Since I admit my, er, only human weakness in not being able to write inspiring, thought-provoking articles everyday, today (and every other non-article day) I'm going to leave you, my reader, some questions on current issues and life issues to ponder and maybe debate upon.
Today's topic is about top scorers and our education system in general.
1) What do you think are the chances of students from kind of 'regular' schools (not the elite few in towns) to become best scorers in any public exam? It seems like the best students each year come from a select few elite, 'good' schools, with the exception of a rural school or two...how true is it?
2) And, I noticed that the 'best students' are those who, without fail, took the most subjects. What can you say about an excellent student who chooses to focus on the 10/11 subjects that he took, say, for SPM? Where's the recognition due to these folks?
3) What is the thrill in taking so many subjects and scoring so many "A"s in terms of Malaysian education?
4) What kind of change should our current education system undergo to ensure more well-balanced students and graduates?
* A suggestion for question #4, in my experience, is to make sure that Physical Education isn't replaced with any other subject, not even during major exam periods, and also that it should be made more fun with a variety of sports activities. Not only would we enjoy P.E better, we'd be more fit and healthy physically too! *
What say you? Do chip in with your opinion ya :)
well, examination is prejudice yet inevitable. so far, it is considered the only and the most convenient method to scaled student according to their bands of understanding. i say,the best way to produced a balanced graduate is to insert both theory and practical so that students who weak in theory can surely pass in practical or vice versa.
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