THE TEACHING OF MATHS AND SCIENCE

mungkin sudah terlewat untuk saya mencetuskan pandangan saya terhadap isu yang dibangkitkan. dengan rasa rendah diri izinkan saya melontarkan buah pandangan saya terhadap apa yang diperbincangkan mengenai isu Math dan science di dalam bahasa inggeris. Pemansuhan yang bakal dilaksanakan ini adalah tidak releven setelah pelaksaan telah dilakukan hanya kerana tindak balas yang diterima oleh pelajar kurang memberangsangkan.Kita harus melihat dari pelbagai aspek terutamanya pendidik, seharusnya sebelum sistem ini diimplimentasi guru harus diberi pendidikan kursus terlebih dahulu. Tidak semua guru yang mengajar 2 subjek ini pandai dalam menggunakan terma2 bahasa inggeris bagi 2 subjek ini.Berikan tempoh untuk guru2 ini mendalami dan memahami supaya ia boleh diapplikasikan kepada murid. science dan math bukanlah subject yang perlu dibaca tapi ia memerlukan kepintaran berfikir menyelesaikan masaalah. Apa yang perlu di titiberatkan ialah terma yang telah di translatekan ke bahasa ingers supaya murid memahami.
Konklusinya jangan dimansuhkan sistem baru ini tapi perlu diperbaiki supaya ia lebih menarik untuk dipelajari. Bak kata pepatah melayu" Alang alang menyeluk pekasam biar sampai ke pangkal lengan". Kita mungkin sukar menjadi negara seperti Jepun dan china dimana bahasa ibunda mereka adalah segalanya. Tapi kita jadilah seperti jepun dan china dengan kipintaran rakyatnya dan kemajuan negaranya.

Some people may have the opinion that the teaching Math and Science in English will just focus on the language rather than the content of the subject. It might be true in the beginning of the program. The result is not concrete yet when suddenly the decision of change has been made. The students of PPSMI might not be out to work yet. It actually requires a longer period to actually see the result of this program. The teaching of Math and Science in English will not only let the students to familiarize with the language but in the same time it will help the students to prepare themselves to the further usage of Science and Math (after school) which globally using English as the matter of instruction. Do we really think of the future of the students or are we taking them to the past?

It is not to put English as the first language to this country, but by exposing the students to the language in the context of teaching the content will somehow expose our students to a global job market. Are we limiting our students to the context of our country only and only it? Yet we are still complaining that we are going nowhere.

The students with low level of proficiency may have to struggle in the first few years of learning Math and Science in English but once they are able to connect the language to the content, the problem will be no longer there. Do they prefer to struggle at the first stage of their education or do they prefer to struggle later when everything has been taught in a different language (especially the terms involved).

Is there any space out there where we can voice our opinion openly? Will our voices be heard? Will our concern be shared?

Dear Tun,

I am a concerned citizen.My classmates and I were the last of the transition batch, where we were taught science and math in English before it was switched to Bahasa Malaysia thereafter ie after 1979.All of us , Malays, Chinese , Indians or Eurasians were all equally proficient in English and Bahasa Malaysia as we had to answer essay questions in two languages in almost equal proportion (Science, maths, english, bahasa malaysia, sejarah, ilmu alam, commerce or accounting) .Any academician will know that in order to be proficient in a language, one needs to read and immersed one self in the language, and practicing answering questions in essays is a form of immersion. Of course taking into consideration of the wealth of scientific publications available in english Most my Malay friends from my batch were already avid readers of Popular Science and Popular Mechanics at age 10, a case on point.It will be helpful that a survey is conducted on this transition batch to obtain their views and also data of the performance of this batch from the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Higher Education archives of the academic achievements of this transition group.Last but not least , having a population of Malaysians with a strong command of both Bahasa Malaysia and English will increase the overall competitiveness of our country.I can still remember that after 1979, most Malaysians scholars have to do 1 year english conversion course in overseas university, before they could continue with the 1st year university studies, which is both a waste of time and resources

Assalam mualai kum Tun
Sejajar dengan rakyat didahulukan dan pencapaian di utamakan, disini ppsmi,katanya seorang guru dalam internet, ada 3 kelompok murid- cerdik, sederhana dan lemah. Maka pisahkan mereka yang lemah dan sederhana itu dan ibubapa berikan supplements vit c, b-complex, omega 3 dalam ikan, lemak tak tepu dari kekacang hingga kacang pun ada dinamkan kacang cerdik, belum ada lagi dinamakan kacang bodoh. Itu menandakan otak kita boleh dicerdikkan. .Guru monolingual jangan diambil mengajar ppsmi.Dalam bahasa Inggeris ditulis polyunsaturated-rich neurons when in contact with external stimuli of sight and sound undergo a process of transduction and converted into electrical impulse in the brain.Rich disini maknanya neuron itu kaya denga lemak tak tepu dan penyampaian mesej diantara satu neuron dengan satu neuron yang lain berjuta juta banyaknya itu dilaksanakan oleh acetylcholine(tanpa acetylcholine kita cepat lupa dan nyanyuk)yang datangnya dari lecithin dalam kekacang dan telur kuning. Amalan pemakanan ini akhirnya menjadikan murid yang lemah dan sederhana itu cerdik(sejajar dengan pencapaian diutamakan).Dont miss this boat and side track-banyak yang gagal.

Sain dan math ini mengasah otak kiri(otak analytical)dimana Ir, dr dan saintis yang telah mengikuti pembelajaran mereka dulu melalui BI tidak sedikit pun membuat sebarang demonstrasi tetapi pelek bin taajub orang orang sastera(pejuang bahasa, bukan pejuang bahasa teknikal)sanggup membuat demontrasi, mengambil alih dan menidakkan pendapat pendapat orang orang sain, Ir dan Dr dan penuntut penuntut aliran sain sebelum dan selepas mereka masuk U.Kalau kita turun kepadang melawat Fakulti Perubatan, Fakulti Jurutera dan fakulti Sain, beratus ribu buku ditulis dalam BI berbanding jika kita melawat DBP.Semua 3 fakulti ini tak sanggup mengajar dalam B.M, bila kerja nanti pun semua persidangan teknikal, seminar, presentasi dibuat dalam BI juga, jadi bahasa teknikal yang telah diterjemah dalam BM disekolah rendah dan menengah akan tinggal bagitu sahaja tidak digunapakai, tidak dicakap dalam masyarakat. Kalau digunapakai dan dicakap dalam masyarakat barulah untung BM itu akan mengembang.Berapa banyak penuntut penuntut malay medium dulu yang masuk 3 fakulti ini menangis mendapat tekanan mengejut pada tahun 1 terhadap BI bahasa teknikal yang belum pernah didengar oleh mereka manakala penuntut sastera tidak mengalamai sebarang tekanan mengejut kerana mereka tidak berhadapan dengan bahasa teknikal BI di fakulti sastera.

Kita boleh cari banyak data tetapi malas membuat Chi Square test membandingkan pekerja pekerja dari malay medium dengan pekerja pekerja pekerja yang melalui BI sebelumnya. Jika ada perbezaan signifikan disebabkan oleh faktor faktor tertentu atau perbezaan itu adalah secara kebetulan(by chance), barulah kita membuat keputusan, bukanya membuat keputusan selepas 6 tahun , juga terburu buru selepas demonstrasi dibuat keputusan oleh menteri menteri kanan dan Kem.Pelajaran yang beraliran sastera tanpa menteri menteri kanan yang beraliran sain, Ir dan Dr.Jika menanggap Tun M(a thinking prime minister) emotional tak sesuai jadi PM, mengapa ia boleh memeberi banyak sumbangan sumbangan besar dan bertahan sehingga 22 tahun berbanding dengan orang lain satu penggal pun tak ada satu sumbangan yang besar besar.The thought becomes word, word becomes action, action becomes habbit, habbit become character, character becomes destiny ( destiny maknanya nasib bangsa melayu peringkat antara bangsa dalam bidang teknologi akan terjejas teruk). Jangan mencontohi Jepun , China ,Korea yang terpaksa mengguna interpreter bila bersidang atau bercakap diperingkat antara bangsa.The freedom to make mistakes now provide us a good environment for creativity. Adakah kajian yang mengatakan, akibat buruk akan berlaku jika kita latih anak anak kita dari tadika menjadi trilingual,BM dalam majoriti matapelajaran yang tak akan hilang mother tongue(bahasa ibundanya), m&S BI dan B.Arab quran?

I like to ask mr, azanhk went he comment we were ruled by a bunch of
monkey,did he also meant he was brought by being fed bananas from his childhood by his parents.Maybe he should also check with his parent where is his tail,front or back.

English is not only important in Science and Mathematics

Some years ago, while I was in Hong Kong, I was invited to visit Zhangjiajie (Hunan, China) on a commercial basis. So I have to call the airline company for an extension of another 5 days. I spoke in Cantonese, thinking that this Hong Kong dialect would make me closer to the person I spoke to. However, my request was futile because the airline staff never try to help me. On the next day, I called the same airline speaking English and this time my request was successful and I save a thousand ringgit for another return ticket to Malaysia. So, next time, you have any problem dealing with airline, immigration or custom procedure, blare them in English, because the shadow of Uncle Sam’s nose will make them shiver and they will render you excellent service.

Thus English is not only important in science and mathematics. However, I do not agree to the Malaysian system of teaching science and mathematics in English. The standard of English can be elevated in many ways, especially by strengthening the teaching of English. For instance, English can be split into several subjects, like English literature, English Grammar, Conversational English, English for Science and Mathematics etc. In Conversational English, the students have to act by speaking English. For example, a student acts as a doctor and another act as a patient. They can also play other roles like tourist and local Malaysian, taxi driver and passenger etc. In the acting, they will also gain the experience of speaking English. If the government think that the present time of learning English is not enough, they can lengthened the school time so that more time can be spent on learning English. They can even make the students studying English for the whole day on Saturday. Then Saturday will not be a rest day for students and teachers.

Hindi is popular not only in India, it is also popular in Pakistan, urban areas of Nepal and parts of Bangladesh. This is because of the Bollywood factor. Hindi is the language of entertainment and young people of the above area are crazy about Hindi film star, singers and entertainment. Similarly in Malaysia most Chinese children speak in Cantonese or Mandarin. Old people laments about the demise of their dialects like Hainanese, Teochew, Hokchew etc. Again this is because of the Hong Kong entertainment factors. Young Malaysian Chinese youth are crazy about Hong Kong movie, TV series and singers. Cantonese is the Hong Kong dialect and most non-Cantonese Chinese in Malaysia can speak or at least understand Cantonese although the Cantonese is not the largest Chinese dialect group in Malaysia. Thus it is high time that English should be made into a language of entertainment in Malaysia. There are less and less English programmes in terrestrial TV channels. A special English TV channel should be set up and broadcast all programmes in English, including educational and entertainment programmes. Let the Malaysian children and youth get crazy on English language. Then their command on English will become superb.

Anyway, don’t believe the myth of commanding excellent English will make Malaysia another Japan or Germany. The Filipinos widely use English in their education system. Yet many Filipinos holding university degrees like Bachelors in English, Science or Mathematics end up becoming maids in Hong Kong and Singapore doing nothing in connection to their university knowledge. They are most welcomed in Hong Kong and Singapore because they can teach English for their employee’s children. Similarly, in the Caribbean, some countries do not have a language of their own and they adopted English as their National Languages. All the citizenry of these countries speak English since their birth and study English from primary to university level. So far not a single Japan or Germany emerge from the Caribbean.. Yet they are so near to the United States and they don’t even make the slightest contribution to the Silicon Valley or NASA of USA.

Every Malaysian supports the elevation of English standard in Malaysia and the myth of whether English language will make Malaysia another Germany or not, should be noted.

Assalammualaikum..saya amat menyokong sekiranya PPSMI di teruskan disekolah dan saya sendiri berasa amat rugi tidak berada pada situasi di mana B.I di gunakan untuk pembelajaran semasa di sekolah. Saya berumur 29 tahun tetapi sehingga sekarang ini masih tidak mahir untuk menggunakan B.I samada dari pertuturan mahupun tulisan...bercakap B.I pun masih tergagap-gagap...malunya bila orang bertanya dalam B.I tapi kita jawab dalam Bahasa Melayu kerana kebodohan kita untuk tidak menerima pembelajaran bahasa lain... Saya tidak fikir kita akan melupakan bahasa kita sendiri sedangkan orang educated sekarang ni pun jelas menggunakan bahasa melayu tetapi dicampur adukkan dengan bahasa inggeris untuk menunjukkan betapa tingginya ilmu mereka..Bahasa Melayu adalah bahasa Ibunda kita dan kita tidak perlu begitu taksub dengan bahasa kita dengan megetepikan kebenaran betapa pentingnya B.I dalam pembelajaran dan kerjaya kita...Bahasa melayu tidak akan hilang kerana " takkan melayu hilang di dunia" selagi adanya Malaysia, Selagi itu adanya bangsa yang menuturkan bahasa melayu dan selagi adanya kita yang mengaku diri kita rakyat Malaysia, bahasa Melayu tetap menjadi keutamaan dan kebanggaan kita...bagaimana kita ingin memartabatkan bahasa melayu sedangkan memberi penerangan dan mengajar orang lain, lebih-lebih lagi orang asing memerlukan kita berbahasa inggeris?... saya sendiri berasa susah dan malu kerana tidak boleh berbahasa inggeris dengan lancar...iri hati melihat anak orang-orang cina dan india fasih berbahasa inggeris disamping boleh bertutur bahasa melayu dengan baik..sekiranya anak-anak saya berada dalam sistem PPSMI, tentunya saya berasa begitu bersyukur kerana akhirnya anak-anak saya didedahkan dengan penggunaan B.I dengan meluas dan tidak akan terbatas pada bahasa melayu di rumah, sekolah dan akhirnya berpanjangan sehingga ke alam pekerjaan yang akhirnya merugikan kita sebagai bangsa melayu sendiri..sokong Tun 100%

Watch the latest production by PAGE on PPSMI
featuring our current and past Ministers of Education
with special appearances by Tun M and Einstein,
also Samad Said, Pinocchio and Mr Katak under the coconut shell

Search You Tube: PPSMI PAGE Next Step
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Part 1
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Part 2
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The fight is still on to seek exemption from the policy for schools that can get a mandate through their PIBG EGM to maintain PPSMI in their schools.
Go to pagemalaysia.blogspot.com

yes, i oppose to the teaching of maths and science in bahasa malaysia.english would be better.we should strive and learn better even the malays can't understand it.we should consistent in every effort we have done.not cut short it.the malaysian mind tells that if this don't works ,then the alternative way should do.then we move to malay as teaching science and maths.

salam tun..
saya merupakan salah seorang pelajar ipta tahun 1.saaya cuma hendak berkongsi serba sedikit pengalaman saya sendiri.saya mengambil jurusan ekonomi di salah sebuah universiti terkemuka.apabila memulakan pengajian saya amat berasa kurang senang dengan pembeljaran dalam bahasa inggeris.hal ini kerana banyak istilah2 yang digunakan semasa saya stpm telah di terjemahkan.holistiknya di sini saya merasakan pembelajaran dalam bahasa inggeris teramat diperlukan sedari akar umbi lagi.hal ini adalah untuk memastikan generasi akan datang tidak merasakan bahasa inggeris itu sebagai satu beban dan tidak perlu membuang mase untuk mencari terjemahan setiap istilah yang digunakan.mekanisme yang digunakan sudah ada di sini.cuma daripada segi pelaksanaannya perlu dikaji semula.

Being a product of the English medium schools of the 60's and 70's, I can't help feeling disappointed with the decision to revert to teaching Science & Maths in BM and pity for the students who are going to miss the advantages and accessibility to the vast reservoir of knowledge available in English whether in the form of books or on the internet.

Being an ex engineer who worked with consultant firms in the past, I can understand why the current batch of graduates are having problems securing jobs due to weaknnesses in the English language.The language of engineering in Malaysia is English not BM and these can be clearly seen at the design office of a consultant firm as well as at construction sites.

At the consultant design office the design codes used are the British,American and European codes.Even the Malaysian code for the design of timber structures is in English.The design software used is in English and engineering books and other references ie internet are in English leaving DBP and other translating bodies no chance in keeping up with the speed of new materials being produced.

At the construction sites English terms are used instead of BM ie piles not cerucuk,roof truss not kekuda bumbung,reinforced concrete not konkrit tetulang,pilecap not tetopi cerucuk,mild steel not keluli lembut and the list goes on...The point is if the industry uses English why then learn in BM and make life difficult trying to adapt to the realities of the engineering world?

The DPM mentioned that BM is the way forward.If there is a choice to learn Science & Maths in English or BM then in 10 years from now we can make a comparison as to who has the advantage - those who studied Science & Maths in English or BM.

What saddens me is the unemployment rate of graduates due the inability to speak,write and express themselves in English.Where is your voice on that GAPENA?Are you going to force employers to use BM just because graduates(from rural areas) are weak in English? Are those anti PPSMI supporters offering employment to these unemployed graduates?

Having been to English schools and graduating from a British university does not make me less Malay.I have a taste for traditional Malay music and play the guitar/double bass with a keroncong group. Compare this with a Malay who listens to rock/heavy metal, looks down on traditional Malay music and cannot speak English properly after 11 years of schooling.

So, Tun Dr. Mahathir, I sincerely hope you would assist us to make our voices loud and clear to the government that teaching of Science and Maths should be in English. After 30 years we have seen the weaknesses of the education system in producing unmarketable graduates who are weak in English.

Salam Tun,

Untuk pengatahuan Tuan saya amat sedih dgn pemansuhan PPSMI, ini kerana saya amat risau dgn masa hadapan anak2 saya sekiranya mereka gagal menguasai bahasa English dengan baik, kerana ianya memberi kesan terhadap masa hadapan mereka. saya mempunyai ibu saudara yang tinggal di Singapura,saya malu apabila dia memperlekehkan orang malaysia tidak tahu berbahasa English. saya hairan kenapa kerajaan sangup memansuhkan PPSMI ini,walhal ianya amat penting... lebih2 lagi apabila anak2 ini memasuki alam pekerjaan. saya juga pernah mengalami pengalaman ketika ditemuduga,yang mana saya gagal didalam sesi temuduga tersebut kerana tidak boleh berbahasa English dengan baik.

Terima Kasih

in my opinion,

WHY CAN WE CHINESE AND INDIANS and other races out there CAN/tried our very best to learn BM but, why can't those Malays learn it?

btw,
last year the government sponsored tons of textbooks for all the government schools students, ENGLISH TEXTBOOK.

what are they gonna do with it now?

assalamualaikum tun / che det, pada pendapat saya tidak ada masalah besar samaada mata pelajaran matematik dan sains diajar dalam Bahasa Inggeris atau bahasa malaysia.(tidak salah menguasai bahasa inggeris , kerana pada masa ini mereka banyak mendahului dalam bidang sains dan teknologi, sekiranya seseorang hendak belajar ilmu yg diajar dalam bahasa jepun atau rusia dia mestilah menguasai bahasa-bahasa tersebut)
masa saya belajar belajar dulu (spm dan STPM) subjek matematik saya tak cemerlang pun walaupun ia diajar dlm bahasa malaysia.sesuatu yg berbeza pula pada kawan saya yg mengambil STPM matematik (pada masa PPSMI dikuatkuasakan dulu) saya senior dia maka saya tk terlibat dengan PPSMI masa STPM saya gagal matematik STPM (Dalam Bahasa Malaysia), kawan saya dapat A Matematik STPM (dalam Bahasa Inggeris). kemampuan dan fokus seseorang itu berbeza beza.

saya belum pernah merasai PPSMI ini, dan saya akan cuba mengambil SPM Julai tahun Depan. saya juga tidak pasti bilakah PPSMI ini dimansuhkan.

Firstly, i would like to express my great warm welcome to you in this commentary arena, which this is my firstly primary message to you my dearest Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. This PPSMI matter has become a national issue which i want to take this opportunity to deliver my support same way as you feel about it. For your information i am an Arab. So without English Language has deprive me from communicating to intellectual in this nation. I believed learning english will make someone infact everyone to be more understanding on the current global development. I've put a lot of effort to make english language as part of my life. to be at par with all my bussiness associates. Before i reside in Malaysia, I've learned about you more than Malaysia itself, as I really admire you as an Islamic Leader to complement the global political balance and crisis.

At the same time, i'm very gratetful to Allah for making me possible to live in this country and bringing up my small family with a Malaysian wife here. There are many things that i want to share with you since I met you for the first time at the Residence of our Almarhum Tan Sri Megat Junid Megat Ayob during his deceased hope the time come for us to meet again soon. I always pray to Allah for his blessings on you for long life and keep serving Malaysia and Muslims all over the world with the enlightenment on any issues that you may think relevant.

Salam sejahtera Tun,

pemansuhan PPSMI merupakan satu tindakan yang tidak sepatutnya berlaku dan tidak harus dilaksanakan. saya merupakan salah seorang daripada ribuan perintis pertama PPSMI sewatu ia pertama kalinya diwujudkan di sekolah-sekolah di seluruh Malaysia. kini saya menuntut di sebuah universiti tanah air sebagai pelajar tahun pertama. keputusan yang dibuat oleh pihak kerajaan amat mengecewakan kami, sesungguhnya setelah apa yang telah dirangka selama beberapa tahun ini seperti disia-siakan dengan begitu sahaja. seharusnya orang yang selayaknya menentukan sama ada PPSMI harus diteruskan atau pun tidak adalah daripada pihak akademik dan juga penuntut-penuntut yang telah menjadi perintis kepada PPSMI ini dan bukanlah daripada ahli-ahli politik yang tidak pernah sama sekali mengikuti dan merasai sendiri perjalanan PPSMI ini. keputusan memansuhkan PPSMI merupakan satu tindakan yang amat bodoh dan mengecewakan ramai pihak. dimanakah kewajaran tindakan pemansuhan ini? pemansuhan ini hanya merumitkan dan membuat sistem pendidikan tunggang langgang! adakah pihak-pihak yang menentang PPSMI ini mengetahui bahawa mata pelajaran science dan mathematics pada peringkat pengajian tinggi adalah menggunakan bahasa english sepenuhnya? sesungguhnya PPSMI merupakan landasan yang terbaik untuk mempersiapkan pelajar-pelajar sebelum melangkah ke alam pengajian tinggi. sekiranyanya PPSMI dimansuhkan maka, saya amat yakin pelajar-pelajar akan terpinga-pinga apabila melangkah ke alam universiti nanti. kami sebagai perintis pertama PPSMI yang telah dilaksanakan semasa pemerintahan Tun amat berterima kasih kerana telah melengkapkan kami melalui PPSMI ini. sekiranya pihak kerajaan kini tidak berani meneruskan program ini disebabkan tekanan daripada pihak tertentu maka keinginan untuk menjadi negara yang 'Maju' hanya menjadi angan-angan yang tak kunjung tiba.
saya sangat mengharapkan Tun mampu membuat perubahan dan membela nasib adik-adik pelajar yang kini menjadi bahan uji kaji pihak kerajaan yang hanya tahu membuat keputusan membuta tuli sahaja. saya mencabar pihak kerajaan untuk membuat kaji selidik dikalangan ahli akademik dan perintis-perintis program PPSMI seperti kami dan jangan terkejut sekiranya mereka mendapat keputusan yang mahukan PPSMI diteruskan.
perjuangkan nasib pelajar Malaysia Tun.

Saya memang berasa kecewa terhadap matlamat kerajaan yang mengimplikasikan pengajaran Bahasa Melayu terhadap subjeck² penting Matematik dan Sains.
Segala kepentingan bukan berdasarkan Suara Rakyat, dan hanya demi segelintir parti.
Saya memang berharap anak saya fasih dalam Bahasa Inggeris, seperti zaman ayah saya yang dahulu.
Bukannya macam saya, masa nak cakap depan interviewer pun berketul-ketul.. siapa yang nak ambil kita? Ataupun semua Rakyat terus masuk kerja dengan Kerajaan?
Tolong fikir sekali lagi, sebelum buat kenyataan yang penting ini.............

SALAM AYAHANDA RAKYAT TUN
IZINKAN,
By Azhar Md.NohAuthor Profile Page on July 18, 2009 10:41 PM

Tun,

100,000 of mostly you fan whose are reguarly visit chedet.cc. Of course.

SDR. AZHAR MD.NOH,

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING A 'FAN' BUT THE LEARNING OF SCIENCE AND MATHS..AND WE VOTED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE DYNAMIC KNOWLEDGES IN ENGLISH!

WE DON'T WANT THE CHILDREN OF THE FUTURE TO BE MADE 'STATIC' IN PURSUIT OF THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES DUE TO A 'HAND-1-CAP' GOVERNMENT

WAWASAN 2020 BUKAN TITIK PENYUDAH BAGI JENERASI MENDATANG IA BERMULA

ALFATIHAH, AMIN.

assalamualaikum Ayahanda Tun..

mungkin saya org yg tlambat untuk memberi komen berkenaan isu ppsmi yg masih lagi diperkatakan masa ini.walau apa pun saya sebenarnya terasa terpanggil utk memberi sedikit komen tentang isu ini,semuanya bermula apabila saya dan rakan di beri tugas untuk memncari isu semasa untuk di jadikan 'term paper' untuk pembelajaran bahasa inggeris di universiti.Rakan saya telah mencadangkan mengenai isu ini maka kami mencari pelbagai 'resource' mengenai isu ini. Dari situ saya telah membaca pelbagai komen,artikel,berita yg dilaporkan di akhbar,internet, mahupun tv.ada yg menyokong ada juga yg membantah dengan apa yg tun telah usahakan ini. Bagi saya,keluarga dan rakan-rakan kami menyokong penuh usaha Tun selama ni.

Untuk pengetahuan Tun saya dan rakan adalah di antara pelajar-pelajar pertama yg belajar math & sc dalam bahasa inggeris. Pada mulanya mengetahui yang saya akan mula belajar math & sc dalam bi ketika tingkatan 1 saya sangat tidak setuju dan merasa semestinya ia adalah sesuatu yg susah untuk saya dan rakan-rakan ketika itu untuk mempelajarinya kerana sejak di sekolah rendah kami belajar math & sc dalam bahasa melayu.Tetapi setelah hampir 5 tahun kami belajar math & sc dalam bi akhirnya kami telah biasa dengannya.walaupun segelintir daripada rakan-rakan saya ada yg tidak memahami 2 3 istilah tetapi usaha guru-guru dan rakan-rakan yg membantu akhirnya mereka dapat memahaminya.sekarang apabila saya telah melanjutkan pelajaran saya ke ipta barulah saya faham mengapa pentingnya math & sc di ajar dalam bi. ini kerana, di universiti subjek yg berkaitan dengan math & sc di ajar dalam bahasa inggeris bukan itu saja kebanyakkan pelajaran juga di ajar dalam bahasa inggeris.bukan kah itu sudah myenangkan saya dan rakan-rakan.kami tidak perlu lagi untuk menterjemahkannya ke bm untuk lebih memahami seperti yg dilakukan oleh sesetengah pelajar yg senior dari saya kerana mereka tidak memahami sesetengah istilah.ketika ini saya berasa bangga kerana telah lebih awal belajar math dalam bahasa inggeris.tapi apa pula akan jadi pada nasib adik-adik saya pada masa akan datang bila ppsmi di mansuhkan???saya paling sedih apabila nanti adik-adik saya yang bersekolah rendah yg belajar math & sc dalam bi sekarang tidak lama lagi akan menukar bahasa pengantar pelajaran tersebut dalam bm kembali.ini sudah tentu menyusahkan mereka untuk set kan kembali minda mereka menukar istilah-istilah yg mereka belajar sebelum ini dlm bi kepada bm.

sepatutnya pihak yg memutuskan hal ini meminta pandangan para pelajar sendiri yg belajar bukannya ibu bapa atau individu yg tidak mempunyai pengalaman mengenai pembelajaran math & sc dl bi ini.dengar pandangan kami..saya sentiasa menyokong usaha Tun dalam mermatabatkan bangsa..terima kasih.

Kita berasa sangat sedih dengan keputusan memansukan PPSMI. Kita sangat-sangat berharap ianya dapat diteruskan kerana 'kerangka' PPSMI itu telah pun ada dan dapat diteruskan. Kita berharap pemansuhan ini adalah sementara dan bersifat tektikal politik.

Sebagai pemimpin negara No.1, keputusan adalah hak perdana menteri, sebab PM adalah bertanggungjawab di atas akibat daripada keputusan yang di buatnya. Majoriti tidak semestinya betul dan pemimpin yang bijak mestilah mampu menilai yang mana yang baik bagi memakmurkan negara. Idea-idea pembangkang yang tidak bernas tidak perlu dilayan kerana mereka tidak bertangungjawab terhadap pandangan maupun idea yang disarankan.

Arah tuju negara adalah tanggungjawab PM. Pembangkang tidak pernah mahu bertanggungjawab terhadap apa yang telah mereka kerjakan, mereka hanya mahu populariti dan kuasa. Mereka masih mahu merebut kuasa, walaupun PRU12 sudah selesai. Mereka tidak pernah menampakkan keiklasan mereka untuk bersama-sama menyelesaikan masalah rakyat. Malah merekalah yang menambahkan kekusutan.

Isu PPSMI adalah satu contoh yang klasik. Mereka mengheret para Sasterawan yang 'lemah iman' menyebelahi mereka. Kajian dan kesimpulan yang mereka buat terhadap PPSMI hanyalah andaian dan mengikut nafsu 'membangkang' mereka, tanpa perhitungan yang sewajarnya. Mereka 'ego' dan tidak nampak kesungguhan dan kesanggupan yang ditunjukkan oleh rakyat Malaysia yang ingin bergerak maju ke hadapan. Bagi mereka, adalah seperti kata perpatah 'biar mati anak jangan mati adat' (biar mundur asalkan bahasa Melayu ada martabat). Mereka mahu paksa rakyat belajar bahasa Melayu sahaja, tak kira apa nak jadi. Samada masyarakat akan mundur, terkebelakang ataupun ketinggalan, bagi mereka itu soal kedua.

Inilah dia ahli-ahli politik yang kita warisi. Ahli politik yang 'pandai' tetapi 'singkat akal' dan tidak berpandangan jauh.

Dalam soal PPSMI ini ahli-ahli politik telah mempolitikkannya supaya ianya sensasi. Dengan pelbagai tuduhan negatif terhadap perlaksanaan PPSMI mereka ingin meraih sokongan. Sepatutnya neraca yang digunakan untuk pertimbangan adalah 'kebaikan' PPSMI dan bukannya martabat Bahasa Melayu (yang selalu dikaitkan dengan Bangsa Melayu). Kita juga hairan kenapa PAS yang selama ini kononnya menolak dasar perkauman bangsa mahu menerima pula bahasa Melayu yang berbau perkauman. Di mana pendirian mereka. Mereka tidak konsisten dalam prinsip mereka. Di satu masa boleh dan ada ketikanya tidak boleh - ikutkan keadaan. Sebab itulah kita katakan PAS tidak pernah berpegang pada prisip, malah inilah prinsip asas mengapa mereka meng'paria'kan UMNO.

Rakyat kini telah muak dengan politik tanah air ketika ini. Ada yang mengatakan parlimen dan jadi macam pasar dan diselang-seli dengan sarkis. Rakyat yang bekerja sendiri bersusah payah mengharungi gelombang untuk hidup. (Yang kerja dengan kerajaan takpe la tiap-tiap bulan dapat gaji, cukup tahun naik gaji!). Sebaliknya ahli-ali politik sibuk mencari dan 'mereka' isu-isu baru dan kemudianya bercakaran sesama sendiri.

PM mestilah tegas dalam menjalankan tanggungjawab. PM bertangungjawab pada semua rakyat. Tidak ada kompromi bagi memakmurkan negara. Ambil pengajaran dari doktor, (bukan Dr. M), mana-mana terdapatnya 'kanser' dalam masyarakat maka ubatnya adalah 'potong dan buang'. Lagi lama dibiarkan, lagi parah jadinya. Lagipun yang dibuang itu segelintir sahaja, demi kebaikan semua orang tindakan begini adalah wajar!. Anggaplah bahagian kecil yang dibuang itu sebagai satu pengorbanan demi kebaikan orang ramai. Api yang kecil hendaklah segera dipadamkan. Jangan dibiarkan, nanti habis semua terbakar!

Assalamualikum dan Selamat Sejahtera.

Saya berpendapat, Program PPSMI ini adalah baik dan ia berada pada tahap situasi "menang-menang" di antara rakyat dengan kerajaan Malaysia. Kerajaan mempunyai pelbagai dasar yang menyentuh mengenai Bahasa Kebangsaan, Bahasa Inggeris, Bahasa Ibunda, Wasasan 2020 dalam konteks sains dan teknologi serta perkara yang teramat penting, yakni perpaduan kaum.Rakyat pula berkehendakkan perkara-perkara, antara lain yang memudahkan dan memuaskan hidup dan hati mereka, walaupun ia akhirnya merugikan negeri atau negara. Kadang-kadang, kerajaan perlu melakukan sesuatu yang terbaik untuk negara.

Bahasa Kebangsaan iaitu Bahasa Melayu/Malaysia telah lama digunakan dalam pelbagai cara untuk matlamat perpaduan. Namun, tidak dinafikan, Bahasa Inggeris telah menyatukan bukan sahaja rakyat Malaysia bahkan warga dunia yang lain.

Justeru, perlu juga dilihat penggunaan Bahasa Inggeris dalam subjek-subjek Sains dan Matematik dari peringkat sekolah rendah, pelbagai jenis (vernakular), sebagai kaedah mengurangkan jurang perbezaan kaum melalui pendidikan. Sekolah-sekolah vernakular telah lama menggunakan bahasa ibunda masing-masing dalam hampir kesemua subjek. Selain kembali kepada bahasa ibunda, jika subjek-subjek Sains dan Matematik ditukarkan kepada Bahasa Kebangsaan, ia akan mengurangkan sifat vernakularnya dan mungkin tidak diterima. Bila ditukarkan kepada Bahasa Inggeris, ia dapat diterima dan para pelajar dari peringkat sekolah rendah lagi, dapat berkongsi satu lagi perkara yang sama.

Sekian,

Asmadi, Ipoh.

Tun,

I am a Form 1 student in a goverment secendory school. Me and my friends r really disapointed with d govts decision. I cant see how are we going 2 master science and maths in bm...anyways

To the so-called linguists and so-called "pejuang bangsa" here are a few problems with your arguement...

1.Most of d books on science and maths r in English. If you really want us to have d best education, how r u gonna translate all that into bm???

2.If you say that teaching science and maths in english ruins d quality of bm,think again. I have been learning science and maths in English 4 6 years and i am happy 2 report, me and my friends can still talk in bm.

3.If you say that the OUR PERFORMANCE is going down bcuz of PPSMI, than i think u r DEAD WRONG!! How can you judge us based on something like upsr?? Probably d govt raised d stnderd of Upsr, so the performance went down. If u dont believe me, look at other subjects. They would probably go down as well.Wait until PMR LA....

Please DO NOT USE US AS AN EXPERIMENT!!!!!!! PLEASE DO NOT USE US AS YOUR GUINEA PIG!!!!!! AND PLEASE DONT USE OUR EDUCATION AS YOUR GAMBLING MONEY!!!!!(Just my thoughts)

Call for pupils to learn Mandarin

The report says Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic are languages of the future Pupils should be taught other languages such as Mandarin in school, a report for the British Council says.

The current dominance of the English language poses "serious" economic and political disadvantages for the UK, the study claims.

UK graduates who speak only English will lose out to multi-lingual workers from other countries, the council says.

The warning comes as pupils in England are no longer required to study a language beyond the age of 14.

From September 2004 the compulsion for all secondary school pupils to study a modern language up to GCSE or the equivalent level was removed.

The UK's best defence against the threat of the spread of English is... to learn other languages.

But, in December last year, the government went some way to quell the concerns of critics.

Schools minister Jacqui Smith said, from September 2006, schools must ensure at least half of their pupils study a foreign language until they are 16.

Ethnic minority groups' input

Now the British Council, which promotes international education and cultural relations, is calling for urgent action to teach other languages.

"The UK's best defence against the threat of the spread of English is, in fact, to learn other languages," said author of the report - English Next - David Graddol.

"We have to think carefully about which languages those are," said Mr Graddol.

"French for example is declining as an international language, but Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic are all languages of the future.

"Ethnic minority groups in the UK may well prove to be a major asset in this effort."

Popularity of English

The report estimates that two billion people will soon be speaking or learning English - for example, nearly 60% of primary school children now learn English in China.

"In the new, rapidly emerging climate, native speakers may increasingly be identified as part of the problem rather than the source of a solution," the report said.

"They may be seen as bringing with them cultural baggage in which learners wanting to use English primarily as an international language are not interested.

"Native speaker accents may seem too remote from the people that learners expect to communicate with." - BBC NEWS

Asalamualaikum...seingat2 sya lah kan bapak kan...sebelum ppsmi di laksanakan ada desakkan2 kuat dr golongan yg mahukan ppsmi di laksanakan di sekolah2...mana perginya golongan yg mendesak bapak melaksanakan ppsmi...naper senyap jer la ni...naper la ni semua nak salahkan bapak.....bila di fikir2 mmg lah kalu sorg ketua yg menjalankan tugasnya dgn baik akan ada jer pihak yg akan sentiasa menyalahkannya setelah dia meletakkan jawatan....sbb mmg terbukti dia menjalankan tugas dgn cemerlang terbilang bukan mcm si dol tu cemerkap temberang kuat.....pakej rangsangan ekonomi yg najib buat hanya utk org2 kaya jer eh....kami org biasa habuk pun takder...saya tak kisah najib p umrah kalu guna duit poket sendiri sbb kami kat kilang ni gaji pun tak naik bonus belum tentu lg dia jgn nak senang2 perabis duit rakyat yg bertungkus lumus keje...
p umrah pun nak di politikkan ker..siap masuk paper lagik tu....

"WE ARE BEING RULED BY A BUNCH OF MONKEYS"
"WE ARE BEING RULED BY A BUNCH OF MONKEYS"
"WE ARE BEING RULED BY A BUNCH OF MONKEYS"
"WE ARE BEING RULED BY A BUNCH OF MONKEYS"
"WE ARE BEING RULED BY A BUNCH OF MONKEYS"
"WE ARE BEING RULED BY A BUNCH OF MONKEYS"
"WE ARE BEING RULED BY A BUNCH OF MONKEYS"
"WE ARE BEING RULED BY A BUNCH OF MONKEYS"
"WE ARE BEING RULED BY A BUNCH OF MONKEYS"
"WE ARE BEING RULED BY A BUNCH OF MONKEYS"
"WE ARE BEING RULED BY A BUNCH OF MONKEYS"
"WE ARE BEING RULED BY A BUNCH OF MONKEYS"
"WE ARE BEING RULED BY A BUNCH OF MONKEYS"

I salute to the parent who said that..

Nothing doing just by saying even out loud here..still not helping at all..
Its just so annoying that i m being ruled by a bunch of monkeys in the jungle of Putrajaya..

We don need a perfect government..but this government is a completely total failure. No, it is even worst than failure. it is a crap..

They just can not cope up with your ideas Tun..

Thank you Tun

English in this issue is not a subject, it is a Language. English as a subject would means studies of English culture and origin. Correct me if im wrong.

Language is a tool,subjected to CULTURE of origin and widely used as means of communications accross the world.
Communication = to deliver an information from a point or person to another party.

Maths and Sciences are 'Languages' on their own. Doesnt matter if you teach Maths and Sciences using English or Bahasa Melayu even Arabic for that matter, as long as students UNDERSTAND the 'LANGUAGE' of MATHS AND SCIENCES and many other subjects that are also important in human capital development.

'SOME HUMAN MEANT TO BE LEADERS but ALL LEADERS MEANT TO BE FOLLOWERS'

for the student weak in english, return to mother language sure helps them to learn science and maths. and i heard alot of voice saying that alot students cant cope with the science and maths syllabus because it is in english. may b it is really true for them easier to learn the basics in their mother tongue.

but for competitiveness, this is a step backwards, the middle class people sure wanna make the science and math in english to let their sons/daughters grab the knowledge when they are young and have an upper hand in learning it in the future.

Unlike, german, japanese and chinese, alot of technical resources are available in their own language, it would prove to be difficult choice especially for the malays as english in science and maths looks like would be great for the kids who can master it while sacrificing most of the kids who cant master english. but continuing teaching in bm will also bring us to nowhere as we are still going to learn science and math in english later and there is no where to apply wat u learn in malay for ur science and math.

it is a difficult choice, so called dilemma. if it is in english, means the malays have to abandon their mother tongue language and there will not have any details of technical resource in malay anymore in the future. this means bm will be less important, could become bahasa bersembang and appear in some official letters only in the future. perhaps next generation of malaysian dont bother to speak or write in bm anymore.

