I have a sister who is still studying in a secondary school in Kuala Lumpur. If you were see the number of suggestion slips stuffed into the school's Suggestion Box, you would be shocked. Granted, some of the suggestions are rubbish but I do agree with many of them. There are many ways in which the school could be improved, many weeknesses that need seeing to.
Firstly, and most importantly, teachers in all schools should realise that they are responsible for their students' future. This is especially true for children from less affluent homes who cannot afford to suppliment the school's teaching with extra tution. Teaches should not shirk their responsibilities towards their students.
I am emphasising this point because some teachers do not seem to feel the slightest obligation to do their job well nor the slightest feeling of guilt when their students fail in the examinations. In fact, in some schools, teachers are sometimes found sipping coffee or even having a snack in the school canteen when they are supposed to be in class teaching.
Of course, there are teachers who are truly commited to their job and do deliver the goods. They stay up late into the night to finish correcting their students' work and to prepare effective lessons for their students. Some teachers will even devote Saturday mornings to conducting extra-curricular activities, such as the Scouts movement. Now, if only all teachers were like this!
Furthermore, wouldn't the school be a much better place to spend our adolescence if we did not have a cope with teachers who vent their foul moods on us? As students, we should not have to walk on eggshells because teachers has had a bad day.
On the other hand, punishments for serious acts of indiscipline should be made more effective, even if they have to be harsher. These days, students may get away with only a warning or a "booking" for offences such as breaking the school's tables, chairs and even doors. I strongly feel that these vandals should be made to pay for what they have destroyed.
These are just some of what changes should be made to the schools in Malaysia. However, may Malaysian Education blooming nicely day by day, year by year..
Firstly, and most importantly, teachers in all schools should realise that they are responsible for their students' future. This is especially true for children from less affluent homes who cannot afford to suppliment the school's teaching with extra tution. Teaches should not shirk their responsibilities towards their students.
I am emphasising this point because some teachers do not seem to feel the slightest obligation to do their job well nor the slightest feeling of guilt when their students fail in the examinations. In fact, in some schools, teachers are sometimes found sipping coffee or even having a snack in the school canteen when they are supposed to be in class teaching.
Of course, there are teachers who are truly commited to their job and do deliver the goods. They stay up late into the night to finish correcting their students' work and to prepare effective lessons for their students. Some teachers will even devote Saturday mornings to conducting extra-curricular activities, such as the Scouts movement. Now, if only all teachers were like this!
Furthermore, wouldn't the school be a much better place to spend our adolescence if we did not have a cope with teachers who vent their foul moods on us? As students, we should not have to walk on eggshells because teachers has had a bad day.
On the other hand, punishments for serious acts of indiscipline should be made more effective, even if they have to be harsher. These days, students may get away with only a warning or a "booking" for offences such as breaking the school's tables, chairs and even doors. I strongly feel that these vandals should be made to pay for what they have destroyed.
These are just some of what changes should be made to the schools in Malaysia. However, may Malaysian Education blooming nicely day by day, year by year..
