So...letters have been sent,media has started paying attention to pro-PPSMI groups and concerned parents have voiced out their opnion.However,all the efforts seem to fall on deaf ear.Should PPSMI be scrapped?I would like to voice out my opnion as a 16 years old,Malaysia student.
As a student,we are required to give our best in our study,be a role model to our siblings,school and society,and also to be a better leader of tomorrow.But if our government continues to change our education system,where will the future generation heads?Since PPSMI was introduced in 2003,i strongly believe that,it is best for Moe to stick with the policy as:-
1)English is the international language.With good skills in English,one would be able to travel around the world to pursue their education in tertiary level.Furthermore,they would most probably have no trouble having to settle down using English to study(especially in tertiary level education) locally or globally.
2)The level of efficiency of Malaysian student is already low.Take me as an example,if you were to browse through this post and check for mistakes(grammar,tenses,etc)you will get tons of error.And i got an A for PMR.I may sound cocky with this result but the fact is,if you get A for English PMR level,you will most probably fail to get a similar result if you take another exam from another country such as Singapore.So,an A in PMR level English is nothing and ,for that, Malaysia's so called future leaders(the youth)will experience many problems such as unable to communicate with foreign leaders without the presence of translator.
3)Most of the scientific or computing terms are in English.If a student is good in English,i am very sure he will be able to understand most of the terms without the use of an English dictionary.
4)This policy is on the right track.PMR results show that result for English language has improved.(Its good right????)
5)English is important so that an individual can stay competitive in this era of globalization.
If PPSMI is scrapped for good,i predict that::-
1)Malaysia will be a retrogressive country.
2)We will be left behind and watch other developing countries bypass us in sense of economy,politic and etc.
3)All negative things you can think of no matter how preposterous it may sound.
So this is my view to the issue as a 16 year old student to this question.It may sound immature but it is certainly logic.I hope that MOE will change their mind and retain PPSMI.
Merry Christmas and have a nice day=)