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Salam Tun Dr. Mahathir,

The basis of 1Malaysia should start from young, as UNITY is key in accomplishing 1Malaysia.

We don't want another racist student from some separate "chinese" school like namewewe because of pure arrogance, narrow-mindedness and NO EXPOSURE to other races.

So, schools must all be aligned as ONE.

If Malaysians are all mature now (as most like to think themselves as 'MATURE'..), they'd be Surely RESPONSIBLE Enough to face the fact of the NEED of Our Country to implement 1 schooling system.

And 1 schooling system was what Tun Razak had planned in 1956 but had to postpone it in order to let the British labourers & coolies, who didn't even know how to speak Malay but were given Free Citizenships anyway; get education...

WE ALL KNOW THAT 1 SCHOOLING SYSTEM is A MUST for any Country - just like ANY other countries in This World WOULD DO, to UNITE her Citizens.

If the Chinese, even after MORE THAN 50 YEARS, still "Hate" to Learn in the Malay language, ie. our country's National Language; Najib, in order to pleeeaase the chinese Voters, would Surely & Definitely put PPSMI back in place!

Thank you, Tun Dr. Mahathir.

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Asalamualaikum..saya blur n tambah2 blurrrrr bila dlm hujah mlm ni sorg tua dr dewan pustaka kut kata bahasa melayu dah lama jd bahasa ilmu...iya ker...tapi kenapa tak ada tulisan sendiri mcm thai india
cina jepun korea arab ker....gamaknya yg duk beria2 mansuhkan ppsmi ni org2 yg dah nyanyuk...pm n tpm pun melatah ikut org2 yg dah nyanyuk yg anak2 depa ckp ong melayu pun sampai tak fasih.....
ke kes takut nati anak ong kg lebih berkaliber dr anak2 cucu2 cicit depa maka ilanglah gah depa....anak2 kg biar terperuk jer kat kg..kalo keje kat bandar pun jd macai kurap anak2 cucu2 cicit2 depa...
si dol bengap tu kunun tak nak masuk campur hal najib dol2 dah lah bengap kuat tido dari pm ke la ni duk medang tido..buat kenyataan ntah hapa hapa ntah.....cissssssssss...

Tun, i cant sleep in peace,so worried about my children's future. What would you say if i suggest we pun protest beramai-ramai kat putrajaya?

I dulu belajar kat SRK & SMK. SPM dapat A1 utk B.Inggeris.... tapi, masa masuk kolej, i struggle habis sebab standard B.Inggeris kat sana tu memang top!. Apa lagi masa i lanjut pelajaran kat luar negara.... masa tido pun pegang dictionary. Only then I sedar... B.Inggeris yang kita belajar kat sekolah tu ... sebagai 1 subjek sahaja..memang tak cukup untuk 'carrier building'.

Sekarang anak I kat private school tapi, admin kata kita tak boleh stick to ppsmi sebab kena ikut keputusan kerajaan.... pening kepala kita dibuatnya.... bayar duit beribu-ribu pun...tak boleh pilih apa yang terbaik untuk anak kita. Ada seorang ibu kat meeting sekolah hari tu.... marah sangat....katanya "we are being ruled by a bunch of monkeys"

I pun taktau apa nak kata.......

Salam sekali lg ayahanda Tun,

SEKARANG SAYA CABAR ORANG-ORANG + SASTERAWAN-SATERAWAN YG KONONNNYA BERJUANG UNTUK MEMARTABATKAN BAHASA MELAYU DENGAN MENGHAPUSKAN PPSMI.. APA YG KORANG BUAT DENGAN PROGRAM-PROGRAM TV YG LEBIH BANYAK MEROSAKKAN BAHASA + AKHLAK MELAYU TU? TUNJUK LA SEMANGAT PEJUANG KORANG TU.. AKU NAK TENGOK JUGA APA KORANG AKAN BUAT DENGAN ANAK-ANAK YG BELUM MENGUASAI 3M TU... PALING2 KORANG AKAN SALAHKAN GURU JUGA, SALAHKAN KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN JUGA, TU JER PUN KEJA KORANG.. SEMUA SALAH ORANG.. ORANG-ORANG NI SORANG PUN TAK BERANI KATAKAN YG BUKA BERTAJUK 'SHIT' TU TAK BERMORAL. PADA DIURANG BUKU MCM 'SHIT'(KARYA PEJUANG BAHASA NI)TU LEBIH MEMBERI ILMU DARIPADA PPSMI..

Ngantuk plak ayahanda Tun.. dont worry, I'll be back

Salam ayahanda tun

Nampaknya ramai juga rakyat Malaysia yg masih x faham bahasa.. org mcm sgt101 tu antaranya (klu tgk ayat dia ni mmg sorang guru ni, yg kecewa tak dpt 10%).

Diorang tak faham antara belajar berbahasa Inggeris dgn belajar Science & Math dlm bahasa Inggeris.

Bercakap psl MURID TIDAK MENGUASAI 3M konon.. apa diorang ingat sebelum PPSMI semua murid dah menguasai 3M ke? tu la helah bela diri (mcm kata sgt101 tu la). Orang2 mcm ni cakap je lebih, keja tunggu gaji jer.. alasan byk keja jadikan alasan x boleh ngajar. Klu mmg guru sejati alasan sgt101 tu mmg HELAH BELA DIRI la tu. Apa yg jadi semua salah orang.. salah PPSMI salah PPD salah JPN, dia sorang yg betul.

Sama la mcm rancangan RTM di Luar Lingkungan tu.. nak bincangkan psl pasca PPSMI, tp panel yg d pilih yg mmg dah confirm berat sebelah. Klu betul la ikhlas, napa tak jemput sekali mereka2 yg terlibat dgn pengubal dasar hingga wujudnya PPSMI sekali jadi panel. Kita sama2 tgk, bahaskan dgn siuman & dewasa.. jgn nak pilih sebelah pihak je..

Ikut la contoh Tun ni.. x kira sokong ke tak sokong, Tun publish gak komen2 ni..

Paku dulang paku serpih, kata orang sendiri lebih..

Salah ayahanda

Dear Tun, salam mesra harap sihat sejahtera. Kiriman menjawab sedikit komen anti PPSMI....

>>>Pandangan pada tulisan‘LookEast’ on July 17, 2009 12:44 AM

....................EXCEPTION OR RULE

If you are using yourself as example, you exactly proved that English is compulsory to learn science and technology at the highest level (by your writing). We have two ways to achieve this. One is the way you went through (policy last 40yrs), learn in mother tongue but must have strong grasp of English.

But after 40yrs of such policy, you are a sad minority. The majority (esp. local graduates) have horrible grasp of English and are condemned to knowledge found in miserable translations and communication restricted to their own kind only.

They now pressure the govt to give them jobs (cannot compete internationally), insist all international and ethnic based businesses must use BM (forcing foreigners and minorities to speak BM among themselves!), pushing for abolition of other languages usage just to get themselves jobs!

Is this the quality of educated humans we spend so much to educate?

....................CLOSED DOOR POLICY

We are going global or on a closed door policy? The world must learn our language to trade with us? We are on par with Germany, Japan, Korea , China to dictate terms? Our tiny population of 27mil (further divided into non-bumi) can emulate these big countries? Our citizens as one language emperors and knowledge eunuchs can raise another middle kingdom?

Countries that practice closed door policies have all collapsed, we are heading there?

It is this problem that PPSMI seeks to address. With such strong nationalistic and anti English sentiment, there was no way English is going to improve (its public usage is even discouraged!). So the next best option is to save some of the population and go for maths and science which should not sacrifice BM integrity.

Still the linguists want to tie everybody's legs to the weakest link, not improve the weak link. Looking at the objection to PPSMI, there will be no result to any effort to ‘improve’ English. It is merely eyewash! Melepas batuk di tangga!

>>>Pandangan pada komen 'ravishan' on July 17, 2009 1:20 AM

PPSMI is not abandoning BM or lack of love for BM. It is only about two technical subjects whose vast reservoir of knowledge is in English and therefor more appropriate to access direct. This is the tactic of opponents to demonise PPSMI!

The disadvantage and weakness of Malay/rural students can be overcome or circumvented (if necessary) by other administrative means. The diffculty in learning is not an issue as we have 11 yrs for it (std 1 to form 5).

harap2 ramai lagi yg boleh berfikir cam tun..

I'm in Form One this year. We are learning maths and science in english for now. By the time we are in Form Four, we would have to learn maths and science in BM. That is very unfair. After almost seven years of learning maths and science in english and suddenly you guys are changing it to BM AGAIN.How about those who are in standard 6 this year? if by the time we are in form four, they will be in form three. they will be taking their PMR that year. what if their BM is very weak? It is compulsory to pass BM in PMR. If they fail their BM, it will mean that they failed their PMR. Every time the Minister Of Education is changed, they will consider changing everything. I don't mean to offend anybody but they are just thinking for themselves and being selfish. Whats right for them doesn't mean it's right for us, the ones who are learning. It will be a struggle for us later.I seriously hope they will stick to PPSMI.

The Government has committed a great blunder by backtracking on the earlier decision to teach science and maths in English. Tun Mahathir realised, albeit rather late, that the standard of English in the country had declined and therefore he took the decision to instruct schools to teach maths and science in English in both primary and secondary schools. Another reason for the decision was the atrocious English written by civil servants. The government has given in to the demands of some myopic nationalist groups. There is a feeling among Malaysians that the ruling party might embrace/suffer a mighty defeat at the hands of the opposition in the next election. All the goofs that the government continues to commit will contribute to its defeat.
Tun M's blog poll clearly indicates people's preference and thinking. Any government that ignores "vox populi" is arrogant and adamant and resorts to decisions according to its own whims and fancies is bound to fall. Beware!
ABI

Dear Tun, salam sejahtera harap sihat sentiasa. Kiriman saya menyokong PPSMI dgn mematah alasan yg mrk lontar......

Ini MENYANGKAL sedikit alasan ANTI PPSMI.....

..................DEMI MARATABAT

Dua mata pelajaran mampu membunuh martabat BM? Ini kenyataan atau penipuan? Ini hakikat atau pemesongan?

Kita belajar dlm BI penuh sejak sebelum merdeka hingga 1974. Tak hilang bangsa, budaya dan bahasa Melayu? Kenapa dua mata pelajaran tiba tiba jadi jembalang hebat mengancam martabat Melayu? Apa tujuan menghantukan pelajaran ini dgn menipu sebegitu rupa?

..................KERANA ANAK DESA

Kelemahan anak desa krn kekurangan kemudahan, pendedahan dan mutu pengajaran, bukan mrk lembab atau tak boleh. Tumpuan, pengawasan lebih patut diberi, bukan mengalih sungai krn takut anak lemas. Murid kaki bangku, kita patahkan kaki supaya dia belajar menjahit? Anak desa nak diabdikan sebagai kerbau dicucuk hidung, diheret tuan gembala seumur hidup!

.................SEBAB PENCAPAIAN MENURUN

Pencapaian bergantung pada mutu, alat dan daya pelajaran bukan bahasa saja. Pencapaian diperingkat sek rendah mungkin disebabkan bahasa, tapi diperingkat menengah tak boleh salahkan bahasa saja. Ada sebab lain menyumbang pada penurunan ini. Tapi semua dgn mudah menyalahkan PPSMI secara membuta!

Lagi gila, ada orang anggap ajar dlm BI mesti naik pencapaian kalau tidak baik patah balik. Pencapaian boleh naik main tukar bahasa? Anti PPSMI sengaja buat tak nampak penurunan krn pengajaran lemah. Cara atasinya, tingkatkan mutu pengajaran bukan gulung balik tikar dah setengah hurai. Dah masuk mulut kunyah sajalah, tapi disuruh muntah keluar!

...............SANGGUP PUTAR BELIT

Bila bantah PPSMI kata belajar dlm bahasa asal (ibunda) lebih cepat dan mudah. Tapi belajar ilmu yg terpendam dlm bahasa lain ditolak belajar dlm bahasa asal? Suruh belajar jalan jauh melalui terjemahan. Tapi tanpa menguasai ilmu itu dulu, mana boleh terjemah?

Ini sebiji mcm masalah skrg, guru lemah ilmu BI disuruh ajar dlm BI. Kelak orang tiada ilmu sains dan matematik disuruh terjemah. Suruh ayam ajar mcm mana cara burung terbang!

Kata hanya ini cara bina ilmu dlm BM? Nak belajar terus dari sumber atau tunggu terjemahan? Mandi terus dari paip atau tunggu tempayan penuh? Mana lebih hebat? Pakar ilmu dlm BI (ibarat lautan) yg berbahasa ibunda BM atau pakar ilmu terjemahan (bak tempayan) yg buta BI?

Contoh masaalah ini ialah guru (era BM) mengajar dlm BI (PPSMI). Harimau mengajar adab makan dgn garfu dan sudu? Mana boleh. Guru sendiri tak reti ilmu dlm bahasa itu, mcm mana dia nak terjemah. Petanda ini menunjukkan cadangan meningkatkan hanya mata pelajaran BI akan sia sia mcm guru guru dah buktikan!

................SIKAP MAHU MUDAH

Anti PPSMI timbul dari sikap tebal mahu mudahkan untuk bangsa konon. Kalau dlm BM boleh dapat markah tinggi, ikut BM, jahanam pada ilmu.

Murid lembab dipercepatkan dgn kurangkan ‘beban’ (ilmu!) mrk.

Guru susah mengajar mudahkan untuk mrk. Tukar dasar pedulikan pembelajaran dah singkat.

Bangsa nak cepat capai 'kejayaan' bukan pencapaian, beri sijil dan pangkat menggunung tapi isi membonggol?

Orang politik takut hilang sokongan, gadai masa depan anak anak bangsa, tidak berani harungi perubahan!

..................IJAZAH

Bagi yg belajar dlm BM dan megah sampai juga ke universiti, sedarlah ilmu yg kamu dapat itu cukup untuk tempah sijil saja, bukan tempah tempat di lautan ilmu. Sijil itu terbatas pada terjemahan pendekar ilmu satu bahasa, keupayaan seorang yg yatim bahasa dan universiti terasing dari edaran ilmu dunia.

Nak ijazah atau ilmu? Lihat berapa ramai orang tiada ijazah tapi berjaya, dan ramai yg berijazah tak dapat kerja! Bezanya ILMU!!

..................UCAPAN DI PBB

Sebuah komen anti PPSMI(sdr '2009') bangkit isu Tun berucap dlm BI di PBB (konon memalukan bangsa dan BM).

Ucapan dlm BI terus menunjukkan pada pendengar, Tun seorang bijak pandai (paling kurang celik dua bahasa) berbanding pemimpin yg guna bahasa sendiri. Menunjukkan mrk cuma jaguh kampong (pelat bahasa, cacat ilmu), dapat jawatan guna kekerasan bukan keilmuan tapi nak berkokok di medan antarabangsa!!

PBB tempat menyampai pendapat bukan tempat manayang budaya.Tak pernah dengar masuk kandang kambing mengembik, masuk kandang kerbau menguak? Atau sdr nak jadi rusa masuk kampong di PBB?

Harimau tetap harimau dari belangnya, bukan suara lantang mengaumnya!

Orang-orang yang membantah PPMSI ni berkata ibubapa tidak boleh mengajar anak-anak mereka di rumah kerana mereka tak faham bahasa Inggeris especially yang dari luar bandar. Saya amat tidak bersetuju dengan hujjah ini, walaupun dalam bahasa Melayu mereka ni pun tak boleh mengajar anak-anak mereka kerana mereka tak berpelajaran tinggi, cuba anda bayangkan ibubapa ni kena mengajar anak-anak mereka kimia, matematik dan biologi dan matamatik tambahan, boleh masuk akal ke teori ni. Kalau mereka berpelajaran tinggi mereka biasanya akan tinggal di bandar.

Kalau nak mengajar yang pelajaran di sekolah rendah, 2+2 dalam bentuk numbers tak kan tak faham, kamus kan ada, lagipun kalau kanak-kanak ni diberi pendedahan sejak tadika lagi, tak de masalah bahasa pun. Bayangkan pelajar2 dari etnik lain tu.

Pakar2 bahasa ni janganlah cemburukan sangat kami nak menguasai bahasa teknology. Ini hak kami, jangan mencampuri kalau anda tak ada kepakaran dalam bidang ni, setakat berdemontrasi dan berhujjah murahan tu tak de faedahnya kepada generasi akan datang.

The current Malaysian government (beginning from Pak Lah's time) has made several dumb mistakes.

This is the dumbest and most irresponsible one thus far.
And all simply for votes from the majority rural folks so that they remain in power....not a single concern for the welfare of young Malaysians who have to face an ever globalised, inter-twined world with expanding polulation where companies and govt alike compete for the best human resources for limited positions.

Future Malaysians will only be useful as factory workers in Malaysia only, that is, for factories still dumbb enough not to relocate to China and India and the likes.

This is Politics for you ! Gamble with our childrens' future for them to remain in power. And to think when they go about the streets...we all rush like crazy people just to shake their hands....:(

Q

Salam YAB Tun
Saya sokong PPSMI 100%,
Saya sangat sedih bila kerajaan nampaknya buat tak kisah dengan rintihan rakyat yang banyak,atau kerajaan sengaja ingin melihat bila kesabaran sudah hilang rakyat akan bangun memberontak dan menentang,dan hasilnya akan dilihat dipilihan raya ke 13 nanti.
PPSMI memberi banyak kelebihan contohnya anak saya yang sekarang berada di dalam tingkatan satu (PPSMI) beliau telah dapat menguasai Bahasa Inggeris dengan baik jauh kalau nak dibandingkan dengan anak jiran saya yang berada didalam tingkatan lima.Saya sangat berbangga dengan pencapaian anak saya.
Jadi saya tidak nampak disini mengapa PPSMI mesti dihapuskan (disamping banyak lagi kelebihan-kelebihan yang tidak perlu saya nyatakan disini kerana semua orang boleh menilai sendiri asalkan tidak hipokrit.
Tapi betul juga seperti kata Dato A Kadir Jasin dalam blognya"kalau diberi bunga kepada beruk mestilah beruk memusnahkan bunga tersebut lain lah, kalau bunga tersebut diberi kepada kumbang!.....".
Tidak kah kerajaan Najib nampak bahawa apa saja perancang Tun selama ini yang pada mulanya ditentang hebat oleh segelintir rakyat yang tidak pernah menilai keikhlasan Tun akhir nya membawa kejayaan yang gah yang tidak ada manusia pun boleh menyankalnya atau pun Najib bimbang takut rakyat kata beliau tidak begitu cerdik!..... .
Disini saya sebagai rakyat Malaysia yang berhak memberi pandangan meminta dengan hati yang ikhlas supaya KERAJAAN MEMIKIR KEMBALI PEMAHSUHAN PPSMI.
Rasanya masih tidak terlambat untuk saya dan keluarga mengucapkan selamat hari lahir untuk Tun dan Tun Siti yang dikasihi semoga dipanjangkan umur dan mendapat kesihatan yang baik amin.
Wassallam.

Dear Tun M,

I hope that this open letter reaches you in the pink of health.

(I am writing this letter in a casual manner and I hope that you will excuse my ignorance of protocols here).

I have always, among my friends and relatives, openly declare that I am a ‘Tun supporter’. I may be but two fifth your age but I pride myself with the knowledge of your personal development from Lorong Kilang Ais to The Mines Resort. As an urban resident, without you Tun, there will not be the luxury and comfort that we are able to enjoy today. But many shallow Malaysians take this for granted.

Many do not agree with your actions and policies implemented during your tenure as our Prime Minister. They are wrong. They are ignorant. There are merits in your every policies. What the general public does not understand is that to move the country forward, there will have to be sacrifices.

I do not fault you for implementing policies that benefit the Malays. Anyone who calls you a racist is a nincompoop. They only need to look at your circle of friends and confidantes to know the truth. To carry the nation forward, the Malays being the largest population of our nation has to be made the catalysts. And hence your policies to improve the Malays financially, economically and socially. Fine by me.

But I know, and you know, that regardless of how noble your plans and policies are, they did not work. And this isn’t going to change. Instead, a group of monstrous, greedy and corrupted Malay elitists have been created. The true Malays, the general Malays, are falling further and further behind by the day.

The Malaysian Chinese will never be affected by whatever policies the government of the day implements - they are excellent survivors. And oh how you envy them.

The Indians have been poor and will continue to be poor. And so are the non-Malay bumiputeras.

Tun, it is now time to re-evaluate your Grand Plan.

UMNO is now an incurable disease. I know that you know that. And I know that you know that you are helpless in trying to rectify the situation. UMNO will not change from within - not with its spread of long evil tentacles springing from the top echelon down to the warlords and little ketua-ketua at the so-called grassroot level. Is there really such a thing as the ‘grassroot supporters’ of UMNO today anyway?

UMNO is killing the Malays. And along with that the rest of Malaysians. To help the Malays and all Malaysians, UMNO will now have to be the sacrifice.

Malaysia is now a failed state.

The people no longer trust the BN Government.

The people no longer trust the Police Force.

The people no longer trust this… apa nama… MACC.

Hope is a key component of life. Security or the very sense of it is a key component of life. I shudder to think what Malaysians who have lost these two elements of life are capable of doing. I was at the Kelana Jaya Stadium yesterday for the Justice for Teoh Beng Hock Solidarity Gathering. I am afraid that UMNO has awaken the ‘don’t get involved’ Chinese. I hope I am wrong for the Chinese have numbers. And the Chinese have the money to get much to be mobilised. And if that is true, then a perfect storm is brewing.

To top that, Malaysians know that the general election is not fair. Let’s add ‘The people no longer trust the Elections Commission’. UMNO via BN will continue to rule Malaysia because our elections are not fair. I hope Malaysia as a nation can survive until the next general elections. I fear that desperate Malaysians will do a Bangkok? I fear that Malaysia will end up being a Pakistan. A Bangladesh. A Myanmar. But if this does happen, can you really fault these fellow Malaysians?

Tun, you can help us red blooded Malaysians make a difference. Please help us return the country to us.

Will you help us topple UMNO, please?

Will you help us establish a two party system in Malaysia, please?

There is no need for you to be a part of Pakatan Rakyat. That will be quite a challenge. You will have your ways should you choose to.

The fall of UMNO today will not be the end of UMNO. It will be the beginning of a new UMNO. A real UMNO baru. One which you vision. And with that, we will put UMNO back in government again.

But Tun, we need you on the side of the rakyat now. You will make the difference. And that will be your ultimate legacy to Malaysia.

Warm regards,

Simon Templar of Salt, Pepper ANd a little Kicap

Y.A.B Tun

With such overwhelming majority in this poll, what's next? Those proponents who suggested that the votes are duplicates are just finding an excuse to shoot down a fact. A lot of parents are against the reversal of PPSMI to BM!

The Ministry of Education is disregarding the voice of a silent majority who sees intellectual discourse as a way to convince the Government to allow PPSMI. The interest of the rural folks have been looked into, what about the interest of the urban folks. We need to have an option for parents who choose PPSMI. Please allow some selected schools including private schools to continue with PPSMI. We are voters and tax payers, too.

The Ministry of Education opened a hotline for parents to share their views and suggestions on how to handle this matter. The hotline was abruptly discontinued with announcement that said, "Thank you for your comments. A decision to revert to BM has been made." What is the purpose of this PR exercise,if our views are not going to be considered. Unlike Tun's blog, the hotline has lesser transparency and is a farce.

Tun, now that the votes has been cast, we humbly request for your strong views on this so that the future of our children and our country will not be jeopardised.

Best regards.

Warm Salam Tun,

There is no other way that one can be on par with the rest of the world if we still think Math & Science should be in Bahasa.......
I agree that it must be in English. Count me in Tun. Wassalam.

Salam YAB Tun,

Bagi orang Islam yang mencintai agama Islam dan ingin mendalami pelbagai bidang ilmu di dalam kitab Al-Quran yang diturunkan kepada Nabi Muhammad saw terpaksa mempelajari bahasa Arab samada suka atau tidak.

Bagi mereka yang malas hanya cukup sekadar membaca terjemahannya sahaja di dalam lain-lain bahasa termasuk bahasa ibunda mereka akan pasti mendapati tiada terjemahan yang dapat memberi penerangan yang setepat bahasa asalnya.

Sumbangan orang-orang Islam di dalam bidang Sains dan Matematik tidak perlu dipertikaikan bahkan banyak ilmu-ilmu tersebut berasal dari kitab Al-Quran yang sama iaitu yang ada di setiap rumah-rumah orang Islam hari ini.

Orang-orang barat terpaksa menterjemah hasil-hasil kajian orang-orang Islam kedalam bahasa mereka sendiri dan ternyata selepas itu ilmu-ilmu tersebut terus berkembang hingga hari ini. Malang sekali ramai yang tidak perasan bahawa kebanyakan ilmu-ilmu dari barat dan negara-negara maju asalnya daripada Al-Quran.

Maka bolehlah kita buat kesimpulan bahawa untuk mendapatkan sebarang ilmu didunia ini sekarang, kedudukan keutamaan bahasa yang perlu dipelajari dan dikuasai samada suka atau terpaksa adalah seperti berikut:-

1. Bahasa Arab - bahasa Al-Quran untuk umat manusia
2. Bahasa Inggeris - bahasa terjemahan yang universal
3. Lain-lain Bahasa - bahasa ibunda masing-masing

Bagi mereka yang pernah menjalankan sebarang kajian di dalam apa juga bidang pasti sutuju dengan rangking keutamaan bahasa ini.

Wassalam.

Dear Tun,

RE: Living in 21st Century Malaysia.

Please allow me, your average Malaysian Joe, to paint you a picture, from my perspective.

1) Man dies after being interogated by a government agency into the wee hours of the morning

2) Government doing flip flops on policies that affects entire generation of Malaysians

3) People being spied upon when worshiping.

The above are the latest "happenings" in our country. A country which you led for over 20 years.

As a result of issues like the above, I no longer have faith in the government (this includes all it's agencies like the police, MACC, etc), the judiciary, the Monarchy and, last but not least, I don't believe a single word I read in the papers.

Oh, to top it all off, we're also in the midst of the greatest recession of my lifetime (I'm 42)

When will our politicians, of all parties, learn? When will they stop being politicians and start being leaders?

At the rate we're going, it is a matter of time before this country descends into total anarchy.

You are in a unique position where you wield tremendous influence. You may have retired a the PM of Malaysia but clearly, our political "leaders" listen to you.

I implore you, dear sir, to knock some sense into these "leaders". Please do not let a country, which you've worked so hard to build up, crumble into dust.

Yours truly,

Average Chinaapek

Today all Malaysians are OUTRAGED!!First with the death of PPSMI then with the death of Beng Hock!! Tun, it is sad to say that all your successors have turned this beautiful country UPSIDE DOWN!!

Hi,

Melayu bukan cepat lupa, Melayu lebih suka cepat berubah, ibaratlah sebuah kereta telah diubah suai oleh tiga atau lima tuan lagi-lagi yang berbeza kaum ikut citarasanya........

once a wise man say, I do really remember who maybe Winston chirchil,

to improve is to change
to be perfect is to change often.

but Melayu change to often !!!

Majority do not support new DPM to abolish PPSMI, but will DPM listen to the majority rakyat's cries? Do we have the power to overthrow his overnite policy?Does Tun still have the power to overthrow DPM's policy.Absolute power is in DPM-Najib's hands.They can do what they like even to the dislike of the majority rakyat, for their own agenda.
It makes no sense to abolish PPSMI when it will be more beneficial for the Malays in many generations to come. Without PPSMI, Malays will always be behind time seperti katak di bawah tempurung (not progressive).
The side effects of abolishing PPSMI would result more burden for both parents and children as parents would still send their children to study in English and English tuition centres will flourish esp those teaching Maths & Science, as parents would also need to prepare their children for tertiary education which will be in English.
This move to abolish PPSMI is very suspicious and without basis and with no transparent objective known to the people and because of this, the majority rakyat has no more confidence and trust for BN and its new leaders who on one hand preach this but on the other do otherwise. Malaysia is doomed!
Malaysia was popular as a multi-racial,multi culture & most importantly multi-lingual country awed by many countries. Many respect our ability to speak multi languages and dialects and we are proud to be Malaysians, but now look like the country is going to be one culture, one Malaysia & one Bahasa country and wants to hamper the rakyat to be multi-lingual.This will make people more angry and outraged towards 1Malaysia. Tun, please wake up your new leaders and open up their minds!They are insulting your vast experience and foresight.

salam..

on Tuan Yaakub's comment posted 17th July 09...

Siapa yang mengundi melalui net ini Tun ? Orang kampung Gua Musang ? Kuala Berang ? Baling ? Rakyat disana nak makan pun susah, mana ada internet nak mengundi di net ini.
Yang mengundi ialah penyokong Tun, orang bandar. Dengan 100,000 orang mengundi pun Tun cakap kerajaan tak mendengar pandangan rakyat, sedangkan Tun sendiri semasa jadi PM tak pernah mendengar rakyat yang memilih pembangkang walaupun undi mereka melebihi juta juta orang.

Pandangan sy,yg mengundi di sini sy rasa bknnye penyokong Tun pun,tetapi mereka ni mempunyai pendapat yg sama dgn Tun berkenaan dengan kepentingan PPSMI ni..Sy akui,mmg ia kelihatan begitu berat utk diterima,tetapi byk kelebihannya...bknnye belajar semua mata pelajaran dlm bahsa inggeris,maths & science sahaja. Bahasa tetap dijaga apa,sejarah,geografi,dan sebagainya. kenapalah masa sy dulu xde buat mcm ni,klu tak mesti senang je belajar kat universiti,xde la terkial2 nk cuba phm kan buku teks yg majoritinya semua bhs inggeris...

Mungkin benar kehidupan org2 kg gua musang,kuala berang,baling susah,xde internet nk mengundi di blog ni...sy rase klu ade kesempatan mereka pun mahu memberi pendapat mereka... PPSMI ini sebenarnya utk generasi kita yg akan dtg,bkn utk kita...utk kita adalah memberikan peluang yg terbaik untuk mereka,termasuklah memberi peluang utk menjadi seorang yg berjaya dan maju dlm apa jua bidang. Sekarang ni klu nk berjaya dan maju, bahasa inggeris adalah perlu,sedih?tetapi itulah kenyataan...nk maratabatkan bhs melayu byk lagi cara lain kita bole guna...sama2 lah kita pikirkan

Tun ckp kerajaan x denagr pandangan rakyat ke? Tuan Yaakub salah phm ni,yg Tun maksudkan kerajaan bknnya tak dengar pandangan rakyat,saya pasti mereka di Putarajaya mendengar dgn penuh tekun pandangan2 bernas rakyat Malaysia ini,tetapi pandangan setakat pandangan sahaja....xde mase nk teliti betul2 kot.....ntahla, bkn nye senang nk mentadbir negara ni,byk perkara perlu difikirkan.

Tun x pernah mendengar pandangan rakyat yg menyokong pembangkang ke?
Kebisaannye kita klu org dah tak percaya,dah tak suka,ape kita buat? Klu saudara sendiri lah,org kg dah tak suka,saudara mara pun dah tak percaya,saudara buat ape?

Well,enuf said...this is merely my humble opinion on Tuan Yaakub's comment,hey it's a free country right?
To Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad,hopefully you'll be in the pingkest of health...hope to meet you soon.

salam sejahtera....

Salam'alaik Tun.

Tertarik dengan undian rakyat yang Tun perlukan.

Cuma saya tertanya-tanya, kenapa dahulu sebelum melaksanakan PPSMI Tun tidak menjalankan undian di kalangan ibu bapa, pelajar dan pakar-pakar berkaitan?

Bila dah dihapuskan, barulah suara rakyat diperlukan.

Memperkasakan subjek Bahasa Inggeris & EST (English for Science & Technology) adalah jalan terbaik untuk meningkatkan kemahiran berbicara dalam Bahasa Inggeris.

Wallahualam.

http://azymechanical.blogspot.com

Ayahanda Tun,

Izinkan.....

Hi abg samuraimelayu, sacrcity vs complement in Pelajaran EKONOMI, and why PPSMI and English are important as a COMPLEMENT to BAHASA MALAYSIA ATAU BAHASA MELAYU!!!!!!

The code is on the right side of chedet.cc - PETA (English)atau MAP in BI

The story is for us to syiok diri ma as Rakyat Malaysia.........

Edited in English for us to laugh ..... care to join us Ravi, Dorai of course S..Tan...... for this JOKE:-

Tajuk : WORLD WAR 3 (Never assume, the un-code is ass u n me)

“(Yawn…) What a day. Hey, do you have a cigarette?”

“You bet I have, but I’m not handing over to you.”

“Why not?”
“Look at the sign you idiot, no smoking.”

“Awe man, no one is going to know if you don’t leak a word.”

“If this place is not full of explosive ranging from C-4 to liquid Hydrogen, I might have changed my mind.”

“Come on Nigel, don’t be a pussy, its not like it is going to blow
since we are a mile away.”

“Don’t exaggerate, it is only 274 meters away.”

“Isn’t that far enough.”

“Why take the risk?”

“Did you hear that, Nigel? That sound, it sounds like a…”

“Down!”

Nigel quickly pushed his partner down and the entire storage behind them blew up. The shockwave threw them away into a nearby trench with water. As they surfaced up, the entire arsenal for the second, fifth, and the eighth company was blown into smithereens. Nigel dragged his fainted partner onto dry land and pulled his walkie-talkie out and said “This is national guard call sign alpha seven, the package was destroyed, I repeat, the package was destroyed. Request emergency reinforcement, enemy has infiltrated our airspace. Request air support.”. “ This is base, roger that. Friendly F-35C are entering the airspace as we speak, out.” The scorching scene shifted to the peaceful oval table.

“Mr. President, our supply depot in south California Hills was
attacked.”

“What was the damage, so far?”

“We have lost contact with fourth regiment that have been
deployed there. Satellite images show that the depot was
completely destroyed .”

“How about you, Michael? Have any idea what cause it.”
“Well, Mr. President, we have scanned the entire area during the
attack, but no luck on finding them. We may believe that the
enemy infiltrated our airspace using a stealth bomber. Our best
bet is the B-2 Right Spirit.”

“Are you suggesting that actually one of our own plane bombed
us? One of us is the culprit?”

“Yes, that is the only plane capable of infiltrating our airspace
without triggering the anti-air defense system.”

“Well, someone might steal one of our plane and bombed us with
It. Russian is capable of that.” the president asked again.

“Umm…, that was our first thought but, please continue, Simon.

“(Clear throat) As a diplomat, I have communicated the Russian
and it seems that they were bombed as well, umm…, and they
suspect that we were the culprit.”

“Not only that, we have received several reports of China being
bombed as well.” added by one of the general.

“China, they were bombed too. And let me guess, they suspect us as well.”

“Yes Mr. President, we have receive a hotline from the president
of China demanding an explanation.” explained Simon

“It seems to me that someone is trying to make a war between
us. Jackson, sound the national guard and put FBI and CIA to work. Dismiss.

When the president stood up from his chair, his secretary received a call. Her calm emotion drastically changed to an unspeakable shock.

“What is it, Christine?

“Sir, two of our Peacemaker just launched and they are headed to
Russian and China.”

“What do you mean just launched?”

“No idea sir. They are trying to abort now.”

The president bangs the chair with his leg and yelled in depression.

“Someone is trying to make a fool out of us. Make sure the launch
control team put in the abort codes. I don’t want a goddamn
world war 3.”

“If what you said earlier were true, wouldn’t it be a little
awkward for them to attack us while at the same time framed
us” asked the diplomat with a sound of confusion.

Without hesitation, the secretary of defense, Jacob Wilson stood up and say, “Based on the missile launched incident, the only possible reason is that the enemy has hacked into our Defense Mainframe.”

“What is the connection with the incident in California Hills”
Simon asked again.

“Well, by attacking us, our defense data including launch codes
will be transfer to another location. The enemy may have
intercepted the data and the launch codes as well.” added
Wilson

“If that is the case…” Jackson quickly pulled out his cell phone,
“This is General Scott Jackson, change the launch codes of every
missile now. I don’t care if it takes time, just do it.”

“If the enemy had hacked into our system, I don’t think the abort codes could be much of a use.” said Michael.

“What about the missile counter, can they intercept them?”
asked the president.

“Peacemaker ICBM is too fast to be intercept. Our best bet is our
naval fleet position in the Atlantic might be able to intercept
with their counter missiles. However, I would put much hope on
them.”

“What are you suggesting, Jackson?” asked the president again.

“Well, there is nothing we can do. We should just plan for the
aftermath.”

Meanwhile in the flagship of the naval fleet in Atlantic, the sailors were busy preparing to intercept the ICBMs. Each sailor manned their battle station with concentration exceeding the normal level. While inside the bridge, the Captain picked up the loud speaker and ordered a full retreat if the missile is destroyed. All sailors position outside are to fall back below deck. The sea was calm and the sky was clear.

“Remember, we have only one shot. We have to do this.” yelled
the Captain in the loudspeaker with full of spirits and enthusiasm.

(Ring…) The hotline rang, the co-captain rushed to fetch it.
The first word that came out of him is “Jesus”. The captain paused his speech and asked “What is it?”.

“Sir, the ICBMs…changed its course.”

“Change course? Change it to where?”

“One of them to Europe and another one…to he…here, sir”

“What is the time of impact?” The captain asked calmly.

“10 minutes before zero detonation.” replied the co-captain with a
frail voice.”

Upon hearing those words, the captain ran to the radio and shot out the order. The full retreat order.

“Every ship are ordered to pull out from here. Change offensive
battle station to evasive. I repeat, all ships are to pull out from
here. The missile has changed its course to here. This is not a
drill. Use all direction. All hands on the decks are to fall back
within the permitted area.” yelled the captain.

All the ships started moving away to all direction. The massive movement caused the calm sea into a wavy break. But it was already too late. Seven zero detonation yield a grand to total of 1MT vaporized every object in its kill radius. Despite of the nuclear detonation on the ocean, the air still smells of peace around the globe. It seems like it never happened before, that the crisis have yet reached the ear of the citizens. However, things were as calm in the Pentagon. Hotlines were ringing off the charts. The employees were stunned and confused due to the unexpected nuclear detonation. The unorganized convention was soon forced to cease as there was no time to lose. They have to plan a counter attack, the other missile before it hits Europe, or precisely, Paris.

Meanwhile in France Air Self Defense Airbase,

“Hello, may I know who is this?” asked the base commander as
he picked up the phone.

“This is Commander Pierre from the national security. Assemble a
Squad of MiG-25.” replied the commander.

As the commander threw out those words, the base commander facial changed from a lazy coffee drinker type to a despicable shock, as he knew that the sole purpose of the existence of MiG-25 was to intercept tomahawk missiles. However, he still asked for the purpose, just to be.

“What is it for, commander?” he asked with an unconfident tone,
hoping that the piece of assumption was wrong.

“A fast object has entered our airspace. It is believe to be an
ICBM, service name, peacemaker. I want you to intercept it
immediately.” said the commander with a stern voice.

The base commander was speechless for a moment due to the matter was much more worse than he had thought. Then he replied, “Can we intercept that, I mean, it is too fast for our plane.”

“I don’t care whether our plane can chase after them or not, your
mission is simple, destroy that goddamn missile before it harasses Paris, understand.” yelled the commander.

“Yes sir!”, the base commander quickly pick up the radio and said the following, “This is the base commander speaking, all available MiG-25 pilots are to move your asses to your battle station, this is not a damn drill, gear up immediately and take off ASAP. We have Paris on the gambling table. Briefing will be done on flight.

The unprepared pilot rushed to their lockers and changed to their flight suits. Some of the pilot even halted their visit to the toilet and proceed with the commander’s command. The maintenance crew did their usual check up and help the pilots to man their plane. The havoc ripped hanger scene switched to the calm and organized control tower.

“This is base tower to all plane, we have just received an urgent message from the national security, Paris will be vaporized within 25 minutes by an ICBM known as the Peacemaker. Time, we do not have the luxury of, therefore we are performing a four by four take off. We do not even have enough operators since today is Sunday.
Therefore, it will only be us as your eyes and ears. All planes ready.

“Lets kick ass.”

“I’m ready”

“No problem here, everything is a-okay.”

Many lines came out indicated that these pilots are always ready for the worst. As planned, four by four, all the 16 planes took off in four teams. Team Garuda, Raven, Falcon, and Silver Hawk as their members are identified by numbers.

“This is AWACS, call sign Eagle Eye, to all Eagle Eye element,
you guys are to fly to this coordinate. Sending now. We will
brief you along the way.”

