I have to admit 2007 wasn't such a good yr for me, but so is 2008. I have a rough ride at the beginning of 2008, and it certainly wasn't a nice one to start with. But I'm glad 2007's over and so is the exams. Waiting for the announcement of SPM results wasn't that bad, but thinking of what to fill your time with is the question....
To me, tertiary education is the stepping stone for your career success, so I work very hard for it. Doesn't matter of the cost, a quality education is still the most important. Don't blame for critisizing but this is what I see in many people, but you are welcome to correct me if I'm wrong. Public universities is a bad choice for secondary school leavers. Why do people choose to study overseas which is obviously more expensive though they come from deprive background? It all boils down to quality education. If you can't get one in the country, why not go else where or quit studying and work!
Don't you see? People graduate from some shit-ass local universities can't find a job. So what's the point of studying if you know you can't find a job when you come out. A few months ago, WE, citizens of our beloved country is not really shocked to hear that the ranking of our public higher education institution has dropped, leaving us tremendously disappointed once again. we kept questioning our leaders of the serious matter, so what? They say it's a nobody's fault. So why the fall?
Don't tell me about reasons coming from the graduates themselves because of some attitude problem. It's the university itself that has lost it lustre. Unexperienced, low quality, don't know how to speak English lecturers contribute to the downfall causing people to lose their trust in them and therefore willing to spend more on the education of our future leaders. Some courses are too easy to achieve that the private sector wouldn't even accept them. God knows who they're helping. No offence, ask anybody else, you'll get the same answer. This is just personal opinion, no means of trying to influence people.
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Certainly I don't agree with your viewpoint. It depends on individuals to improve and upgrade themselves. If we keep on criticising and all the top brains go overseas and never come back to Malaysia, our tertiary education will never improve. However, I hate the local uni's system of restricting students' freedom of speech. I'm waiting for a politician who possess a solid and strong power2 change and renovate the system of our tertiary education. Lim Kit Siang is doing his best4 revealing the true face and naiveness of our politicians in his blog. Well done. If our uni keep on being criticised and looked down by other countries like Singapore, this phenomenon equals to me being downgraded by foreigners. My stand is not just criticise, put words into actions. We need2 build up good attitude and first class mentality to be emulated by other graduates and freshman of local Uni. We, AMC girls must create a competitive study environment for all. Not all graduates can't find job after graduating from local uni. Lecturers and facilities only play a small role. Tertiary edu depends much on local graduates' mindset and hard work. With poorer guidance, we cn still be the best by reminding ourself to think out of the box.
I agree with some of your viewpoint.I must admit that the quality of local Uni is dropping,tremendously.the latest research shows that 68% of the fresh graduates cannot get a job.But why?
First and foremost, i think it boils down to the primary and secondary education system.All the years we've been taught to read,write,but not learn. All we know is to swallow everything available in textbooks,reference books,tuitions,school teachers and pour them out in the exam.This system is producing students with great memorising skills,but poor critical thinking skills.
Next,primary and secondary education system never place much emphasis on soft skills,eg:leadership,the way to communicate and get along with people.This makes the graduates hard to survive in the real community.They show no respect to people,they don't tolerate with collegues and so on.
just like what sk says,local uni restrict students' freedom of speech.Students dare not ask and question the lecturers,all they know is accept the information,swallow,regurgitate and pour them out during exams.Studies show that most students from Asian posses this habit,which is very bad.
And,most of the fresh graduates cannot speak fluently in front of people.They don't know how to put their ideas in words and show no confident in front of people.Who wants to hire this kind of workers?
Besides that,the quality of lecturers should be questioned.How many of them really qualified to guide the students in local Uni?We see real cases in local uni-he bills himself as LECTURER,but he can't even speak fluent English with proper grammar!
Another issue is the quota system in local uni. the latest statistics show that only 18% of the students in local Uni comes from form 6.The others are from matrix(mostly made up of our "dear" bumiputras). The government says that the quota system is no longer exist,but why they are still selecting students based on their races?
I personally think that there is still room for improvement when it comes to our education system.We really have to strive.The Education Blueprint 2006-2010 is out,but instead of suggesting and planning,its more vital to put them into action.
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