tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post8340172637813875330..comments2023-10-20T18:19:54.924+08:00Comments on Bold Talk: 90, Happy but not too pleased.................Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05232858719879449643noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-47122295926446908142011-09-14T11:33:07.138+08:002011-09-14T11:33:07.138+08:00Rote memory is never good, but many students espec...Rote memory is never good, but many students especially those from the Chinese medium are just so good at memorizing.<br /><br />Well, we know how our education system is - too exam-oriented, and parents are overly anxious when their children don't score an "A" in every conceivable subject. Some parents even demand that their kids score a perfect 100% or else they've to face theKevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17389773199819970714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-275955574300923242011-09-12T10:55:20.685+08:002011-09-12T10:55:20.685+08:00Thanks guysThanks guysAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232858719879449643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-89401746676756020382011-09-12T10:02:43.492+08:002011-09-12T10:02:43.492+08:00i agree. Moral should be practiced, not put up as ...i agree. Moral should be practiced, not put up as exam. did i tell u i almost flunk my moral paper in SPM? and i was the most moraled person i know. sigh...Coffee Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08845180291951263540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-58234266566840765312011-09-11T18:50:18.656+08:002011-09-11T18:50:18.656+08:00"orang putih mengaut keuntungan di tanah air ..."orang putih mengaut keuntungan di tanah air Melayu" <br /><br />Dunno how true here but in the case of India, if the Queen would return all the crown jewels they stole from that country, it certainly would help boost the economy a lot!suituapuihttp://suituapui.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-26744849925091822772011-09-11T18:48:05.460+08:002011-09-11T18:48:05.460+08:00Don't worry about your son memorising. That is...Don't worry about your son memorising. That is exactly what they do these days...and they can score straight As to show you in your face. Ask them anything a week or more later, they would tell you that they've forgotten.<br /><br />My time, Senior Cambridge, I took Literature. Those from Chinese schools memorised all the answers in the Minerva guides, their English so horrible...and theysuituapuihttp://suituapui.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-27422846569809468162011-09-11T18:42:21.867+08:002011-09-11T18:42:21.867+08:00The stupid subject. DSAI started it when he implem...The stupid subject. DSAI started it when he implemented the new syllabus in 1988...and forced Science students to study History. I don't know why nobody has done anything to change that.<br /><br />From what I hear, these subjects very easy for "those people" to pass...so kekal (they never bother about distinctions anyway). Moral - they memorise EVERYTHING...and then they score. suituapuihttp://suituapui.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-33994141783093391422011-09-10T09:20:17.518+08:002011-09-10T09:20:17.518+08:00Yeah...malaysian education system truly sucks. I s...Yeah...malaysian education system truly sucks. I still remember my eldest son detest history and fail almost every exam. He just could understand why he has to study it and could not remember all the dates. When I asked him, he said all the teacher does every session is come into class, get one student to go up to the blackboard and copy notes onto the blackboard. The rest just copied into their Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788745426293821924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-13452909438397578602011-09-10T08:51:39.998+08:002011-09-10T08:51:39.998+08:00oh, i love to teach Moral..I made the students spe...oh, i love to teach Moral..I made the students speak in English!wennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535757998884625545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-40442121348724172722011-09-10T01:47:48.284+08:002011-09-10T01:47:48.284+08:00to understand the learnings is better than memoriz...to understand the learnings is better than memorizing the readings. because in the end, our memory can't store that much either way.ladyviralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13492604818640606312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-56735425273052193832011-09-09T22:45:22.190+08:002011-09-09T22:45:22.190+08:00it has always been like this lo bro. Who pandai me...it has always been like this lo bro. Who pandai memorize will get straight A, but come out work, apa pun tak tahu.Isaac Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641794163377508188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-47826561089220995112011-09-09T19:09:55.466+08:002011-09-09T19:09:55.466+08:00No point memorizing something that you do not unde...No point memorizing something that you do not understand for you learn nothing at all. I think our education system is a big failure. Kids are not allowed to think on their own. They are also not allowed to speak up. Parents have to play a bigger role to educate their kids if they want them to be competent globally.Quay Po Cookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828992142187594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-32757166324988783292011-09-09T18:59:53.390+08:002011-09-09T18:59:53.390+08:00I remember 2 questions from my daughter's prim...I remember 2 questions from my daughter's primary Moral paper:<br /><br />1) 我功課沒做完,不用幫媽媽做家務。 <br />I'm not done with my homework, hence do not need to help mom with the housework.<br /><br />2)衣服不用天天洗.<br />Do not need to change cloth (for laundry) everyday.<br /><br />My daughter answered YES for both questions but got both WRONG. I think I'm the one to be blamed. I once told her YuinTinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00953648909204847790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-30730159352258151122011-09-09T18:58:35.310+08:002011-09-09T18:58:35.310+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.YuinTinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00953648909204847790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-30017080276835676302011-09-09T18:17:16.029+08:002011-09-09T18:17:16.029+08:00well, very true, the subject Moral is always very ...well, very true, the subject Moral is always very controversial.. how students are assessed and how the syllabus are laid out may not really address the morality issue right?? a good boy may have scored only 60, but the one who scored 90 might not be good either..[SK]https://www.blogger.com/profile/01863360136363789539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-74228243407209192042011-09-09T16:57:13.992+08:002011-09-09T16:57:13.992+08:00Certain things are better not to be memorised...