“This is Garuda 1, team is all yours”.

“This is Raven 1, everything is fine, please proceed.”

“This is Falcon 1, we are ready to roll.”

“Silver Hawk 1 here, flyboys here are ready on your command”

“Here is the situation, a peacemaker is about to enter our
airspace at 1605, by the time we reached the border, we would
have around 2 minutes to make visual contact. Here is the plan,
team Garuda will go to the border and wait for it to come and
track it with you radar installation. Team Raven will be 20 miles
away from team Garuda in the missile’s flight path and prepare
to intercept. If the interception should fail, team Falcon and
Silver Hawk will do the honor of destroying it. One more thing, try to shoot the thrusters of the missile. Do not aim for the
warhead, we won’t want any barbeque pilots as our reward for
destroying it, do we? Set you time now, mark at 1600, one…two…three…and mark. Proceed with your objectives, Eagle Eye out.”

Have a nice holiday, Ayahanda Tun in Mediterranean.

We have thousands of underprivileged kids in Sabah and Sarawak (yang tidak mempunyai asas English yang munasabah, serta diajar pula oelh guru-guru yang tidak fasih berBahasa Inggeris). Majority of them (and, their parents) don't support PPSMI. Unfortunately, none of them could ever have participated in the poll -- because neither they understand English (that well) nor have the access to internet.

Ayahanda Tun, if we really want to establish a so-called valid 'people sentiment', I guess a better method (of poll) needs to be designed. It's totally inappropriate to use the notion "opinions of the PEOPLE" -- when the poll itself exclude the group of people who are MOST SIGNIFICANTLY affected by PPSMI.

hi tun i love u....malaysia boleh mase tun, saye harap trus lah boleh...
agak2 najib x boleh, turun la sebelum jd paklah..kawan ttp kawan, x btul ttp tak betul...benda boleh fikir..simple sngt...x gune blaja tinggi, blaja ugama, n bagai la tp x boleh fikir....tu la beze nye tun dngn yang lain..tun mase lapang bace buku....yang lain mase lapang main golf.....releas tension konon.tengkorak die...sori kasar skit...
smekom n jage diri tun...

PPSMI is a good move to help students to get a good grip on M&S especially during the later years of their study in university or college which requires them to learn from English textbooks and even "googling" from internet using English term.

Sadly because of the not so promising result after 6 years of introducing M&S in English, the government decided to revert it back to Malay language. It is not just a waste of time, effort and money but lack of strategy to help to position our younger generation to be more successful in competing in the global economy. Most of the communication in the world is in English and I have been traveling around in Europe and so far I haven't seen anything written in Malay. In fact I am quite amazed with countries like Sweden where most of their citizens are able to master Swedish and English. Talking to some of the students, their education system introduces English in the important subjects so they could be well verse in their own language and English as well.

Why change something that it have proven to work like applying English in core subjects ? We always hear the phrase think out of the box but if students cannot communicate with others in the world - no matter how great your idea is , it always remain or maybe exploited by others who can communicate the same idea better than you.

Thanks Tun Mahathir for taking this up.

Tun,

I feel sad to see the decision on teaching science and Mathematics. Worse, I really do not feel good about our country's future lately looking at the way our media tried to stir racial sentiment which would never happen under your leadership. Don't we have enough problem?

I am very surprise, shock and sad to read how Utusan and Berita Harian report Teoh's death at MACC. Do you think this is the right way to report such an incident? I find it strange that the author label MACC as Malay. These are major newspaper and they should be more responsible. I find the article "menghasut" and "berbau perkauman" which should not happen at the first place. Issue at hand is someone died at the building after interrogation. Why link all these to race?

Tun, I sincerely hope that you and fellow bloggers can critic such manner of reporting before anyone attempts to link this teaching science and mathematics to race.

Salam Semua ,
Saya pun sokong PPSMI dihapuskan buat masa ini kerana banyak kelemahan dan banyak merosakkan masa depan kanak-kanak yang masih kecil .Cuba kita bayangkan ,kanak-kanak sekarang baru mengenal ABC dan sebagainya namun masih gagal mengingati bahasa melayu (ada yang belum menguasai 3M ) dengan baik ,bagaimana pula untuk menguasai BI)Kanak-kanak terpaksa belajar banyak bahasa sekurang2nya 3 bahasa terutamanya bagi orang Melayu ( BM,BI dan Jawi ).
Dengan belajar di sekolah Keb ,Sek Agama dan belajar pula BI )sedangkan 2 bahasa -BM dan Jawi ) pun masih ada yg gagal :belum boleh mengenal ,mengeja dan membaca dengan baik ;
Sebagai Rakyat Malaysia cuba kita lihat aspek ini :

1 - Kanak2 kena belajar 3 Bahasa ( BM,BI dan Jawi -bagi Melayu );

2 - Persediaan untuk guru :ada guru suka sebab dapat elaun 10% ;
- keluar pergi kursus -anak2 murid di sekolah terbiar ;
lantaklah kau kerajaan bagi guru2 banyak kerja -kerja kerani ;
menandatangan kedatangan murid ;
kutipan yuran ;
masalah displin murid di sekolah kena isi setiap kes dalam laporan ;
laporan bertugas harian;
Sistem Maklumat Murid ( kena isi dalam komputer - ibubapa pula beri maklumat tak cukup kerja guru terbantut - kerja guru tak selesai juga )
Sistem Maklumat Displin Murid ;
Rancangan Mengajar Harian kena tulis tangan ( ada komputer tak benarkan guna komputer -cut and paste rancangan mengajar kan senang tapi inilah yg tak boleh ( segelintir Guru Besar je benarkan );

3 - Pemantauan PPD/JPN terhadap Buku Rancangan Mengajar Guru -suka dilihat awal tahun dalam masa guru sibuk uruskan kemasukan pelajar inilah depa nak mai cari hal dan semasa ke semasa -semuanya membuatkan GURU serba tak kena -ditolak kiri,kanan ,atas dan bawah semua kena ( kena tegur tak apa ,tapi kena tulis surat tunjuk sebab )nama dah naik di JPN/PPD !!

4 - Guru Kelas pula :kutip yuran ,hias kelas ,isi maklumat murid2 dan ibubapa - kena berikan kp Guru :surat beranak ,slip gaji ,bil elektrik ,salinan IC dan sebagainya - guru pula kena isi dalam masa terdekat untuk di HANTAR KE PEJABAT !!DALAM MASA INILAH GURU KENA SIAPKAN BUKU RANCANGAN MENGAJAR ,PHOTOSTAT RANCANGAN TAHUNAN ( DUIT SENDIRI PULA TUUUUUUUUUUU!!!)GURU JG ADA ANAK BINI-KENA URUSKAN ANAK2 SEKOLAH JUGA MCM MANUSIA LAIN !!

5 - Anak2 tuan/puan berak dan kencing,menangis,tak nak masuk kelas ,bermain dan segala masalah lagi -GURU JUGA KENA SELESAIKAN CARI BAJU/SELUAR untuk diberikan kp Anak TuanPuan !!!Mana ada masa guru cukup untuk mengajar Subjek Asas nak tambah pula dengan BI - serabut kepala nak selesaikan masalah anak murid pun bertambah2 !!
Bayangkan anak TuanPuan dalam 1 kelas 30 orang ;5 orang masalah -25 orang lagi nak belajar - mana pilihan guru nak selesaikan masalah ????????Masa mengajar berjalan dan guru lain akan masuk pula !!??? Pelajaran tergendala !!

KERAJAAN HANYA SURUH LAKSANAKAN AGENDA MEREKA SAHAJA TANPA MELIHAT APA2 KESAN TERHADAP GURU DAN MURID ( KONONNYA KAJIAN TELAH DIJALANKAN OLEH PAKAR - PUAK2 NI NAK AMBIL PANGKAT JE PADA ZAMAN TUUUU ).KALAU GURU HANYA MENGAJAR ,PPSMI INI BOLEH DILAKSANAKAN DENGAN JAYANYA - TAPI SEMUANYA MASALAH TERHIMPUN ATAS KEPALA GURU ......BEBAN GURU TERAMAT SANGAT !!TAPI NAK TENGOK KEJAYAAN DI SINI, TAPI MASALAH DI SINI TAK NAMPAK ,JIKA JPN/PPD BERI ALASAN MEREKA AKAN KATA KAMI FAHAM MASALAH GURU...PE MAMPUSLAH !!!HELAH BELA DIRI SEMUANYA TUUUUUUUUUU!!!

Tuan2 dalam comments ini bolehlah pandai2 belaka dgn BI nya sebab mampu memberikan cadangan dan komen .Ramai di luar sana tak mcm tuan2...mengharapkan PPSMI dihapuskan .

in my opinion this poll can't and shouldn't be used as reference. the people who took part in the poll were not representing the majority of malaysians. most of them are the internet users in urban areas. i don't think most of pakciks, makciks, datuks and neneks in kampungs would have opportunities to access internet. what about opposition supporters? they also had rights to give opinions and views. unfortunately,they didn't like you so they wouldn't go to your blog to vote.

i don't think this poll was reliable enough. one person could vote as many times as he liked. if he had much time to spend for this, he could vote 100 times, maybe 1000 times. this made the poll a cheap one, just like the one of akademi fantasia and other stupid so-called reality shows. the only difference is they don't have to pay to vote in your poll. to make this poll a credible one, a person should vote for only once.

one other reason is people who voted for PPSMI were your supporters. they supported you blindly. for them everything you said was right. even if it was wrong they would still say it was right... "pasai che det cakap lagu tu...mesti betoi punya".

for me, every reason you gave for the implementation of ppsmi was nothing more than utter crap.

i'm sorry for telling you and your supporters the truth... but truth is truth. i'm too sleepy to hold on. my eyes are all but closed. it's been 12.33 am. anyway, don't worry... I'LL BE BACK...

Salam TUN..

Please say to the government that I'm NOT supported them to teach Math Science in BM.. Tq

Tun,
Please comment your view on Teoh Beng Seng case. Why a witness being intergorate for more than 10 hours and misteriously died in MACC building after more than 10 hours being released by MACC. A young father & husband to-be is way too unbelievable for his sudden death. A man who is a witness to bribery case, a man is going to register his marriage the next day, a man who is going to get married within days, a man who is going to be a father, a man who is looking forward to start a new life and a family... most of all a man who definitely found reasons to live a better life why he chose to end his life is such a manner. Malaysians are not idiot, the nation is not brainless... Where is the justice? Only God knows what happened

Tun,
Please comment your view on Teoh Beng Seng case. Why a witness being intergorate for more than 10 hours and misteriously died in MACC building after more than 10 hours being released by MACC. A young father & husband to-be is way too unbelievable for his sudden death. A man who is a witness to bribery case, a man is going to register his marriage the next day, a man who is going to get married within days, a man who is going to be a father, a man who is looking forward to start a new life and a family... most of all a man who definitely found reasons to live a better life why he chose to end his life is such a manner. Malaysians are not idiot, the nation is not brainless...

Greetings.

I'm currently a Form 1 student studying in one of the better schools in Petaling Jaya. After reading all the comments, I'm very sure about the decision in urban areas only. Most rural areas do not have access to internet and thus this poll is somewhere unfair.

I strongly support Maths and Science in English, but as far as I'm concern, all this talk isn't going to do anything. Do not look down on the younger generation of this country, as maturity of minds are in of younger ages now. Many of my friends, are considering to avoid this change and revert to GCE O'Levels in international schools. I myself am looking towards applying for ASEAN scholarship.

But still, something can be done. My Maths and Science teachers so far have no problem in English, although they are so used to teaching in BM, once she/he spells a term wrongly, the class laughs but STILL take effort to correct the teacher and understand how difficult it is for them. Many of my friends are Malays, Indians and Chinese. Adaption of the mixture of SK schools students and SJKC students has no problem, but when we go out into the working world, a persons foundation and progress will determine how well will he/she do. Why should we loose such great memories and experience in Malaysia?

Now, the question is, what CAN we do to show our opposition on this? Tun, lead us into the breakthrough of this meaningless political stunt.

Antara alasan penyokong pemansuhan PPSMI ialah untuk

- memartabatkan bahasa melayu.
- memelihara jati diri bangsa melayu.

Bagaimana cara sasterawan sasterawan memartabatkan bahasa dan memelihara jati diri bangsa melayu ?

- Mereka menulis buku, dan menggunakan perkataan inggeris untuk tajuk buku [ SHIT ]

- Isi buku itu pula ialah maki hamun, mencarut cercaan dan penghinaan terhadap orang lain.

Tidak ada pula GAPENA atau A.Samad Said menegur penulisan tersebut, menandakan mereka menyokong dan mengiktiraf penulisan itu.

Penyokong PPSMI pula memartabatkan dan berusaha mengekalkan jati diri bangsa dengan usaha untuk menguasai ilmu khusnya dalam bidang sains dan teknologi.

Yang peliknya para sasterawan ini menghalang orang lain yang mahuy belajar ilmu dengan bahasa ilmu.

Saya tidak pernah pula dengar mereka melarang orang belajar muzik dengan bahasa muzik.

Kenapa mereka terlalu irihati dengan ornag yang mahu belajar sains dan teknologi dengan bahasa sains dan teknologi itu .

Dear Tun,

I was at the match on Saturday between Malaysia and Man United. It was a great game. Although hope for a Malaysian goal is limited but seeing 2 goals scored by Malaysia was a pleasent surprise.

However I have only one observation and it has nothing to do with football. At half time we were all entertained by a wonderful display by our local band. As I could not hear the name of the band, I suspected it was from Victoria Institution (VI) who had just won a world tournament. It was a very good performance but the band was performing in front of the VVIP box away from the rest of the spectators. Guess what...the box was empty as the VVIPs had gone inside for refreshment. I think as much as we wanted to see the Man United players and manager, it is equally important to give credit to our own young band who must have been preparing for some time. It was demoralising to perform to an empty box. I am sure that the food and drink could have been served at the box itself without the VVIPs having to move as the rest of us..!

Dear Tun,

Due to political pressure by the opposition parties, the ruling party has to make decision to scrap PPSMI by 2012. This controversial decision would surely ignoring the large majority of people who support government and PPSMI. If this voice were not listen, it would eventually cause a large swing of votes during next GE.

Tun

I hail from Singapore, been keenly watching the political scene in Malaysia. As an outsider, it is evident that the call to switch to Malay teaching is a political move and nothing else matters most. If the last by-election in Kelantan is any indicator, it shows the margin has narrowed in favour of BN and that is key. Where your internet poll is concerned, it may not have presented a very accurate account for many schooled in rural areas could not have internet access easily, let alone knowing there is an internet poll on your blog. I am for English to stay and that one vote came from me, Tun.

Assala mualaikum

YABhg Tun Dr. M and all CheDet's fellow

Dear YABhg Tun,

I will continuously stand on the teaching of English in math and science. Those any party who interested on my opinion about it, I will preach them why we need English in our Math and Science teaching.

I try ask my mind and suol what I can and should do as an effort to put back the English in math and science teaching.

If I marrying in the future and have kids, I'll teach them math and science (the basic one)in English if the school at the future still not implement the teaching of Emglish in math and science. Now I am fully ready march ahead to achieved V2020.

I'm sad, the government not turn up to all of peoples voice on yor blog. But mark my words that the government must be fully responsible if the student could not compete in the knowledge and in intelect mind...

I'll stay together with you Tun and all of chedet's fellow.

Wassalam

saya komen sebagi seorang pelajar ipta..yang mana blajar didalm bidang kejuruteraan.sebelum ni belajar kt matrikulasi..yng mana saya ingn bgthu ke22 intitusi yg yg saya bljr tu mggnkn bi sepenuhnya dlm subjek sains dan sebagainya...sebelum ni saya bersekolah di sekolah yang mggnkn bm dlm sains dan mate...pd pndpt saya slps sy mask ke ipta xde msalh bg sye utk bljr sbjk2 sains dlm bi walaupn mse kt sklh 10 thn sy bljr sains n mate dlm bi....sbnrnya bljr sains n mate dlm bm agk mmbatu sy utk mmhami konsep2 asas sains dgn lbh jelas dlm bhsa yg ndh kte pahanmi...bile msk ipta lbh mmbntu sbnrny n x mndtngkn ape2 mslh lngsng tntng bhse....klu kite nk majukn bi dikalngan peljar kite..x semestinya kite wjdkn ppsmi...sbnrnya kite perlu mantapkan lg sistem pnp bi kite supaya lbh mantap.yg mana kite lbhkan praktikal n sistem penilaian yg lbh efektif....tp mslhnya sstgh ckgu ade yg mgjr bi dlm bm mcmne nk ajar sains n mate dlm bi....klu kite hapuskn ppsmi bkn bermakna kita x boleh maju dlm dunia ni yg mana bi mnjd bhase antrbngs...kite perlu pkrkan mmcmne nk kkhkn bi melalui satu kurikulum yg lbh mantap.....klau kite trskn ppsmi kite sbnrnye mnyhkn pljr2 luar bandar kite...pljr2 yg dulunya bljr sains n mate dlm bm bile dh masuk ipt dgn secara ansur2 blh menysuaikan diri dgn dunia baru yg mana mggnkn bi....tp klu kt sekolah bnyk yg guna bm walaupun ppmsmi wujud...ini agak menyusahkan...sbagi kesimpln utk kkhkn bi bkn mggnkn ppmsi tp bi itu sndri klu dprngkat sekolah...klu dprngkt ipta mmg xblh nk nafikan lg....

Assalamu alaikum Tun,

Saya harap saya tidaklah terlewat memberi komen tentang isu ini dalam blog Tun kerana nampaknya kita pihak yang menyokong PPSMI telah kalah. Muhyddin seperti Tun dulu dengan tegas dengan pendirian beliau dalam isu ini. Nampaknya suara-suara pihak majoriti yang selama ini senyap-senyap sahaja (tidak buat
demonstrasi) tidak dipedulikan oleh Muhyddin walaupun kami telah bangkit bersuara melalui blog Tun. Jadi, hanya pada Tun yang kami sanjungi sahaja yang dapat kami harapkan untuk terus bersuara buat kami. Maafkanlah kami Tun kerana tidak mempertahankan isu ini dengan suara yang lebih lantang (nampaknya kita telah dianiayai oleh kerajaan ini kerana kami fikir Tun sokong kerajaan ini)
Mungkin kami tidak dipedulikan tapi takkanlah Tun pun dibuat begitu. Kami harap Tun akan memperjuangkan isu ini agar PPSMI dikembalikan.

Kalau perlu ada kompromi biarlah PPSMI diteruskan di sekolah menengah rendah dan atas. Mereka yang ada di luar pagar sekolah tidak tahu bagaimana PPSMI telah berjaya memupuk kesedaran pelajar tentang penggunaan Bahasa Inggeris. Saya perhatikan pelajar-pelajar Melayu di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan kalau ditegursapa dalam Bahasa Inggeris ada juga responsnya bukan macam dulu. Begitu dengan pelajar-pelajar Cina di Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan. Bahasa Inggeris tidak lagi dianggap sebagai bahasa asing (bahasa penjajah). Inilah kebaikannya.

Sains dan Matematik bukan matapelajaran yang boleh dikuasai oleh semua pelajar, baik diajar dalam bahasa ibunda, bahasa Melayu atau bahasa Inggeris. Hujah yang pelajar luar bandar tidak boleh ikut dalam bahasa inggeris tidak begitu benar. Pelajar luar bandar yang cerdik boleh mengikuti mata pelajaran ini baik dalam bahasa Inggeris ataupun bahasa Melayu. Budak-budak Cina di luar bandar dan di bandar telah belajar Sains dan Matematik dalam bahasa Melayu dan bahasa Inggeris dan mereka telah menunjukkan anak-anak boleh menguasai mata pelajaran ini walaupun diajar lain daripada bahasa yang digunakan di rumah. Adakah kita menghina anak-anak kita sendiri yang kemampuan anak-anak Melayu yang begitu rapuh dalam penguasaan bahasa mereka?

Tun, saya tidak mewakili sesiapa. PPSMI suatu dasar Malaysia ke arah negara maju, ia merentasi kaum, pegangan politik dan nasionalisme kaum. Insha'Allah Tuhan panjangkan umur Tun agar Tun boleh melihat kembalinya PPSMI di sekolah kita. Gerakkanlah kami seperti bancian yang telah Tuan buat ini, supaya kerajaan ini boleh melihat kesilapan mereka memencilkan majoriti.

Wasalamu alaikum

Tun, Im late to vote.If i vote i will say no..NO...NO...NO!!!! Now the new generation are already change.The world are change too.Everyone use internet,everyone has a computer.And all the computer software are using english language too.All of this is in english..! And now the japanese also learned english.malaysia is a commonwealth country.The government have to think twice.!So i think the next generation have to learn english language since small.It is useful for next 20 years later.So,i will say NO! Im not support to the government decision. Even how many vote to say NO!..i see the votes result is 86% people are say NO! But do you think the government will listen to us?hehehe...i just only can shake my head...We cant do anything...

ASSALAMUALAIKUM AYAHANDA TUN

SAYA TIDAK SOKONG...

Don’t too much frustrated Tun, care yourself first.
This is human being.
Your time “pandang ke timur” but they are now “pandang ke timur tengah” and they just say OIC …

Dear Tun,

1. I understand the main reason for this is to boost Bahasa Malaysia indirectly boosting nationalism through love of the language.

2. To me it is just "Nationalism Tak Bertempat".

3. Many other things we can do to boost the dwindling Malaysia nationalism.

4. First and foremost, re-introduce konsep "Bersyukur" or in English "Grateful" that all of us Malaysian are living in a peaceful country not like the other unfortunate people around the world, like Iraq, Africa etc. Those people would give anything just to live here.

5. Back to the issue, I can guarantee, 80% of our daily lives we communicating in our beloved language from trading, teh tarik, flirting, fighting, gossiping etc.

6. It is just a few hours a day learning and reading these knowledge in English. I dont see any harm that Malaysian especially malays will lose their identity.

7. The main reason we lose our identity when we became "ungrateful" or "tidak bersyukur" and forgot who we really are and where we came from.

8. Whatever it is, the government already made their decision and i dont mind, i still read all these sources in English.

9. I do hope, Tun could write something about being "grateful" living together in this great piece of land.

10. Since that Tun "have been there" and "done that" (before and after independent) like 84 years old. I can guarantee u could write magnificent stuff about being "grateful" and able to open and touch the mind of the youngsters today which is basically forgotten their roots.

Best Regards

Hi DR.M. is great that u step up again and again to the ocasion.
As u can see teaching science and maths in english is better then teaching it in bm because the certificates for stpm must be in english. If form 1 to form 5 maths and english is teach in Bahasa Melayu then when they reach form 6 they will have a hard time to catch up as the term of science is hard and all SCIENCE term in english is worldly recognise. If those science terms 'dimelayukan' then it will only be recognise in malaysia and our malaysia science wont have any quality at all cause the science term we speaks the world dont know. and if we do everything in BM and when most of the school student goes to college they will have a hard time again to learn science terms to english. this will be a waste of time and it will be suffering to the student as they are the victim and do bare in mind that they are the leaders , investor and creators of tommorow.
Thank You. Hope Dr.M will really show the government the voice of the rakyat

Let us pray the doctor has not doctored the poll evidence, or preyed on the uninformed in this attempt to straighten the 'wet thread'.

Dear Tun,

I really hope you can convince the Kementerian Pendidikan in their decision to abolish PPSMI.

If the government is listening to us the rakyat, they will reinstate PPSMI.

But if the government prefers to be deaf and blind on this matter then it will be a bleak future for the Malaysian students.

The ministry has been harping that they did an indept study before reverting the policy yet they fail to inquire opinion from us, parents of the kids affected. Sad they did not see this necessary.

Politicking education is the worst mistake the YB's has done.

Tun, we know you can knock some sense on their heads.

YABHG TUN DR MAHATHIR MOHAMAD,
Salam Hormat dan Salam Kasih

PENGAJARAN DAN PEMBELAJARAN SAINS DAN MATEMATIK DALAM BAHASA INGGERIS (PPSMI)
(23. Jika kita ingin bahasa Melayu digunakan dengan meluas kita perlu majukan diri kita dalam semua bidang terutama bidang ilmu dahulu. Sebelum daripada itu minat untuk belajar bahasa Melayu akan terhad kepada sekumpulan kecil sahaja)

Kementerian Pelajaran Beri Penjelasan Pemansuhan PPSMI

PUTRAJAYA, 18 Julai (Bernama) -- Kementerian Pelajaran akan memberi penjelasan berhubung matlamat kerajaan memansuhkan Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sains dan Matematik dalam Bahasa Inggeris (PPSMI) berikutan terdapat beberapa pihak yang tidak berpuas hati dengan keputusan itu.

Ketua Pengarah Pelajaran Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom berkata kementerian memahami situasi itu dan diharap dengan penjelasan yang bakal diberikan, orang ramai terutama ibu bapa akan memahami matlamat kerajaan itu.

Beliau berkata pada peringkat permulaan, taklimat oleh Timbalan Perdana Menteri yang juga Menteri Pelajaran Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin akan dibuat bagi menjelaskan perkara itu kepada kira-kira 3,000 golongan pendidik. Ia dijadual berlangsung di Pusat Konvensyen Antarabangsa Putrajaya (PICC) di sini, Selasa ini.

"Sekarang masih ada yang tidak begitu jelas...dalam tempoh seminggu dua nanti bila sudah diberikan taklimat dan penjelasan kepada Pengarah Pelajaran negeri dan semua pengetua, kita harap semua persoalan akan terjawab," katanya kepada pemberita selepas melancarkan Rakan Muda Sekolah Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya di sini Sabtu.

Beliau berkata pihaknya akan turut menyediakan risalah dan laman web bagi memberi peluang kepada orang ramai mengemukakan sebarang pertanyaan yang berkaitan.

Alimuddin berkata ketidakpuasan itu timbul disebabkan mereka menganggap pemansuhan PPSMI hanya akan menyebabkan penguasaan bahasa Inggeris di kalangan pelajar menjadi lemah.

Sehubungan itu, beliau menasihatkan ibu bapa agar tidak bimbang kerana melalui pakej baru iaitu dasar Memartabatkan Bahasa Melayu dan Memperkasakan Bahasa Inggeris, tumpuan akan diberi kepada kepentingan bahasa Inggeris menerusi pelbagai program yang sudah dirancang...

-- BERNAMA

AKU NAK TENGOK PAKAR-PAKAR BAHASA KITA TERJEMAHKAN 30,000 BUKU-BUKU SAINS KE BAHASA MELAYU DALAM SETAHUN( 15,000 UNTUK HASSAN DAN 15,000 UNTUK SAMAD YANG MEMANG BIJAK DALAM SAINS DAN METAMETIK)SEBAGAIMANA YANG DIBUAT OLEH PAKAR-PAKAR DARI JEPUN.

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THE MOMENT YOU WAS CRIED..I WAS CRIED THE MOMENT YOU WAS SAD I WAS

SAD TOO..!EVERYTIME ANYTHING HAPPENED TO ANYBODY EVERYWHERE FOR

ANYTHING ANYREASON..HAS SHAKEN MY BELIEF..MY SPIRIT..MY DREAM ..EVEN

TO THE EXTENT LIKE TAKEN AWAY MY SOUL..MY LIFE..MY MEMORY..SILENTLY

AND SOUNDLESSLY WITHOUT ANY TRACE......!

I LOVE MALAYSIA..I LOVE BANGSA MALAYSIA...I LOVE ONE MALAYSIA....!

I ADMIRE YOUR LIFE..I HATE MY SELF.I CAN'T DO ANYHTING..I AM NOTHING

FOR MY BELOVED COUNTRY..MY DREAM HOMELAND..MY BEST PEOPLE....!

I CAN ONLY PRAY..PRAY..AND PRAY EVERYTIME EVERYDAY FOR THE BEST...

THE "MOST BEST" FOR MY BELOVED COUNTRY..MY DREAM HOMELAND..MY

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COUNTRY..MY BELOVED HOMELAND..MY DILIGENT PEOPLE...!

Alhamdulillah Tun,
dah capai 100k lebih.
Tahniah. Ianya adalah suara keramat rakyat yang dahagakan kebaikan yang terbaik kepada generasi pelapis akan datang!

Tun, SESUNGGUHNYA ... PERJUANGANMU BELUM SELESAI.
PERJUANGAN KAMI JUGA BELUM SELESAI.

AloQStaQ
http://AloQStaQBlog.blogspot.com

Akum Tun,

Kerajaan sekarang sudah tidak tahu membezakan antara yang baik dan buruk..sungguh kecewa keputusan dibuat tanpa memikirkan kesan jangkamasa panjang.malaysia akan terus ketinggalan sekiranya dasar yang baik seperti ini dimansuhkan.diharapkan tun sekeluarga dipanjangkan umur dan dimurahkan rezeki.saya ada menghantar kad jemputan kahwin melalui pos ekspress ke kediaman tun semalam.dijemput tun sekeluarga hadir jika tidak keberatan.daripada asrul dan nadlin.akum..

The Government doesn't care or listen to the people as usual. They don't even heed your advice now. Very sad.

Kita hanya belajar rupanya,tetapi kita gagal menguasai caranya. Meniru dengan cara yang tidak betul.

Kita hanya belajar rupanya,tetapi kita gagal menguasai caranya. Meniru dengan cara yang tidak betul.

Tun,

100,000 of mostly you fan whose are reguarly visit chedet.cc. Of course.

AZHAR MD.NOH

Tun, the result from the poll was expected. i just have only one question, after the recent poll and the result shown, what would you do to make the government realize that they have actually made a wrong decision in their judgment? will you grab najib and smash him like what you did against pak lah?

with permission tun,

KHALID, TUNGGU MASA KAU
http://writtenbyhim.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/selangor-government-will-be-judged-by-the-people-in-the-next-ge-13/

PAS, let me tell you why you won by only 65 votes.
http://writtenbyhim.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/pas-let-me-tell-you-why-you-won-by-only-65-votes/

Ean Yong,what have you told Teoh until he forced to killed himself?
http://writtenbyhim.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/ean-yongwhat-have-you-told-teoh-until-he-forced-to-killed-himself/

Tun, undi yang cuba dibuat oleh Tun sudah pun diketahui keputusannya. 86% tidak menyokong keputusan kerajaan untuk mengajar balik sains dan matematik dalam BM. Satu majoriti yang sangat besar.
Mungkin ada orang yg. mengatakan saya tidak menyokong Tun, dan mengapa saya mesti melayari blognya dan mengundi. Tetapi dengan lebih 100,000 pengundi, saya rasa ia satu angka yg besar dan mungkin lebih besar daripada sesetengah pengundi di kawasan Parlimen tertentu.

Saya menyokong bahasa Inggeris dikekalkan untuk mengajar sains dan matematik.

Saya berpendapat cuma Tun yg dapat melakukan sesuatu demi masa depan anak-anak dan negara kita.

Saya berbangsa cina. Saya tidak bersifat perkauman. Saya hanya menerima hakikat bahawa bahasa ilmu terutamanya sains dan teknologi datangnya daripada bahasa Inggeris. Saya mengajak para pejuang bahasa BM mahupun BC menerima kenyataan ini sebelum kita terus ketinggalan jauh.

Saya melalui Dasar Pelajaran Kebangsaan semenjak darjah satu. Saya tidak tahu menulis dan membaca Mandarin. Saya menpunyai ramai kawan-kawan yang berbangsa Melayu. Bahasa Inggeris (BI) di bawah dasar ini tidak dititikberatkan. Cuma hanya ada satu mata pelajaran BI sehinggalah ke tingkatan lima. Bahasa Inggeris tidak diwajibkan untuk lulus sekiranya hendak ke pre-U atau tingkatan enam. BM mesti sekurang-kurangnya C6 untuk ke tingkatan enam. Akibatnya BI diabaikan langsung dan penguasaan BI semakin merosot.

Di bawah DEB, rakan-rakan saya yang berbangsa Melayu berpeluang melanjutkan pelajaran pre-U dan Universiti di luar negeri. Mereka berpeluang mendapat pendidikan dalam BI - kerana bahasa pengantarnya ialah BI. Saya pernah difahamkan bahawa sesetengah anak-anak pejuang bahasa BM ini mendapat pendidikan di luar negeri!

Apakah pula yang terjadi kepada pelajar-pelajar yang tidak berpeluang ke luar negeri? Mereka akan meneruskan pelajaran di tanahair, melalui keseluruhan proses Dasar Pelajaran Kebangsaan sehinggalah ke universiti.

Masalah yang besar berlaku apabila berada di universiti. Bahasa pengantarnya ialah BM, kuliah diberikan oleh pensyarah dalam BM, peperiksaannya dalam BM TETAPI buku-buku rujukannya didalam BI.
Kebanyakan buku-buku penulis "agung" masih di dalam BI. Pelajar-pelajar gagal memahami tulisan penulis-penulis dan seterusnya tidak dapat menghayati dengan mendalam pelajaran yang diikutinya. Oleh itu pelajar-pelajar hanya berpandukan nota kuliah untuk mendapatkan kelulusan peperiksaan yang minima.

Kita tidak dapat melahirkan pelajar-pelajar yang berkualiti tinggi untuk membolehkan kita maju ke depan.

Kita telah melalui satu dasar yang cukup lama dan banyak kelemahan yang boleh kita lihat di dalam dasar-dasar tersebut. Kita tidak banyak maju ke depan.

Kepada para pejuang bahasa, terimalah hakikatnya. Kita tidak boleh lari daripada belajar dengan bangsa dan bahasa yang lebih maju daripada kita. Era nasionalisma sudah tidak relevan lagi.

Terima Kasih

Math and sciences should be taught in BM. It is the English subject itself that needs fixing, the system being used in the Philippine, is better than ours even. They are already much more advance than us, as compared to our form 2 standard of teaching and theirs.

Ayahanda Tun,

Hati saya sedih kerana the late DAP Selangor yang berumur hanya 30 tahun sahaja, Personal Assistant or PA (I will not use the word of “Secretary” because the late DAP did not understand the difference between Secretary and Personal Assistant (PA )due to BLIND EDUCATION assimilated from TAIWAN (Taiwan is the late ZHANG KAI SIK‘ s country who “BERUNDUR” due to desakan RAKYAT CHINA, motherland of CHINA, was the GENERAL to KOUMINTANG ARMY, to Sri Kembangan assemblyman, a victim victimized by his own Chinese Boss's selfishness who might have jumped to death and was the ex-reporter of Sinchew Jit Poh owned by KAUM CINA SABAH, BANGSA MALAYSIA.

Because of Mr Anwar’s fanatism on “Katak Lompat Teori to TAIWAN, SABAH dan SELANGOR” with Mr Tian Chua (the KAKI BABI BUTA-TULI dancing romantically with the KAKI BABI BUTA -TULI - LIM GUAN ENG educated by HIS BABI BUTA-TULI Lim Kit Siang ):-

TODAY, I have decided not to eat DAGING BABI due to the original teaching of Buddhism from Jet Li, Japanese Buddhism and Hongkonger Buddishism. Because of the BLURINESS and confusion in Malaysians’ Religion teachings, twisted by our Malaysians, I have stopped makan daging Lembu since 14 years now due to my eldest sister‘s advice, and I have became poorer and poorer, blur and blurrer, stupid and stupidier!!!!!!

In chedet.cc, I thank Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and DS Najib for their kindness to allow me, a patriotic Malaysian with capitalism education and experiences with my late father’s hard earned money , I have managed to get the job which made me fully understand why Malaysia is moving backward!!!!

THEREFORE, in order to cut GOVERNMENT SPENDING to allow MALAYSIAN Politicians to fool and confuse me again, I will forgive (I akan halalkan) PERBUATAN MEREKA, BUT I WILL NEVER FORGET what they have done to me so that my future generations will learn, enjoy and work healthy in the Genuine Bhuddidsm lifestyle because I am a BHUDDIST without realizing until I blog with chedet.cc., TUN DR MAHATHIR MOHAMAD, By Not Casting MY VOTE to BN nor to PR in the new world of GLOBILIZATION in a WHOOPSIE DAISIE'S way, DAULAT TUANKU, DAULAT TUANKU!

To Mr S..Tan,

The movies of SOONG SISTERS (Directed by Canadian female Hongkonger, edited by BEIJING CENTRAL OF AUTHORITY), FORREST GUMP, PASSION FOR CHRIST, FLAG OF OUR FATHER, LETTER OF IOWA, LAMBS FOR LION (PRODUCED BY Robert Redford), SINKING OF JAPAN, DaVINCI CODE, ANGELS AND DEMONS, TRANSFORMER 1, TRANSFORMER 2, RED CLIFF 1 & 2 have unmasked your identity, You are the PA (not secretary) to ONG TEE KIAT working in PERPUSTAKAAN DEWAN BAHASA in Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan.

COLD WAR IS FINALLY ENDED by the 1st BLACK PRESIDENT, MR BARRACK OBAMA of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with TRUE LIBERTY, TRUE JUSTICE AND TRUE NATIONALISM for the FUTURE OF 1WORLD, 1VISION!

My heart bleeds with Ayahanda Tun, and I am as angry as Ayahanda Tun. Let us HALALKAN their mistakes due to TRUE RELIGION TEACHING, BUT WE WILL NEVER FORGET WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO MALAYSIA.

MY VOTE IS 100% "NO" TO PPSMI REVERT BACK TO PR (BAHASA MELAYU) NOR BN (BAHASA MALAYSIA) TO PROTECT AND DEVELOP MALAYSIA, HAK ISTIMEWA MELAYU AGONG DAN RAJA-RAJA MELAYU including SABAH & SARAWAK!!!!!

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RAKYAT MALAYSIA TANPA TOPENG KLU KLUX KLAN WHO TRULY BELIEVES LIFE IS A BOX OF CHOCOLATE, the original teaching of FENG SHUI!!!!!!

YABhg. Tun Dr.M,
saya salah seorang yang berkata "NO" kepada keputusan kerajaan itu.

Nampaknya ramai yang menyokong idea asal Tun supaya Matematik dan Sains diajar dalam bahasa inggeris. Sekali lagi kerajaan sekarang telah membuat keputusan yang salah. Kerajaan sekarang telah tunduk kepada kehendak parti pembangkang.

Bravo Tun.........

It is good to learn that a great majority of the Malaysians, from all walks of life, does not support what the current government are trying to do. You can bring all the comments and also, the survey report to the current politicians. Very likely, they will turn a blind eye and just laugh aloud at whatever presented to them. They know very well at what they are doing to Malaysia. Gone are the good old days when you were the leader of Malaysia. There were many from near and far, just waiting for you to retire. Just show me one government in this modern world, whether from a first or third-world country that will listen to their people or voters, once they are voted in. Generally, they will be very busy, trying to privatise utilities or find other means to fill-up their own pockets, using tax-payers funds, while at the same time giving their citizens just enough for them to survive, rowing the boat to make the politicians filthy rich. Just have a look at what happened in Britain, recently. Had it not been for the freedom of the press, very likely the British voters would not be aware of their politicians' misconduct. The moment the press is controlled, everything will be blacked-out and the politicians would be milking the country's wealth. As far as I can see, even after your retirement you are still fighting for the future of all Malaysians and the prosperity of Malaysia, while other retired politicians would be spending their time, living in a big mansion and enjoy trips round the world. I really wish you luck and success in whatever you are trying to do. Let us hope, the life of all Malaysians will still be in the hands of Malaysians with your kind of unblemished conduct and not aliens or vultures.

Selamat sejahtera Tun

Saya TIDAK bersetuju dgn tindakan kerajaan memansuhkan PPSMI
dan saya juga berkata TIDAK kepada individu individu yang mengatakan PPSMI akan menghancurkan martabat Bahasa Malaysia. Mereka ini berfikiran cetek. Bahasa Malaysia tetap di ajar di sekolah seperti sediakala...apa nak bising2. Suruhlah pelajar belajar BM dgn tekun supaya BM dapat di mertabatkan.
Untuk pengetahuan semua saya sendiri bukannya berbangsa Melayu tapi apakah kurangnya penguasaan bahasa malaysia saya setakat ini? Maka apakah Bahasa Malaysia tidak dimertabatkan? Maka isu penggunaan bahasa malaysia utk PPSMI ini adalah amat remeh. Kalau hendak memertabatkan bahasa malaysia..masih ada banyak lagi pilihan lain..perkayakan pembelajaran bahasa malaysia di sekolah.
Bagi saya matapelajaran matematik dan Sains adalah asas Bahasa kejuruteraan dan sekiranya kita menginginkan warga malaysia kita bersaing dipersada dunia... kita tiada pilihan lain kecuali menimba ilmu dalam bahasa inggeris.
Saya sebagai seorang bapa teringin juga suatu hari nanti anak anak saya atau anak sesiapa saja yang lahir di bumi bertuah Malaysia ini bergelar seorang jurutera di NASA atau bergelar seorang pakar strategi di Pentagon atau bergelar seorang penasihat politik di "Rumah Putih".Mmungkin cita cita saya amat keterlaluan tapi ianya tidak mustahil sekiranya ada usaha. Apakah cita cita saya ini akan tercapai sekiranya anak saya hanya berbekalkan Bahasa Malaysia?
Langkah awal meniti kearah cita cita ini ialah bermula dengan PPSMI

Saya juga TIDAK bersetuju dengan segelintir penulis yang menyarankan supaya matematik dan sains di ajar dalam bahasa ibunda di peringkat sekolah rendah tapi mengajar kedua matapelajaran ini dalam bahasa inggeris di peringkat sekolah menengah. Tidak relevan langsung kerana ini hanya akan membebankan murid yang terpaksa bertungkus lumus utk membuat peralihan bahasa apabila menempuh sekolah menengah.
PPSMI seharusnya bermula di sekolah rendah.... kalau boleh biar di peringkat TADIKA lagi supaya anak anak kita sudah bersedia menempuh alam global ini dengan lebih berani dan yakindiri.

