Education system<\/p>\n
On a recent trip to Penang, I read the headlines in a daily
\nnewspaper and it seems that Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad wants
\nall Malaysian government workers to learn English.<\/p>\n
He stated that Malaysia was being left behind in this very
\ncompetitive world because so many government workers could not
\nconverse well in English with people from other countries.<\/p>\n
In the Malaysian school system, they have already put into
\nplace a regulation where all mathematics and science courses must
\nbe taught in English. Soon other educational courses will also be
\ntaught in English.<\/p>\n
It is because of this type of forward thinking that Malaysia
\nis already years in front of Indonesia in planning for the
\nfuture. There seems to be people in the Indonesian legislature
\nwho want to keep this country in the \"Dark Ages\".<\/p>\n
Schools and other educational institutions are places where
\nchildren go to learn things that will be useful to them in their
\nfuture working lives. They should be learning things that will
\nhelp them to lead reasonably happy and prosperous lives. In their
\nearly years at school they need to study math, English, social
\nscience, geography, etc.<\/p>\n
Later they need to study courses that will help to enhance
\ntheir computer skills and to study business programs that will
\nhelp them to work in a job where they will earn reasonable money.
\nThen they will not have to beg on the streets, as I see so many
\nchildren doing now, or cheat and steal to get enough money for
\ntheir daily food.<\/p>\n
In many other Asian countries, children go to school for up to
\n14 hours a day, and in some countries there is no religious
\ninstruction, or it is not compulsory.<\/p>\n
Why is this? Possibly because the governments of these
\ncountries realize that the place to learn about religion is the
\nmosque, temple, church and other places of worship, or in the
\nhome. After all, it is the responsibility of the parents to help
\ntheir children with their religious studies, and not the already
\noverworked teachers.<\/p>\n
In a truly democratic society, the decision about which
\nreligion a person wishes to follow is entirely up to that person.
\nHowever, in a pseudo-democratic society, this is not always the
\ncase.<\/p>\n
A. MEWBURN
\nBrisbane, Australia<\/p>",
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