KUDOS TO THE 14 MALACCA SCHOOLS WHO ARE ..ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING :
1. SK SFI ( PRIMARY)
2. CANNOSSA CONVENT
3. SMK YOK BIN
4. SMK PULAU SEBANG
5. SMK KATHOLIK
6. SMK IJC
7. SMK GBS
8. SMK ST. DAVID
9. SMK STCM
10. SMK MGS
11. SMK MHS
12. SMK SFI
13. SK CIJ2
14 SK ACS
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
DOWNLOAD OUR FORMS & SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
IF YOU ARE A CONCERNED PARENT / TEACHER/ PTA MEMBER WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE : PLEASE DO THE FOLLOWING:
1. DOWNLOAD THE FORMS from our site . THEY ARE MARKED AS:
P- for parents
S- for students
C- COmmunity
2. Fill up the forms
3. Call / e-mail us for a pick up or call :
Mak Chee Kin - 016-2020180
Sonia Amardas - 012-6800378
Josephine Au - 013-6255119
Caroline Chin - 012- 6330660
4. our e-mail address: magpie.grp@gmail.com
1. DOWNLOAD THE FORMS from our site . THEY ARE MARKED AS:
P- for parents
S- for students
C- COmmunity
2. Fill up the forms
3. Call / e-mail us for a pick up or call :
Mak Chee Kin - 016-2020180
Sonia Amardas - 012-6800378
Josephine Au - 013-6255119
Caroline Chin - 012- 6330660
4. our e-mail address: magpie.grp@gmail.com
MALACCA ACTION GROUP FOR PARENTS IN EDUCATION: Comments From Others
http://chedet.co.cc/chedetblog/2009/03/pengajaran-dan-pembelajaran-sa.html
12 MALACCA PTAS APPEAL FOR OPTION TO USE ENGLISH.
The 12 schools who appealed on 24th July 2009 to the Prime Minister & the Education Minister were:
1. SMK St. Francis
2. SMK Infant Jesus Convent
3. SMJK Yok Bin
4. SMK St. David
5. SMK Canossa Convent
6. SMJK Tinggi Cina Melaka
7. SMK Tun Tuah
8. SMK (P) Methodist
9. SMJK Pulau Sebang
10. SMJK Katolik
11. Methodist High School
12. SMK Gajah Berang
As explained by the Spokesperson of that group, Mr. Mak Chee Kin - who is now the chairman of MAGPIE:
" We are not pushing the Govt to go back on its decision to do away with the PPSMI but, at least give the option to students in some schools who prefer to study science & maths in English."
NO DIRECTIVE TO MUZZLE PTAs- news
No directive to muzzle PTAs, says Wee
By Adib Zalkapli
KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 - Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong has denied that the ministry has directed Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA) not to discuss matters opposing education policies.
"This is a non-issue, after all we want to improve the performance of the schools, so I don't see any problem," Wee told reporters in Parliament today.
"If they have some good suggestions, they want to put forward to the ministry they are welcomed," he added.
However, Wee said, opposition to the government policies should not lead to any working problem with the ministry.
"Their role is to complement what the schools have been doing. I think if they want to do extra activities to improve the [education] of the students, I think by all means they can do it," said Wee.
"I do not think all these while they have been talking about things that are out of the policies," he added.
The Kuala Lumpur Education Department director Mohd Adenan Deraman had reportedly warned school principals to ensure that PTA meetings do not discuss matters that oppose its policies.
“This is a message from the ministry. PTA meetings should not be used as a platform to discuss matters opposing the government’s policies,” Adenan reportedly said.
Adenan added that the ministry had received information that the Teaching of Science and Maths in English (better known as PPSMI) policy is part of the PTA meetings’ agenda in several schools, adding it should not be discussed as the Cabinet had made its decision on the matter.
The cabinet had in July last year approved the Education Ministry’s proposal to abolish PPSMI, reverting to Bahasa Malaysia and vernacular languages in phases, effective 2012.
With this policy in place national schools will return to teaching science and mathematics in Bahasa Malaysia, while Chinese and Tamil schools will employ their respective vernacular languages.
The change, however, will not include matriculation, Form Six and university levels.
The government will also recruit an additional 13,933 English teachers in addition to the current force of 19,433 English teachers.
By Adib Zalkapli
KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 - Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong has denied that the ministry has directed Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA) not to discuss matters opposing education policies.
"This is a non-issue, after all we want to improve the performance of the schools, so I don't see any problem," Wee told reporters in Parliament today.
"If they have some good suggestions, they want to put forward to the ministry they are welcomed," he added.
However, Wee said, opposition to the government policies should not lead to any working problem with the ministry.
"Their role is to complement what the schools have been doing. I think if they want to do extra activities to improve the [education] of the students, I think by all means they can do it," said Wee.
"I do not think all these while they have been talking about things that are out of the policies," he added.
The Kuala Lumpur Education Department director Mohd Adenan Deraman had reportedly warned school principals to ensure that PTA meetings do not discuss matters that oppose its policies.
“This is a message from the ministry. PTA meetings should not be used as a platform to discuss matters opposing the government’s policies,” Adenan reportedly said.
Adenan added that the ministry had received information that the Teaching of Science and Maths in English (better known as PPSMI) policy is part of the PTA meetings’ agenda in several schools, adding it should not be discussed as the Cabinet had made its decision on the matter.
The cabinet had in July last year approved the Education Ministry’s proposal to abolish PPSMI, reverting to Bahasa Malaysia and vernacular languages in phases, effective 2012.
With this policy in place national schools will return to teaching science and mathematics in Bahasa Malaysia, while Chinese and Tamil schools will employ their respective vernacular languages.
The change, however, will not include matriculation, Form Six and university levels.
The government will also recruit an additional 13,933 English teachers in addition to the current force of 19,433 English teachers.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Comments From Others
TUN DR . MAHATHIR MOHD. ( our former prime minister , who had exceptional oratory skills ) gave 26 reasons why this PPSMI shld not be reversed . pls refer to his blog.
http://chedet.co.cc/chedetblog/2009/03/pengajaran-dan-pembelajaran-sa.html
One of his comments were that “ The end of education is not only the mastering of a language , but of acquiring knowledge. & that shlould be using the most accepted language of all times. “ Using English for Science & Maths will not diminish the importance of Malay nor will it cause the citizens of this country to be less patriotic”.
http://chedet.co.cc/chedetblog/2009/03/pengajaran-dan-pembelajaran-sa.html
One of his comments were that “ The end of education is not only the mastering of a language , but of acquiring knowledge. & that shlould be using the most accepted language of all times. “ Using English for Science & Maths will not diminish the importance of Malay nor will it cause the citizens of this country to be less patriotic”.
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