...Certain things are better not to be memorised... <br /><br />Anyway, wishing you a great weekend!Hayleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02599788122894448245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-61249327016180048742011-09-09T14:59:12.233+08:002011-09-09T14:59:12.233+08:00i hate history too...because of the memorizing!i hate history too...because of the memorizing!mNhLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13884723664598214588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-19434900446362321942011-09-09T13:32:15.257+08:002011-09-09T13:32:15.257+08:00I memorized both my History and Moral subjects. Th...I memorized both my History and Moral subjects. They were my least favourite subjects and I never scored them well in all exams.<br /><br />Agree with HappySurfer that our education emphasize on academic and also, there're lots of kiasu-ness around.yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500454253801613403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-42160924071152746162011-09-09T12:50:14.007+08:002011-09-09T12:50:14.007+08:00haha it's true. Last time we condemn those fri...haha it's true. Last time we condemn those friend score good mark in moral. The lower mark mean we are very "honest"Vickylowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737697472241770092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-30534666415741261832011-09-09T12:05:15.892+08:002011-09-09T12:05:15.892+08:00But that's the Malaysian education system - mo...But that's the Malaysian education system - more emphasis on academics from rote-learning instead of the real education. I'm also of the opinion that students may be too young to be able to understand everything so learning it by heart is the only way to score.<br /><br />History is a tough subject because it involves memorizing dates and names. It's a study-subject we used to call HappySurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-68054552996279702152011-09-09T11:47:08.128+08:002011-09-09T11:47:08.128+08:00Eugene, during our time Moral is not a compulsory ...Eugene, during our time Moral is not a compulsory subject but we also memorize on many things.. <br />but nowadays, our kids have to do that too, my kids memorized the points in moral.. like in rukun negara.. but theirs more of course..Reanaclairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01716477622054835019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-43471624495876106732011-09-09T11:03:26.631+08:002011-09-09T11:03:26.631+08:00that's our education system... if you don'...that's our education system... if you don't memorise the moral values, you won't be able to answer and get a full mark on the papers...By just answer how, why, where is not good enough, all answers have to comprehend the moral values... well, I have friends who even memorise math equation!!!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623852965237064398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-84707936236880097802011-09-09T10:41:07.421+08:002011-09-09T10:41:07.421+08:00I agree with Irene 100%! I interviewed so many fel...I agree with Irene 100%! I interviewed so many fellas and shook my head in disbelief. Even those who graduated in Mass Comm could not speak complete good English. How did they graduate?Twilight Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04574109866770324683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-22216810073743885582011-09-09T10:38:53.372+08:002011-09-09T10:38:53.372+08:00I was like him too! Now I think back sometimes it ...I was like him too! Now I think back sometimes it was not easy for young minds to digest and fully understand everything yet. The teachers may not even have time to explain the full stories, so papa can do it. Well done boy!Twilight Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04574109866770324683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-18650171502448127452011-09-09T10:37:19.702+08:002011-09-09T10:37:19.702+08:00Eugene, our Msian edu system sucks, and our time w...Eugene, our Msian edu system sucks, and our time we still survived and came out ok, but look at the graduates now, those in 20s many can hardly speak fluent basic English. <br /><br />A recruitment friend told me that those chinese -ed ended up in IT firms, some small firms which is dead end job, and Malays who can't speak Chinese or English, well... sad for them. <br /><br />Your kids are Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258163158330408833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-21358411520982693592011-09-09T10:36:16.388+08:002011-09-09T10:36:16.388+08:00I don't like my girls memorise the book too, i...I don't like my girls memorise the book too, in order to avoid this to happen, is to make them comprehend the book.Yanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047621739104949653noreply@blogger.com