Saya tertarik dgn komen salah seorang penulis di sini tentang cendikiawan kita (yang menentang PPSMI)..adakah beliau akan ke kedai komputer dan bertanyakan "papan kekunci" ketika membuat pembelian. Saya juga tertanya tanya apakah komputer di rumah cendikiawan tersebut berinteraksi dalam bahasa melayu dengan beliau. Apakah beliau tidak menggunakan Windows dari Microsft..atau beliau telah mencipta perisian komputer beliau sendiri yang berbahasa malaysia...atau bertulisan Jawi.
Ayuh cendikiawan kita.. jangan celik mata tapi buta hati.
Yang untungnya kita, bahasa malaysia atau bahasa melayu menggunakan huruf abjad sama seperti bahasa inggeris...kalau tidak kita tidak akan berpeluang untuk memberi komen di laman ini sekalipun.
Lu pikirlah sendiri.

PPSMI TIDAK gagal seprti komen saudara/saudari 2009. Ini hanya petanda awal..kenapa cepat mengalah? Apabila Bahasa Malaysia di jadikan matapelajaran WAJIB mendapat KEPUJIAN di peringkat SPM..untuk memasuki Universiti kerajaan..betapa pelajar pelajar "bukan melayu" (terutamanya yang berpendidikan sekolah rendah jenis kebangsaan) melalui satu trauma dalam hidup mereka untuk menguasai bahasa malaysia. Apakh kami mengalah? Kalau kami mengalah ...saya takkan berada disini ketika ini...dan mampu memberi komen di laman bekas perdana menteri kita yg terhormat ini.
Saya pasti ketika ini sudah ramai pelajar bukan melayu yang sudah pun menguasai bahasa malaysia dengan bagus ..malah ada yang lebih bagus dari pelajar melayu sendiri hingga di peringkat universiti sekalipun.

Ada juga penulis yang memberi komen tentang PPSMI akan menguburkan pelajar di luar bandar. Alasan yang amat lemah. KEmana perginya Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia kita??? Itu tugas mereka untuk menangani isu sedemikian. Sampai bila kita hendak memberi alasan sebegini?? 5 tahun lagi? 10 tahun lagi hingga Wawasan 2020? atau selama lamanya.
Saya pernah ke bandar Kota Bharu di negeri Kelantan beberapa kali atas urusan kerja. Kebetulan tempat kerja saya hanya bersebelahan sebuah sekolah rendah dan saya amat terkejut besar apabila saya mendengar guru di sekolah tersebut menggunakan pelat bahasa kelantan untuk mengajar murid murid. Beliau menggunakan pelat bahasa Kelantan pekat ketika mengajar....segala interaksi murid dan guru hanyalah dalam pelat bahasa Kelantan. Saya seperti tidak percaya apa yang saya dengar. Mereka tidak menggunakan Bahasa Malaysia pun untuk mengajar. Jadi dimanakah silapnya??? Macamana nak mertabatkan Bahasa Malaysia kalau ini keadaannya?

Kesimpulan saya... PPSMI tidak langsung menggangu proses memertabatkan Bahasa Malaysia atau Bahasa Melayu di negara ini. Malah ianya melahirkan warga warga yang fasih dalam kedua bidang...yakni warga yang celik di bidang bahasa dan juga bidang teknologi.

Anyone need me to translate the whole thing to english? I purposely wrote this in Bahasa Malaysia just to prove that PPSMI does not effect our national language in any way.

Wake Up Malaysians and Condolence to Teoh Beng Hock’s family…..

Dear Fellow Malaysians, May Teoh Beng Hock’s soul RIP and our heartfelt condolence to his family? The truth will never be known except by TBH, those involved and almighty God? We can pour our anger and sadness but let’s pause a second for senses to sink in. TBH had gone to higher land and we the living Malaysians are still seeking Justice for All in our Beloved Land!

52 years of Power and All…. Will Not be handed over in a platter with the stroke of a pencil at the GE when there is everything to loose by those in Power? Let us ask ourselves, have our wannabe PM/DPM and the full cabinet in waiting been doing enough to protect The Rakyat and Malaysia when TBH (a fellow POLITICIAN for CHANGE) seems to be the Lone Ranger in facing the full force of MACC in such a high profile “CASE”?

The decision on PPSMI by BN and the subsequent outpour of dissent by certain politicians from both BN and PR met with resounding NO from the DPM cum Education Minister and yet our legendary supposedly senile XPM and some call him the evil of all ills faced by our country today continued to fight the call of THE RAKYAT and MALAYSIA?

If there is any humility and sense of care and love remain by our Leaders, my wish is for our Leaders from BN and PR to join force to make a real change for the good of The Rakyat and Malaysia.

The Street in the NST, again highlighted issues faced by strata title purchasers in Kepong under Act 663, where single purchaser’s appointed Proxy had been turned away by unscrupulous JMB from attending JMB’s AGM and to exercise their rights. At the 2nd July 2009 (Thursday) AGM held by City One JMB (JMB 081/2008), The Chairman even instructed legitimate fully paid proxy holder and purchaser to leave the AGM for raising questions and to seek clarification from The Chairman on issues faced under Act 663? Section 8(1)(g) of Act 663 states that audited accounts is to be provided for the information of the purchasers, but The Chairman tabled a set of audited accounts dated 27 June 2009 for City One JMB for the period ended 30 April 2009 signed by 2 Joint Treasurers as JMC members with the auditors’ report to The Management of City One JMB? The audited accounts were given to the purchasers present at the AGM itself? When queried, whether the audited accounts are for the purchasers according to Act 663, the appointed auditor replied why we are holding the audited accounts then?

It is obvious that The JMB had not complied with Act 663 and a dialogue with the purchasers, DBKL/developer/Ministry/JMB/MP must be held to resolve the issues. MCOC just like so many strata title purchasers are looking forward to the authorities and Minister to bring justice to all purchasers.

Act 663 clearly states the final authority rest with the respective Head of State, PR which control 5 but lost 1 state, with 2 states with high density of Strata Title properties, must surely have incidences of similar abuses by unscrupulous developers/JMBs/Local Authorities, could surely be able to deliver to bring Justice to The Rakyat by exercising their authority and good office to settle the long term sufferings and woes of the purchasers and The Rakyat.

To our wannabe PM/DPM/Cabinet Ministers from PR in waiting, and not forgetting in authority MB/CM from PR plus want to CHANGE BN leaders in power, use your wisdom and good office to serve The Rakyat Right Now.

Let’s us ALL observe 1 MINUTE silence as a mark of respect for Teoh Beng Hock, and may his untimely demise be not in vain?

People First. Performance Now for The Rakyat and Malaysia.

(12 years is too long for The Abuses in MCOC to remain unresolved!)

TQ

Dear tun,
Masalahnya bukan bahasa,tapi Malas!Malas!.

Assalamualaikum Ayahnda Tun n Bonda,

izinkan anaknda,

rasa2nya, tak payah la dok pikiaq sgt pasai nak ajaq mate n sains dlm bahasa melayu ka english ka. biaq pi la anak2 sapa nak belajaq dalam bahasa apa pun.. bagi mak bapak yang rasa anak2 depa PANDAI, PAHAM & FASIH belajaq dlm english, kerajaan kenala petimbangkan hantaq anak2 depa ni ke sekolah antarabangsa nun, macam yang YB2, DATO2, TAN SRI2 buat ka anak2 depa sendiri yang bijak BI tu. takkan bijak BI nak belajaq dlm BM, kan?

bagi mak bapak yang rasa anak depa belajaq dalam bahasa inggeris ni PAYAH, SUSAH & BENGAP sangat anak2 depa nak paham, biaqla anak2 depa belajaq dalam bahasa melayu di sekolah2 kebangsaan tu. lagipun depa tau la anak2 depa sendiri. sapa la kita nak pertikaikan anak2 depa punya kebolehan, kan?

lagipun, buat apala kita dok susah2 pikiaq untuk orang yang tak mau bersusah payah hari ni untuk masa depan yang lebih cemerlang untuk anak2 depa?

kita tunggu tengokla anak2 sapa yang lebih cemerlang dlm semua segi 20, 30 atau 50 tahun akan datang sebab utk 5 tahun akan datang pun kita tak boleh nampak akibatnya, kan?... ramai yang berpikiaq untuk 2,3 hari ni saja, kesian anak2 belajaq dlm bahasa inggeris, susah, tak paham apa pun! baik belajaq dlm bahasa melayu..

esok2, 30, 40 tahun akan datang, kalu panjang umoq, kalau kita tengok anak2 ah seng ka, muthu ka, francis ka, lebih ramai kerja standard2, pilot la, engineer la, doktor la, boleh pulak speaking orang putih berasap, masa tu anak2 kita pun melopong sakan, mula la dok tepuk daie, awatla aku tak pandai speaking nih?? anak2 tengok balik ke muka makbapak yang dulunya arif menentukan pelajaran anak2, mudahnya berpatahbalik buat keputusan yang anak2 depa KENA belajar dlm bahasa melayu sahaja sebab anak2 tak paham...

nak paksa jauh sekali...dalam segala hal, bg orang melayu ni, anak2 tak baik dipaksa...solat pun mcm tu jugak, sampai anak2 dah bermisaijanggut, tak dipaksa, kita tak boleh paksa anak2 tak suka buat, nanti anak2 lari dari rumah!!! pakai tudung pun macam tu jugak, tak boleh paksa anak2 tak suka pakai, biarla anak2 selesa nak pakai apa pun, seksi ka, dedah2 ka, ikut sukahati depala, depa muda lagi. oi! muda tak mati ka? akhirat ni nak lari dari api macam mana? ni kalau cakap ka makbapak yang tolerate ngn anak 100%, mesti marah. tak boleh takutkan anak2 dgn hukum2 begini, nanti anak2 takut...iya la tuh, biar anak jahanam asal jgn paksa depa la ni...

kalu pakai kaedah makbapak aku dulu, hang suka ka tak suka ka, aku masukkan hang ke skolah orang putih. maka bersekolahla saya, anak kampung ni d sekolah jenis kebangsaan inggeris (pusat) gurun, kedah, gurubesaq orang puteh, takut nak mampuih! tapi dlm merangkak2 tak kenai huruf sebab teruih masuk 'standard one blue' kelas inggeris, dapat jugak belajaq sampai habih 'standard six blue'. mujoq pulak dapat 'the late' Sir Tanimalai yg amat2 prihatin dgn nasib anak2 muridnya yg selalu ajaq sampai kami paham bukan setakat yes, no, alright, thank you tapi dapat pulak masuk 'story telling, poetry recital, musical drama' dan bermacam2 pertandingan & persembahan dlm bahasa inggeris...terasa dunia lebih terbuka berbanding sepupu2 yang belajaq dlm aliran melayu yang begitu 'jealous' dgn saya kerana boleh ber'I' 'You' dgn bangsa2 lain disekeliling kawasan kami. bayangkan itu dlm tahun2 60+70'an dulu tatkala tv masih hitamputih...tu pun nak tengok kena bayaq 5duit atau sekupang, terutama tayangan filem melayu...teringat tengok 'si tora harimau jadian' di kedai cina di pekan, malam tu takut nak balik...hehe

tapi jgn ingat saya tidak mendapat pendidikan agama sepenuhnya walaupun belajaq aliran inggeris kerana masa tu sebelah petang kami ada kelas tajuid n fardhu'ain. saya masuk pertandingan kuiz agama sampai peringkat daerah, negeri, masuk nasyid, musabaqah yg tiap2 kali bulan posa di buat di masjid gurun, hingga kini saya ada sijil kelas tajuid saya!

heran la bila orang kata susah belajaq tu belajaq ni. mestila susah, nama lagi BELAJAR. kalu mudah, senang, tak payah la belajaq, tau2 dah pandai buat...adaka lagu tu?

naik sekolah menengah saya terus masuk english stream tanpa perlu ke remove class. maka belajaqla bersama2 kawan2 yang setahun lebih tua yang ambik remove class...tak jadi hal. habis jugak mengaji dlm aliran inggeris. tak cemerlang sgt tapi dpt naik form 6 di sm ibrahim. pi la sat, tp naik upper 6, saya mintak maktab, dapat straight away bidang pengajaran BI walaupun saya pi interview pakai uniform sekolah!!! puas diinterview dlm bahasa melayu tentang sukan dan banyakla soalan2 tentang syarat2 pertandingan, undang2 segala macam permainan ditanya tapi rasanya bahasa inggeris seperenggan saya tentang 'What do you like about scouting?' menjadi tarikan. saya diberi tempat di maktab.

ditugaskan di kelantan, kawasan ulu. lepaih mengajaq 10 tahun rasa teringin nak buat degree. pi pulak kursus khas TESL, mintak twinning programme, Alhamdulillah, dapat pi UK. bawa family plak tu!! balik sambung mengajaq, buat plak Masters. laa ni berguna sgt2 buat part time n ajaq lepasan u. kalu baca rentetan saya ni, nampak laluan begitu mudah. tak semudah itu tuan2 n puan2... banyak rintangan, halangan yg terpaksa dihadapi.

sejak kecik, diasak dgn cacian, gelaran orang 'kapiaq', orang putih sesat dll, arwah ayah pulak terpaksa berhempaspulas cukupkan school fees tiap2 bulan, beli buku2 n makan tambang. dah mula mengajaq, orang cebik kata tak payah susah2 nak 'tarbiahkan' anak2 depa dgn bahasa orang kapiaq plak...balik overseas orang cebik lagi kata buat apa mengajar di sekolah, pi la jadi pensyarah...macamla sesenang tu nak tinggalkan family... mengajaq di kampung tak semudah di bandaq...lain la kalu saya di KL, Penag ka, Ipoh ka, dah lama saya cabut pi u. tapi di ulu ni, hati masih dicengkam pilu n kesian kepada anakdidik saya. baru 2,3 tahun ni lah mereka berjaya mendapat A1, A2 utk BI setelah sekian lama tak ada keputusan spm macam tu...sebelum ni saya di sekolah premier, satu kelas saya 20-30 pelajar dapat A1 untuk BI tiap2 tahun tak pelikla...2 stngah tahun lalu saya diminta ke sekolah kampung ni untuk bantu BI spm, Alhamdulillah ada la seorang A1, tiga A2 2007 , satu A1 lima A2 2008, tahun ni target lebih tinggi...

pendek kata bukan senang nak senang...kadang2 kita kena paksa anak2 atau pelajar2 hinggalah mereka boleh berpikiaq sendiri. kita dulu pun, bila kita boleh buat keputusan sendiri? bukan masa kita kecik, kan??? jadi, kalu kita buat keputusan untuk anak2, buatlah keputusan yang TERBAIK bukan keputusan yg menjahanamkan masa depan mereka hingga mereka boleh menyumpah kita yg dlm kuboq pulak nanti...

apapun Ayahnda Tun, segala benda yg baik tu susah untuk meyakinkan orang, benda yang mudah2 n remeh saja diterima untuk dipikiaq. takpa la hari ni kita makan ikan orang bagi, esok lusa kita tunggu orang bagi lagi...tulat tunggin pun tunggu orang bagi lagi...tapi sampai bila? baik ajaq anak kita pi mancing, tk payah tunggu ihsan orang. cuma kena sabaq la...biasa la, susah2 dulu untuk senang. pepatah melayu ada tapi di buang plak...nak senang2 laa ni...mai ke depan nu menyuloq...

bahasa apa pun, kalu mula dari awai, senang. ni bukan masalah anak pandai ka tak pandai, makbapak pandai ka tak pandai. yang paling penting ialah BAGI PELUANG. mak saya surirumah sepenuh masa. tak sekolah pun (but she taught herself reading). arwh ayah bawak teksi, juai ikan, buah dan buat bendang sekali skala. makayah saya tak pandai bahasa inggeris pun tapi depa bagi peluang pada saya belajaq bahasa inggeris dari awai lagi. jadi jgn remehkan anak kampung tak pandai, tak paham.

itu jugak yang saya bagi kpd anak2 saya, pendedahan awal. teori kata budak seawal 2,3 tahun mampu menguasai apa sj bahasa yang didedahkan kpdnya. cuba try kalu tak percaya. anak2 saya semua belajaq BI dari kecik. dah tentu la satu kelebihan bila saya sendiri boleh bercakap dgn depa. tp kalu makbapak tak boleh, cari jalan supaya anak2 boleh diajar oleh depa2 yg pandai. paling tidak pun di tadika2, tabika2 atau pasti. yg penting BAGI PELUANG & jgn kata susah untuk anak2 sebelum mereka berjaya menguasainya atau tanam dlm benak mereka perkataan SUSAH, PAYAH, TAK PAHAM... kita bukannya boleh tongkat langit berada dgn anak2 selamanya..cuba pikiaq kalu kita pejam mata laa ni, apa akan jadi kpd anak2 kalau kita sentiasa menutup peluang mereka...

PIKIAQ2LA semua makbapak n bakal makbapak yg ada. kita bukan penentu segalanya n masa tidak menuggu kita. jgn jadikan anak2 mangsa kemelayuan kita. nanti anak2 bangsa lain berjaya, anak2 kita jugak yg putih mata...jgn tutup minda mereka dgn ketidakkemampuan kita...berikan galakan sepenuhnya utk anak2 kita berjaya menguasai ilmu dlm ertikata sebenar, bukan hanya lulus @ lepas setakat tu saja. kita mahu ankcucu jadi pereka bukan pegelat, jadi peneraju bukan peniru, jadi pengeluar bukan sekadar pengguna memanjang...

sekadar satu renungan

wahai ahli politik, pemimpin2 MELAYU, pelajaran anak2 kami satu kewajipan bukan pertaruhan politik atau penentu populariti...macam mana nak jawab akhirat nanti??? semua benda nak di politikkan. pendidikan anak2 pun dikorbankan atas nama politik t*** kucing!!!

maafkan anaknda atas kekasaran bahasa melayu kali ini. tapi rasanya masih berbahasa molek berbanding maki-makian, nyapong lucah tahap cipan penyokong2 pembangkang di MU baru2 ni!!! biasala tu, dunia dibenci, akhirat dicari, err betul ka pepatah tu??? kalu dengaq pemimpin2 atasan mereka berceramah sedap jugak walaupun sesekali diselit ayat2 suci berserta cerita2 spekulasi yg tak ada bukti dan akhir sekali takbir bergema di dinihari mengakhiri kalam diri...berani buat berani tanggungla pakaji paklebai. sekali lagi, macam mana nak jawab akhirat nanti???

semoga AllahSWT memberkati Ayahnda Tun n Bonda serta semua pengunjung yg sentiasa beri peluang kpd generasi akan datang...

wassalam.

just my brain wave...

YABhg Tun

But the respondents here are those who read blogs, most likely own a computer or two at home and are wired up to the net.

What about responses from those who have not? The rural folks, for instance?

Yang Berbahagia Tun,

100,000 lebih yang mengundi di laman Tun ini terbahagi kepada dua, iaitu YES dan NO.

Secara amnya, bolehlah saya katakan yang "YES" ini (yang menyokong penarikan balik PPSMI oleh kerajaan) adalah terdiri dari Pejuang-Pejuang Bahasa (tidak jelas samada memperjuangkan bahasa ibunda ke atau bahasa kebangsaan) dan yang "NO" ini terdiri daripada mereka-mereka yang prihatin terhadap anak bangsa untuk bergerak maju dalam bidang Sains & Matematik.

Walau apapun perjuangan mereka di sebalik undi "YES" dan "NO", saya ingin menyeru kepada semua 100,000 lebih ini supaya BERSATU; TETAPI masih boleh meneruskan perjuangan masing-masing.

BAGAIMANA?

Sertailah KEMPEN SATU SEKOLAH UNTUK SEMUA dengan menandatangani petition di SINI

KENAPA?

Kerana Kempen Satu Sekolah untuk Semua meminta Kerajaan:-

(i) menggunakan BAHASA KEBANGSAAN sebagai bahasa kebangsaan di semua sekolah di negara ini (seperti yang diperjuangkan oleh Pejuang Bahasa yang mengundi 'YES')

(ii) meneliti kembali secara mendalam Dasar/Polisi Pendidikan Negara (salahsatunya yang boleh diutarakan ialah menjadikan PPSMI sebagai salah satu dasar/polisi sepertimana yang diperjuangkan oleh mereka-mereka yang mengundi 'NO')

APA FAEDAHNYA?

1. PPSMI boleh diwujudkan semula dalam pengkajian semula dasar pelajaran negara (WIN for those who voted 'No')

2. Bahasa Kebangsaan dijadikan bahasa pengantar di semua sekolah di seluruh negara (WIN for those who vited 'Yes')

3. Kerajaan tidak perlu "FLIP FLOP" sekali lagi dalam isu PPSMI ini (WIN for the Government for having a way to stay firm on the PPSMI decision)

4. Demi anak bangsa dan Negara. Suatu bangsa Malaysia yang utuh lagi bersatupadu dapat direalisasikan di masa depan dengan "melentur buluh biarlah dari rebungnya"; "membina bangsa biarlah dari bangku sekolah lagi" (WIN for all those who called themselves Warga Negara Malaysia)

Terima kasih.

'SATU BANGSA, SATU NEGARA, SATU BAHASA'

NJ

Assalamualaikum Tun,
Tak perlu kita melihat jauh sangat. Saya ni bukan pandai sangat tentang bahasa, tetapi ada satu perkara yang saya tertanya-tanya dari dahulu. Samaada saya yang tak faham ataupun tak ada seorang pun dari pakar bahasa yang nak menegur. Kalau saya salah betulkan ye...

Health minister = Menteri kesihatan
Education minister = Menteri pelajaran
Prime minister = Menteri perdana????????

Tak taulah saya Tun, tetapi bagi saya pengajaran sains dan matematik didalam bahasa inggeris ini memang perlu kerana orang baratlah yang sedang mengusai ilmu didalam bidang sains dan banyak menulis mengenainya pada masa ini. Kita perlu mempelajari ilmu ini didalam bahasa tersebut dan menguasainya. Selepas itu barulah kita mampu untuk menerbitkan dan menggunakan bahasa melayu untuk menulis karya didalam bidang ini. Dan orang barat pula perlu belajar bahasa melayu untuk mempelajari sains didalam bidang yang kita kaji.

Inilah yang berlaku beratus tahun dahulu. Orang barat belajar bahasa arab kerana mereka mahukan ilmu sains, astronomi, matematik dan sebagainya yang dikuasai oleh orang arab. Bila mereka dah pandai, mereka buat kajian sendiri dan menulis pula dalam bahasa inggeris sehingga kini. Begitu juga pada zaman kegemilangan Melaka, orang barat telah belajar bahasa melayu kerana itulah bahasa perdagangan dirantau ini yang dikuasai oleh orang melayu. Hendak tak hendak mereka perlu belajar.

Orang barat mempelajari bahasa arab dan melayu ratusan tahun dahulu tidak pula mengurangkan kebaratan mereka. Kenapa apabila kita belajar ilmu sains didalam bahasa inggeris sekarang dikatakan akan hilang kemelayuan kita. Bagi saya ini adalah pemikiran yang amat dangkal.

Seperti yang Tun kata, pembelajaran sains dan matematik didalam bahasa inggeris adalah bidang yang berbeza dengan pembelajaran sastera melayu dan sejarah yang akan membina sahsiah orang melayu itu sendiri. Saya amat bersetuju.

Sehingga ke saat itu, saya ingin bertanya kepada pakar dan pejuang bahasa melayu……

Perdana Menteri ke Menteri Perdana.

Wassalam.

Salam kasih dan salam hormat Ayahanda Tun.

IT’S A PACKAGE DEAL
In my humble point of view, Abdullah Badawi’s single biggest mistake is none. But please don’t get me wrong yet; he just simply blundered everything to the highest degree. But if finesse on his exemplary blundering skill must be said, then in my history book three or four blunders shall attest in the passage of time perpetually. The progenitor to the Badawi mental blunder on Malaysia.

BLUNDER #1
Canceling the Double Tracking Rail Way Project was the prelude for all blunders. When the 5th PM cancelled this project, the biggest and direct beneficiary was Singapore. Many issues still linger unrest from this episode.

Issues such as: 1) who was the main figure who had advocated the project cancellation to Abdullah then. 2) What is his link to Singapore? 3) What was their (please notice the plural noun designation) direct remuneration from the very successful lobbying task? These are questions that beggars answer from them.

BLUNDER #2
Had the Double Tracking Rail Way Project went ahead and gets completed in the fiscals of 2003/2008, right before the global economic crisis took its hit on our economy, Malaysia would have an “Asia Land Bridge” from Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) Johor, all the way to Kun Ming and deep into the Hunan Plateau of China. While our scrapped Jambatan Indah was to have facilitated that development further by allowing easier access and passages to ships calling from the western side into PTP.

In 2004/2005 Ever-Green Shipping Lines and Maersk Sea Lines had shifted their port of call from Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) - Keppel’s and Jurong to the PTP. This had caused substantial harms for Singapore. Singapore went screaming “unfair trade practices” to the WTO. But with Tun Dr Mahathir as PM there was nothing much else Singapore could have done other than to scream out loud for attention. Many senior PSA bosses got the boot for that particular incident. With Jambatan Indah and the Double Tracking Railway; we would have secured a projected 50% of total Asia land cargo trade. But as it had all turned out to be, we did not. The 5th PM had cancelled all of the above projects for reasons only best know to his circle of “advisors” while I expect even he himself doesn’t know what it was all about anyway.

Tun Dr Mahathir had nothing to gain from this project; he was already packing and leaving office after over 22 years as PM. But he knows that it would ensure our prosperous survival as a nation into the new millennium and beyond. Had both that project went ahead as originally conceived, we would by now be in the middle of a USD$311.5 Billion per-annum trade cycle and our “Asia Land Bridge” would deliver us the magical revenue aplenty. As was the development with PLUS then, generic businesses would sprout locally along this rail path and we as a nation would be central key players with our stake in PTP. It takes far sightedness and vision to lead; clearly we lost all that on the 31st of October 2003.

BLUNDER #3
Which was increasing the pump petrol price by a massive 40% leap and pump diesel by 63% hike. Even though this blunder has been over a year now, but at least 2 ministers had taken the brunt for this foolishness and up till the point of writing this, the government is still struggling to counteract the effect of a “rapid inflation” borne out of the idiotic petrol hike. As of today, everyone knows that the world is having an economic crisis, thus the demand and supply chain is now at a negative demand state, but why are we going into the coupons for rice? However, I must state clearly here that the measure to introduce coupons for rice is absolutely pro-active, rakyat friendly and brilliant. This should also be done for other essential items. If this is an experiment by the government, then we the public should support and make it work.

Now going back to my topic; when Abdullah advocated to that 40% + 63% petrol and diesel cost hike then, he had reasoned: With the subsidy that the government was taking back from the rakyat, he had promised to “baik pulih sektor pengangkutan awam Malaysia”. Has he done anything? Bullshit is what it was all about. And now there are talks that the government would condone a fare hike during the coming festive season, you know what I think? I think that the government should not do it. Or else, the public would realize yet again and be awaken once more to this “baik pulih sektor pengangkutan awam Malaysia” bullshit of the Abdullah’s era. Up to this point the government is still struggling to counter the negative effects of that one rash petrol hike. At least the present day government of DS Najib has stopped the silly tone of the past PM Abdullah in expecting businesses not to increase cost. It is the job of the government to subsidize the economy and that role never could belong to the business enterprises. It was very clear for all to see here that the 5th PM at the time of calling for this unwarranted role from traders and businesses was already at his own dim-witted self-made end.

AFTERMATH
Even though the government had admitted to their foolhardiness and curtailed back the price of pump gasoline but its almost too late as everything had already ballooned and wont come down any longer due to lackadaisical enforcements and attitude, and in the final analysis, the rakyat suffered the ending brunt of the stick while the ruling Badawi’s continues their splendor existence and lavish appointments such as the magnificent flying Executive Airbus; “The Flying Badawi Gazebo”.

AN HONEST MOMENT: “THE OVER EMPOWERING SON IN LAW INFIRMITY”.
DS Najib; let me ask you sir, an honest questions: from October 31 2003 to April 3 2009, who owns you ministerial and politically? Who was number two (sometimes number one) in command for the whole of Malaysia? You know the answers as well as we do. Was I being over presumptuous to my own evaluations when I stated many times here that from 31 October 2003 to April 3 2009 Malaysia was ruled by a committee headed by a 32 year old Oxford grad? Who made all decisions? Who made the final cut for the “Senarai Calon BN (in particular UMNO) untuk PRU12”? DS Najib, you are PM today, you have just recovered from the bad Badawi Malaria, who was the good elderly doctor who saved you? Had it not been for this very blog page and his vocal admonishment, you would still be a “cul-de-sac” DPM flying in absolute waiting pattern today, circling the airport until your juices runs dry and you fall out of the sky. You know that as well as we all do.

BLUNDER#4
Pulau Batu Putih. This is the “legacy” of the 5th Administration of Malaysia. In the tenure-ship of this particular Prime Minister, independent and “megah Merdeka” Malaysia lost an island to very tiny and insignificant Singapore. And you know what’s worst? Malaysians at large were even told to accept this decision amicably. “Accept this trouncing with good natured sportsman ship” - that’s what the then Foreign Minister Datuk Rais Yatim and Abdullah Badawi had tried to brainwash us into believing. But writers in this comment section made their points know clearly that Abdullah and Rais were just being plain rubbish. Today the same Minister is retorting to various cyber and multi media Act and law to curtail this kind of public speech platform.

GAMES PEOPLE PLAY FOR POWER
PAS claims to be Islamic. Are they? Just like UMNO they are just Islamic by birth and the basic requirements of prayers and Ramadhan duties. Just like UMNO they too are not free from corruption cases especially disputed loggings in Kelantan. But they peddle themselves on Islamic rights, and people buy them. You know what it shows? That Malaysians are materialistic bunch. Like the Toyota engine Mercedes running about KL streets today, we are absolutely carried away in this syndrome all the way to the voting booth. PAS knows that Abdullah is the prime weakness of UMNO. Abdullah carries their 50-50 chance of spiltting UMNO from the inside, and so PAS is using all it could to highlight Abdullah. The latest is in Kelantan over the bridge issue in Manik Urai. Nik Aziz is already goading Abdullah against Nik Mustapha Nik Mohamad. In Johor, Pemuda PAS is already using the PPSMI issue to hit Muhyiddin on his home turf. As my brother Nik Suffian had mentioned to me before, PAS is going all out to finish Muhyiddin on his home turf. There has been several comments saying that UMNO Johor is terrified over this, so – you are terrified, what the hell are you doing with it? By pushing issues aside and only shoeing the nicer ones for “top Johor UMNO leaders in KL” is bullshit. By silencing dissenting voices so that only the good Top 40 commercial-able for your pocket music gets piped to KL is bullshit. Muhyiddin, you are Education Minister, why not just check and see how things are in your own portfolio for Johor and Terengganu - Sabah and Sarawak I wont even go near. You want good music, tune in to the radio. But for goodness sake, see and only hear the true pictures. There also appears commenters here who shoots down everyone who goes against Najib, or anyone perceived to be doing so. Great insecurities tapped down all the way into this cyberspace. That’s bullshit as well for Najib. Najib, I have worked with you and I know you are a regular guy off the block. But too bad your image gets played out by Anwar and PAS. Your wife was pretty easy target for them. All sorts of bulls get trashed out by PAS and Anwar. Now you are still fighting that and they are already using “Bapa Demokrasi (My ass) Abdullah” to finish off the job from the inside.

Ijazah Kedoktoran Kehormat daripada UUM untuk Bapa Demokrasi diatas jasa meningkatkan demokrasi dan keamanan rakyat di Malaysia. BULLSHIT! Crime rates went up by 40% during the 5th PM time sleeping in Putra Jaya. Should we be pissed at this? Not really because we know Nordin Kardi is “budak lama BTN Pak Lah” and Old School BTN boy since 1981. Now our “Bapa Demokrasi” is calling for the abolishment of ISA. And you know what else Tun? Najib may go along with the idea. It’s all about re-branding Abdullah for new stage play “Bapa Penyatuan Melayu”. So Tun, you would go down in history as “Bapa Perpecahan Melayu”. See how the games are played now Ayahanda Tun? I am going to register my disappointment also with Mukhriz and mainly Rahman (people know your link, so don’t waste time highlighting them). Quit the fancy car show already! Just dump the fancy wheels. That is your one weakness. Why must you show? For goodness sake why? Your father is always saying “Perjuangan Yang Belum Selesai”. Many are with him on this perjuangan. Many average regular Maggi mee and Botan Sardine eating rakyat are prepared and willing to give up a lot for this journey. Is it too much to ask you to quit the fancy wheels and everything fancy? Mukhriz, you must know that by how the games are being played today you doesn’t have long term arrangement in cabinet post. So value what you still have today as you are lacking critical fire power now. You want music, tune in to the radio.

WORK WITH ME NOT FOR ME i.e: YOU WORK WHILE I SLEEP
FLASHBACK NEWS:
04-06-2008: PM announces restructured fuel subsidy scheme

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced a restructured fuel subsidy scheme today. The measures included:

• Effective midnight, fuel petrol price has been raised to RM2.70 per litre; diesel up by RM1 per litre to RM2.58; ULG 92 up 74 sen; ULG 97 up 78 sen.

• Cars up to 2L, pick-ups up to 2.5L to get RM625 annual cash rebate; motorcycles up to 250cc get RM150; rebates via postal order from July 1, 2008.

• Power sector gas raised to RM14.31 from RM6.40 per mmbtu; IPPs pay 30% windfall tax on PBIT; Tenaga can raise tariffs by next month; households using less than RM40 of power will not be affected.

• Industries using less than 2mmscfd of gas to pay up to RM24.54 per mm.btu versus RM9.40 now; industries using more than 2mmscfd to pay RM32.56 per mmbtu from RM11.32 now.

• Cars above 2L get road tax discount of RM200; motorcycles more than 250cc, road tax discount of RM50.

• CPO cess removed; for oil millers, windfall tax at 15% at threshold of RM2,000 per tonne; Sabah and Sarawak millers to pay 7.5%.

The impact:

• Annual inflation expected to be at 4%-5%
• Rebates for motorists expected at RM5 billion
• Govt to maintain GDP growth at low end of forecast of 5%
• Fuel subsidy this year expected at RM18 billion versus RM57 billion if not for restructuring
• Govt expects to save RM13.7 billion from fuel subsidy; savings to go towards improving public transport system, food security, cooking oil, rice, bread, flour, among other things.

TODAY’S NEWS
Friday 17 July 2009

PETALING JAYA: The 30% fare increase for express buses and Kuala Lumpur stage coaches will not do much for the industry.
Pan Malaysian Bus Operators Association president Datuk Mohd Ashfar Ali said that a 30% interim surcharge had already been implemented since Sept 15 last year, and this was just making it permanent.
“As far as we are concerned, it’s nothing new,” he said yesterday.
He said the hikes were “sad” as it meant that passengers could not enjoy better service, and workers would not be able to get their bonuses and salary increases.

He added that despite numerous memoranda to the Economic Planning Unit and the National Economic Action Council, the Government appeared not to grasp the real problems affecting bus operators.
“It is the operators servicing the rural people outside the Klang Valley that need the bus services to be subsidised.
“Raising the fares only for buses plying urban routes was not effective as their passenger loads were consistently high and profitable, unlike those servicing rural roads,” Ashfar said.

Meanwhile, National Collaborative Council of Parent-Teacher Associations chairman Datuk Mohd Ali Hasan said the schoolbus price hike should not have exceeded 10%.
He said the increase did not take into account the hardships faced by the people.

“The bus drivers’ associations must also consider the general welfare of the people, who will feel the pinch of this hike,” Mohd Ali said.

Ariff Kassim, a parent in Johor Baru, said the hike came at a bad time. “I’m paying RM80 a month for my son in Form Three. I will probably need to pay more than RM100 now. “As a parent, I cannot support any increase,” Ariff said.

Business owner Jamilah Adom, who said she would need to fork out more than RM300 with the fare increase, called it “unreasonable.”
Despite the announced rise in fares, some taxi drivers currently operating without meters said they did not feel the need to change.
“I can still earn more operating without the meter,” said a taxi driver who did not wish to be identified.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/17/nation/4339818&sec=nation

My comment: "Govt expects to save RM13.7 billion from fuel subsidy; savings to go towards improving public transport system, food security, cooking oil, rice, bread, flour, among other things."
- Ini Badawi punya sandiwara cerita you sudah lupa ka?

PENYATUAN UMNO PAS
With Abdullah Badawi playing his role magnificently, in 2 years of this UMNO/PAS JV, UMNO would one big be empty building. All would be in PAS. PAS always have that one edge ahainst you UMNO and that is Islamic power. They have managed to finely tuned PAS Islam into mainstream Malay politics here. Wake up to this reality.

You want things to work you get our DYMM Raja-Raja Melayu to oversee and administrate the two of you.

OUR INDISPUTABLE RIGHTS OVER IMPRESSIVE DICTIONS
We are here to speak our rights as Malaysians. Who ever we may be, who ever we are – you or anybody else has no right to impose “police state” over the internet against us so long as we are voicing our opinion peacefully and adhering to the laws.

FINALE
My point is DS Najib, we know that you have been working hard. We know that you have been doing a good job with the economy in insulating Malaysia from much of the global economic disaster and comparing things in Malaysia and with the rest of the “freer world” we know that it’s an uphill task which you have somewhat mastered. Your mettle tested under fire and somehow it gave you your best. The promises of Allah to those who are bold are equal strength in his/her foot steps. The natural support in an honest journey dictates that there is no failure, only strengthening learning process; and the rakyat can accept any learning process as to be one from your very own, instead of you still perceived to be tagging to the Badawi & Co., agenda. Remember clearly that this particular camp was the most publicly hated PM ever to date! BN nearly lost at PRU12 - had it not been for a second deserving break from somewhere up stairs, and you would not even be PM today! You and about almost all other BN ranking members would probably be busy fighting endless extraditions far away from Malaysia. Just look at the Thaksins and the Marcoses, remember the “President for Life Du Vallier’s” of Haiti? Lee Kuan Yew & Sons Pty.Ltd., down south knows this better than anyone of us here.

Once more I state here, if it’s your “failure” I think the public could accept it just as long as there is no finger prints from the “Budak-budak Tingkat 4”. And I reckon that is to some extent difficult for you now DS Najib, what’s with the seriously tainted Pemuda UMNO wing so close by you. I end my comment here with this: You cannot soar like an eagle if you keep playing with turkeys. Your only other option is failure, and should there be a failure of such, then it would also manifest as our total collective failures at the hands of Anwar the Jewish propagandist. And that can’t be allowed to happen; it is our patriotic duties and realizations to uphold this country against that kind of marauding, pillaging, looting intentions. And the politics within UMNO itself is not helping to make things easier now.

Don’t celebrate Manik Urai too much, psych warfare has all long backfired on you already – ask BTN for statistic. Only short-haul amateurs celebrate such a victory. The signal is: always work harder. With all fire-power applied on one area, with the result you got – think hard and proper. Reality is your best hope.

Maybe like I have always advocated, educate the rakyat on what and who Anwar would bring into Malaysia should he be PM one day. And if he should not become one oneday, who is second in command on PKR flight here? Azmin is just Head Steward, the next pilot in the jump seat is Zaid Ibrahim; our RM14,000 cappuccino/espresso machine pal and Pak Lah Golden Boy. I am done saying wonderful things for dear leaders. That’s bullshit. I don’t need projects.

