MAGPIE'S MESSAGE

Dear Concerned Citizens of this country,
On Wednesday 8 July 2009, The Star Newspaper Reported that:
The Cabinet has decided that the medium of instruction for Maths and Science will revert to Bahasa Malaysia in national schools and mother-tongue languages in national-type schools from 2012 onwards.

The reversal of the Teaching of Math and Science in English (PPSMI) policy will be done in stages, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said on Wednesday.

Beginning 2012, students in Year One and Year Four in primary schools, and Form One and Form Four in secondary schools, will learn Math and Science in Bahasa Malaysia.

The change will not affect those in Form Six and Matriculation.

COMMENT:
By the way, since the above report , the reversal has been fast- tracked to start in 2011 instead of 2012.
One just wonders if the reversal was made solely by considering the welfare of the students and the country at large or due to another reason/s known best to the policy makers.
As our beloved Prime Minister had said it again on 31 Mar 2010, " THE ERA OF THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS BEST IS OVER".
So much has been said that teaching science & maths in English improves the usage of the language, gives students an early exposure to the key terms & tools necessary to plug into the unfolding potential in this area. with our Prime Minister's Slogan " RAKYAT DIDAHULUKAN, PENCAPAIAN DIUTAMAKAN" the Government will listen to us if all of us are willing to stand out and be heard.

MAGPiE IS ACTIVELY PURSUING THIS MATTER & HAS TAKEN STEPS:
1. WORKED WITH THE PTA’S , PARENTS & STUDENTS OF SUPPORTING SCHOOLS ON A SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN- WHERE 15000 SIGNATURES WERE COLLECTED;
2. PARENTS WILL PUT FORWARD A RESOLUTION AT THEIR COMING PIBG AGMS TO RETAIN PPSMI IN THEIR SCHOOLS;
3. GAVE COPIES OF OUR MEMORANDUM TO THE MALACCA MP.S & THE CHIEF MINISTER OF MALACCA.
4. GAVE A MEMORANDUM TO THE PM ON 19/1/2011 FOR THE OPTION TO USE PPSMI IN PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS IN MCCA.

PLEASE LET US JOIN FORCES IN EVERY STATE AS ONE VOICE TO MAKE THIS A REALITY !
IF NOT US, THEN WHO?
IF NOT NOW, THEN WHEN?
TOGETHER WE SHALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!

CHAIRMAN
MAGPIE

Sunday, March 13, 2011

MUHIYIDDIN ANNOUNCES CURRENT PPSMI TO CONTINUE TILL 2015

Hi friends,

The Education Minister has finally announced what he should have done so some time ago..
however its step in the right direction..

read this: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/3/11/parliament/8232349&sec=parliament
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MRSM (PEKAN BRANCH ) CAN OFFER CAMBRIGE IGCSE ( ENGLISH)

Here's an anomaly ,

This MARA junior college in Pekan , is allowed to conduct the Cambridge O levels in English.... How about the oAdd Imagether schools . We would like the option please,,, Dear Education Minister.....

read about it in the article attached.

http://www.2dayblogger.com/blog/2010/11/21/permohonan-ke-mrsm-tingkatan-1-2011-di-semenanjung-malaysia/
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Saturday, March 12, 2011

MORE PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING UP FOR PPSMI

MORE PEOPLE ARE VOICING OUT THEIR CONCERNS
ABOUT THE ABOLISHMENT OF PPSMI
read what our concerned citizens have to say..

Jeanne- from Petaling Jaya:
I REALLY hope that the Government will walk the talk and listen to the people to allow Science and Mathematics to be taught in English.
This is more so when I see more parents in my social network switching their children to private schools with international syllabus, mainly due to the abolishment of the PPSMI. ..........

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/2/6/focus/8012851&sec=focus

A teacher's plea :

MANY parents, students, educators and NGOs have appealed to the Education Ministry to rethink its decision to abolish PPSMI (Teaching of Science & Mathematics in English).
My ex-staff, a Malay lady teacher who taught Forms 4 & 5 Chemistry in the last school I served before retirement, emailed me her opinion and experience with PPSMI.
I think her views should be heard by all and those in authority. This is what she wrote:

......http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/2/21/focus/8104883&sec=focus

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

FORUM - A RIGHT TO OUR CHOICE - 15/1/11


DR. VIJAY PUT FORWARD THE POINTS:
1) EMPHASISING HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR DOCTORS TO BE WELL VERSED IN ENGLISH .
2) STUDENTS SIMPLY WONT BE ABLE TO COPE WITH SCIENCE/ MATHS RELATED STUDIES IF NOT COMPETENT IN ENGLISH.. ESPECIALLY IN THIS FAST PACED WORLD.
3) THERE ARE SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH REFERENCE BOOKS IN BM FOR RESEARCH .. PUPILS HAVE TO RELY ON ENGLISH REFERENCE BOOKS
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FORUM - A RIGHT TO OUR CHOICE - 15/1/11


DATIN AZIMAH- HIGHLIGHTING PAGE'S HISTORY & THEIR CURRENT STRUGGLE ..

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FORUM - A RIGHT TO OUR CHOICE - 15/1/11


THE PANEL OF SPEAKERS :
(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT)
1) Dr. Vijaendreh Subramaniam
2) Datin Azimah Rahim
3) Mr. Tirath Singh (Moderator)
4) Mr. Ong Chong Wee
5) Mr. J . Amardas
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FORUM - A RIGHT TO OUR CHOICE - 15/1/11




PARTICIPANTS GIVING THEIR FULLEST ATTENTION TO THE PANEL SPEAKERS
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FORUM - A RIGHT TO OUR CHOICE - 15/1/11


PRESENTATION BY PAGE MALAYSIA
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A RIGHT TO OUR CHOICE - FORUM 15/1/11-MELAKA






REGISTERING THE PARTICIPANTS
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Saturday, January 8, 2011

JOIN OUR FORUM " A RIGHT TO OUR CHOICE"



MAGPIE is organising a FORUM on :

Date: 15th Jan 2011 ( Saturday)

Time: 2-3.30 p.m.

Place: SMK Yok Bin ( School Hall)-Melaka

PANELISTS:
1) Datin Azimah Rahim (Retired Accountant & CHairperson of PAGE MALAYSIA);

2) Dr. Vijaendreh Subramaniam (Head of Obstetric and Gynaecology Department, Melaka General Hospital);

3)Mr. J. Amardas ( c/o K.P. Ng & Amardas, Melaka, Lawyer in Practice);

4)Mr. Ong Chong Wee ( retired principal & former head of Mathematics & science).

Attached is our invite. Please print this invite & bring it along to the FORUM.

Dont forget registration starts at 1.45 pm. Be there early to get good seats.


Similiar FORUMS have been organised in Selangor & Penang(7th Jan 2011) ( see attached article) .
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SUMMARY OF MAGPIE'S ACTIVITIES FOR 2010:

1)Online Signature Campaign- so far we have collected around 5000 signatures online.
http://www.petitiononline.com/magp13/petition.html


2) Signature Campaign in schools 2010 - so far collected around 20000 signatures from students & parents.

3) On Thursday 8 July 2010 at 10am groups of parents (5-20 only) in Johor, Perak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, NS, Sabah and Sarawak handed a memorandum to their respective state education departments. MAGPIE HANDED OVER THEIR MEMO TO THE CM'S DEPT IN MCCA .

4) Meeting with The Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, His Hon. Tan Sri Bernard Dompok - 26TH august 2010 - MAGPIE Handed over a memo TO HIM & THE PM & was granted a meeting of 1.5 hours with this minister.

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