Comments on: Charles Santiago: Build More Vernacular Schools http://votecharles.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/charles-santiago-build-more-vernacular-schools/ Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:07:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: ugotoschool http://votecharles.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/charles-santiago-build-more-vernacular-schools/#comment-114 ugotoschool Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:06:30 +0000 http://votecharles.wordpress.com/?p=299#comment-114 More vernacular schools? Chinese schools may produce smart kids but they lose out on EQ.Their teachers are a stressed out lot who use severe punishments to "bring out the best in kids".Tamil schools are a sorry state with demoralized teachers and in dire need of fascilities. Why not make Sekolah Kebangsaan so attractive that parents would rush to register their kids? If only SK schools would do away with impressive paper work which is deceptive and unproductive,confine religious practices to themselves and have good management.The SK's have it all. What is needful is a paradigm shift. More vernacular schools? Chinese schools may produce smart kids but they lose out on EQ.Their teachers are a stressed out lot who use severe punishments to “bring out the best in kids”.Tamil schools are a sorry state with demoralized teachers and in dire need of fascilities.
Why not make Sekolah Kebangsaan so attractive that parents would rush to register their kids? If only SK schools would do away with impressive paper work which is deceptive and unproductive,confine religious practices to themselves and have good management.The SK’s have it all. What is needful is a paradigm shift.

]]> By: katbehmars28 http://votecharles.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/charles-santiago-build-more-vernacular-schools/#comment-108 katbehmars28 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:35:58 +0000 http://votecharles.wordpress.com/?p=299#comment-108 It is true that we need more schools in Klang but before I wholeheartedly jump in to say "yea" for more chinese schools, I would like to suggest that the system on how it is run be looked into. Having a child in that system has definitely opened my eyes (my main aim of sending my child to a chinese medium school is for him to gain an additional language). The system is too demanding on the children and actually leaving them feeling stressful and pressurized. They are also making the children taking on tuition classes that most of the time are just making them do the same work without correcting the mistakes that the children have made earlier. It is a total waste of time. It is true that we need more schools in Klang but before I wholeheartedly jump in to say “yea” for more chinese schools, I would like to suggest that the system on how it is run be looked into.

Having a child in that system has definitely opened my eyes (my main aim of sending my child to a chinese medium school is for him to gain an additional language). The system is too demanding on the children and actually leaving them feeling stressful and pressurized.

They are also making the children taking on tuition classes that most of the time are just making them do the same work without correcting the mistakes that the children have made earlier. It is a total waste of time.

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