It’s like drinking Kopi Luwak Datuk Seri Najib and Tan Sri Muhyiddin, the damning tasteful aromatic dewa-dewa civet shit coffee (my weakness) is un-describable, but it's still a pile of shit we are drinking, a top USD$112 per kg shit. So take it from me, aromatic shit could sway and blur you easily. PM and DPM please don’t drink another cup on this path to PRU13. And that is why we just have to be vocal. Remember Datuk Seri PM, stay away from all sorts of turkeys, they are worth much more stuffed, oven cooked and headless on thanksgiving dinner tables, than alive and living with a head on their silly neck.

Tun, best joke of the Millenium: “Bapa Demokrasi dan Keamanan” – Abdullah Badawi. This laugh would last me one whole life time from here no doubt.

Wassalam and thank you for the platform beloved Ayahanda Tun. Keep on with the journey, we are with you for the betterment of this one Malaysia.

That's all folks! Time for a good cuppa.

Dear Tun,

To many of us, we do not believe in compromising our kid's education quality. We also understand that there is many policies that may not be perfect, but we definitely do not anticipate the present government to make such a drastic change to the medium of instruction for math and science.

Now is the chance for BN to differentiate themselves away from the opposition who has been advocating for the switch to Malay as a language medium. Let us try to do what is right for the people.

BN,

You have my vote if you have the courage to reverse this policy, vice versa, my vote will be lost if you decide to maintain your current decision. I hope, with this clear message, you will take my stance into your consideration. Thank you

Salam buat Tun berdua moga dirahmati Allah s.w.t.

1.Sebenarnya Rimba Emas pernah mengutarakan beberapa persoalan masaalah mendapat pekerjaan dalam ruangan 1Malaysia....tetapi itulah HAMPA....

2.Dari sini menjadi satu pengajaran kepada Rimba Emas bahawa orang yang diberi kuasa melalui satu undi bukanlah khalifah ciptaan Allah s.w.t.Tidak seperti Nabi Muhammad s.a.w... baginda dicuci hatinya dan diberi cahaya dalaman secara spiritul...itu pun tetap dibantah oleh manusia yang bernafsu negatif yang kotor hatinya.

3.Nabi Muhammad s.a.w menjalankan segala perintah Allah s.w.t dari cahaya dari hati yang dipancarkan ke otaknya.Bukanlah mengikut kehendak hatinya sendiri...

4.Kalaulah kuasa yang diberikan oleh kita kepada pemerintah tampa dikenakan syarat mengikut kehendak kita sebagai pemilih amatlah tidak bertepatan dan boleh menyebabkan penyelewengan berlaku.

5.Sudahlah dia tidak mengikut kehendak yang menciptanya malah diberi pula kebebasan mencorak sendiri ciptaannya untuk kita ikuti..

6.Sanggupkah kita dibebani lagi dengan mengikut akal manusia yang kita wakilkan sebagai PEMIKIR KITA ? malah sanggup melanggar cara-cara berfikir oleh kehendak yang maha berkuasa....

7.Pencarian terhadap jawapan sesuatu perkara pastinya bukanlah oleh kita sebaliknya terletak oleh sesuatu yang lebih berkuasa dan lebih termaha kaya dari akal kita.....oleh itu setiap kita perlu patuh atas peraturan-peraturannya..kita hanyalah pelaksana atas kuasanya..

WALLAHUA'LAM

No, I don't support the government decision to teach maths and science in Bahasa Melayu.

Assalamualaikum Tun,

Tun dan Prof Ungku adalah saintist yang "Memperkasa Bangsa" dan perintis Perpaduan melalui PPSMI. Pelajar di sekolah Melayu, Arab, Cina ,Tamil semua mempunyai peluang yang sama di masa hadapan.

Sekarang tanpa PPSMI kerana "Memertabatkan Bahasa". Sekolah Cina,Tamil,Melayu dan Arab belajar Sains dan Matematik dalam bahasa sendiri. Selepas 12 tahun belajar, anak orang bandar, anak orang kaya dan orang Indonesia mempunyai lebih peluang untuk mendapat pekerjaan di Syarikat besar, Universiti dan kilang-kilang berteknologi tinggi. Anak orang kampung akan ketinggalan.

Apa susahnya PPSMI ? Cikgu hanya perlu picit butang "PLAY" pada pemain cakra padat dan cakap "Murid-murid, cakra padat ini akan dimainkan berkali-kali sehingga anda faham. Jangan bimbang, cakra padat ini adalah sama di mana-mana sahaja. Di sekolah orang kaya, sekolah orang miskin, sekolah 'First class/Second class', sekolah bandar, sekolah kampung, semuanya sama".

Jika majoriti rakyat sokong pada PPSMI, maka kerajaan harus terima kerana ia selari dengan tema "Rakyat Diutamakan".

Assalamualaikum Ayahnda Tun n Bonda,

I'VE VOTED NO! IT'S FRUSTRATING...

me n my children say NO! NO! NO! to the teaching of maths n science in Bahasa Melayu.

my children, 2009 pmr n spm candidates feel very disappointed over the government decision to revert ppsmi as they have gained a lot of benefits while learning these two subjects in English. it was hard in the beginning as they started only in Form 1 but they caught up fast. luckily they are able to sit for maths n science in english in their examinations. they only feel sorry for their youngest sister who will not be able to do so. i wonder why the government did not wait first for the pioneer pupils who started ppsmi since YEAR 1 to sit for their spm in 2012 as to see the real effect of it...very short sighted n gave in too quick to the opposed party!! what about the voice of the pupils who would like to complete their learning? what about the voice of more than 100,000 people solely from this blog???

having involved in training maths n science teachers directly from the beginning, i feel that some teachers, at the start, were very,very enthusiastic. they tried their best to fulfil their tasks n performed well during the courses. sadly to say when they went back to their respective schools, they behaved the other way round. just because they failed to accomodate with their students' level, they opted out the easiest method - to teach in bm. yet i know some maths n science teachers are still teaching in english with some translations here n there n i feel it is still doing good to the students, as long as they want to try help their students. the good teachers are always thinking about their own children who are also learning at the same time...what if the other teachers teaching our own children do not teach properly? what if other teachers give up so easily to difficulties n hurdles in using english? so much n so these teachers are still trying teaching in english. i salute the teachers who can foresee their children n their students' fate this way...one of the teachers i've trained told me two days ago when we met that she also felt frustrated because she had done a lot of work like building a science module in English to help the students understand better. her eyes were glistening with tears...

n i also wonder why many so called 'cerdik bin pandai' cannot see the facts n goodness behind ppsmi. i learnt everything in english, went overseas to pursue my studies, took along all my children n when we come back, NO ONE forget their Bahasa Melayu!!! in fact they always scored A's in bm n feel that their english speaking n learning never jeopardized the importance of Bahasa Melayu as their mother tongue!!! i wonder why...

allow me Ayahnda Tun,

to ali bin semang,

Ayahnda Tun had been helping many Malays during his tenureship n is still doing all he can even now. there are many Malays who are rich n famous n many are helping the other Malays to get out of poverty like tuan syed bukhary. but there are also rich Malays helped by Tun who forget their root such as zaid ibrahim & co, who like to frequent pubs n exclusive clubs, ask this zaid how much has he helped his own race? how many masjids has he built for his kampung or negeri kelantan? have you seen his houses???

the rich n famous non-malays like ananda krishnan did not appear just like that. ananda krishnan once, was very poor, struggling with his late mother selling 'batu tumbuk n batu giling', when my grand uncle in alor star met him. my grand uncle is still alive n anyone can ask him how he met ananda who asked my gran uncle to help him find a rental place. that was in the 70's...my grand uncle is a health worker pensioner, survives with his halfpay now but he never went to find ananda, hoping to be rewarded even though ananda once asked his men to find my grand uncle, since my grand uncle believes we can work our own fate, InsyaAllah. why must we feel disheartened about other people's wealth?...back to my grand uncle in kedah, he is still healthy at 70+, still reciting a surah of Al Quran every morning, still doing gardening around the house n selling fried banana in the evenings...what a man!

to people like ali semang n co.,

please be humble when addressing Tun. u can never ever be at par with Tun, even in your dreams...u can never deny what Tun has given to the nation n the people all through his term. the question is, what have you given to ur people, ur nation? i bet you can never even help yourself thinking straight!!!

Ayahnda,

i really feel disgusted with people who throw sardonic words at you. if we take our own father, no matter he's right or wrong, we must never, never insult our father if we dont want the wrath of Allah. elderly but hardthinkers deserve more than the benefit of doubt. but Ayahnda Tun is legendary example in great thinking, i regard as one of the wisest among all leaders. i will always admire you, now n ever..

May AllahSWT bless you Ayahnda n Bonda n all the goodhearted visitors...

Wassalam.

just my brain wave...

Assalamualaikum Ayahnda Tun n Bonda,

I'VE VOTED NO! IT'S FRUSTRATING...

me n my children say NO! NO! NO! to the teaching of maths n science in Bahasa Melayu.

my children, 2009 pmr n spm candidates feel very disappointed over the government decision to revert ppsmi as they have gained a lot of benefits while learning these two subjects in English. it was hard in the beginning as they started only in Form 1 but they caught up fast. luckily they are able to sit for maths n science in english in their examinations. they only feel sorry for their youngest sister who will not be able to do so. i wonder why the government did not wait first for the pioneer pupils who started ppsmi since YEAR 1 to sit for their spm in 2012 as to see the real effect of it...very short sighted n gave in too quick to the opposed party!! what about the voice of the pupils who would like to complete their learning? what about the voice of more than 100,000 people solely from this blog???

having involved in training maths n science teachers directly from the beginning, i feel that some teachers, at the start, were very,very enthusiastic. they tried their best to fulfil their tasks n performed well during the courses. sadly to say when they went back to their respective schools, they behaved the other way round. just because they failed to accomodate with their students' level, they opted out the easiest method - to teach in bm. yet i know some maths n science teachers are still teaching in english with some translations here n there n i feel it is still doing good to the students, as long as they want to try help their students. the good teachers are always thinking about their own children who are also learning at the same time...what if the other teachers teaching our own children do not teach properly? what if other teachers give up so easily to difficulties n hurdles in using english? so much n so these teachers are still trying teaching in english. i salute the teachers who can foresee their children n their students' fate this way...one of the teachers i've trained told me two days ago when we met that she also felt frustrated because she had done a lot of work like building a science module in English to help the students understand better. her eyes were glistening with tears...

n i also wonder why many so called 'cerdik bin pandai' cannot see the facts n goodness behind ppsmi. i learnt everything in english, went overseas to pursue my studies, took along all my children n when we come back, NO ONE forget their Bahasa Melayu!!! in fact they always scored A's in bm n feel that their english speaking n learning never jeopardized the importance of Bahasa Melayu as their mother tongue!!! i wonder why...

allow me Ayahnda Tun,

to ali bin semang,

Ayahnda Tun had been helping many Malays during his tenureship n is still doing all he can even now. there are many Malays who are rich n famous n many are helping the other Malays to get out of poverty like tuan syed bukhary. but there are also rich Malays helped by Tun who forget their root such as zaid ibrahim & co, who like to frequent pubs n exclusive clubs, ask this zaid how much has he helped his own race? how many masjids has he built for his kampung or negeri kelantan? have you seen his houses???

the rich n famous non-malays like ananda krishnan did not appear just like that. ananda krishnan once, was very poor, struggling with his late mother selling 'batu tumbuk n batu giling', when my grand uncle in alor star met him. my grand uncle is still alive n anyone can ask him how he met ananda who asked my gran uncle to help him find a rental place. that was in the 70's...my grand uncle is a health worker pensioner, survives with his halfpay now but he never went to find ananda, hoping to be rewarded even though ananda once asked his men to find my grand uncle, since my grand uncle believes we can work our own fate, InsyaAllah. why must we feel disheartened about other people's wealth?...back to my grand uncle in kedah, he is still healthy at 70+, still reciting a surah of Al Quran every morning, still doing gardening around the house n selling fried banana in the evenings...what a man!

to people like ali semang n co.,

please be humble when addressing Tun. u can never ever be at par with Tun, even in your dreams...u can never deny what Tun has given to the nation n the people all through his term. the question is, what have you given to ur people, ur nation? i bet you can never even help yourself thinking straight!!!

Ayahnda,

i really feel disgusted with people who throw sardonic words at you. if we take our own father, no matter he's right or wrong, we must never, never insult our father if we dont want the wrath of Allah. elderly but hardthinkers deserve more than the benefit of doubt. but Ayahnda Tun is legendary example in great thinking, i regard as one of the wisest among all leaders. i will always admire you, now n ever..

May AllahSWT bless you Ayahnda n Bonda n all the goodhearted visitors...

Wassalam.

just my brain wave...

Salam Sejahtera buat ayahanda dan keluarga semoga diberkati dan dirahmati ALLAH SWT hendaknya.

Anakanda sekeluarga mengucapkan "SELAMAT HARI LAHIR BUAT AYAHANDA TERSAYANG SEMOGA BEROLEH KESIHATAN YANG SIHAT DAN TERUS BERBAKTI UNTUK KAMI SEMUA"

MAY ALLAH BLESS YOU, Amin.

Ikhlas,
FISALMAHADZIR
Bukit Besar,KSS,KEDAH DARUL AMAN

tun,

100,000 org dari 27 juta org rakyat malaysia tak merangkumi 1 peratus pun dari bilangan seluruh rakyat. yang boleh melayari internet dan membaca blog tun serta mengundi di poll yg tun buat itu adalah dari golongan orang2 yg tinggal di sekitar bandar, orang2 yg tidak tergolong dari golongan susah dan dari kampung. yg menjadi mangsa sistem pembelajaran dalam bahasa inggeris ini kebanyakannya dari keluarga yg tinggal di kampung2 dan pendalaman serta keluarga2 yg miskin. bagi mereka yg berkemampuan dan tinggal di bandar, anak2 yg bermasalah pelajaran boleh dihantar ke kelas tuisyen. ibu bapa sendiri boleh bantu ajar anak sebab mereka mampu berbahasa inggeris. bagaimana pula dengan ibu bapa yg berada di pedalaman yg tidak fasih berbahasa inggeris? mereka juga tidak mampu menghantar anak2 ke pusat tuisyen. perbezaan antara pelajar2 pedalaman dan bandar akan menjadi lebih ketara. dengan mengembalikan sistem pembelajaran dalam bahasa ibunda, sekurang2nya anak2 muda ini akan lebih tertarik untuk belajar kerana lebih mudah faham apa yg dipelajari. itu lebih penting dari membiarkan mereka tidak mempunya minat langsung terhadap mata pelajaran kritikal seperti sains dan matematik.

Salam Tun,

Saya betul2 sedih dan really frustrated di atas pemansuhan PPSMI. Alasan2 orang melayu kampung ketinggalan, gagal, tak lulus, makin bodoh, tak tau Bahasa Inggeris, tak paham sains dan matematik.

Mereka down estimate orang2 kampung tanpa research yang rapi dan sahih findingnya. Research mestilah dalam bentuk quantitative and qualitative dan majoriti responden mestilah terdiri daripada pengguna iaitu pelajar dan ibubapa (bukan guru2) termasuk pelajar2 cemerlang dari luar bandar. Kalau pelajar-pelajar gagal dalam matematik dan sains, semak juga subjek2 lain, kalau mereka lemah juga, ini bukan disebabkan oleh faktur bahasa tapi faktur lain. jangan salahkan Bahasa Inggeris secara melulu. Jangan libatkan guru2 dalam research ini,kerana mereka adalah orang yang berkhidmat dengan organisasi, mereka mesti patuh, kalau tak suka boleh tukar bidang masing2, kalau nak bertahan kena belajar seperti pelajar2 di sekolah juga.

Wahai Pejuang2 Bahasa, cendikiawan, dan orang2 politik, parti pembangkang dan yang berkaitan dengannya, adakah anda terfikir bahawasanya kami orang2 kampung sangat2 meluat, benci, hina, dan menyampah dengan kamu? kamu adalah peruntuh kemajuan bangsa melayu yang telah terbina dan terbukti unggul di skala global, kami bersedia bersaing, tetapi kamu mematahkan usaha kami dengan rakus sekali. kemunduran bangsa melayu di masa depan adalah disebabkan tidak lain dan tidak bukan oleh kamu semua.

Wasallam.

Assalamualaikum Tun,

Diharapkan kerajaan melihat kebaikan PPSMI secara keseluruhan. Diharapkan juga penyokong PPSMI tidak membuat sebarang demonstrasi/Perarakan.

“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.”

No

I say NO

TUN.
Apa yang dapat dilihat kerajaan sekarang amat takut kepada kumpulan2 pendesak yang mewakili suara2 kecil rakyat dari suara majoriti rakyat. Desakan suara2 ini amat di beri perhatian oleh kerajaan sekarang. Majoriti rakyat tidak faham dan kenapa kumpulan2 pendesak ini di beri layanan.
Sepertimana kumpulan2 kecil ini juga telah mendesak kerajaan untuk menghapuskan ISA. Sedangkan ISA adalah satu akta untuk memelihara ketenteraman negara dan rakyat. Mereka yang melakukan kesalahan di bawah akta ini mestilah sanggup dan bersedia menerima tindakan kerajaan diatas kesalahan dan perlakuan mereka.
Ada banyak kepengtingan majoriti rakyat kerajaan maseh tidak dapat perhatian dan dipertimbangan dari kerajaan. Contoh soal TOLL yang membebankan rakyat berpendapat rendah. Tarif letrik yang di jangka akan naik. Ada banyak kepentingan dan kebajikan rakyat yang perlu diberi perhatian dan diselesaikan.
Apa yang dilihat kumpulan2 pendesak ini mempunyai agenda politik atau pun untuk mencari populariti peribadi untuk dilihat sebagai jaguh.

Asalamualaikum....kalo najib n muhyiddin duk ketegak ngan keputusan depa maknanye rakyat slogan rakyat didulukan prestasi diutamakan
hanya slogan beli jiwa jer....syukur umno kalah kat manik urai....

Greetings to Tun,

Here are the results of some super funny self make translation for people with secondary schooling after 1980.

Carburettor is kapita, bumper is bumpa, absorber is isoba, soap is sup, maths is mad, medical is merdeka.

More new translations after 2012. Will be updated again after 2012.

NO

I am not surprised over the disappointment and even anger towards the Government's decision on the teaching of Maths and Science.
A:Of course sometimes thing that not suppose to touch but they did it, itchy right?

Seems to me like the Government is not listening to the voice of the people.
A:As long as they are in power they won't listen or see.

Perhaps a blog poll might enlighten the Government as to the opinions of the people.
A:Would they care?

The question to be answered is whether visitors to my blog support or oppose the decision to teach Maths and Science in Bahasa Malaysia.
A:I say NO to BM, YES to ENGLISH

I will then try to let the Government know your opinion.
A:Good try, if they don't listen. You don't need force them. We know their attitude.

salam

Buat Dr Mahathir yang saya hormati. Saya seorang rakyat Malaysia yang sedang menuntut di peringkat PhD di Jerman. Perkara pertama yang saya belajar apabila tiba di sini adalah untuk menghargai bahasa ibunda saya sendiri. Masyarakat di sini walaupun dapat berbahasa Inggeris dengan fasih, mereka begitu bersungguh-sungguh menggunakan bahasa mereka sendiri. Akibatnya, hampir semua perkara manggunakan bahasa mereka sendiri termasuklah perisian di dalam komputer. Pada pengamatan saya, hampir kesemua negara di eropah begitu keadaannya walaupun sebahagian mereka bukanlah tergolong dalam kumpulan negara maju. Perkara yang sama juga berlaku di Jepun, Korea dan China.

Saya bersetuju dengan pandangan Dr Mahathir bahawa bahasa Inggeris penting pada masa sekarang. Maka pengajaran bahasa Inggeris perlu diperbaiki di sekolah lagi. Namun, saya berpendapat ilmu sains atau metamatik adalah sama walau dalam bahasa apa pun ia dipelajari. Bahasa pada pendapat saya adalah medium penghantaran semata-mata. Saya juga berpendapat kita paling mudah dapat memahami ilmu-ilmu ini dalam bahasa ibunda kita sendiri. Saya faham matlamat Dr Mahathir mahukan sains dan matematik diajar dalam bahasa inggeris, supaya pemahaman ilmu sains dan matematik terkini dapat diserap secepat mungkin oleh rakyat Malaysia. Akan tetapi, saya rasa ilmu-ilmu terkini ini hanya akan kita terokai apabila kita sampai ke peringkat universiti. Di peringkat sekolah, pelajar hanya diajar asas ilmu sains dan matematik. Asas-asas ilmu ini sepatutnya difahami dengan betul dan paling mudah dihayati dalam bahasa ibunda kita sendiri. Saya khuatir, pelajar yang belajar sains dan matematik dalam bahasa inggeris tidak dapat memahami ilmu-ilmu tersebut dengan baik disebabkan masalah bahasa pengghantarnya. Jika penguasaan bahasa inggeris yang ingin ditingkatkan, saya rasa lebih tepat jika pengajaran bahasa inggeris tersebut diperbaiki, ditambah dan dijadikan lebih efektif dari apa yang ada sekarang.

Saya khuatir dengan situasi bahasa kebangsaan kita sekarang. Masyarakat seolah-olah tertipu dengan kebolehan berbahasa inggeris kononnya ia melambangkan seorang itu berpendidikan tinggi. Kononya dengan mencelitkan ayat-ayat bahasa inggeris semasa bertutur, kita akan kelihatan lebih hebat. Saya ingin sekali mendengar bahasa kita dituturkan diperingkat antarabangsa. Janganlah hanya perlu mengharapkan Presiden Indonesia untuk bercakap bahasa rumpun kita di persidangan dunia. Boleh sahaja dunia memahami dan menterjemahkan ucapannya. Kenapa pemimpin kita tidak bertutur dalam bahasa kebangsaan kita? Saya berasa agak terkilan melihat pemimpin-pemimpin kita yang bangga becakap dalam bahasa inggeris sedangkan itu adalah bahasa penjajah yang pernah menjajah kita. Lebih teruk lagi masyarakat kita semakin tidak mampu untuk bercakap dalam bahasa kebangsaan seratus peratus. Akhirnya kita tak fasih dalam bahasa kebangsaan mahupun juga bahasa inggeris. Adakah kita mahu bahasa rojak menjadi bahasa kebangsaan kita?

Saya berbangsa Melayu dan saya sayang bahasa saya kerana ia adalah budaya saya. Sama juga dengan rakan-rakan saya berbangsa Cina, India dan lain-lain yang sayang bahasa dan budaya mereka. Jika kita tidak mempertahankannya, bahasa kita akan hilang dan kita akan hilang identiti kita. Jika kita sendiri tak mempertahankan bahasa kita, bangsa lain pastinya langsung tidak mahu mempelajari bahasa kita. Jika seseorang datang ke Malaysia, tahu bahasa ingggeris sudah cukup untuk hidup. Memang betul kita mesra pelancong, tapi jangan sampai pelancong berasa seperti di negara mereka sendiri kerana hilangnya budaya kita.

Jika keadaan seperti sekarang terus dibiarkan, saya tak salahkan masyarakat Cina di Pulau Pinang yang masih tak tahu (mungkn juga tidak perlu/mahu belajar) bahasa kebangsaan. Dato Tony Fernandez dan Gabenor Bank Negara juga "macam" tak tahu berbahasa kebangsaan.

situasi bahasa kebangsaan -> bagai menang sorak kampung tergadai.

wasallam.

seusia cucumu,

Z.Ahmad
Magdeburg, Jerman

Salam Dear Ayahnda TDM,

The different is as the supporters to PPSMI we do no need to create jammed infront of Istana Negara because all who're support PPSMI are intelligent and rational enough to voice out our opinion. Not like people who are claimed that they are doctorate in local linguistic and fight for national language but actually they are also been riding out by other NGO like a donkey to carry out their voice to continue implementing their own mother tongue in mathematics and science whereas they are more comfortable learning it in english behind us!

Now we were pulled back to colonial period where only chinese can get first class education while our race get just minimal education. In micro, I'll continue teaching my kids in english for math n sci

Dear Tun,

The poll you conducted proves your point that the majority of us Malaysian recognize the importance of the English language and the government is dead wrong in reversing the PPSMI.

In fact, the PPSMI study is also being criticized for being too simplistic and does not adhere to strict proper statistical evaluation. Simply put, the government based its decision on a flawed study.

Many await the publication of the study but I doubt is will happen anytime soon unless the results are somehow 'polished' beforehand.

This is speculation of course, but our local universities are not known for their world class research studies.

Assalammualiakum Tun.
Biar apa pun yg diperkatakan oleh org yg tidak menyukai Tun,
Ketahuilah dihati kecil mereka terpaksa mengakui yg Tun adalah salah seorang pemikir agung.Saya bangga Malaysia memiliki orang seperti Tun.

Tun,
Sebenarnya ramai yg tak faham tujuan Tun.
Mereka tak faham bukan kerana apa..Cuma kerana hasad dengki,dendam,irihati dan malas menggunakan akal.Paling sedih sekali bangsa kita sekarang dihasut supaya jgn mempercayai orang yg menggunakan logik akal kerana kata mereka ianya bertentangan dgn Islam.

Apa yg bertentangan nya saya ingin bertanya kepada mereka?
Akal adalah anugerah yg paling istemewa dari Allah kepada manusia,
Ini lah yg membeza kan manusia dgn makhluk2 yg lain.
Oleh yg demikian kita wajib menggunakan logik akal untuk merancang, mencipta sesuatu dan kamudian merujuk kepada hukum Ugama,barulah kita dapat mencapai kemajuan seperti yg dituntut oleh Ugama.

Mengenai sains dan matematik diajar dlm bahasa inggeris.
Tujuan Tun,hanyalah untuk memahirkan anak bangsa yg boleh bertutur, menulis dan dapat memahami sesuatu perkara apabila org bercakap dlm bahasa inggeris itu saje...

Pendekatan ini di ambil kerana istilah,symbol dan bahan rujukan kebanyakan nya dlm bahasa tersebut jadi perubahan pembelajaran taklah memudaratkan pelajar seperti yg diwar war kan(masalahnya mungkin hanya kepada guru guru yg pemalas,termakan hasutan dan tak bertanggung jawab).

Kita bukan nak menjadikan anak bangsa kita seorang sasterawan Inggeris.Kalau nak jadikan mereka seperti itu..satu kerugian lah kepada kita. FIKIR FIKIRKAN LAH

Akhir sekali kepada yg berjaya mempengaruhi kerajaan memansuhkan PPSMI ini saya mencabar mereka memartabatkan Bahasa Melayu dgn cara mereka.Kita dah bagi mereka peluang dan gelaran kepada mereka,tak cukup lagi ke..
Jangan mencari sesuatu sebab untuk di kambing hitam bagi menutup kegagalan kita.

SAYA TAK MENYOKONG PEMANSUHAN PPSMI

Dear Tun, salam sejahtera harap sihat dan bahagia sentiasa.Dgn izin.....

Ini menyangkal sedikit alasan ANTI PPSMI menolak dasar ini.....

..................DEMI MARATABAT

Dua mata pelajaran mampu membunuh martabat BM? Ini kenyataan atau penipuan? Ini hakikat atau pemesongan?

Kita belajar dlm BI penuh sejak sebelum merdeka hingga 1974. Tak hilang bangsa, budaya dan bahasa Melayu? Kenapa dua mata pelajaran tiba tiba jadi jembalang hebat mengancam martabat Melayu? Apa tujuan menghantukan pelajaran ini dgn menipu sebegitu rupa?

..................KERANA ANAK DESA

Kelemahan anak desa krn kekurangan kemudahan, pendedahan dan mutu pengajaran, bukan mrk lembab atau tak boleh. Tumpuan, pengawasan lebih patut diberi, bukan mengalih sungai krn takut anak lemas. Murid kaki bangku, kita patahkan kaki supaya dia belajar menjahit? Anak desa nak diabdikan sebagai kerbau dicucuk hidung, diheret tuan gembala.

.................SEBAB PENCAPAIAN MENURUN

Pencapaian bergantung pada mutu, alat dan daya pelajaran bukan bahasa saja. Pencapaian diperingkat sek rendah mungkin disebabkan bahasa, tapi diperingkat menengah tak boleh salahkan bahasa saja. Ada sebab lain menyumbang pada penurunan ini. Tapi semua dgn mudah menyalahkan PPSMI secara membuta!

Lagi gila, ada orang anggap ajar dlm BI mesti naik pencapaian kalau tidak baik patah balik. Pencapaian boleh naik main tukar bahasa? Anti PPSMI sengaja buat tak nampak penurunan krn pengajaran lemah. Cara atasinya, tingkatkan mutu pengajaran bukan gulung balik tikar dah setengah hurai. Dah masuk mulut kunyah sajalah, tapi disuruh muntah keluar!

...............SANGGUP PUTAR BELIT

Bila bantah PPSMI kata belajar dlm bahasa asal (ibunda) lebih cepat dan mudah. Tapi belajar ilmu yg terpendam dlm bahasa lain ditolak belajar dlm bahasa asal? Suruh belajar jalan jauh melalui terjemahan. Tapi tanpa menguasai ilmu itu dulu, mana boleh terjemah?

Ini sebiji mcm masalah skrg, guru lemah ilmu BI disuruh ajar dlm BI. Kelak orang tiada ilmu sains dan matematik disuruh terjemah. Suruh ayam ajar mcm mana cara burung terbang!

Kata hanya ini cara bina ilmu dlm BM? Nak belajar terus dari sumber atau tunggu terjemahan? Mandi terus dari paip atau tunggu tempayan penuh? Mana lebih hebat? Pakar ilmu dlm BI (ibarat lautan) yg berbahasa ibunda BM atau pakar ilmu terjemahan (bak tempayan) yg buta BI?

Contoh masaalah ini ialah guru (era BM) mengajar dlm BI (PPSMI). Harimau mengajar adab makan dgn garfu dan sudu? Mana boleh. Guru sendiri tak reti ilmu dlm bahasa itu, mcm mana dia nak terjemah. Petanda ini menunjukkan cadangan meningkatkan hanya mata pelajaran BI akan sia sia mcm guru guru buktikan!

................SIKAP MAHU MUDAH

Anti PPSMI timbul dari sikap tebal mahu mudahkan untuk bangsa konon. Kalau dlm BM boleh dapat markah tinggi, ikut BM, jahanam pada ilmu.

Murid lembab dipercepatkan dgn kurangkan ‘beban’ (ilmu!) mrk.

Guru susah mengajar mudahkan untuk mrk. Tukar dasar pedulikan pembelajaran dah singkat.

Bangsa nak cepat capai 'kejayaan' bukan pencapaian, beri sijil dan pangkat menggunung dgn isi membonggol?

Orang politik takut hilang sokongan, gadai masa depan anak anak bangsa tidak berani harungi perubahan!

..................IJAZAH

Bagi yg belajar dlm BM dan megah sampai juga ke universiti, sedarlah ilmu yg kamu dapat itu cukup untuk tempah sijil saja, bukan tempah tempat di lautan ilmu. Sijil itu terbatas pada terjemahan pendekar ilmu satu bahasa, keupayaan seorang yg yatim bahasa dan universiti terasing dari edaran ilmu dunia.

Nak ijazah atau ilmu? Lihat berapa ramai orang tiada ijazah tapi berjaya, dan ramai yg berijazah tak dapat kerja! Bezanya ILMU!!

..................UCAPAN DI PBB

Sebuah komen anti PPSMI (sdr 2009) bangkit isu Tun berucap dlm BI di PBB (konon memalukan bangsa dan BM).

Ucapan dlm BI terus menunjukkan pada pendengar, Tun seorang bijak pandai (paling kurang celik dua bahasa) berbanding pemimpin yg guna bahasa sendiri. Menggambarkan mrk cuma jaguh kampong (pelat bahasa, cacat ilmu), dapat jawatan guna kekerasan bukan keilmuan tapi nak berkokok di medan antarabangsa!!

PBB tempat menyampai pendapat bukan tempat manayang budaya.Tak pernah dengar masuk kandang kambing mengembik, masuk kandang kerbau menguak? Atau sdr nak jadi rusa masuk kampong di PBB?

Harimau tetap harimau dari belangnya, bukan suara lantang mengaumnya!

saya sebagai guru memang menyokong PPSMI di kekalkan...
bangsa melayu perlu berani berubah untuk memajukan atau meangkasakan bangsa...

Dear Tun,

Congratulation for achieving 100k votes. It shows that most of Malaysian are concern with every policies introduced by government.

Since you step down most policies introduced by government seems do not getting well with the people due to much of politics.

The Government may not be listening.

But they should note that as soon as BN's decision to revert to the old vernacular language system was announced, DAP suggested that the students be given a choice whether to learn Science and Maths in English or otherwise.

I think the better solution would be to re-introduce English medium classes in our school system. We can therefore have PPSMI classes and non-PPMSI classes in all or selected schools.

Let the parents and students choose. I think, in the longer term, parents and students will opt for the PPSMI classes as PPMSI students would be have better chances of getting more lucrative and high level jobs.

http://www.jurublog.blogspot.com

The blog poll results clearly shows where most of us stand about the matter. But as usual, I don't think the government will listen

Ybhg Tun,
I support the teaching of Math and Science in English. I was the first batch of students who had to learn Ilmu Alam and Sejarah in BM when the govt decided to convert these two subjects into BM. Math and Science were still in English. I believe the standard of English then was still high even with the conversion of Geography and History into BM. It started to deteriorate when Math and Science were later also converted into BM.

Growing up down south, I was glued onto Spore TV and radio channels where I learned to be proficient in the language. My family too is bi-lingual at home and that is a big plus.

Over the years, i always had trouble looking for staff who could speak and write well in English and had to spend too much time interviewing for the right candidates when the need arose. Some other colleagues were unluckier as they needed to stay back most days to spend much time editing the papers of staff before submitting for Board meetings, etc. I have attended conferences/ meetings overseas together with those less proficient in the English language. My observation was that they had a good break from work at home because they did not participate in discussions for obvious reasons, and therefore was not able to tell the Malaysian story, so to speak. They were all smart people but unfortunately, were too conscious of the language barrier in order to engage themselves. In the end, they just accepted whatever arguments/ decisions made by other countries and this is what i fear for our country and its future.

Salam,

Obviously it is not conclusive.....80k do not really represent the remaining who do not vote......

..wallahhua'lam

Salam,

Siapa yang mengundi melalui net ini Tun ? Orang kampung Gua Musang ? Kuala Berang ? Baling ? Rakyat disana nak makan pun susah, mana ada internet nak mengundi di net ini.
Yang mengundi ialah penyokong Tun, orang bandar. Dengan 100,000 orang mengundi pun Tun cakap kerajaan tak mendengar pandangan rakyat, sedangkan Tun sendiri semasa jadi PM tak pernah mendengar rakyat yang memilih pembangkang walaupun undi mereka melebihi juta juta orang.

Salam sejahtera kepada semua.
Dengan Nama Allah Yang Maha Pengasih Lagi Maha Penyayang.

Isu PPSMI semakin hangat diperbahaskan baik di parlimen mahupun di kedai-kedai kopi di kampung. Bagi pandangan saya sebagai seorang pelajar, pengajaran dan pembelajaran sains dan matematik perlu dilaksanakan dalam bahasa yang mudah difahami oleh pelajar. Ini kerana, matematik dan sains adalah satu subjek yang amat penting dan memerlukan pemahaman yang mencukupi untuk menguasainya. Pemahaman berdasarkan teori sahaja tidak mencukupi. Amali juga perlu dititik beratkan supaya pelajar dapat menguasai sepenuhnya segala ilmu yang dipelajari. Saya tidak membantah pelaksanaan PPSMI tetapi apakah kelebihan dan kekurangannya? Cuba beralih pandangan ke sekolah di kampung-kampung, apa yang tuan dan puan fikirkan? Bagaimana prasarana pembelajarannya? Ibubapanya? Berbeza sekali dengan sekolah-sekolah di kota. Saya juga pelajar kampung tetapi pernah merasai kehidupan sekolah di kota. Amat jauh berbeza. Walaupun pada hakikatnya PPSMI untuk kemajuan negara pada masa hadapan, tetapi menyebabkan pelajar-pelajar di kampung makin ketinggalan dari segi pemahaman isi pembelajaran. Sukatan dan pengajaran adalah sama, tetapi pemahaman mengenai isi pelajaran amat jauh berbeza antara pelajar bandar dan luar bandar. Hal ini juga perlu dipandang serius kerana pelajar-pelajar luar bandar juga bakal pemimpin dan pewaris bangsa. Kemudahan sekolah di luar bandar masih tidak mencukupi, dengan golongan pendidik pun masih gagal untuk menguasai Bahasa Inggeris. Ibu bapa pelajar di kampung juga bukanlah berpendidikan tinggi. Jadi, bagaimana mereka dapat membantu anak-anak mereka belajar,mengulangkaji pelajaran, dan menyiapkan tugasan, sedangkan mereka sendiri tidak faham Bahasa Dunia ini? Sekiranya masalah ini dapat diatasi, dan satu penyelesaian dapat diambil, saya fikir, tiada masalahnya PPSMI diteruskan. Saya cadangkan agar Institusi Perguruan perlu dimantapkan dan diperhebatkan dan pendidik di peringkat menengah perlu memiliki PhD seperti mana di negara-negara maju yang lain. Insyaallah, salam..

Greeting Tun,

I'm support PPSMI. Just because goverment nowadys don't know how to think, let me give some example why PPSMI is very important?

Teaching students to understand content is the central focus and ultimate goal of any subject, especially in science and mathematics. Researchers claim that teaching LEP(Limited English Proficient Students) students for understanding enables those students to "develop academic skills while learning English". In mathematics, for example, "the best teaching practices are those that assess what students understand in a range of mathematical problem settings and then develop those understandings to their mathematical end points"

Salam Tun,

Kita mahu melihat statistik ke manakah perbelanjaan berbillion ringgit dibelanjakan untuk perlaksanaan PPSMI itu. Contoh, sekiranya 30% dana sepatutnya dibelanjakan untuk melatih guru tetapi hanya 10% sahaja yang digunakan untuk tujuan tersebut, sudah tentulah tujuan asal PPSMI itu tidak tercapai.

Jayzek.

SALAM AYAHANDA RAKYAT TUN
IZINKAN,

86% AFFIRMATIVE BIG 'NO' FROM THE NO. 1 BLOG OF THE VOICE FOR THE RAKYAT.

TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ONE MALAYSIA..
PLEASE LISTEN TO THE CRIES FOR THE SAKE OF OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

WAWASAN 2020 BUKAN TITIK PENYUDAH BAGI JENERASI MENDATANG IA BERMULA.

ALFATIHAH. AMIN.

I beg the government especially Mr Muhyiddin to listen to the voice of the people. We are not politician nor we are a pejuang bahasa. We are merely the people with logics in mind. We want the best possible for our next generation.By saying keputusan muktamad over and over again does not solve the real issue here. Dont deprived our kids for thier right for knowledge.

Tun, Thank you...

I hope the poll will tell the govt about us supporting PPSMI

Tun,

English or Melayu now is irrelevant until this government is clean out of corruption, bullying and transparency!

Have you heard of the case Mr Teoh? This is your answer... (www.xanga.com/ah_heng)

WONG

Lihatlah Kerajaan BN, bersangka baik kepada ahli pembangkang dan menyifatkan kematian Teoh sebagai kematian mengejut dan membiarkan polis menyisat semua ini.

Teoh Beng Hock, 30, yang dipanggil ke pejabat Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) sejak pukul 5 petang semalam, dipercayai terjatuh dari tingkat 14 pejabat SPRM Selangor di Plaza Masalam.

Siapa Teoh dan mengapa semua ini berlaku kepada dirinya?

Inilah kisahnya...

Ramai yang tahu Teoh ini adalah setiausaha politik dan pegawai khas kepada Ean Yong Hian Wah salah seorang exco kerajaan negeri, tapi ramai yang tak tahu yang Teo ni dulu pernah menjadi pegawai khas kepada MP Petaling Jaya Utara iaitu Tony Pua.

Yang penting Teo ni dah lama menyakitkan hati pemimpin DAP.

Masih ingat lagi pada 25 Mac lepas, Karpal Singh pernah memaki Pemuda UMNO dalam Parlimen dengan ayat "celaka" berikutan dengan kes itu, pemuda umno datang memnuntut penjelasan daripada karpal dan meminta karpal memohon maaf, tapi karpal celaka buat bodoh saje sehinggalah berlaku pertengkaran dan hampir-hampir terjadinya pergaduhan antara pemuda umno dan hero matcha gobinad singh deo.

