Dr Khalil Idham Lim Abdullah (Titi Serong) said the teachers themselves had to take English classes to improve their command of English.
While they are still grappling with the language, they are required to teach their students as well, said Khalil, who was chairman of the Perak Backbenchers Club in the former Pakatan Rakyat-led state government.
“The teachers themselves have a poor command of English. How do we expect them to teach their students?” he asked in his speech after a briefing on the subject at the state PAS headquarters in Jalan Air Kuning on Tuesday.
Some teachers, he said, “have simply gone crazy” because of this, likening the matter to the blind leading the blind. He claimed the minimum passing mark for both subjects were lowered to ensure that only a rosy picture was painted of the move.
Prof Abdullah said the argument that the usage of English would provide better job opportunities could only hold water if there were plenty of job openings.Taken From The Star online.
Of course, not all Teachers are low in quality. I do know some great teacher!! :D
Just the minority who dislike teaching, who take things for granted, who do not care a heck on the students welfare, and the list go on.
Being a Teacher is not "Another 9 to 5 job". Its about moulding a child's future, and it also impart your knowledge with him or her.
Another factor we must not forget is that the time frame given to start teaching Mathematics and Science In English were quite short. It was just a few months for the teacher to prepare them selves. The Government should have given a year for the teacher to acquire it before allowing them to teach.
So, whose fault is it? All the decisions are made by the Education Ministry who has not taught before, yet they made all the lousy mistakes which can be prevented.
Time to think and plan well.
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Plan well? I don't think they know the meaning of that word!
I agree with both you and the poor teachers who are going mad!
First the 'mad' ones: of course it is killing them! If their English sucks, how can they impart knowledge in that language?
And Science and Maths are subjects that teach about concepts and thinking - how do they do that if their English is of a rudimentary level? Sure lah mati!!!
And I agree with you that the fault lies further back than just the teachers themselves. How were they selected? For their English skills, or were other criteria used?
Also, if their English is bad, a lot of their language is fossilised, and no amount of 'tuition' or courses or anything else is going to be able to help them.
Yes, teaching is not just another job. You've got to love doing it, or indeed, it will 'kill' you! Poor guys are only finding out now!
That many of the teachers out there think this is just a job - that's the truth.
Yes, yes, yes!
I cannot tahan all my Science teachers coming in class and say "My English not good, blah blah blah".
Even though they use BM to explain, no one in class could understand! Students getting lower grades HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE LANGUAGE ITSELF.
Quoted "Being a Teacher is not "Another 9 to 5 job". Its about moulding a child's future, and it also impart your knowledge with him or her.", maybe last time lah.
That's why I see tuition centers popping up like mushrooms.
One is a former teacher, another one is still a student. Both comments allow me to see what we need in Education.
teachers, buck up!
Edu sys, change a lil bit.
have a good day!
Idiots! When the cows don't have milk, they blame the ground on which the cow stood, that it is too hard, that's why no milk! Instead if checking if the cow is well-fed to produce milk!
Saying that teacher's English is not good enough to teach Science and Maths in English is NOT A REASON! It is A STUPID EXCUSE! If they are not qualified to teach, RESIGN, don't have to go mad!
Peng,
They are used to giving reasons. So lame!
And Pat would know better :)
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