. <---- Aib adalah satu lagi penggunaan bahasa yang salah. Ianya seolah2 memalukan perempuan tersebut dikhalayak ramai. Sedangkan perkhidmatan perubatan itu merupakan satu perkara yang PERSONAL. Tanggal pakaian aku rasa diorang tanggal kat bilik khas untuk tukar pakaian. Pemeriksaan bahagian sulit aku tak rasa tanggalkan pakaian. Lebih kepada SELAK.. Dan seharusnya, untuk merawat tak kira apa sekali pun sakit tersebut, EXPOSURE adalah penting dan merupakan asas kepada perubatan itu sendiri.

Ini sering berlaku dan menjadi rungutan umum bukan saja isteri tetapi suami yang prihatin dengan masalah yang dialami isteri. <--- Aku tak rasa itu rungutan umum.Ini slalunya rungutan kepada yang tidak pernah menggunakan perkhidmatan hospital kerajaan dengan kerap ataupun beginner. Kalau anda ditanya dr manakah yang anda prefer, secara automatik mestilah anda kata perempuan. Tetapi kalau diteliti betol2, ramai menyatakan tidak kisah kerana mereka totally mempercayai doktor dan doktor mempunyai etika2 mereka. Contohnya, chaperon disediakan jika terdapat dr lelaki.Etika2 dr ini adalah selaras dengan Islam itu sendiri.

Sudah tiba masanya Kementerian Kesihatan meminta kebenaran daripada pesakit wanita atau suaminya jika mereka menjalani pemeriksaan yang dilakukan oleh doktor lelaki. Dalam Islam, perkara seperti ini dianggap fardu Kifayah yang menjadi wajib bagi masyarakat Islam menyediakan kemudahan doktor wanita untuk merawat pesakit wanita yang memerlukan pemeriksaan fizikal, terutama di bahagian sulit. <---- dalam islam gak, adalah fardu kifayah untuk seseorang lelaki untuk menjadi pakar sakit puan dan fardhu kifayah adalah tidak wajib jika ada org telah melaksanakan.

Kalau sakit luaran yang tidak perlukan mendedahkan seluruh aurat wanita, itu tidak mengapa tetapi apabila mendedahkan aurat kepada bukan muhrim, walaupun atas dasar memberikan perkhidmatan merawat pesakit jika ia belum lagi dianggap darurat, ia dipertikaikan. Atas dasar perubatan dari segi ISLAM byk lagi yang asas Perubatan dari segi Islam yang anda perlu ketahui kerana jika diteliti, byk perkara yang boleh dipertikaikan dalam perubatan itu sendiri. Maka rujuklah pada Dr2 atau Ulama' di Jakim

Diharap hospital menyediakan doktor wanita bagi merawat wanita mengandung atau sakit puan agar tidak ada lagi masalah ketidakselesaan kepada pesakit itu sendiri. <---Hospital memang menyediakan doktor wanita. tak da hospital yang penuh dgn lelaki.

SYED ABDULLAH OSMAN JAMALULLAIL,
Seremban,
Negeri Sembilan.

Kata kawan batch lelaki aku: HOHOHO... pasni kalau aku da jadi dr, da tak dapat sambut baby lagi ke? Adoi.....Ntah papela...Kalau nak dr wanita yang betol2 muslim, ada byk choice, pi la private.. Ble mintak lagi.. Kalau kat kerajaan, memang tak la. Aku nak jadi pakar sakit puan gak.. Tak nak perkhidmatan aku, ble buat kat hospital len. Byk lagi nak merawat dgn aku. Hak pengguna hak anda. Anda ble pilih

Kepada pengguna lain yang berasa was2. Percayalah, sesiapa pun dr yang merawat anda tak kira wanita atau lelaki, Melayu atau non Malay, mereka terikat kepada ETIKA seorang dr. Saya tak rasa kredibiliti seorang dr boleh dipertikaian seperti seorang POLITICIAN. Mereka ini golongan yang PROFESSIONAL. bukan bodoh2 menjadi dr. Ilmu mereka ini jauh lebih matang dari anda. Hal2 begini merupakan perkara yang sgt kecil seolah2 macam 'tip of an ICEBERG'. Byk lagi perkara len yang perlu diberi penekanan.

Kenapa eekkk....kalau ada doktor pelatih dok tengok bahaya ke? Itukan salah satu teknik pembelajaran? Apakah pandangan kita semua....kalau2 suatu hari nanti....anak kita jadi doktor pelatih....nak praktikal.....tiba2...semua pesakit tolak untuk disertakan doktor2 pelatih dalam kes mereka? Masa tu...apakah perasaan kita....fikir2kanlah.