Dikatakan terdapat 2 rakaman video ketika insiden tu berlaku, rakaman video pertama di percayai di rakam oleh salah seorang ahli DAP dari pada ipoh timur dan satu lagi rakaman video di rakam oleh seorang pegawai khas kepada ahli parlimen petaling jaya utara Tony Pua, rakaman video kedua itu kemudiannya di dowload kedalam youtube, orang yang bertanggung jawab merakam video itu ialah Teo yang baru sahaja mati petang tadi, dalam rakaman video tu, memang jelas yang pemuda umno langsung tidak mengusik karpal yang lumpuh separuh badan.

Bila kepimpinan DAP tahu Teo yang mengedarkan klip video tu, maka si Teo ni diberikan amaran oleh berberapa gangster yang di payung oleh Ronnie Liew dan Teo pula di tukar oleh kepimpinan DAP untuk bertugas di SUK dan Pejabat Adun Sri Kembangan supaya Ronnie dan Ean Yong Hian Wah supaya senang untuk memantau pergerakannya.

Menurut sumber, Teo kurang berpuas hati dengan cara pentadbiran berberapa adun DAP di selangor, cara Ronnie dan Hian Wah menggunakan kongsi gelap dalam pentadbiran kerajaan dan dengan suka-suka mengunakan peruntukan kewangan kerajaan negeri membiayai kegiatan kwong si gelap tidak di senangi oleh Teo dan memang betul apa yang di laporkan oleh ahli parlimen wangsa maju YB. Wee Choo Keong yang mana ronnie dan Hian wah menggunakan kongsi gelap, dan pejabat Exco telah digunakan sebagai tempat bermesyuarat mereka yang dikatakan mempunyai kaitan dengan peniagaan haram dan aktiviti haram.

Mungkin tidak tahan dengan kerenah kongsi gelap yang selalu turun naik pejabatnya maka Teo mula mengugut Ronnie dan Hian Wah supaya memberhentikan segera kegiatan itu tapi tidak di endahkan oleh dua ekor exco itu. sudah tidak tahan dengan keadaan itu maka Teo dengan beraninya membuat laporan kepada SPRM tentang kegiatan ronnie dan Hian Wah.

Bagaimana pula ADUN Kampung Tunku, Lau Weng San.Selain Ean dan Lau, Teresa Kok (Kinrara), Hannah Yeoh (Subang), Elizabeth Wong (Bukit Lanjan), Dr Cheah Wing Yin (Damansara Utama) and Edward Lee (Bukit Gasing) turut terlibat?

Perlu di ingat, fail-fail kes adun-adun yang lain tu telah lama berada dalam simpanan SPRM dan hanya menunggu masa sahaja untuk di bongkar. Mungkin SPRM melihat ini lah masa yang sesuai, maka SPRM pun bertindak. Kalau diperhatikan betul-betul adun-adun cina yang kantoi tu, mereka ni berkongsi satu majlis perbandaran yang sama, sebagai contoh, Teressa dan Hannah berkongsi sama PBT iaitu Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya, Wing Yin, Elizabeth, Edward dan Lau Weng San pula berkongsi Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya.

Maka diatas percaturan dan sifat tamak mereka ni yang menjadi mangsa ialah Teo.

Perlu di ingat, kesemua ADUN cina di selangor menggunakan kongsi gelap untuk menjaga mereka dan Ah Long pula menjadi banker mereka,

Jadi, ADUN-ADUN ini pasti terikat dengan perjanjian bersama dengan Ah Long dan Kongsi Gelap tadi.

Satu bala besar akan menimpa ADUN Cina selepas Teoh dipanggil oleh SPRM.

Kematian Teoh pasti ada kaitan dengan Kongsi Gelap tadi maka inilah masanya Teoh perlu dihapuskan dari muka bumi ini.

Jadi Teoh telah ditolak dari tingkat 14 bangunan tersebut.

Kenapa pejabat SPRM pula dijadikan tempat pembunuhan?

Mudah sahaja, supaya SPRM boleh dituduh sebagai defenden pertama dan itulah yang menyebabkan Ronnie Liu sekarang ini menyerang SPRM. Seterusnya menjadikan kerajaan BN sebagai defenden kedua. Perarakan yang dianjurkan oleh puak Cina DAP ini adalah bukti petuduhan mereka kepada orang tidak terlibat.

Puak cina celaka ini kononya bijak, namun mereka yang selama ini suka mencipta musuh telah disepak punggung mereka oleh musuh mereka tadi dan pastinya mereka tidak dapat lari dari sebuah kebenaran.

Semoga SPRM tabah menyiasat kes ciptaan Cina pembangkang ini dan semoga kebenaran disebalik kematian orang yang mampu membongkarkan ketidaktelusan ADUN Pembangkang selangor akan terungkai.

Wallahhualam.

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You are most welcome Tun!

I hope the goverment will take into account on this issue!

By the way Tun, we have a mob government running the state of Selangor now, our Brader Anwar Bin Ibrahim is playing a new game now, he is diverting his personal issue to the latest tragedy at Plaza Massalam!

Any comment Ayahanda Tun?

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Tun yang saya hormati.
Terlebih dahulu biar saya ucapkan terima kasih kerana telah melaksanakan Skim Pinjaman BUku Teks pada tahun 1975. Tun adalah Menteri pelajaran yang praktikal.

Saya sungguh tidak faham orang orang bahasa ni yang terlalu takut PPSMI memundurkan bahsa Melayu. Di sekolah menengah, sejak tahun 1992 ( kalau tak salah ingatan saya) hinga sekarang ini, mata pelajaran BM di peruntukkan sebanyak 6 waktu X 40 minit seminggu. Di tambah lagi pula dengan mata pelajaran Sejarah, agama, geografi, penndidikan jasmani, yang semuanya di sampaikan dengan BM. Dalam mata pelajaran BM, perkara yang di ajar pula sethau saya ialah karangan, surat kiriman, tata bahasa, sajak dan diajar sepanjang tempoh 5 tahun di sekolah menengah.

SUbjek subjek sains tulis, (Fizik, Chemistry, Biology) setiap satunya di peruntukan hanya 4 waktu X 40 minit seminggu. Skopnya pula sangat luas. Contohnya mata pelajaran Fizik saja, perkaran yang di ajar merangkumi Unit and quantities, clasical machanics, Thermodynamic (Heat) Optics, electricity and magnetism, electronics, neuclear physics, wave ,

Tak cukup kah masa yang begitu banyak untuk mengajar hanya menulis karangan dan surat kiriman dalam BM sehinggakan orang orang bahasa ini takut sangat bahasa mereka hilang.

Kalau belajar muzik, kena belajar bahasa muzik. Sains dan matematik juga mempuyai bahasa sendiri. Jadi kenapa mereka terlalu tamak untuk menyuruh pelajar sains belajar sains dalam bahasa sastera mereka. Biarlah pelajar sains belajar sains dengan bahasa sains, yang kebetulan berasaskan bahasa inggeirs dan Latin. Ianya tidak akan menggugat BM

Saya sendiri belajar dalam aliran inggeris mulai tahun 1969 hingga menjejaki kaki ke universiti. Tetapi bahasa melayu saya tidak hilang. Saya jgua mampu menulis cerita yang menarik dalam bahasa melayu. Cuba layari laman http://dotsolo.tripod.com Disana ada beberapoa cerita yang saya tulis. Walau pun tidak sehebat tulisan A.Samad atau Shahnon Ahmad ( yang menuils novel TAHI) saya rasa cerita yang saya tulis itu juga bagus bahasa ,melayunya. Disamping itu saya juga mampu mempelajari ilmu dengan membaca bahan bahasa inggeris dalam berbagai bidang seperti computer, astronomy, electronics,

Di sebaliknya rmai rakan seangkatan saya yang belajar dlaam aliran melayu, tidak berkebolehan menulis cerita atau surat mudah sekali pun dalam bahasamelayu. jauh sekali untuk dpaat mereka mempelajari ilmu dari buku buku samada dalam BM atau BI.

Apa ni.. ada yang terlalu sedih.. pilu, sebak dan ada yang menitis air mata kerana bahasa Inggeris ni. mungkin ada yang naik pitam dan pengsan saolah-olah tiada jalan lain untuk menguasai bahasa inggeris.. bawa bertenang.. dimana ada kemahuan disitu ada jalan. jangan tak tau menari lantai disalahkan..

Give us OPTIONS to choose, don't stuff it into our throat and expect us to accept it.

Really hope Tun's campaign will succeed.. for our children sake.

I voted a BIG NO NO.

YABhg Tun,

Please allow me to say my piece.

1. They missed your intention "Big Time". I believe your intention was to aquire knowledge of Maths & Science, but since most of the materials are in English, learning that language are thus inevitable. Now, they want to teach the language for the sake of learning that language. A state minister even suggested learning the English Literature. it's like rubbing salt..
2. It prove the point that our teachers/work force are not competitive even in the domestic market. Their failure to deliver means their fail to adopt to changes in the market.
3. Minister should stop talking about.."Global this and global that"...'cause they don't seems to walk the talk anyway.

Dear Tun,

I'm sure these 2 weeks what had happened in Malaysia has draw all Malaysian's attention. The country will have another round of turmoil. People are really really sick and tired of the whole situation now. Any leader care and know what's going on with the economy? How we need to bring our country back on track? Your vision of 2020 might have to postpone Tun.

Dearest Tun..
Does it matter the poll result and our comments...
either in english or bm.. i believed the cabinet
would not able to listen or to understand the poll result neither the comment..
Terrible decision....gosh...

1.Kadang kala saya bingung apa lagi orang Melayu nak dengan kerajaan BN.

2.Pada pendapat saya orang Melayu selama 50 tahun dah lebeh terbela hinggakan dah jadi naik lemak.

3.Kalau kita tak berjaya mencapai objektif DEB masaalahnya bukan kerajaan tapi Melayu itu sendiri dari semua lapisan.

3.Pelaksana DEB dan juga penerima dasar itu tidak memainkan peranan yang diharapkan.

4.Banyak penyelewengan dilakukan oleh orang Melayu sendiri dalam usaha untuk mencapai objektif DEB.

5. Takkanlah nak "makan nasi lemak free" (free lunch) atau dalam kata crude language "menenggek" sampai mati.

6. Usahalah sikit. Allah bagi kita tulang empat kerat dan akal yang sempurna untuk kita berusaha gigih lagi.

7.Cubalah jangan bergantung sepenuhnya kepada kerajaan.

8.Kita patut sentiasa bersyukur kepada Allah selalu dan berdoa supaya sentiasa dilimpahkan rahmat. Allah berfirman bahawa tidak akan berubah sesuatu golongan itu jika golongan itu sendiri tidak mahu berubah.

9.Cukuplah bermanja-manja dengan kerajaan sampai kita tak boleh nak berdiri sendiri sungguh pun umur dah lebeh "50 tahun" merdeka.

10. Takkan kita nak jadi orang tempang sampai mati dan menurun ke anak cucu pun tempang juga.

11. Saya fikir kalaulah parti Pakatan Rakyat ditakdirkan dapat memerentah negara kita saya rasa orang Melayu tidak mungkin akan dapat layanan istemewa seperti mana kerajaan BN memberikan masa kini.

12. Dasar Pakatan Rakyat tidak mungkin akan menggubal dasar ekonomi yang menyerupai DEB. Mereka akan berpandukan kepada dasar DAP yang kuat dengan prinsip Malaysian Malaysia dan meritocracynya.

13. PKR memanglah tidak ada dasar langsung. Prinsipnya hanyalah untuk memertabatkan Anwar Ibrahim sahaja.

14. Sementara PAS taksub dengan Tok Gurunya dan sibuk dengan ceramah agamanya siang dan malam. Hal ekonomi langsung "LOPONG". Dia tahu kalau rakyat susah dia akan mengajak rakyat beramai-ramai sembahyang hajat di stadium minta doa restu dari Allah supaya dijauhkan dari mala petaka dan bala' tapi tak ada perancangan bagaimana nak memajukan ummah. Setakat sembahyang hajat je. Cukuplah tu dan tak payah buat apa-apa.

Jadi kesimpulannya wal hasil balik asal. Merempat dan merempitlah Melayu.

Melayu Oh Melayu !! Melayu jadi SHIIIT !!

Salam hormat buat tun yang dihormati...izinkan saya menulis sepatah 2 kata buat 2009...

wahai hamba allah 2009...agaknya kamu ni mesti sedarah-sedaging, sepusat -sepusing dan sebantal dan setilam dengan NASHA BIN EDWIN kan sebab cara saudara bercakap serupa dengan siNASHA EDWIN yang bebal itu...apa pulak kena mengena manik urai dengan PPSMI..awatlah bodoh sangat saudara ini nak membuat perbandigan pada benda yang tak sepatutnya.lagi 1 pasal bahasa yang tun gunakan masa berucap sewaktu PBB apa salahnya kalau digunakan dalam bahasa Inggeris..bukan ke bahasa itu adalah bahasa dunia bahasa yang mudah dikenali dan difahami seluruh penduduk seluruh dunia.Pada yang gunakan bahasa arab sbb ada diantara negara2 lain yang bahasa diorg bercakap pun bahasa arab jgak tp bila di translatekan tetap dalam bahasa inggeris..sedangkan kalau tun nk berucap dalam bahasa melayu berapa negara yang faham dan bercakap menggunakan bahasa melayu selain daripasa Malaysia...awatlah saudara ni BANGANG sangat...Kerana tun bangga dengan rakyat malaysia lah tun cuba sedaya upaya untuk menaikkan taraf kehidupan ilmu ilmiah utk rakyat malaysia sbb tun lebih tahu dan lebih mahir bahawa bahasa inggeris itu adalah bahasa global..Tiada salahnya kalau diteruskan PPSMI ini sebenarnya kalau betul budak2 yang sekolah dikampung betul2 nak belajar.masaalahnya sekarang budak2 dikampung lebih suka membuang masa tak tentu hala dari memperbaiki mutu pelajaran.kalau betul susah macam mana ada pelajar kg yang boleh dapat 21A dalam semua pelajaran..E2 pun math dan sains di ajar di dalam bahasa Inggeris.Pelajar dari kampung itu pun susah jugak belajar siap pakai pelita lagi tpi knp boleh mencapai dan mendapat keputusan yang bagus...sebenarnya ini semua bukan salah Tun kerana melancarkan PPSMI tapi slah mak bapak atau cikgu cikgi (yang memepunyai sikap dan pikiran macam saudara)yang sendiri tidak mahu menananm semangat utk maju kedepan pada anak- anak murid di ceruk kampung...SAUDARA JANGAN TAU NAK SALAHKAN ORANG LAIN SEANDAINYA SAUDARA SENDIRI TIDAK MAHU DIRI SAUDARA ATAU ANAK, BINI CUCU CICIT SAUDARA MAJU KEDEPAN...ESOK KALAU TAK BOLEH DITERIMA MSUK MANA UNIVERSITI KERANA LEMAH DALAM BAHASA INGGERIS JANGAN PANDAI NAK SALAH KAN KERAJAAN JGAK KONONNYA PILIH KASIH ANTARA ANAK BANDAR DENGAN ANAK KAMPUNG...SEBAB ORANG MCAM SAUDARA NI " KUMAN YANG JAUH DISEBERANG NAMPAK TAPI BANGKAI GAJAH YANG TERDAMPAR DIDEPAN MATA HARAM TAK NAMPAK..."..kalau dah tak nak terima sudahlah janganlah nak suruh rakyat malaysia yang tak sbodoh saudara untuk menerima cadangan ini..sebab saya dan anak2 yang walapun duduk diceruk kampung ujung negeri kelantan ni masih mahukan pembahruan dan kecermelangan yang lebih baik untuk anak dimasa akan datang...dan anak saya yang darjah 6 sendiri bagitau sebenarnya belajar math dan sains dalam bahasa inggeris lagi senang faham kalau betul2 mengikuti kelas dan mendengar penerangan yang cikgu beri sewaktu dalam kelas...kebanyakan kawan2 dia dalam kelas tak faham sebab pelajar itu sendiri tak begitu tekun mengikuti pelajaran didalm kelas dan lebih senang berbual dan bermain didalam kelas sewaktu cikgu mengajar...so sekarang sapa yang salah sebenarnya....kami pun orang susah jugak tak ada duit nak hantar anak pegi tusyen hanya mengharapkan buku bantuan yang diberi...tapi kerana anak saya sendiri ada kemahuan maka kerana itu benda yang susah bagi orang yang secerdik dan pandai seperti saudara menjadi mudah bagi anak saya yang baru saja nak megenali dunia dan maju kedepan.....SEKARANG SAPA YANG MEMALUKAN RAKYAT MALAYSIA..TUN ATAU PUN SAUDARA SEKAUM SEKERABAT......

Maafkan saya tun kalau agak kurang ajar tapi saya tak suka kalau orang itu nak jadi bodoh nak paksa orang lain ikut dia jadi bodoh....

Dear Tun,

SORRY, TUN... TAK TAU TANG MANA LAGI NAK HILANGKAN HOT KAT TUN DOLAH BENGAP NI....

TUN DOLAH TU RETI SENYAP DAK??.... TUN DOLLAH NI SUDAH LA... DAH LA DIA DAH TINGGAI TAIK BERLAMBAK KAT TOK NAJIB... PAS TU PULAK NAK "TUN" TAK DAN DAN... TU PUN PASAI TAKUT KENA BANTAI LEPAS TURUN TAKHTA... LA NI ADA HATI PULAK BERCAKAP... ORG KENA SOKONG TOK NAJIB LA... HAPUS ISA LA... TUN DOLAH BEDAWI... LAGI HANG SENYAP LAGI BAGUIH... ORANG MELUAT, AKU MELUAT TAHAP RESAKSA... TAK SANGGUP DAN TAK PERNAH AKU KATA KAT ORANG TAPI KAT TUN DOLAH BEDAWI NI... DIA MEMANG BODOH, BENGAP, MELAMPAU,... ANAK ULAMAK TAK SEMESTINYA PERANGAI ULAMAK... ISLAM HADHARI DIA REKA SENDIRI PUN NTAH KEMANA...

INGAT SINI TUN DOLAH BEDAWI WOI... KAT PADANG MAHSYAR NANTI.. AKU SALAH SORANG YANG AKAN TUNTUT SEMUA PERBUATAN HARAM JADAH HANG KAT AGAMA AKU, BANGSA AKU DAN NEGARA AKU.... CUKUP LAH DOK CAKAP... MASA HANG DAH LEPAS....

MINTAKKKK MAHAP TUN MAHATHIR... SAYSA TAK TAU NAK LEPAS KAT MANA....FOR YOU MY DEAR TUN... SAYA DOAKAN KESEJAHTERAAN DUNIA DAN AKHIRAT.. .BIAR ORG LAIN HINA TUN TAPI ALHAMDULILLAH.. SEMUA TUN BUAT TU ADA HIKMAH DISEBALIKNYA DAN ADALAH UNTUK AGAMA, BANGSA DAN NEGARA.... KAU LAH ULAMA, KAU LAH PAHLAWAN... SEMOGA ALLAH MEMBERI KEKUATAN DAN KEBAIKKAN DAN KESIHATAN KEPADA MU TUN MAHATHIR DAN TUN CT....

Tiada jalan mudah untuk maju tidak kiralah dalam apa juga bidang termasuklah memartabatkan bangsa dan bahasa (penulisan, penterjemahan dan sebagainya).

Bidang penterjemahan misalnya memerlukan tenaga kepakaran, masa dan kewangan. Tiada bahasa termasuklah Bahasa Inggeris yang sejak wujud atas muka bumi terus lengkap. Semuanya mengalami evolusi. Bahasa juga memerlukan pengamalan supaya ia menjadi kebiasaan. Perkataan *canggih* dahulunya agak janggal disebut, lama kelamaan ia sudah menjadi biasa.

Tidaklah diketahui kenapa ada yang masih menterjemah secara HARDWARE sebagai *BARANGKERAS* sedangkan terjemahan tepat ialah PERKAKASAN. Begitu juga SOFTWARE sebagai PERISIAN dan bukannya BARANGLEMBUT. PLUG AND PLAY tidak boleh diterjemahkan secara terus dengan *CUCUK DAN MAIN*. Mungkin ada istilah yang lebih sesuai seperti *PALAM DAN GUNA*. Penterjemahan memerlukan pemerhatian konteks penggunaan. Melainkan kalau bagi yang suka istilah ala-ala lucah, maka timbullah *CUCUK DAN MAIN* sementelah sesuai pula dengan BARANG KERAS dan BARANG LEMBUT.

Kita harus didedahkan berapa peruntukan oleh kerajaan untuk memperkayakan bahasa Melayu dan karya-karya Melayu (melalui penterjemahan, mewujudkan istilah-istilah baru dan sebagainya)? Tidak kiralah sejak Perdana Menteri yang mana termasuklah ketika Tun Mahathir berkuasa. Atau adakah peruntukan lebih banyak ke arah mencipta nama dalam masa yang singkat seperti bangunan tertinggi dan sebagainya. Kalau rakyat sibuk dengan membuat sandwich atau lemang terpanjang, begitulah juga dengan pemimpin. Cuma bezanya skala kecil atau skala besar.

Yang menjadi masalah orang Melayu ialah kita tidak yakin kepada diri sendiri dan apa yang dimiliki oleh bangsa Melayu. Kita sibuk meyakinkan orang ramai tentang kualiti barangan buatan Malaysia, tapi nasib malang kepada bahasa yang diragui kebolehan dan kemampuannya. Untuk maju bukanlah berdasarkan kepada berapa banyak ilmu yang kita ada tetapi sejauh mana kita aplikasikan ilmu untuk untuk kebaikan umat.

Memang perangai orang Melayu ialah suka meratapi apa yang sudah tiada. Nasib tulisan Jawi sebagai contoh. Barulah sekarang giat nak menghidupkan kembali warisan tersebut. Apa gunanya? Kalau generasi sudah mula lupa mengenainya. Kitab-kitab lama terbiar begitu sahaja. Begitu jugalah dengan bahan-bahan rujukan dalam Bahasa Melayu yang telah dihasilkan selama berpuluh tahun oleh IPTA tempatan. Melalui PPSMI, semuanya akan terbiar.

Kenapa timbulnya bahasa rojak? Sebab banyak program TV dan radio mempromosikan bahasa rojak. Kalau sitkom Phua Chu Kang diharamkan di Singapura disebabkan loghat Singlish, tetapi apa yang dilakukan oleh kerajaan Malaysia dalam memantau program TV dan radio? Malahan agensi kerajaan sendiri ada yang secara sengaja atau tidak sengaja mencampuradukkan Bahasa Melayu dan Bahasa Inggeris.

Entahlah, dikalangan penyokong PPSMI, sebelum keputusan diumumkan sehinggalah keputusan telah diumumkan, hujah-hujahnya sama saja. Tiadapun fakta yang betul-betul kukuh untuk disandarkan. Semuanya bersandarkan hipotesis kosong.

Legalah cendekiawan-cendekiawan Melayu seperti Prof Diraja Ungku Aziz dan ramai lagi di IPTA masih tidak berganjak dengan pendirian bahawa dengan Bahasa Melayupun kita boleh maju. Yang pentingnya adalah perubahan sikap dan mentaliti tidak kiralah dari golongan rakyat biasa mahupun golongan berjawatan besar dalam masyarakat. Betapa hebatnya penguasaan Bahasa Inggeris sedangkan sikap mentaliti masih sama, takkan ke mana kita.

Wallahua'lam.

thx Tun for giving the chance..
well im still a student.
for my own opinion, teaching math and science in BM is totally Ridiculous!!it is useless to teach in BM for just improving out BM.
there a lot of words that BM could not translate to BI-example: let say in Additional mathematics,in topic differentiation,how to translate to BM? perbezaan? or?? that just 1 out of billion examples. let say in secondary we are taught in BM, who we going to face our education in uni or collage? there all in english!!
the goverment said,BM is usefull. we can learn english thourgh BI lesson.then why they most of them still sent their child overseas of education?!!!
it is hard to get a good result nowadays. although we got a very good result, excellent in co-curiculum activities, what we hope is just a scholarship to futher our education or even a PTPTN. but the goverment had dissapointed our student once and once!!!really "berat sebelah" unfair at all!!!
BM is only usefull in Malaysia not other country~
let say,there is other country came to Malaysia and ask one of a Malaysian.
"what is your name?"
malaysian:"apa? tak faham.."
or in an interview...
ridiculous!!
at last i hope the goverment think twice before they decide something..
thx~

A'kum Ayahanda Tun..

Saya amat tidak bersetuju dengan tindakan kerajaan memansuhkan PPSMI sepenuhnya..walau bagaimanapun kita terpaksa terima keputusan tersebut.Saya bukanlah pelajar yg dapat berada dalam PPSMI semasa di sekolah.Saya berasa cemburu yg teramat.Tapi alhamdulillah rezeki saya murah juga.Cuma rakan2 saya yg di katakan lebih berjaya semasa di sekolah dahulu tidak lah pula mendapat kerja yg lebih baik dari saya kerana saya fasih berbahasa inggeris.Bahasa inggeris dalam pembelajaran dapat membantu seseorang di alam pekerjaan nanti.Segolongan manusia ini yg tidak faham dasar PPSMI itu.Bukan nya PPSMI itu menghapuskan bahasa malaysia sebagai bahasa kebangsaan cuma sekadar mengangkat sedikit level pelajar kerana boleh berbahsa inggeris dalam mata pelajaran berikut.Lainlah pula jika mata pelajaran bahasa Malaysia di ajar dalam bahasa Inggeris.Tapi ini cuma matematik.kegagalan PPSMI untuk menjadi lebih baik ialah sebenarnya kerana kegagalan kerajaan menjamin pemberian guru di sekolah2 yg boleh berbahasa inggeris.itu sahaja.kalau guru2 dapat berbahasa inggeris dgn fasih dlm mata pelajaran berikut tentu ianya berjaya.

Isu MAS-GLC

Saya minta Tun buat penyisatan tentang isu potongan gaji terhadap pekerja yg dikemukakan oleh pengurusan.Oleh sebab MAS adalah Goverment Link Company yg membawa nama kerajaan jadi perlulah kerajaan amik perhatian sedikit.Saya rasa pembangkang asyik membawa isu yg tak berfaedah jadi saya bagi cadangan ini.Supaya pekerja sebanyak 19000 di dalam MAS tidak salah memilih kerajaan kelak.Kebanyakkan pekerja sudah rendah moral semasa bekerja.Jika potongan gaji dilaksanakan kelak kerajaan juga yg mendapat tempiasnya.Bukan kami tidak mahu memahami keadaan ekonomi yg teruk tapi berpada2 lah..MAS adalah organisasi yg besar bukan seperti British Airways etc yg bergantung sendiri.Jadi tolonglah sekali lagi fahamilah gaji kami yg kurang dari 1500 ini jika dipotong??GAji MD atau penasihat 15 kali ganda mungkin lebih dari itu..Jika di potong 20 peratus pun mungkin tidaklah berapa rasanya sebab kereta pun syarikat yg sediakan..tolonglah yea..

Dear Tun

My salute to you and my admiration to what you have done to rhe nation. You are a leader who could see the future clearly. At present, I regret to say that under the new leadership, Malaysia will remain as Malaysia 50 years ago to the eyes of the world.

We've made a decision which denies our children's voice.
1.Was the data collected to abolish PPSMI valid?
2.Who were the respondents? (Family & Friends of those who did the survey?)
3.Who are the gov't trying to please?

Please for God's sake do not put our children's future in this unfair situation. We should provide them the future they deserve.

So, to those anti PPSMI out there, think of your children's future NOT YOUR OWN FUTURE as YOURS IS OVER!

I'm a Malaysian who has spent the last 15 years abroad, I've studied and worked overseas in all that time. In the last one year, I've been back in Malaysia. I've found it difficult to communicate in Malay and so I've predominantly used English. I though it was going to be a nightmare, but to my surprise it's been much easier. Even for so called "kampung" Malays, Indonesians, Bangladeshis and Burmese. They may struggle initially but within a month, they're absolutely fine. The people I deal with are grateful to be able to converse in English, in fact they want to. They themselves understand the benefits especially for work (hey even a maid and construction worker needs English la :-) ).

For instance at the international company I consult for in Malaysia, we've got people from all races, from the urban areas and kampungs. Regardless where you come from, the general pattern is, if you speak English, your salary tends to be much higher. I'm comparing apples and apples here, two receptionists, both malay, both with diplomas, language is the only difference. And guess what, the receptionist is now "promoted", she's working with HR. This is not a racial issue, regardless of who you are, you are worth less to a business if you can't speak English.

Another thing I noticed is that there is a select group of people who insist on speaking Malay, even when I converse in English. These people say, "Eh, you bukan olang putih la". There's this attitude that you're somehow pretending to be something you're not. Now these very same people, will kiss ass with all the expats.

SAYA AMAT TIDAK MENYOKONG KEMANSUHAN TERSEBUT SBB:
- SAYA NK LIHAT ANAK CUCU SAYA PANDAI CKP INGGERIS
- SAYA NK ANAK SAYA SENANG DAPAT PEKERJAAN
- SAYA NAK ANAK SAYA DISEGANI DI KALANGAN BANGSA LAIN YG RATA-RATA BANGSA CINA & INDIA SHJ YG MAHIR BERBAHASA INGGERIS
- SAYA NK ANAK SAYA TAHU BERKOMUNIKASI DENGAN BAIK DALAM BAHASA INGGERIS WLPUN BERCKP DENGAN DATUK DAN NENEK NYA YG HANYA SEKOLAH INGGERIS SETAKAT SEKOLAH RENDAH & MENENGAH SJ.

WALAUPUN HAKIKATNYA SAYA SEDAR YANG SAYA ADALAH ANAK MELAYU YANG SAYANGKAN BANGSANYA...

I'm starting secondary tis year and many of my friends including me use chinese in our conversation but in studies we use NOT malay but ENGLISH!!!We seldom talk in english classes cos we understand but once in malay class we cant help but to ask the meaning of the words.We are alr forced to overcome our weakness in B.M and just managed to get B or C in examinations.If maths n science changes,it will become even harder for us.For even a 13 year old noes tat the world revolves around English & maybe because halfway around the world,ppl dun even noe that B.M. even exists!

SALAM TUN DAN MALAYSIA,

MALANG SEKALI NASIB MALAYSIA, PROJEK2 TUN DULU DIBATALKAN, IDEA2 TUN NAK DIMATIKAN....INSTITUTE PEMIKIRAN TUN MAHATHIR?

SELAMA LEBIH 20 TAHUN DIBAWAH TUN....MEREKA SEMUANYA HIPOKRIT.... MASA DEPAN ANAK2 DAN MALAYSIA TAK BOLEH LAGI DIPERJUDIKAN...TERUTAMANYA SELEPAS PRU AKAN DATANG...

Salam Semua...

Kita kena terima hakikat bangsa kita bukan bangsa yang maju, begitu jugalah dgn bahasa, kalau nak maju kita kena menguasai ilmu, jadi ;

1. Adakah keperluan ilmu itu datangnya dari bahasa kita ?

2. Berapa banyak cerdik pandai kita menghasilkan kajian ilmiah dan menulisnya menggunakan bahasa ibunda kita ? kalau pun ada w/pun sikit istilah yg mereka gunakan tetap menggunakan BI.

3. Kalau pun pelajar kita cemerlang dlm math & sains dlm BM diperingkat sekolah dan pengajian tinggi, adakah mereka kompeten untuk menghadapi peluang dan pasaran pekerjaan ?

yg selebihnya forumer lain dah maklum & bahaskan, cuma sedih pagi tadi dengar berita PPSMI tetap akan di mansuhkan. Maaf saya bukan memperlekehkan bahasa sendiri cuma terpaksa menerima hakikat dan berpijak di bumi yg nyata...

Selamat pagi dan salam sejahtera,
Rakyat merana kerana polisi kerajaan ,yang hanya merugikan golongan miskin dan sederhana. PPSMI telah sedikit sebanyak membantu murid - murid dari kawasan pendalaman mengecapi penggunaan Bahasa Inggeris. Sayang seribu sayang , sekarang tinggal kenangan sahaja.
Perubahan ke medium Bahasa Melayu dalam bidang Sains dan Matematik akan hanya memberi kesan negatif terhadap golongan generasi yang akan datang.
Kita begitu leka mempertahankan perubahan ini tanpa melihat kesan jangka panjang yang akan dialami oleh generasi masa depan.
Cubalah kita lihat kemajuan yang telah dicapai oleh pelbagai negara di dunia.Kepentingan Bahasa Inggeris perlu diperkukuhkan dalam bidang - bidang ini.
Jika guru tidak dapat mengajar dalam Bahasa inggeris maka guru tersebut perlu ditukar. Pengetua dan guru besar mesti memainkan peranan mereka. Oleh kerana kesilapan yang dibuat oleh pihak guru dan pentadbir sekolah kerana gagal menguatkuasakan polisi PPSMI , murid iaitu generasi akan datang akan rugi dan ketinggalan dalam bidang Sains dan Matematik.
Maka tidak salahlah kalau kerajaan minta balik elaun BISP setiap guru yang tidak dapat mengajar dalam Bahasa Inggeris. Sebab wang itu dikira haram. Elaun itu diberikan kepada mereka untuk mempertingkatkan penguasaan Bahasa Inggeris mereka. Mereka yang gagal bukan polisi. Guru besar dan pengetua sekolah juga patut dihukum kerana gagal menjalankan polisi kerajaan dengan berjaya. Akauntabiliti harus ditanggung oleh golongan ini.
Guru - guru serta pentadbir sedemikian harus merasa malu dan aib dengan kegagalan mereka. Kamu telah memusnahkan masa depan anak bangsa Malaysia.
Golongan yang sepatutnya mendidik putera puteri negara telah gagal berbuat demikian. Sanggupkah kamu berdepan dengan anak murid kamu dan ajar mereka dengan menggunakan Bahasa Melayu atau bahasa ibunda sekarang ataupun akan memberi alasan seperti tidak cukup gaji dan sebagainya?
Oh golongan pendidik , cubalah sedar kepincangan kamu dan tobatlah dengan segala perbuatan kamu. Berilah peluang yang terbaik bagi anak - anak kita supaya mereka boleh bersaing di arena dunia.
Apa jua polisi kerajaan , hanya akan berjaya jika ianya dijalankan secara dedikasi dan penuh kejujuran. Jika 14,000 guru Bahasa Inggeris yang bakal mengajar subjek itu dipilih dari golongan yang sama seperti dahulu , maka polisi kerajaan untuk meningkatkan penguasaan Bahasa Inggeris hanya akan mengalami nasib yang sama seperti PPSMI!
Sekian, Malaysia Boleh!

THE GOVERNMENT HAVE NOT LISTEN ISN'T IT. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT ARE THEY DOING ABOUT THIS FIASCO. IS IT ALREADY CAST IN STONE, THIS DECISION? DON'T THEY SEE WHERE WE ARE ALL COMING FROM?
ALL WE WANT ARE CHOICE.

Salam sejahtera Tun
Saya juga ingin meluahkan perasaan TIDAK PUAS HATI dengan keputusan yang dibuat oleh kerajaan SEKARANG berkenaan isu nie. Saya ni bukan berpelajaran tinggi. Setakat 'cukup makan' jer....kalau dah cukup makan jer, Tun taulah setakat mana BI saya... hehe... nak ckp bahasa orang putih ni memang "lebur' le.... itu masalah saya la kan...kan...
tapi bila mengenangkan nasib anak2 saya yang dah 4 orang ni kalau tak diajar dr kecik BI, alamatnya nasib diaorang pun lebih kurang macam saya lah nanti... nak minta kerja yang elok2 kat tempat yang bagus2 saya tau mesti kena 'cair' BI....

saya tak faham kenapa diaorg buat keputusan macam nie... okeylah kita tahu mmg ada subject BI di ajar, tapi kan bagus kalau math & science pun dalam BI....paling tidak anak2 dapat belajar lebih banyak dlm BI (semue ni untuk masa depan diaorang juga) terutama bagi kami golongan yang tidak berpendapatan tinggi (org kaya boleh la anta anak kat sekolah bagus2,,,,, international school etc, tuisyen lagi). Kami yang tak mampu ni mcmna.....Dah la tak mampu, nak ajar sendiri pun tak pandai....

Pendapat saya la.....kerajaan kena cari jalan terapkan org2 yang memang terer dalam BI untuk ajar (sebab guru2 yang ajar math & science sekarang ni pun diaorang pun "not good" dalam BI)

Entah la TUN.... sedih saya mengenangkan nasib anak2 saya nanti

Untuk pengetahuan TUN anak2 saya amat menghormati TUN

Assalamualaikum.

dear tun,
its a stupid and destructive decision !i am very sad ,depressed and disappointed by such a foolish decision due to the political
and self interest ! once again ,our students ,parents,teachers.... were the sufferers and sacrifice... to all the selfish and stupid people who made the decision to abolish the ppsmi,i am very sure most of your children will be sent to overseas for studying in which the medium of instruction is English!
due to the political interests , our "leaders" didn't care , thoughtful and considerate for the future of our children....i am very angry...
tun, you are great, you are visionary leader.hopefully,try you best for the sake of our childrens' future....

MELAYU DALAM LINGKARAN HANTU:

Setelah sekian lama aku belajar didalam sekolah beraliran bahasa Melayu aku bangga kerana melalui aliran ini aku berjaya hingga ke menara gading dan memegang jawantan yang baik. Satu kejayaan yang hanya boleh diperolehi jika semangat dan usaha. Sebenarnya bukan kelulusan itu sahaja yang membuat aku berjaya memegang jawatan baik tetapi ia juga kerana adanya dasar kerajaan masa itu yang inginkan lebih ramai anak-anak Melayu memegang jawatan baik setelah ketandusan sekian lama.

Setelah keluar dari menara gading dan berkhidmat sekian lama aku akui bahawa aku boleh bertutur dan menulis dalam bahasa Inggeris yang boleh difahami oleh pengamal bahasa Inggeris. Tetapi ianya tidaklah sebaik mereka yang belajar disekolah aliran Inggeris. Lantas walaupun memegang jawatan yang baik aku merasa begitu tertinggal berbanding dengan rakan-rakan lain hanya kerana kekurangan satu perkara iaitu bahasa. Yang berpendidikan dalam aliran Inggeris kelihatannya lebih bijak, yakin, lebih berani dan akhirnya kelihatan lebih terkehadapan, walaupun ada diantara mereka mempunyai kelulusannya lebih rendah dari aku.

Dalam banyak hal aku merasa terkebelakang. Aku tidak msmpu berhujah selancar mereka, apatah lagi untuk menulis kertaskerja yang 'standard' dalam bahasa Inggeris. Jauh lebih terkebelakang lagi apabil berhadapan dengan wakil-wakil dari pihak swasta dan lebih rumit lagi apabila berurusan diperingkat antarabangsa. Akhirnya rakan-rakan bukan Melayu dan mereka yang berpendidikan akliran Inggeris yang sering kehadapan. Oleh itu semakin ramai Melayu yang tidak mampu berbahasa Inggeris maka semakin tertinggallah bangsa ini. Anak-anak kita akan menjauhkan diri dari maklumat dan pengetahuan yang banyak. Mereka akan terus tertinggal didalam saingan yang begitu mencabar.

Sedangkan pemimpin-pemimpin yang menerajui perjuangan penggunaan BI dalam sain dan matematik juga berpendidikan Inggeris dan terus berbangga menghantar anak mereka ke luar negara untuk belajar.

Kita juga telah didedahkan beberapa pengalaman dan contoh semasa perhimpunan Agong UMNO beberapa bulan lalu. Bagaimana orang Melayu sendiri merasa bahawa orang yang disebut-sebut bertanding Jawatan Timbalan Presiden dan Jawatan Naib Pesiden dicap sebagai tidak layak hanya kerana mereka tidak mampu menguasai bahasa Inggeris dengan baik. Ini adalah salah satu ukuran yang perlu dijadikan asas sebelum kita membuat keputusan memansukhan dasar PBISM.

Ramusannya ialah, nampaknya apa yang diputuskan oleh kerajaan tidak selari dengan apa yang diperlukan oleh rakyat dan bangsanya. Saya amat setuju dengan pandangan Tun Mahathir.. sekiranya keputusan hanya dibuat berdasarkan desakan jalanan melalui demonstrasi dan ugutan maka kita akan memerangkap diri kita sendiri. Terperangkap dalam LINGKARAN HANTU (VICIOUS CIRCLE) - BERMAKSUD KEPUTUSAN YANG MENGUNDUR KEBELAKANG AKAN MELEMAHKAN MELAYU SETERUSNYA MELAYU YANG LEMAH AKAN TERUS MENGUNDUR KEBELAKANG....... JADI JANGANLAH KITA MENJADI BANGSA YANG LEMAH.

salam tun & fellow bloggers,

tahu tidak kenapa PPSMI akan hanya dimansuhkan pada tahun 2012?
jawapannya pada masa tu sudahpun berlalu PRU ke13...kwang3x
masa tu BN pun dah lingkup..kalau hidup pun nyawa2 ikan..jadi belum tentu pun ia pasti dilaksanakan..macamana kalau masa tu Najis atau Muhsembab tidak lagi PM atau TPM...macamana kalau PR memerintah..haha..ibarat kata Nabil..lu pikir la sendiri..

Wassalam

Salam to Tun my idol and everyone!!I'm not going to spend much time on this hot topic but then i just want to attract your attention about what have ministers/politicians done on their children?Absolutely, they sent their children to pursue study abroad/oversea.The question now is,why do they send their children abroad?There's no reason except to learn English and another source of knowledge that everything is in English so that they (children) have a good preparation in globalization era.But at the same time they (government)revert to BM teaching math and science that very good to be taught in English for the sake of the next Malay generation. I believe that Malay will be left behind and Chinese and Indian will be the front in a few years later.Please made up any decisions by using your responsibility special for Malay. One more thing is English is useful in order to go to local universities because many knowledges are in English,if they don't know how can they study???we just don't want they face a hard culture shock because everything is in English!

daus,Political Science

Dear Tun,

Saya sokong keputusan kerajaan yang telah berjaya memansuhkan PPSMI. Pada pendapat saya, isu bahasa ialah isu identiti sesuatu bangsa.kita lihat bagaimana golongan Cina dan India menyokong dengan penuh semangat terhadap kewujudan SRJK (Cina) / (Tamil). Kenapa maths dan sains masih di ajar dalam bahasa ibunda di sekolah mereka? Apakah reaksi mereka sekiranya kita mansuhkan atau tukar semua sekolah SRJK kepada sekolah kebangsaan dimana bahasa cina, bahasa tamil dan bahasa jawi di ajar sebagai bahasa tambahan yang dibuka kepada semua pelajar tanpa mengira bangsa. Adakah mereka akan setuju? mestilah tidak.

Jangan mempersalahkan kerajaan kerana apa yang mereka buat ialah apa yang kamu minta." the law of action and reaction" Tidak mungkin kerajaan sanggup mengambil tindakan yang boleh membawa kepada kekalahkan mereka dalam pilihanraaya akan datang. LOGIK sense....or maybe not so....

Kenapa bangsa melayu mesti mengorbankan bahasa melayu ilmiahnya sedangkan bangsa lain sanggup menggadai nyawa demi bahasanya.

Isu globisasi sepatutnya menguguhkan lagi bahasa melayu iaitu BAHASA MALAYSIA di bumi Tanah Melayu sambil bahasa dunia sepatutnya di perluaskan penguasaanya di kalangan seluruh rakyat Malaysia. Bahasa malaysia harus hidup di jiwa dan raga manakala bahasa inggeris harus bersinar di seluruh nusantara.

To all Malaysians, please love bahasa Malaysia as much as you love your own languange. We dont have to kill a language in order to master another. If we malaysians can score 13 to 17 As in SPM, I dont see any reason why BM is difficult for science and math.

Kerajaan Malaysia sepatutnya meminta pandangan rakyat tentang bagaimana penguasaan Bahasa Inggeris boleh di perkukuhkan supaya pada tahun 2020, 75% generasi muda negara kita dapat bertutur, menulis dan berfikir dalam bahasa dunia dengan standard yang diperlukan pada masa tersebut.

Finally,
changes has to take place to the whole system of education and not the minor part of it. No point putting a ferrari engine into a kancil and hoping to race in F1 circuit! You need a real Ferrari!!!! so start to make one.....

from
A true and not so proud Malaysian.

Salam and Good day all,

I think those people who voted "NO" to the teaching of Mathematics and Science in BM, do not know what the heck thay are talking about. PPSMI is NOT about strengthening one's command of the English language. The objective of PPSMI is to learn Mathematics and Science in its "Mother tounge" as Tun put it. In other words, its just another way to familiarize the students to the Mathematics and Science "terms" and "jargons" before these students go for higher education.

Frankly, I think these are all bull. I learned Mathematics and Science in BM when I was in primary and secondary school. Then I further my studies in the USA in Computer Science. I did not have any extra ordinary problem with any of the Mathematics, Science, or even Computer courses.

The way I see, if you want to learn anything, then learn it well. Don't let the language be a hinderance. Its bad enough that Mathematics and Science are not the easiest subjects, you have to learn it in English too??? Whose stupid idea was that?

Worst still, in Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan(SRK), the subjects are tought in English only, while in Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan(SRJK(C)/SRJK(T)), the subjects are tought in English and in the mother tounge. Is this fair to the students who go to SRK, who are Malay majority?

The idea of biffing-up or even mastering English to equipt future Malaysians is good, but the implementation plan was the worst I ever seen. Lets not blame others for this, blame ourselves. We are the ones who voted for these so-called "menteri" in the first place. Most of them are merely "Mr. YES" who has nothing better to do then to kiss the boss' as.., in this case Tun's. Their existence are only to please the "Boss", and oh yea, do not forget about the Billions allocated to implement PPSMI, all eyes were on those money.

I vote "Yes" to teaching of mathematics and Science in BM.

LookEast

Bangun lah anak2 Melayu...
UMNO tak nak anak org Melayu bertambah cerdik dan maju.
Kenapa? So that they can be manipulated for its political ambitions.

TUN...SEPERTI YANG TUN CAKAP KITA TAK BOLEH MEMUASKAN HATI SEMUA PIHAK TERUTAMA HATI TUN....HAHAHA.. APAKAH JIKA HATI TUN PUAS HATI SEMUA ORANG DALAM MALAYSIA AKAN PUAS ATAU APAKAH JIKA HATI TUN TAK PUAS SEMUA HATI RAKYAT MALAYSIA TAK PUAS...TUN..TUN... SUDAHLAH...DAHLAH PERMAINKAN PAK LAH, KEMUDIAN PERMAINKAN KABINET NAJIB...LEPAS NIE TUN AKAN PERMAINKAN BANGSA MELAYU MELALUI BAHASA MELAYU ITU SENDIRI.TUN..TUN KELUAR MASUK UMNO MACAM MASUK PASAR. APA TUN INGAT TUN SAJA YANG PANDAI DAN SEMUA ORANG LAIN DALAM MALAYSIA ATAU DUNIA NIE BODOH...

TUN...SEPERTI YANG TUN CAKAP KITA TAK BOLEH MEMUASKAN HATI SEMUA PIHAK TERUTAMA HATI TUN....HAHAHA.. APAKAH JIKA HATI TUN PUAS HATI SEMUA ORANG DALAM MALAYSIA AKAN PUAS ATAU APAKAH JIKA HATI TUN TAK PUAS SEMUA HATI RAKYAT MALAYSIA TAK PUAS...TUN..TUN... SUDAHLAH...DAHLAH PERMAINKAN PAK LAH, KEMUDIAN PERMAINKAN KABINET NAJIB...LEPAS NIE TUN AKAN PERMAINKAN BANGSA MELAYU MELALUI BAHASA MELAYU ITU SENDIRI.TUN..TUN KELUAR MASUK UMNO MACAM MASUK PASAR. APA TUN INGAT TUN SAJA YANG PANDAI DAN SEMUA ORANG LAIN DALAM MALAYSIA ATAU DUNIA NIE BODOH...

i voted no.. i disagree with the government, most of too.. as a student, i'm so dissapointed with them who r selfish out there who decided to change the language again... we learned maths n science in english, 4 almost 7 years, suddenly they wanna change it just for their own benefits. it's like we r changing our life..plus, the science terms r all in english, we might get confuse of the spelling... is it not enough that geo, sej, kh in bm? we should learn 2 be advance, think about the future... mastering in just one language can bring us nowhere... besides, other races r looking down on us n blame us,the malays 4 this... arent they asshame of this?! we cant be a great nation when the citizenz r not tgther...

HAHAHA....APASAL RAMAI PENYOKONG PPSMI MELENTING TAK TENTU PASAL NIE...APA KAMU FIKIR KAMU YANG MENGUASAI BI SUDAH MENGUASAI EKONOMI DUNIA, ILMU DUNIA DAN AKHIRAT DAN SUDAH MENGUASAI ANGKASA? HAHAHA LAWAK2 CAKAP INGGERIS SAJA PANDAI TAPI MASIH IKUT BUNTUT AMERIKA..HAHAHA...KAMU TAK TAHU KE ORANG INGGERIS SUDAH UBAH BANGSA MELAYU KEPADA MALAY(SEBAB LIDAH ORANG INGGERIS TAK SAMPAI HUJUNG) TAPI KITA TERIMA JUGA....LAMA DAH ORANG MELAYU JADI MALAY...

No.

We need to get rid of 'leaders' who are still stuck in the 60s, who put their political careers above all else, who think that we, the people, are too stupid not to see through their political charade. Still think we can achieve Vision 2020? It's 2009. We have 11 years left, and we don't have time for rubbish politics.

No

Dear Tun and my fellow malaysians,

The government is making a huge mistake to revert mathematics and science to the malay language in 2012.

What Tan Sri Muhyddin need to do is not only listening to his panel of advisers. Name it professors , academician or whatever they r call !!!!

Please !!! just look at Singapore in terms of their education system.

I m sure they do have a more better education system.

Tan Sri should have a study on singapore's education system .

We are a former british colonial before our independence.
The english language should be taught widely and seriously to our students.

If we want to keep on communicating with the world !!!!

Our students should be able to communicate in english and mandarine.

Why Mandarine ????

Because in business wise , we be looking to china.

China is booming in the world economy.

SALAM AYAHANDA RAKYAT TUN
IZINKAN,

By wajaperakAuthor Profile Page on July 12, 2009 8:26 PM
ADIKKU WAJAPERAK,
MOHON IZIN MENCELAH, TAK MARAHKAN?

...
2) Second : If the street demo of anti ppsmi managed to gather 8,000 protestor that march towards Istana Negara, we can do the same.Two can play the game.Only our's is stronger in size,mass and magnitude...Somebody initiates that we should gather 80,000 protestor..They demonstrate..we protest..counter demonstration..
THIS ACTION SHUD NOT BE CONDONED AT ALL. OTHERWISE, WE THE ANAKANDA CHEDET.CC ARE NO DIFFERENT FROM THE 'IBLIS TRATORS' INSTIGATED BY THE 'PR'(PUNGGUNG REBEH) LEADERSHIP.

3) Third : Cyberattack..Do not deface Government website with hate slogan but gently..and gently does it..We insert banner,emoticon and all kind of feasible medium mentioning something like My kids schooled here in Malaysia..They needs PPSMI..Where does your kids study?:)
YES, THE ABOVE ACTION IS COMMENDABLE BUT WILL THE CABINET OF 'NR' (NO REMORSE) ACNOWLEDGED OR JUST REMAIN 'AAB' (AIMLESS, ARROGANT BONEHEAD)?

4) Fourth : Mailstorm government e mails with love message laced with PPSMI..
MUHYIDDIN HAD ALREADY MADE IT CLEAR..A 'DERANGED USELESS MENTAL BLOCKED' (DUMB) DECISION HAS BEEN MADE!

5) Fifth : Advertised in newspaper and all available media..It does not comes free knocking sense into their thick skull brain..
AYOYO, VERY EXPENSIVE LAH..WE'RE ALREADY BEEN MADE TO HAVE ONLY 'RASUM' (SOUP) FOR OUR MEALS BY THOSE 'DUMB' LEADERS..GRIEVED OUR MACHA, MR. DORAI.

6) Sixth : Call all government agency asking information and so on and in between emphasis the need of PPSMI..HAVING DAILY 'TRAFFIC' JAMS IS ALREADY BAD ENOUGH..
7) Seventh : Why most people fails in their quest?..
BECAUSE THEY GOT THE 'QUEST-ION' TO ABANDON PPSMI FROM SOME MAGICAL DONGKEYS TALKING THRU THEIR AGGRAVATED BEHINDS..A WISE BROTHER ONCE SAID

IZINKAN,
By S..TanAuthor Profile Page on July 14, 2009 1:58 AM
Dear Tun, salam sejahtera harap sihat sentiasa. Dgn izin...
.......................MENJAWAB ANTI PPSMI

THANK YOU BRADER S..TAN FOR SERVING 'FOODS FOR THE TOTS'
WE ACKNOWLEDGED YOUR FAIR COMMENTS.

HAVE A NICE DAY EVERYBODY AND MAY THE ALMIGHTY BLESS OUR CHILDREN.

ALFATIHAH, AMIN.
ps. Is this edition in order, webmaster?

I feel that PPSMI should be continued. This is because PPSMI can lighten one's future besides making the new generation to be more adapted to the scientific concept and scientific words in English rather than Malay. If they're use to the scientific concept and scientific words in English, I believe that there won't be any problem when they go for further study especially when they further their study to UK or US. This is because they've used to the language. By the way, if PPSMI is continued, it's an opputunity for the next generation to enhance their English level. I'm sure with my standing that if PPSMI is continued, Malaysia will achieve the mission as targeted. In contrast, if PPSMI isn't continued, Malaysia will face a harge time in developing its country as the new generation can't understand English well.

Most of the people who are against the PPSMI policy are educated in English (for most subjects) before the 70s. Was Enlish their mother tongue then? If they could study in English, which was not their mother tongue, why are they saying that our younger generation now cannot study Maths & Science well in English. It's an insult to our younger generation.

Tun yang dihormati,
Mula2 saya sokongmu budak kelate..
Sebenarnya mereka yang menyokong pemansuhan ppsmi ini sangat menghina penduduk luar bandar.Seolah2 penduduk luar bandar tidak ada akal dan sudah selesa serta tidak mahu sebarang kemajuan atau perubahan untuk anak2 mereka.ADAKAH BEGITU?
Harap penentang ppsmi tidak mempergunakan penduduk luar bandar sebagai alasan.Sekarang ini,internet sudah boleh dilayari di luar bandar.HENDAK SERIBU DAYA,TAK HENDAK SERIBU DALIH.Tahukah penentang ppsmi,penduduk luar bandar sangat ingin menikmati apa yang dinikmati oleh orang bandar dan orang kaya.Kami juga ingin bertutur dalam BI dan berjaya seperti orang lain. Di dalam hati kecil kami,pejuang dan penentang ppsmi ini sebenarnya tidak mewakili kami.Mereka adalah batu api,tidak pernah merasa kekurangan serta tidak pernah dihalang untuk memiliki apa sahaja.Hari ini mereka cuba menutup peluang orang kampung!BUKA SEMULA PELUANG KAMI!!
Jika kita mahu guru2 yang betul2 mahir,maka terpaksalah kita menunggu 25 tahun lagi.Itupun jika ada.Bukankah lebih baik untung sedikit daripada kerugian?
Hakikatnya Gapena tidak berjaya pun,pemansuhan ini tidak mungkin berlaku jika ekonomi negara kita dijaga dengan baik oleh Tun Abdullah beberapa tahun lalu.Kesannya adalah sekarang!Kemudahan ppsmi terbantut di sekolah,bukan kerana perjuangan gapena.Tetapi kerana DUIT.Percayalah...Gapena akan dikutuk sampai bila2.

Dear Tun,

The statement made by our Deputy Education minister Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi saying it will not be fair for the government to continue a policy like Teaching Science and Mathematics in English (PPSMI), if it was not successful or less effective on July 14 in KK is very very true.

But do you know why it is not successful or less effective?

I have spoken to my kids and several parents with regards to PPSMI, the teachers now are actually teaching our kids Maths and Science in Bahasa rather than English.

Your implemantation for PPSMI was not implemented in full.

Our Education Ministry should be looking into the real truth of why it was not succesful instead of jumping into conclusion.

Speak to our kids, they are the ones learning science and maths !!!

Salam sejahtera Tun,

Saya semakin semangat apabila tulisan saya dipaparkan. Saya adalah peminat Tun sejak dahulu lagi. Saya mempunyai koleksi buku-buku yang perbah Tun tulis dan juga CD tentang Tun. Saya sangat bangga kerana dapat berjabat tangan dengan Tun semasa lawatan Tun ke Kampung Long Bedian, Sarawak, beberapa tahun yang lalu. Tun, apa yang saya takutkan akhir-akhir ini sudah menjadi kenyataan iaitu pemansuhan PPSMI. Pada hari perkara ini diumumkan, anak saya terus menelefon saya apakah pendapat saya. Saya sangat-sangat tidak bersetuju dengan keputusan kerajaan ini tambah lagi apabila dikatakan bahawa keputusan itu adalah muktamad. Kami penduduk di pedalaman Sarawak ini juga mahu maju seperti orang lain dalam bidang sains dan teknologi untuk mencapi impian Tun iaitu berdiri sama tinggi dengan orang lain.Keputusan yang dibuat seolah-olah meletakan generasi akan datang seperti katak dibawah tempurung yang hanya mengetahui apa yang di sekelilingnya sahaja. Saya mohon supaya Kerajaan menimbang semula keputusan tersebut supaya anak-anak dan cucu-cucu kami juga dapat maju seperti orang lain.

Terima kasih. Semoga Tun dan isteri sentiasa sihat. Saya juga sentiasa mengikut perkembangan politik Datuk Mukhriz

Salam

Dear Tun,
My husband and I are both professionals.We both came from poor family in the villages. Thanks to sponsors, we managed to study abroad. Our courses were science related and it was very difficult in the first few years. Some did not make it due to this. We spoke very limited English then.We had to do a lot of extra work translating.
Recently, I got a job offer from singapore but I turned it down because I want to raise my children in Malaysia . Now, since they are so adamant at scrapping PPSMI, I might have to re-think on the job offer. I have to think of my children future. I am afraid many financially able parents might migrate. We would then pay taxes to a foreign country. Our children would become less patriotic.The government might see massive brain drain, not to mention loss of revenue.

You see Tun,

For people with money including ministers, there is other option when they feel that the education system has failed them. Most urban parents especially in the Klang Valley would do the utmost even to sending children abroad.They might even emigrated....BUT..
what about the rural children. WE ARE FAILING THEM BY SCRAPPING PPSMI.They do not have other option. Yes, of course they agree because it is easier to understand in the beginning BUT until when? Waiting until matriculation/ pre-university to introduce Engligh terms for science and mathematics is a little too late.The rural students are smart and clever too BUT they get less opportunity. Now we are blocking them even more.

Tun,
The vernacular school fight for their mother tongue because China and India is a big nation with ample economic opportunities. What about the malay children? They could not get even get a good job with higher pay because they could not converse well in English.
What about getting a job with a company that requests mandarin speaker? I do not think I need to answer that.

I appeal to the power up there, please listen to us parents . Please give us a choice. I still want to contribute to this nation but I also want to give my children a decent education. Everything does not have to be purely black or purely white. Why cant we have a win win solution? It is bad enough that we are segregated at schools. Dont let those few who still have faith in the government education leave. Then, 1Malaysia would become merely rethoric. You smile and shake hands during celebrations but nothing much past that.

My father was born on 1924, about the same era with Tun himself. He was kampung boy. His parents also kampung people. He studied until standard 5. During his time this is quite a good achievement for kampung boy like him. He was Askar Melayu during British and Japanese time. Later we worked only as 'buruh kasar' and 'drebar lori' with government until his retirement.

He can read and understand simple English, but he cant spoke fluently. As kampung boy and a buruh kasar you cant expect high level English from him. Yet he taught me English since I was little.

Not what he taught that matters but his encouragement for this children to learn English, and to love English. He knew the importance of English in future. (Not like some people)

That was my father...

Kepada semua pembaca bloh chedet.co.cc,

Saya berpandangan Bahasa Inggeris sangat penting untuk komunikasi di peringkat antarabangsa. Alangkah baiknya jika kita boleh faham orang lain cakap dan orang lain boleh faham apa yang kita cakap. Caranya ialah guna satu bahasa iaitu Inggeris.

Kenapa Inggeris? Sebab iai bahasa dunia (pada masa ini). Jika bahas dunia Bahasa Arab, kita guna bahasa Arab.

Berbalik kepada pelajaran dalam bahasa apa hendak dibuat?. Saya cadangkan kita kemabali kepada 2 aliran iaitu Aliran Inggeris dan Aliran Melaysia (ini bagi memenuhi kehendak pejuang bahasa Malaysia dan kehendak pejuang bahasa Antarabangsa/bahasa perhubungan tanpa sempadan).

Saya perkaya dalam masa sepuluh tahun atau menjelang 2020, sekolah aliran Bahasa Malaysia akan mengecil dan sekolah aliran Bahasa Inggeris akan berkembang. Sebab saya pasti rakyat akan menghantar anaknya sekolah aliran inggeris.

Disini tidak timbul nak ajar BM dan Sains dalam bahasa apa?

Wassalam

Wassalam, Tun Dr. Mahathir.

I strongly disapprove the decision to revert back to BM (in the teaching of Mathematics and Science) by the Government.

This act (reverting back to BM) might help the rural folk, but to what extent?? Should they excel at the Primary/Secondary levels using BM, this would eventually lead to a point where English is needed/used (at the Tertiary level of education). So, are we merely letting this certain group excel to a limit, where only half of them actually end up being beneficial to the country? What about the other group of people, who are well-versed in English, and have a much higher chance of giving back to the nation? Job interviews for internationally-renowned companies aren't going to be conducted in BM, right?

I must admit, BM is a heritage which is supposed to be preserved, but let's keep it to the streets, as a conversational language, rather than a serious, learning language. I rather feel that it is appreciated better that way. Many successful nations out there are thriving due to their open-mindedness to accept the English language, overriding their mother tongues. They still have their unique identities preserved, as they have already set long-term plans.

Let us stop being a "first-world country in a third-world group of nations" and start to work towards being a "first-world country in a first-world group of nations",for the sake of our dearly-beloved country.

I sincerely feel that you, a man of stature and wisdom, can still change the fate of the children of this nation. I respect you, and will continue doing so, as long as the truth and logic of this world prevail through your thoughts.

Thank You.

Sincerely Yours,

Farris Rashly (A Concerned Fifth Former).

SALAM AYAHANDA RAKYAT TUN
IZINKAN,

By wajaperakAuthor Profile Page on July 12, 2009 8:26 PM

ADIKKU WAJAPERAK,
MOHON IZIN MENCELAH, TAK MARAHKAN?
...
2) Second : If the street demo of anti ppsmi managed to gather 8,000 protestor that march towards Istana Negara, we can do the same.Two can play the game.Only our's is stronger in size,mass and magnitude...Somebody initiates that we should gather 80,000 protestor..They demonstrate..we protest..counter demonstration..
THIS ACTION SHUD NOT BE CONDONED AT ALL. OTHERWISE, WE THE ANAKANDA CHEDET.CC ARE NO DIFFERENT FROM THE 'IBLIS TRATORS' INSTIGATED BY THE 'PR'(PUNGGUNG REBEH) LEADERSHIP.

3) Third : Cyberattack..Do not deface Government website with hate slogan but gently..and gently does it..We insert banner,emoticon and all kind of feasible medium mentioning something like My kids schooled here in Malaysia..They needs PPSMI..Where does your kids study?:)
YES, THE ABOVE ACTION IS COMMENDABLE BUT WILL THE CABINET OF 'NR' (NO REMORSE) ACNOWLEDGED OR JUST REMAIN 'AAB'(AIMLESS, ARROGANT BONEHEAD)?

4) Fourth : Mailstorm government e mails with love message laced with PPSMI..
MUHYIDDIN HAD ALREADY MADE IT CLEAR..A 'DUMB' DECISION HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE!

5) Fifth : Advertised in newspaper and all available media..It does not comes free knocking sense into their thick skull brain..
AYOYO, VERY EXPENSIVE LAH..WE'RE ALREADY BEEN MADE TO HAVE ONLY 'RASUM' (SOUP) FOR OUR MEALS BY THOSE 'DUMB' LEADERS..GRIEVED OUR MACHA, MR. RAVI

6) Sixth : Call all government agency asking information and so on and in between emphasis the need of PPSMI..HAVING DAILY 'TRAFFIC' JAMS IS ALREADY BAD ENOUGH..WHAT MORE OF 'DETOURS' AT THE GOVERNMENT DEPTS.

7) Seventh : Why most people fails in their quest?..BECAUSE THEY GOT THE 'QUEST-ION' TO ABANDON PPSMI FROM SOME MAGICAL DONGKEYS THINKING THRU THEIR AGGRAVATED BEHINDS...A WISE BROTHER ONCE SAID

IZINKAN,
By S..TanAuthor Profile Page on July 14, 2009 1:58 AM
Dear Tun, salam sejahtera harap sihat sentiasa. Dgn izin...
.......................MENJAWAB ANTI PPSMI

THANK YOU BRADER S..TAN FOR FEEDING 'FOODS FOR THE TOTS'
WE ACKNOWLEDGED YOUR FAIR COMMENTS.

HAVE A NICE DAY EVERYBODY AND MAY THE ALMIGHTY BLESS OUR CHILDREN.

ALFATIHAH, AMIN.
ps. Faint heart never won fair girls..
Omak den posan..jgn ngorat anak daro orang kecuali berselero
No Pain No Gain..jgn lobamkan mato (black-eyed) orang kecuali dah gilo..he he

On the 14th of July 2009, one Reme Ahmad of the New Straits Times has accused the polling on Tun Mahathir’s chedet.cc un-scientific. These are his reasons why he considered Tun Mahathir’s poll on the policy of teaching science and mathematics in BM un-scientific.

(a) His ardent supporters are the ones who visit his website, ie people who tend to agree with his views.
(b) The rule for this polling is one-man-one-vote. But even if there was an electronic block to prevent people from voting twice using the same machine, a person could actually vote at least three times. He can vote once in the office, another time using his home computer, and a third time using his laptop.
(c) Another reason why the voting could be considered un-scientific (ie random sampling): Only parents who are UNHAPPY with the government for scrapping PPSMI would most likely visit chedet.cc to register their anger. Those who are happy with PM Najib's decision may not or not bother to visit the site to click a vote.
(d) Additionally, only people with internet connections can vote. So people in the rural areas would be left out of this poll unlike the Merdeka polls which cover rural areas too.
This means that the results can be expected to be skewed towards those who wanted PPSMI to continue.

Sometimes I wondered how a writer who makes so much assumption could get his article published in the New Straits Times.

(a) He assumed that only Tun Mahathir supporters who agree with Tun’s views visit the cedet.cc website.
(b) He assumed that only those who vote against teaching of science and mathematics in BM cheat by voting three or more times by using different computers.
(c) He assumed that only those who are unhappy with the government for scrapping PPSMI voted in Tun’ website because they wanted to vent their anger towards the government.
(d) He makes assumption that most of the rural areas folks are not internet savvy.
Therefore, he concluded that only the cheating urban folks who are Tun’s supporters and are anger with the government voted on the PPSMI poll. Do we need to answer this delusional and opinionated writer who writes shallowly concluded, illogical and un-scientific (without any real facts/statistics to back up his claims) article?

Dear Dr. Mahathir Mohamad

Sorry for not addressing you as Tun, as graduating as a Doctor is a far more greater achievement than all the titles put together.

Peninsular Malaya is one of the greatest places on earth except for the heat but it is slowly being destroyed by the fascist politicians in UMNO. You may not like what I have just written but that's the gospel truth.

Whether we like it or not, English is the language for acquiring skills. Bahasa Melayu is no doubt our language but we must not be myopic. Language is always a sensitive issue but the time has come after 52 years, for our politicians to mature. By teaching Science and Maths in English is not minimising the importance of the Malay language. I am not wrong when I say, "the only reason the Education Minister has reverted to the teaching of Science and Maths in the Malay language as he is vying to be the next President of UMNO, and language is the best weapon for him to aspire to be the next one and therefore Prime Minister, if Pakatan Rakyat does not defeat UMNO at the next polls."

You have spoken vehemently in various forums espousing the cause of the Palestinians and rightly so. However you have not on any occasion spoken on behalf of the Tamils in Tamileelam. Trust you would begin to do so. I also hope you are not blind to the sufferings of the Tamil people of Eelam. Just as you wanted Bush and Blair to be hauled up before a war tribunal for war crimes, you should now call for the President of Sri Langka, his brothers and his Generals to be brought before the war tribunal in the Hague. This is not asking too much of you, is it?

My answer is NO in Secondary school.

The final decision recently doesn't mean that it's the best decision. We couldn’t denied that there were weaknesses and limitations need to be improved. Therefore, the government should revise the current PPSMI to overcome whatever difficulties, limitations, weaknesses and problem faced and make it effectively but not abolished it.

Why many parents didn’t get involved in the government poll against the PPSMI comment? Which parties invited to focus on the poll? What kind of method the government implementing the poll? How the poll result derived and concluded? Why the government always having vain attempt in order to convince people to compromise their unopened poll result? Obviously, they may only gather the so called public comments selectively to repudiate the PPSMI. Don’t you think their action taken too foolish? Obviously, the government only made a BIG U-TURN and back to the starting point!!!

I had past the difficult times during my secondary school for Science & Math. So, I don't want it to be happened again to my children.

I’m sincerely hoped that Tun could fight for our next generation's future. Otherwise, who else could give the hand?

satu lagi lupa nak tambah .....

APASAL LA TAK HIRE JE CIKGU2 DARI NEGARA INGGERIS SEPERTI UNITED KINGDOM DAN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?

Suruh dorang jelah ajar dalam bahasa iNggeris Science dan Matematik tue.. Takyah cikgu Melayu... Orang di Malaysia ni kan over excited kalu orang kepala blonde or hidung mancung mengajar... apa kata amek kata-kata saya ini sebagai satu pertimbangan!?

Goverment :

Why you make it too complicated in abolishing PPSMI? I know you may say that "bla bla bla...(u know what to put in)" but think about it... Why dont you do TEACHERS EXCHANGE OF SCIENCE & MATH TEACHER FROM U.K AND U.S.A. to come to Malaysia and teach Math & Science in Malaysia in English obviously. You can do that... Yes, more money will be out for it... but isnt it a good idea? coming out for PPSMI also need money, abolishing it also need money.. wouldnt that be the same amount as hiring outsider? Think about it!

Terima Kasih! Thank you! Vanakem. Se se ni. Arigatou gozaimashita!

SALAM AYAHANDA RAKYAT TUN
IZINKAN,

By 2009Author Profile Page on July 14, 2009 10:34 PM

Salam Tun,

Kita lihat di persidangan-persidangan antarabangsa seperti PBB, negara-negara lain masing-masing menggunakan bahasa mereka sendiri walaupun tidak tidak ramai yang faham, lalu diterjemahkan kepelbagai bahasa lain, tapi saya lihat Tun berucap tak guna BM, guna bahasa Inggeris(malu ke?).

SDR. 2009,SEBELUM MASIHI KE?
BAHASA ENGGERIS DAN BAHASA PERANCHIS...ANTARA BAHASA PERADABAN RASMI DI PBB..DAN SEBAB KAUM MELAYU KAYA DENGAN BUDAYA DAN PERADABAN YANG BERBEZA DENGAN PUAK TIMUR TENGAH DAN AFRIKA...

ISU NYA DISINI BUKAN BAHASA ENGGERIS DIPBB TETAPI PEMBELAJARAN ILMU SAINS DAN ILMU HISAB DEMI KEMAJUAN MASA DEPAN ANAK CUCU!(FUTURE GENERATIONS.. DIMELAYUKAN, JENERASI MENDATANG)

MASIH BERFIKIRAN DAN BERPANDANGAN ZAMAN BATU (ATAS ADA) KE?

ALFATIHAH, AMIN.

Tun yang disayangi,

1. Najid kata - rakyat didahulukan dan pencapaian diutamakan.
Ramai ibubapa yang menyokong PPSMI, cakap tak serupa bikin. Nampak gaya PRU 13 lingkup lagi.

2. Terima Kasih kepada Tun kerana anak saya sekarang berada ditingkatan 5 dan PPSMI tamat 2012. Anak saya kata lebih mudah belajar dlm BI dan senang dapat maklumat melalui internet. Tapi bagaimana mereka yang tidak bernasib baik atas dasar yang salah ini? Kesian mereka, anak anak orang politik semua hantar ke sekolah antarabangsa dan luar negera. Anak anak orang kampong di biarkan supaya mereka bodoh terus.

3. Bagi saya pandangan Tun amat dikagumi demi masa depan bangsa dan negara Malaysia yang tercinta ini. Contohnya pembangkang pernah kata macam2 akhirnya mereka jilat balik.

4. PRU 13 ini tak tahu nak undi siapa, mungkin calun bebas kot.

5. Ahkirkata, semoga Tun sihat selalu dan diberkati Allah.

Dear Tun,
Saya berpendapat PPSMI wajar dipertimbangkan untuk dikekalkan bagi pengajaran dan pembelajaran di kelas aliran sains dan teknikal, tingkatan 4 dan 5. Murid-murid ini sebenarnya tidak mempunyai masalah untuk menguasai penggunaan BI dalam kedua-dua mata pelajaran tersebut, malah mereka memerlukan kemahiran ini memandangkan mereka bakal menjurus ke bidang-bidang tersebut dalam pengajian tinggi atau kerjaya masa depan. Pengajaran Matematik dan Sains bagi kelas bukan aliran sains atau teknikal boleh dijalankan dalam Bahasa Melayu. Pada pemerhatian saya, masalah penguasaan PPSMI majoritinya dihadapi oleh murid-murid bukan aliran sains/teknikal khususnya murid-murid berpencapaian sederhana dan lemah. Adalah tidak keterlaluan jika saya mengatakan keperluan golongan murid-murid ini untuk menguasai konsep-konsep yang mendalam dan teknikal dalam BI adalah kurang mendesak berbanding murid-murid aliran sains/teknikal. Lebih-lebih lagi, potensi kerjaya golongan ini juga bukan ke arah sains atau teknikal. Suatu pendekatan yang lebih sistematik dan terancang harus difikirkan untuk membolehkan pengasingan tersebut dilakukan tanpa merugikan mana-mana pihak.

Hello semua. Wah! Ade yang marah, ade yang sokong... macam nilah.. bagi saya bagi pendapat bagi observer mcm saya...

Saya bakal menjadi seorang guru Bahasa Inggeris. Bukanlah saya nak menyokong bahasa inggeris sangat.. tapi untuk pengetahuan semua.. yang bermasalah sebenarnya bukanlah Kanak-kanak...yang bermasalah sini ada 2 orang...

a) Guru-guru Matematik & Sains
b) Ibu Bapa

Kenapa saya cakap macam ni? Wahai semua..marilah dengar rintihan saya yg telah buat pemerhatian sekian lama sejak PPSMI ditubuhkan.

a) Guru-guru kurang mendapat latihan dimana di university pon ajar dalam bahasa melayu subject ini.

b) guru-guru yang dah keluar dari University pon boleh tahan berlagaknya kerana taknak belajar bahasa inggeris.. Senyap2 dalam kelas, ajar anak-anak ini bahasa Melayu. Mana tak kanak2 ini keliru!?

c) Memang benar anak-anak tak pandai cakap inggeris, tidak dinafikan. Hello! Tak belajar ke Psycholinguistic in Language teaching? Dalam subject ini, dia ada bagitau kanak-kanak boleh belajar sejuta bahasa sekali pon sbb memory card (otak) dia masih bole input sebanyak mana pon dengan latihan... dia Ade Critical Period Hypothesis. (dapatkan module dr OUM)... banyak explanation ini...

c)ibu bapa semuanya dah tamat sekolah dan kebanyakan (bukan semua) yang belajar dalam bahasa melayu. Sungguh saya katakan, kalau saya ade anak pon, saya tak boleh nak ajar anak saya tapi untuk kebaikan anak saya, saya akan cuba belajar dengan dia dalam bahasa inggeris. Maksud saya disini, ibu bapa yang merungut tu semuanya yang tak sanggup nak lalui zaman belajar balik sbb pada mereka, anak tu hiasan je kot? sorrylah ayat pedas but facts! Maksud saya zaman belajar tu ialah ajar anak-anak. SO bila anak tak faham, mak ayah lagilah tak faham dan dia akan ckp "mama/ papa dulu study dalam bahasa melayu... tataulah!"... so anak pon "oklah! kalo fail pon bole salahkan mak bapak sbb dorang pon tatau!"

d) anak-anak sebenarnya memang takde problem langsung... anak buah saya bahasa inggeris die pon hampeh.com juga, tapi tang Matematik dan Sains juga exam English, dapat je A... pelik bin ajaib.. mungkin dia minat tapi sama juga... cakap hampeh.com.

e) benar, semua interview kat Malaysia ni, takde yang nak interview dalam Bahasa Melayu/Malaysia. Semua ckp orang putih! Takde satu pon "awak tau bahasa Malaysia?" atau "Kita mulakan temuduga ini dalam Bahasa"... takde makna! Lg ramai tny "Selain BM dan BI, bahasa apa awak tau?" ataupun "Sejauh mana bahasa inggeris awak?". takdenya dorang nak tanya "Sejauh mana bahasa melayu awak?"... kalau ade pon RTM kot? atau kerajaan..

f) Saya minta maaf, saya bukan nak kutuk kerajaan or orang kaya-kaya nie..tapi saya pelik bin ajaib. Apa sebab dorg semua hantar anak study luar negara? Cikgu2 kat malaysia ni takde kualiti ke? Nampak sangat memang takde kualiti sbb orang Politik pon tak percaya sistem pendidikan Malaysia, macam mana rakyat nak ikut juga? Ramai setahu saya yang pergi antar anak ke over the sea sbb takut anak tak reti cakap bahasa inggeris dan percaya anak mereka akan jadi lebih pandai kalau study luar negara dari duduk Malaysia. Kenapa? CIkgu2 Malaysia ni tangkap muat je ke? Saya pon sama juga, tidak percaya sistem pendidikan Malaysia tapi sbb takde duit, duk jela diam2... Nasib baik Allah anugerahkan saya otak yang agak maju dimana saya cari kawan-kawan oversea dan bertukar pendapat dan pelajaran dengan dorang.

g) Ramai je ahli politik tak cakap bahasa melayu ketika ditemu ramah? Ade je yang cakap dengan pelat bahasa cina dan tamil. Darah jadi Dare, temberang jadi tembelang... macam mana?

h) pernah tak tengok "Are you smarter than 5th Grader?" punya rancangan tv? Kalau boleh tengokla... 1st Grader is 7 years old.. Dorang ade belajar measurement, astronomy, social studies, american history dan macam-macam... gile melampau! Malaysia baru mathematik dan sains je dalam English, dorang tu lagi la umur 7 tahun tuuu study benda2 merepek ni.. boleh je jawap? siap tanya siapa President ke 30 dan tahun apa umur 7 tahun! boleh je dorang jawab.. Dorang kalau tak lepas darjah satu, sampai bebila pon darjah satu! mcm sistem sekolah dulu2

i) guru-guru yang mengajar Matematik dan Sains ni patutnya diberi latihan.. bukannya dimansuhkan.. APa jadi dengan budak2 tahun 2012 yang dah belajar dlm Bhs Inggeris, tapi form 1 dorg kena merangkak balik belajar bahasa Melayu. BUkan senang oi! Saya yang belajar dari darjah satu matematik dalam bahasa melayu pon susah nak catch up. apatah lagi nak switch switch nie. Tak buat research ke?

j) concernkan orang-orang kampung yang tak faham? Cikgu-cikgu pon amek la initiative untuk mengajar lebih masa. Apa salahnya! BUkan dosa pon! Kamu memberi ilmu. Memang saya tak mengajar lagi.. saya tak rasa tapi pada saya, lebih baik kamu buat begitu.. Sebab apa? kamu takut rugi masa? dan tak dapat nak bercuti? cikgulah paling untung sbb banyak cuti dari keje... walau cuti sekolah at least cuti gak.. yang lain cuti? takkan? fikirlah. Ibu bapa pon kasikla sokongan. jangan ingat CUTI je.. pendidikan anak-anak tu penting! nanti esok da besar, anak bangang, kamu masuk "BERSAMAMU". sorrylah! saya cakap yang benar je...

Kalau boleh saya cakap, saya cakap. Saya nak buktikan research pon saya belom boleh lagi... takde research pon. Insyallah, akhir tahun ini saya akan buat research mengenai PPSMI dan akan kongsi bersama-sama kerajaan.

I support using the puipil's own langguage to teach Science and maths in primary school.Then change it to English from form 1 on ward. Good english can not be learned from using it for science and maths subjects. what about those students taking up law, accounting, finance and other non science stream later,?? They must be good in English to compete globaly also.

It has been more than a week since the announcement of the reversal of PPSMI. As parents, I am getting more concern if we do not act, the strength and momentum of the protest may go weaker.

I had been through the full BM Science stream in my education. Thank God, I survived through it. From that experience, I know that it is harder for you to adapt to the changes once the subjects are taught in English.

Whilst the rest of those taught in English effortless sailed through their technical courses (Science) in the university; people like me had to double the effort to understand the same thing.

And if you spent time doing revision with your children, you would also appreciate that it is so much easier and clearer to understand Science and Math in English. This is due the conciseness of English in conveying the message.

Parents who are opposed to PPSMI are either followers of political whims/hearsays and do not take time to reflect on the benefits of teaching Science and Math in English. Please take some time to revise the subjects with your children to appreciate how the language can convey the information more effectively.

I agree with Tun that the main objective of PPSMI is not about the language. It is about knowledge acquisition due to vast resources available for these subjects in English.

The day we revert PPSMI is the day Malaysia lost its potential to progress. People are our human capital. If we could empower our people with greater knowledge through the use of English in Science and Math, our future as a developed nation is certain.

My suggestion is for the Government to allow a PPSMI option for us. If the Government can accomodate Malay, Chinese and Tamil schools, allow us to have a PPSMI stream. Let's be fair to all in this and do not force the parents into a corner.

Tun, please help. Don't let this issue dissipates. Please strike when the issue is hot.

I believe the urban and educated folks are not hooligans that will demonstrate for the sake of demonstrations. The anti-PPSMI people did it and managed to get the outcome they wanted. What message does that convey to our people? How could the current Government reward such attitude!

Bless you, Tun.

Salam to Tun,

I strongly oppose the govt's decision to teach Maths and Science in BM. OMG, please give me a break la..why can't the govt just stick to English (so much of pride & ego)? what are they trying to proove? Are they doing this because the teachers themselves can't speak and write good English?
I have a friend who is a teacher, and she was in a state of shock when her collegue couldn't even speak English despite being a teacher.

My answer is YES.

From my point of view:
Learn S&M in Malays, Mandarin,or Tamil from standard 1-6
Learn S&M in English from Form 1-6

Dear Tun,
All those who are against PPSMI and those who politicise it and those who revert your decision on its implementation, can be described in one word that is, INSECURE. They are insecure culturally, politically and, the worst of all, mentally.

These are the people who refuse to embrace CHANGE as this will disrupt the status-quo and alter their comfort zone. They are scared of their own shadows and if possible, they also want to control others' lives from their graves once they die!

By the way,these PPSMI opponents also underestimate the rural and urban poor children's capability and capacity to learn in English. These people will never a great NATION make! As they fail to harness the human resource potential of Malaysia through efficient knowledge acquisition via the use of English which is a scientific language.

The reasons they oppose PPSMI are best known to them, though I can hazard to guess some.

We can talk our hearts out here, but noting the tone of the MOE, I do not think they are going to undo what they have just done... within 100 days of the new PM being in power; otherwise it will be another flip-flop so characteristic of the preceding PM!

Unlike Tun, kita ada ahli politik yang hebat berbahasa Inggeris tetapi tak tau pun Maths dan sains, hanya pandai bercakap... kalau jatuh sakit, cari doktor di luar negeri.. faham-fahamlah.

The opposition to PPSMI is not only pathological but SELFISH as well....recalcitrant POLITICIANS, heal thyself! Do not repent at your deathbed because it is too late. At the very least, let the people choose English medium for maths and science for their children at secondary level.

Sorry Tun for this outburst, I am just unhappy at the turn of event. My heart goes out to all the parents who want the best for their kids through PPSMI. My late parents did not speak a word of English, yet they put me through an English secondary school and make a sensitive professional out of me, of course those years were less complicated than now.

May Allah s.w.t Bless You always, our beloved Tun.

I think we should not confuse between the importance of the English language and the importance of teaching Science and Maths in English.

We need English to progress and we need to improve the standard of English among our students (and even the working adults including the politicians). That is a given fact. How do we do it is a separate question. I believe in emphasising on the teaching of English in school - increasing the number of qualified English teachers and increasing the number of learning hours dedicated to English would be an important step.

However, continuing to insist on teaching Science and Maths in English, while knowing that majority of our teachers are not capable to deliver the lessons well in English, is beyond my mind. Are we not realising that without proper communication of these two lessons, our students are going to be deprived of proper knowledge of Science and Maths. Instead of improving on our standard of English, we are going to have a generation of students (majority of whom will be students from the rural areas) who will be poor not only in English but also in Science and Maths? Has anyone sat in a Science class in a rural school taught in English? Our teachers can explain these two subjects better in Malay and the students can benefit better in Malay. We should use a separate approach to enhance English. With a two-pronged strategy, we can ensure that the standard of Science and Maths does not drop while ensuring that the standard of English improves.

I believe the newly announced policy is in the right direction but we should put more focus in enhancing English teaching in schools.

Just the views of an Indian who grew up in a Malay environment, spoke Malay at home, learned in Malay medium, graduated from a local U and currently working with people globally (using English of course)!

Dear Tun,

Actually why we need Maths and Science in English have been well said before its nothing more that we need to re-advise and repeat it a million thousand times.

The fact is the government did not bear in mind the future of our children, just recently I got to know that if we plan to join the public servant we need to fill in a form called Form 8i from the SPA. What I notice is, they still concern of the result from SPM, STPM and Diploma or Degree level.

These had shown a tremendous disaster for the youngster today, can you imagine by studying in an enviroment that which you are unsure what will it be for tomorrow requirement examination which is so important for the future to get a job?? A few years back the government ( I do not care whos idea it was, but the point is it had been done its directly meant that , on that particular time they agree the idea) changed those subject to English and well surpport student to answer the examination in English.Material which surpposed to pass on by generations, had been dispossed and we come to where everyone have a new text book.Not long....... yes , i am stressing it, it is not long for a revolution, who on earth do not know that if there is a major changers there need time to deal with it. But seems like our government do not understand or so eager to change.Now it was just like before when the time changes begin, and once again we change everything again.

If I am the student for this year, I will be so sad and nervous that how can I face the coming exam when what I have prepared in mind now have been changed.

Actually what we as a citizen want is stable something can be predictable and be trusted.But do our government get the message.
Changing the system is similar to changing the law.I wonder when will our government be more mature and understand the needs of our citizen??

Regards to Tun and everyone who reads this comment.

Mungkin keupayaan berBI Tun dan lebih 82k yang membantah PPSMBM lebih baik daripada saya atau begitu baik hingga mampu menerima pengajaran dan pembelajaran dalam BI. Tetapi hakikatnya, 82k yang membantah ini jika diuji untuk mengambil Matematik dan sains SPM dalam BI, lulus ke tidak semuanya?

Facts:
1)No survey been enacted by KPM prior to PPSMI to determind standard of teaching and method of teaching of M&S in English.
2)No survey or research been organised by KPM to determind level of understanding by the pupils if they were thought in English.
3)Implementation of PPSMI by the teacher using BM in more than 80 % of schools.

Daripada fakta di atas, amatlah rugi jika PPSMI diteruskan.

1)Hanya 20 % pelajar sahaja yang mengikuti sepenuhnya.
2)Jika kita hendak maju bukan BI sahaja yang patut dipelajari. Belajarlah French, Spanish, Deutch, Korean dan Japanese sekali.
3)Matematik adalah pelajaran konseptual, maka jika gagal memahami konsep tiada gunanya walaupun diajar dalam bahasa apa sekalipun.
4)Sebelum M&S ditulis ke BI, banyak perkara asas adalah daripada B. Arab.
5)Mantapkan BI perlu menyeluruh, jangan disempitkan kepada M&S sahaja.
6)Jika BI itu menjamin kemajuan, kenapa Korea dan Jepun tetap maju tanpa perlu mempelajari BI seperti kita?
7)....

Tun yang saya hormati dulu, yang saya kurang yakini kini dan mungkin dilupakan selamanya jika Tun tidak membantu memantapkan BI rakyat dengan cara yang lebih berkesan. M&S adalah sesuatu yang tidak boleh dicicirkan oleh setiap insan. Andaikata insan itu tidak memahami M&S sebagai asas pembelajarannya pastilah insan itu tewas dalam segala serbi akan datang.

Tolong mantapkan BI dan bahasa lain dikalangan rakyat bukan ajar M&S dalam BI! Tidak betul caranya.

Salam Tun,

The DPM has caused 2 nationwide blunders already before his 100 days. Whole nation is shaken & devastated & distressed & caused tremendous anxiety to all the parents & students affected by the shocking announcement.PPSMI is only 6 yrs old and still in infancy stage. How could they have any basis that it failed.No basis.They have to wait for at least 21 years maturity age before they could gauge its success.
So, now what? Tun better lobby again to ask DPM step down for his incompetency and his inconsistency with Najib 1Malaysia.
In the long term, without PPSMI, the Malays would not be able to catch up with the world and be left behind, except for the rich ones who study in private/int/overseas. How could our DPM underestimate the rural students, it is not the students who cannot cope (children learn v fast), it is there are no competent English teachers & the mental block & attitude in accepting English. Those politicians in respective states to be blame for not sending enough English teachers to these rural schools. They are depriving these rural children the opportunity to learn in English that would give them more prospects in the future. These politicians and sasterawans are the culprits, not the teachers or children or parents (who hope for a bright future for their children and happy to see their children able to be bi-lingual).If these politicians & sasterawans are worried that Bahasa becomes extinct, they should instead implement Bahasa Literature or Malay Literature and not blaming it on PPSMI as a basis. All Malays must take up Malay Literature & Arabic/Jawi so that the language prolongs, as a mandatory but do not penalise on PPSMI!The urban schools had to make such a big sacrifice for the rural schools to be at par is not an option. Leave options to respective schools/parents/students (be democratic in our education system).We are forging forward to aspire to become an educational hub but now Govt is contradicting this aspiration.Very confusing & no clear direction and long term plan & policy.Get more calibre people to run our country.We are in dire need of a more calibre competent administration & system.Sorrry to condemn but this is a fact, at least what we perceived or the general public's sentiments.We love our country & are proud to be Malaysians but do not ruin our future and the next generation's future.Good luck & hope God shows us the right way.

yang di kasehi TDMM,
saya sokong program PPSMI sampai bila-bila, sebab umat JUNJUNGAN NABI MOHAMMAD s.a.w.BEN ABDULLAH ada-lah makhlok hebat spanjang zaman

I am a parent too and have three(3) school going kids. Just like many I too am very dissappointed with the Goverment's decision to discontinue PPSMI. Why has the children's education system become a political play and being exploited?? Current facts have already shown that young Malaysian graduates are struggling and lacking proficiency in the command of English , let it be in written and or spoken. Why has the goverment failed to accept and evaluate the facts prior to making a decision on this matter.
With the removal of PPSMI, "Wawasan 2020" vision must be revisited, for the fact it cannot be achived. Let's make it "Wawasan 2040".

Dear Tun, if there was one person who could prompt a change or a reversal to this policy, it is you. The whole nation is behind you Tun. During your premiership, you made dreams into reality for Malaysia and now we are counting on you Tun.

Dear Tun,
Some times when you look at our Malaysians behaviour totally unacceptable. When government do good things, because of polical view, then their protest on the street. Since Anwar was out, so many protests happening on the street, I wonder they want to enter Guinesses Book Of Record to tell the world we are the world champion of street protest. I don't mean I hate Anwar, is good that Anwar keep check and balance to the government. But not everything Anwar did was correct also, just because Anwar has many hatered with the government. If they want to go back to the old days. Do not follow what happen in other countries? Why not we scrap the Petronas Twin Towers, Putrajaya, Cyberjaya, Penang Bridge because it has damaged the ecology system? How can people like Ahmad Said cannot differenciate what is good and bad to our future generation? I'm from Chinese school, I speaks all languages and why can't each Malaysian be multilingual? Just because to pampered a small group of people that doesn't want to progress? I'm in China doing business all over the world. I'm glad that I communicate in English with almost every part of the world. I communicate Chinese with the local chinese, and Malay to not only Malaysians, but the bigger part of Indonesians. I felt very lucky that I'm a Malaysian. If can I also want to pick up some spanish, one of the top three languages use in the world. No matter the knowledge or language, automatically you will improve in anyhow. The problem with the current government now is worrying that the coming election they might lose. Therefore a small group of protestors are so demanding. What happen to the voters of the 80% in this blog? Do we also should come out and have a street protest? The answer is "No". Why trouble the police? Why trouble the road users? Wasting government resources! Pleae think Mr. PM........these group of people will tell you the answer when the coming election!

I am an expatriate working in Malaysia and am not going to be directly affected by the decision regarding teaching of Science and Mathematics in BM in schools. However,I am keenly following the debate in the media and on this blogsite.

I have an interesting story to tell. Prior to my coming here,I worked for nearly 6 years in Sri Lanka. For the past many decades,the medium of instruction in the government schools & colleges there has been in the Sinhala language. As I worked in an international organisation there,I had to interact with the locals on a daily basis. It used to be frustrating as I had to resort to a translator almost regularly. The local persons there were also often embarassed because of this. Because of this language policy,a generation of Sri Lankans had lost touch with the English language and hence had limited opportunities in the job market both nationally and internationally. Going overseas was not an option for these graduates. Even for those interested in doing business overseas,not knowing english was a big handicap and thus limited their opportunities. Being not a technologically advanced country, Sri Lankans had to settle for opportunities within Sri Lanka-which were decidedly meagre. Malaysia or any other country for that matter have to learn a lot from experiences such as these.

Any decision of the government that impacts upon a large number of people have to be looked into carefully before its implementation-specially if it has an effect in the job market. A government decides on educational parameters for its populace so that those completing their education are able to be settle themselves in a decent job or or able to indulge in business-nationally or internationally in a sucessful and satisfying manner. Ultimately,it is about a meaningful livelihood.

Finally I feel,in a democracy,the will of the people will certainly prevail-whether to teach Science & Maths in English or in the BM medium.

Salam YAB Tun,

Kenapa setiap Menteri Pelajaran yang baru bila mengambil alih tugas di Kementerian Pelajaran harus membuat perubahan besar yang menyusahkan pelajar-pelajar dan juga guru-guru.

Ada sahaja hendak diubah mengikut pandangan mereka tanpa berfikir panjang dan dibawa berbincang dahulu. Hasilnya selalunya menyusahkan anak-anak kita yang masih menuntut selalunya menjadi mangsa kerana celaru dan bingung untuk membuat penyesuaian mengikut kaedah-kaedah baru yang telah diperkenalkan itu.

Sepatutnya apa sahaja yang hendak diubah dan ditukar haruslah memuaskan hati seramai mungkin rakyat dan bukan dipaksa kepada semua untuk diterima atas dasar dan kuasa Menteri berkenaan atau atas nama Kerajaan Malaysia untuk kebaikan rakyat.

Tak bolehkah memikirkan cara yang lebih baik seperti mengketagorikan jenis-jenis sekolah yang ada kepada aliran bahasa penghantar iaitu aliran Inggeris, Bahasa Malaysia, Cina, Tamil, dsn. Biar ibu-bapa sendiri membuat pilihan mana-mana aliran bahasa pengantar yang mereka suka untuk masa hadapan anak-anak mereka.

Wassalam.

Dear Tun,

I AM TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE GOVERMENT IN TERMS OF EDUCATION.

AFTER 50++ YEARS OR MERDEKA , WE COULDN'T EVEN DECIDE PROPERLY WHETHER TO USE BM OR ENGLISH IN OUR MATHS AND SCIENCE SUBJECTS . THIS IS A SERIOUS SHAME AND DISGRACE !!!

I AM A STUDENT AND I AM VOICING OUT MY OPINION HERE.

when i was in primary , science and maths was taughts in BM . then, when we were told that in high school, science and maths are to be learn in english , i was thinking if i could cope . i got stuck initially but that was the first few months in form 1 . then , i felt so BLESSED that i got to learn maths and science in english in high school compared to my brothers and seniors because they were taught science and maths in BM ! and after they left high school , they got stuck in college and universities because the syllabus in unis and colleges were all taught in ENGLISH . they envied me and students during my batch in high school that we got to learn these two important subjects in english , and they wished that they too had been taught in english for science and maths .

imagine learning science and maths in BM > English>
this has affected our students years ago ! eg:

form 1-6 , learning science and maths in bm.
in university, the syllabus has all turned up to be in english.
students who expecially those who wanted pursue degrees like medicine, laws , sciences etc would definately get stuck !

why can't the goverment just pick english instead? THIS IS SOOO STUPID ! DON'T THEY SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH???? YES YES , as 'ANAK MALAYSIA' we have to bring up our original mother toungue language, Bahasa Melayu (bahasa Malaysia), just like how the Japanese brought up their language and globally people are learning Japanese language as fourth or fifth language currently . but can't the goverment see that in order to do so, WE NEED ENGLISH first because english is being used everywhere we go internationally???

look at us, where we are now . Malaysia is still considered as a growing infant . our technologies , our education syllabus etc..- all these were originated from the westerns ! how can a baby learn to run when she/he couldn't even crawl ?! therefore , we need english to build and improve ourselves so that we can be independent !

if one of the reasons of changing science and maths from english to BM is beacause of the teachers(some "teachers") that couldn't even speak and teach using english ,then the teachers SHOULD IMPORVE THEMSELVES NOT JUST FOR THE SAKE OF STUDENTS BUT ALSO THEMSELVES . THEY ARE THE ONES THAT WOULD RAISE OUR CHILDREN TO BE LEADERS,MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN OUR COUNTRY .

also, it is not an excuse for those students in the country side to "not-be-able-to-catch-up" for science and maths because it was taught in english .TO THOSE STUDENTS, as the saying in BM goes "SUSAH SUSAH DAHULU, SENANG SENANG KEMUDIAN" , WHY NOT JUST TRY HARDER TO LEARN SCIENCE AND MATHS IN ENGLISH SO THAT YOU'LL NOT STRUGGLE FOR DEGREES? YOU ARE FUTURE LEADERS !

also, i do not want my children or the future generations to be STUCK in learning BM for science and maths . how do are we be able to compete with the international students especially in future?

if this keeps on going, i wonder how would year 2020 which has always been our dreams would be like . will the vision and mission of the year 2020 become a reality for all of us?

anyway it's just my thoughts on the goverment and the education . like i said , after so many years or "Merdeka" ,things like this happens is a shame . hopefully the goverment will realise that changing from english to BM in the science and maths syllabus IS A BIG MISTAKE .

Good day to you Tun . i voted NO a few times.

Aku rasa kan, pada korang yang nak Bahasa Malaysia digunakan dalam Sains dan matematik, confirm tak penah tengok tv... Kalau orang penah tengok tv, mesti korang tau dunia nie bukan dunia Melayu. Bahasa ekonomi adalah BI.

Cuba kita bayangkan, kalau isu nie dah dikata dunia sebagai kebodohan kerajaan, dan dasar pemikiran dan keputusan berlandaskan politik dan bukan kepentingan Rakyat.

Aku nak amik satu petikan dari ayat anak melayu sorang nie kat Singapore. Aku amik dari facebook dier. Dier memang tak agree langsung ah. Nie petikan kata dari wallnya

"ARAH TUJU ANAK MELAYU > Mereka kata bangsaku ditindas di Singapura, aku kata tidak... Kerana Bangsaku ditindas di negeri sendiri, di mana pemimpin memimpin bukanlah untuk rakyat namun untuk diri mereka sendiri, dan suara rakyat dicabut... Ya Allah pertikaikanlah setiap langkah mereka, janganlah kerana mereka anak melayu hilang maruah. Tanyalah di mana Al-Quran dan di mana sunnahmu di dalam pimpinan mereka..."

Translated -
'The direction Malay Generation - They (Leaders of malaysia) said my race(the malays) are beong suppressed in Singapore, I say nay... Cos My race are being supressed in their own country, because their leaders lead not because of the people, but because of themselves, and the voice of the people is being taken... Oh Allah take scrutiny of ... Read Moretheir moves, let not the fall of the malay generation be because of them. Ask them (Oh Allah) where are your Quran and your Sunnah in their leadership...

Terbentak gak dan terkezut aku biler dier tulis macam nih.. Marah pon ader... tapi... kalau dia sorang melayu singapura pikirkan anak-anak melayu kat malaysia, dan dipandang hanya pada MELAYU. Tak ker kita yang berfikiran singkat kalau nak marah kat dier... Geram ader 2% tapi 98% kebenaran yang aku sendiri malu nak kata tidak...

Kalau korang nak add dia kat facebook namer dier Ramdan Mohamad... korang bacerlah... ah nie ader lagi satu dier tulis...

"Hancurnya tanah melayu di tangan Badawi, Tergadainya maruah melayu di tangan Anwar dan Hilangnya melayu kelak di tangan Najib... Aku sumpah, kalau anak melayu malaysia tak bangun... anak melayu Singapura...takkan membiarkannya.!!! inilah dikatakan hadith, "Sekiranya sesuatu urusan diserah kepada yang bukan ahlinya, nantikan saat kehancuran."

Mati ko... bangunlah anak malaysia...biler lagi...!!!

PADA YANG ANTI PPSMI TAK KIRA LA SAMAD SAID KE..ANWAR BERAHIM ...ATAU SAPA PUN...
AKU TAK RASA ADA PRODUK YANG ADA PADA HANGPA...TAKDE YANG RPODUK YAK TIDAK BERASASKAN BAHASA INGGERIS...KALAU
BELI DVD PLAYER PUN KORANG PERLU BACA MANUAL BAHASA INGGERIS...
HAP..HAP...HAP..KORANG SURUH SONY ATAU BOSE...CONVERT MANUAL P BAHASA MALAYSIA..BUAT DEMO JALANRAYA

Salam Negarawan TDM...
Bila la depa nak bubuh jalan kat Tanah Melayu ni dgn nama Tun..
"Manusia tidak boleh ubah manusia"
kalau boleh maka mudah lah kerja Nabi...
..Dah hampir 6 tahun dilaksanakan ...tup2..tup..
..kata peribahasa..alang menyeluk pengkasam.biar sampai ke pangkal lengan..yang bulat tidak datang bergolek..yang pipih tidak datang melayang...maka kelak lagi besar la 'kasta' pengetahuan...
..aku tak tahu..aku tak tahu...aku tak tahu..aku anak merdeka
emak aku tidak berpelajaran..aku pun tak tak tahu kepentingan english
..bila dah besar kerja b.inggeris menjadi amat penting..susah...
dah tua2 kena selak kamus...kadang tu ayat mudah aje..tapi aku tak tau ..aku belajar inggeris memlalui sarikata dahulu..
aku belajar inggeris dari lagu2 inggeris...
6 tahun dilaksana ...aku dulu tidak pandai b.inggeri smacam anak aku skrg...Tapi tugas aku tidak lupakan budaya dan terapkan agama pada anak aku...Jadi mana silapnya....
heran..kartun pun banyak bahasa malaysia...???

HOI MANGKUK PUNYA MENTERI ...AWAT HANG PI KENSEL...HANG SENANG LA..HANG BYK DUIT..BOLEH HANTAR P KELAS ENGLISH..PASTU BOLEH HANTAR ANAK P OVERSEA...ANAK ORANG MARHEIN DOK BODO CAMGINI SAMPAI BILA2...
SAPA YG DOK SUKA KENSEL PPSMI SAMA LA DOK DUNGU JUGAK!

The person above should learn when to use should/could. YES I believe that Science and Maths must be taught in English. I had the chance of experiencing both worlds. I started school in 1975 in Malaysia. After fours years of Sekolah Kebangsaan I moved to Singapore Primary 5.

The education there was superb; I could catch up because we all speak English at home.
TUN also studied in Singapore, so he knows the system.

I teach our local grads Business English Communication. These are unemployed grads. They are such beautiful beings; however the setback is there due to their poor command of the English Language and they have difficulty adapting to the Business and Scientific world.

The French use the French Language to teach Science and Maths, they are so technologically advanced; we can’t compare ourselves to them just yet.

When I worked in Shah Alam, Cambridge Language Center as administrator, I noticed many Malay families there sending their kids for English Language lessons what a beautiful sight that was.

This shows that these is a grave concern about the importance to master the language.

So I urge the people and the government to reconsider.

Dear Tun & The Blog Viewer,

Why we have to say NO.

Perhaps, the results not showing good as per expectation.
Then, we have to think & re-study how to improve, raise up the standard..
And not going back to the square one.

As a parent, we are pity our children.
It's not easy to score the good results now a days.
I believed that the teachers, students and parents..
They have made so many effort whereby more than 6 years.
The student not only study 6 months, it's 6 years.
Now only decides to ban this, don't you think it's too late !

We have to move forward, not reverse !
Change to the better way for achieving the flying colours.
Stick with it, face it and overcome all the challenges !

Thanks & regards !

Salam to TUN,

Thank you for giving us a chance to voice out, I wouldn't know will this work but some how I just want people and goverments know that nobody is again BM and none of us want to leave BM behind, but English is too important for our children future.

I am very sad when I got to know the goverment plan to take away the English again, people that are in their 30's now and above that start their school time with 99% BM should know better the working life we had now when they work for international company. The difficulties of writting and command of English with the expatriate.

Malaysia is improving; and so is our lifestyle; and education. So why? why go back to BM..?? it will not help our children. We have to face the facts that we are all control by the power of English. I do not want to see my children go for interview and said like this (my personal experiences and my english is not very good but I can still survive in the market)

Can you introduce yourself?
Boleh Saya Berbahasa melayu?

I was in a shock; and I reply her this : This is an International Company,can you speak English? you will need to deal with a lot of European.
Candidates reply: Bila kerja baru mula belajar cakap Bahasa Inggeris boleh? Sekarang interview tak payah la kak.

I was totally stun, please goverment please think twice before you do another BIG mistake for our children. All children can corp. Is the matter of time.. no matter they are in Kampung or City.

Parents from poor, you want your children to be some where one day right?.. I am not from rich family too is all about how we encourage our children. I still keep my mother touge the Bahasa Melayu. I believe Tun have the same thinking too that's why he support the English in Maths and sciences.

We love our country but we also love our children and rakyat too. So PLEASE THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU FINALIZE ALL..

Yes, I support it only for primary school.
I hope government might use english for this 2 subjects in secondary school.

For ppl that think Maths and Science should be taught in BM? pls think twice...
1) What we know is everyone in this world is using ENGLISH to communicate to each other... What if we want to be scientist? Doctors? Enginniers? How we going to use scientific terms if we learnt in BM?
2) Learning english grammer is ain't enough...
In NEW YORK TIMES, they critize that we malaysians going to roll back to olden times?
3) I can't imagine how younger generation gonna relearn in college or uni since they learn science and maths in BM?
Does government want to change english to BM at college and uni as well?

It is good if we learn BM, this issue i agree..
But changing english into BM? NO..
1) What government can do that they can increase the quality of the teacher, increase the time for BM in school... Honestly, some of the BM teachers in SMK don't teach at all.. or just teach is simply... Maybe cause we're chinese? I've been a BM tuition teacher before, but my students don't like the subject... i have to crack my head to think ways to let them learn BM... Not to teach them BM in every subject...

This is my phrase>> Objects are dead, we humans are alive.. What we can do is control and change the object, not the object control us..

i'm deeply disappointed with the government choice to change the education to BM
one of the reason the government did this changes is lack of teachers who can teach proficiency in english
translation of english to bm requires large cost. besides that , most of the scientific terms in biology and chemistry can't be translate easily
why don't government use those money to train more teachers to teach well in english?
why don't they lower the standard for chinese to become teachers as most chinese can teach well in english?
PPSMI cannot be strip off just like that in 2012, PPSMI should be supported!

I was employed by the MOE to train English teachers in Kelantan for 3 years - 2005 to 2008. I also met with and assisted maths and science teachers to develop their English. I found that generally most of them were not as bad at English as they thought they were, they were reluctant to use English for three reasons.

One being lack of confidence,
second because they felt 'stupid' - like others would criticise and look down on them for wanting to be 'orang putih' and
third, (this was particularly in Kelantan) was simply attitude. They could speak English, they just didn't want to.

I also feel that the policy failed because of the examination system. The MoE had reforms in teaching by introducing English text books, but the main exams of UPSR, PMR and SPM were offered in both English and Bahasa Malaysia. Teachers are under incredible pressure to get the maximum marks for their pupils and this could be achieved much easier by teaching the subjects in Malay. As the exams were offered in both subjects, then this was an easy way out.

I suggested many years ago that the exam questions should initially be given in both languages then the next year, 20% of the questions (probably the objective) be given only in English, then the next year 40% and so on until the transition to 100% English was completed within 5 years. This advice has gone unheeded

Furthermore, I would appeal to the colleges and universities to come clean and let the powers that be know what the real situation is. I believe that official policy is still to present most subjects in Bahasa Malaysia, but in reality many, if not most of the main subjects presented in tertiary education are conducted in English. If the children do not get a foundation of this language in schools, then where else are they going to get it.

Please do not take this backward step - listen to the voice of common sense and dare to make decisions that will take the country forward, not backward.

PPSMI ni sebenarnya x menjadi issu..pada pendapat saya hal ini telah "dipolitik" kan oleh sesetengah "orang" yang saja ingin menimbulkan masalah. PPSMI hrus diteruskan demi menjamin bangsa yang berjaya!

Dear Tun,

Assalam'mualikum

Personally I believe that the language used in education is not as important as the quality of education. Many english speaking countries (Africa & Carribean) are economy basket case, where as non-english speaking countries (Germany, Scandinavian, Korea & Japan) have highly capable workforce who build their countries into a powerhouse. This disparity can not be explained by the simple factor of language alone. Rather, it's the money government is putting into their schools & universities. During my days in graduate school, I had come across many fellow students from China, Iran & Japan who couldn't use proper english, but they did produce highly recommended scientific papers. BTW, majority of the Nobel Laureates are not good english speakers!!!

From my personal in recruiting staffs for my company, I do come across many local graduates that do not possess even the basic knowledge in their field of study. I have encountered EE grads who don't know how to measure the voltage of 3 phase current; accounting grads who don't know how to calculate the real interest rate; How do we expect the country to advance when our system are producing these types of graduates???

More importantly, does our system train them enough in term of working attitude??? to be hardworking, to bear responsibility, to keep going when the going is tough, to honor their promises!!! The lack of these moral values is what really hinders the progress of the country!!!

To blame the retarded development of our country on language alone is just a very simple way of sweeping the real problem under the carpet!!!

i completely agree with the teaching in english. this is a good opportunity get the students to be prepare for overseas studies. what is the use of BM when u travel overseas to study. r they going to test how good your BM is? NO...out there, most of us, malaysian are being look down by others. we r nothing compare to others as we lack more knowledge than they do. if english is kept used, student could improve more and more likely to stand out at overseas.

more over, why do government wanted to change back the teaching style back to malay lan.? is it because of sudden drop of passing rate or is it for the sake of malaysian pride?

the problem is actually not related to the language we uses, but because of the tutors. im not saying that all the teachers r bad, but some of them didnt even know how to speak fluent english. i dont know how they actually get live comfortable as great responsibility is in their hand. i think that improvement should be done on the tutors, not the way of teaching itself.

PPSMI ISSUE

I think the main issue now is for the students to be proficient and comfortable with English language first. So now the government is going to overhaul the teaching of the language from basic to advance level so that when they finish their studies they are marketable. Once they are proficient in English language I am sure they are able to continue their higher education to take up medicine, engineering and other science based subjects and understand the subject better in English language. I think this is the right move. Extra emphasis must be given to the teaching of English Language as a second language. The government must improve the infrastructure by training qualified English teachers by the thousands and priority is to send these qualified teachers to rural areas. The teaching hours must be increased and the timetables for English lessons must be everyday. In the primary school they must learn the basic first ie spelling, writing, dictation, reading and communication. When they are in the secondary school they can start learning grammar and English literature.

Do you think this is the right strategy?. No doubt we have lost one generation who is hopeless in English Language but never too late to rectify the situation.

The problem is that we do not have enough teachers who are really proficient to teach Maths and science in English. As a result those students whose parents are not English speaking in the rural areas found that their children could hardly understand simple term and they simply could not express it in English. The teachers themselves are also having problems teaching them in English because their English is also horrible. So back to square one. Most of the rural students suffered very badly compared to those students in the towns where their exposure is totally different from rural setting. So the only way is to get the students and the teachers be proficient in English first. Get them really able to speak and write good English and then they will understand better subjects in science and maths. They must understand the basic language first or else it is just like the blind leading the blind. I think this time Tun M got it wrong. Tun M’s idea is of course very good indeed but there is no follow through to improve the infrastructure to make the teaching of science and maths effective. Pak Lah and Hisham were sleeping all the way for not making any effort to provide the necessary tools.
Najib has got no choice but to revert to Bahasa Malaysia. I think they have done a very detailed research about this issue and finally made this unpopular decision in order to safeguard the future of the children of the rural bumiputras ie Malays, Iban, Dayak, Kadazan ,Malanau etc.

Teaching Maths and Science in English is not for the purpose of improving the standard of English. It is for practical and academic reason. I just can't understand why can't the governemnt let the two systems co-exist. Let the parents make their choices. If the kids can do better in English for Maths and Science, Why stop them ? On the other hand, if the parents prefer to send them to school using BM for Maths and Science, by all means !

WHY SCIENCE MUST BE TAUGHT IN ENGLISH

Read below :-

Why Malaysian Government insists on using English for maths and science?
This is because the whole world uses the language as an information and/or technology language. How dangerous it will be if we try to use Bahasa, especially in school.

See examples below:-

Hardware = barangkeras
Software = baranglembut
Joystick = batang gembira
Plug and Play = cucuk dan main
Port = lubang
Server = pelayan
Client = pelanggan

Try to translate this:

ENGLISH:

That server gives a plug and play service to the client using either hardware or software joystick. The joystick goes into the port of the client.

Now in BAHASA MALAYSIA:

Pelayan itu memberi pelanggannya layanan cucuk dan main dengan menggunakan batang gembira jenis keras atau lembut. Batang gembira itu akan dimasukkan ke dalam lubang pelanggan.

Now you know WHY...

Assalamualaikum YABhg Tun dan semua, semoga sihat belaka.

Wow, as at to date, out of 94,143 respondents (such a big sample for a survey), 86% of them are in favor for teaching both Science & Maths in English. Thus, this is a significant proportion to prove the assumption that most of learned people (if we consider computer users as learned ones, in a way..)are OK for that PPSMI is True.

Quantitatively , is that not enough for our law makers to re-think the recent decisions for the benefits of our future kids.

It is not unpatriotic to learn some technical & beneficial things in foreign language, with Purpose. Instill the love of our mother tongue among our kids by strenghtening their fundamental in proper language class, not in Science & Maths classes. Anyway, it's only 2 subjects involve.

Since we have medium and long term Goals, therefore, of course , there will be certain strategies to be adopted that might against all odds. We just see how during our Tun try to implement bbuy some-make some policy (in the case of PROTON SAGA and automotive industry) in early 80's, so many people were against it and the least were so cynical to his intents, but , and now we in 21st century are harvesting the policy, where our local companies now are producing Pesona, Savvy, Saga, Myvi, Viva, Suria etcetera.....

Fairuz Kamarulzaman

Tun Paklah mula2 jatuh populariti masa mansuhkan ilham Tun Dr Mahathir " jambatan baru " sejarah kembali berulang apabila Pak Najib lk skrng ni nk mansuhkan ilham Tun Dr Mahathir " PPSMI ". insaflah sebelum terlambat.

Salam Tun, harap Tun dan keluarga sihat belaka.

Saya bukanlah orang yang terpelajar dan tentunya lebih ramai orang yang bijak pandai di luar sana. Saya fikir pemikiran kita rakyat Malaysia masih lagi tertinggal di belakang jika masih lagi berdebat tentang kepentingan penggunaan bahasa asing terutamanya Bahasa Inggeris. Saya yang daif juga merasakan yang kita ini sewajarnya mengejar ilmu tidak kira dalam bahasa apa sekalipun. Adakah kita terlalu dangkal dalam pemikiran bahawa jika kita mempelajari bahasa asing selain bahasa Melayu, maka kita tidak bersemangat patriotik dan akan melupakan bahasa Melayu kita (tolong perbetulkan samada bahasa Melayu atau bahasa Malaysia entah yang mana satu-maklum saya ni tak pandai) Negara lain seperti India yang juga dijajah oleh pemerintah British seperti Malaysia turut menitikberatkan bahasa Inggeris di dalam pembelajaran mereka. Amerika Syarikat pun ada juga memfokuskan pembelajaran bahasa asing - Perancis, Spanish dan sebagainya tidak kisahlah kalau penggunaan bahasa tersebut tidak dimuatkan dalam subjek sains atau matematik; tetapi kita sendiri tidak mahu memberi peluang kepada dasar ini dan tidak mahu berusaha supaya dasar ini diimplementasikan dengan jayanya. Janganlah disebabkan kita tidak tahu atau rasa susah nak menggunakan komputer maka komputer mestilah dibuang dan jangan dipakai. Kalau inilah caranya kita hendak mendidik anak bangsa kita, jangan salahkan orang lain bila anak bangsa kita jadi mudah berputus asa, rasa susah sikit tukar lain atau buang, bila dah dewasa nak kerja di syarikat multinasional baru nak mencari kelas tuisyen bahasa Inggeris, lidah dah keras nak sebut perkataan Inggeris yang senang pun tergeliat, sudahnya malu dan rasa menyesal tak belajar bahasa Inggeris betul-betul. Bila orang komen, Melayu tak pandai cakap Inggeris kita marah, maka jadilah kita umpama BODOH SOMBONG. Tolonglah rakyat Melayu kita ni janganlah jadi taksub dan cetek dengan soal bahasa Melayu sampai kita menidakkan kepentingan bahasa Inggeris. Bahasa Melayu memang sudah dimartabatkan di dalam Perlembagaan sebagai bahasa rasmi Malaysia selama kita merdeka. Sasterawan Melayu kita pun ramai tapi takkan kita hendak anak bangsa Melayu kita jadi sasterawan Melayu sahaja. Apa lagi yang kita hendak?

Yg BBhg Tun,

My vote is Yes.I told my pupils that they have to learn SC and Maths in BM starting from 2012 onwards. Their response is 'Hah, How to communicate if we study overseas, for sure they don't understand BM.These pupils are very ambitious. Even they are still in primary school they are looking forward for much better through PPSMI.We the sc and Maths teacher are struggling to improve ourselves in this field,and we are used to it by now, but felt so frustrated with the gov'ts decision to abolish PPSMI.Poor folks.
Thanks for providing this blog poll.

Dear Tun,

I am strongly against the government'sdecision to revert to Bahasa, Chinese, and Tamil for science and maths. I know its a huge mistake to do so and its spells DOOM for our children/grandchildren future thereby the nation.

I regard July 08, 2009 as a BLACK DAY for Malaysia and 2012 as its exodus to the Dark Ages.

I would like to do something to save our children/grandchildren and the nation, however as an ordinary citizen I do not have the ears of the mass.

I seek your assistance and advice to run a 'Black Ribbon' campaign to show the government the rakyat feeling on its decision. If Tun is willing, I can be reached at 012 217 4344 or by email at rozlan.associates@gmail.com.

This may be my only and last cause that will give meaning to my existence.

Thank you.

salam ziarah...

aku rasa baik kaji selidik dijalankan terhadap pelajar-pelajar di semua sekolah.

Kita tengok dari akar umbi.

Depa yang belajar daripada From 1 sampai Form 5.

Bagi aku yang belajar dalam BM tak ada masalah pon bila masok universiti. Malah lagi senang nak paham. Sebab dah paham masa belajar kat sekolah dulu.

Ni aku tanya adik aku dia kurang paham sangat. Aku pulak yang ajaq dia.

take note.

rock the world..muahuha

Dear Parents,

PAGE Response to Minister's decision on PPSMI

GIVE PPSMI OPTION TO SELECTED SCHOOLS

Since the decision to switch to the mother tongue is to accommodate the rural students who have been made to appear to have ‘lost’ from the policy, the Parent Action Group for Education (PAGE) wishes to request to the Minister of Education to consider the PPSMI option be made to schools that desire to retain the existing policy in the form of SK(PPSMI) and SMK(PPSMI). This fourth option has been glaringly ignored.

If the Minister is willing to accommodate vernacular schools, he should rightly do the same with schools that wish to maintain status quo who have benefited from the policy and are confident of the ‘intended objective’ being met.

PAGE will be formulating a plan of action for parents that desire their schools to have the PPSMI option. In the meantime, we request that parents nationwide including Sarawak and Sabah:

1 Indicate to us the name/s of your school/s that may want to maintain PPSMI; or

2 Ask their PIBGs to liaise with us through pagemalaysia@gmail.com .

Please help by forwarding this message to as many parents as possible. We have 9,000 schools to reach!

Thank you.

For Our Children

Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim

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