Modular system for STPM 2012

Monday April 11, 2011

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/4/11/nation/8456797&sec=nation

PETALING JAYA: The introduction of a modular system for assessing the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malay­sia (STPM) examinations will begin next year, and not this year as originally scheduled.
Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong said the system would be based on three semesters and students would be evaluated at the end of each one.
“This will be similar to the system in place at universities to help students adjust to the sort of continuous assessment involved in tertiary study,” he said.
“Due to the logistics involved following the change, we will only start the modular system with Lower Six students next year.
“However, the content of the STPM syllabus will remain the same,” he told The Star yesterday.
In 2009, it was reported that the existing terminal system for STPM assessments would be replaced by a modular one in 2011.
Dr Wee added that the modular assessment would also include coursework and school-based projects.

8A+ another possible dream make possible for those who worked for it

An extra big 8 A+ confirm with PSD scholarship yesterday, a big hope for the young, ambitious girls and boys of SPM (2010).
A great news before mothers' day but will be announced only after mothers' day.  Good enough!
A hope for the parents who really need it.  Timely enough!
A hope for the young scorers.  Fair enough!
A hope to all of us that those brilliant ones are being rewarded disregard of race.  Thrilled enough!
A hope on this coming Monday!  We will see the magic and hope of 1 Malaysia for all of us, Malaysians!

Brain drain and Brain build problem in Malaysia!

BD & BB are serious problems we are facing in Malaysia!
In my opinion, of course!  Some might not agree with me or might be angered by the statements to be revealed as below!
Brain drain, as usual not a new issue, everybody knows some how as mentioned in news now and then.  So, the reasons behind its existence are really important as Malaysia is loosing all the brainy to our neighboring countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong and as far as Australia and etc as time passed.  Some people realised the importance of it, yet some still not realizing it!  Guess it needs some brainy people who are aware of its importance and urgency before it's getting worse!  How serious is it actually?  Well, when every year all the brainies are being pick up by other countries, what is left for Malaysia?  Not so brainy ones of course.  Sorry as it will offense someone out there!  But it is a fact, what you expect to happen though!  Nothing can be done?  Not really, it's just up to the administration group or politic groups to see what is wrong with Malaysia system and able to adjust back in time to save Malaysia.

Talk about BB or brain building, the one I created for Malaysia for not building the brainy.  So the effect will be the not so brainy educating the future generations, again what to expect of the outcome?  Of course, the not so brainy ones.  However, there is some source helping the BB, which is the tuition system but not all can and able to get it as need to fork out money.  Or else no brainy will be out at all!  

Educators should have certain qualities and not just another unwanted jobs or just accept any as long as they want, whether to fulfill the quota or just to dump some unbrainy type who fail in their studies!  How you expect a teacher who doesn't know the stuff he/she is teaching and with language problems to produce brainy ones?  It's just another impossible dream to build.  Of course, this does not mean that there are some of the good ones who are the brainy but it's sad to say that only a hand full.  Most of them are just, how to say, no place or no better job to hold, so end up in the teaching line.  It's a fact if you are in the teaching line itself!  You can see some teachers just don't know their subject well enough even after going through the degree level as they merely pass or made pass in the first place!  So, what to expect from them as they can't even understand or grab the knowledge and yet they are the future brain building engineers!  They even asked the students to find out from the tuition class, sound familiar?  Because it's very true and sad.  So, that's how the failure of brain building started and it's getting worse with the GSTT who are just being hire as they had no jobs and no skill and unwanted.  Schools dare not give them any important subjects to them except morals, health and PJ.  Money are spend for them, using who's money?  You know!
 .......................to be continued!

Heart of Education or unjustice heart

Talk about heart of education previously and getting some feedback about it from individuals involved.
It seemed that the heart just goes to the students and fabulous results only for individual interest.
Who else needed the heart?  Of course the teachers, as claimed to be the root of all the success, if not who else?  The head nor the students alone can be excellent on their own, can they?
Teachers felt they were being used to deliver what the head & companies wishes, and in return they omitted teachers' importance in terms of taking care of the teachers' promotions and not aware of teachers' hardship, teachers' wellness, and what ever in favor to teachers.
Their heart, ears and eyes are for the students only and them selves. 
So, heart of education is not just referring to how much teachers should put in towards their students, but they, teachers, as human being needed motivation, care and understanding, and most of all, a warm heart for their sacrifices from the head. 
Never talk about heart of education if one do not know how to take care his or her sacrifice teachers as they are the one to determine all the outcome, the flying colors results and the moral of students.
Guess there are actually two hearts in the education, one should goes to the teachers and the other one to the students.  Hope all the heads will get the message as taking care the heart of teachers will motivate teachers in putting their heart to the students as well.  All this will make a world a better place to live as love are for all and not meant for the students only. 
A question the head should realize, "Why the teachers are not putting their hearts towards their students?"
How many will realize this after all.  Loves to each other make a better place to live.  What about the heart of education, should it be from the teachers to the students only and what type of heart the head and admins towards them?  A cold heart or a warm heart? 

Looking for scholarships?

It's time looking for scholarships now in newspaper whether you are STPM or SPM leavers.
Came across recently a few from NUS, Genting, Star Publications and colleges(get newspaper).
Get ready necessary documents as needed especially letters of recommendation from your teachers(refer to the requirement in the scholarships advertisement).
This is time to:
Make up your mind what you really want to be or pursued. 
Open up more options and not stick to one and only dream.
Listen to some of the talk according to your options as to get some ideas what to know and need to do.
Get information from the counter with the courses you wish to pursue as you will expose to all types of options, the financial needed, what you will encounter and how long, rather than just waiting hopefully to get the scholarships alone which might disappoint depending much on the very extremely super results obtained.
The information will be very helpful even if you are offer scholarship to do it as you will know what to encounter?(visit the big education fair such as in PISA and KL for more info and focus or will be confused)
But beware of:
The promises some made which have hidden agenda;
How good everything seemed to be but actually not;
What your parents thinking and ability or suggestions;
Follow your interest and not your friends, it's time to fly separately towards your dreams and not stick to your friends' dream instead;
Always remember:
There are lots of options out there and this is one of the important decisions you need to make to be what you wanted to be in future, so think carefully and patiently;
What you have learn might not be what you will be later.
You will be enjoying what you like to learn than forcing to learn something you don't like.
Even if you did, you can always change, just needed more time than others(never too old to learn).
Your parents might or might not involved but you are really lucky if they did.  It's alright if they are not as you can always join others as another option.
There was a saying:
Roads are created by man, never give up trying easily.
Guess it's another part of our lives needed to go through!
Best Wishes!

Year of Rabbit or Year of disaster?

At first, was the welcome of the new year 2011, followed by the Rabbit year.
Then we have positive, encouraging year ahead in markets until the Egypt political  dilemma, followed by Libya.....never ending drama!

Next, not long we see how the disaster unfold in Japan which create fear all over the world just similar to the film of 2012 where world almost came to the end.


Then we have the giant moon moving near to our earth which also created some worries, but was over and nothing happen.  We are still fear of nuclear plant effect not in Japan but the goods as well.
What next?
Heard about the May 2011 and December 2012 which will be another blow to the people and the earth?

What can we do about it?  Nothing at all.  Pray and hope......life still go on as usual whether it happen or not.
Some positive comment earth will live for many years ahead, not as predicted as mentioned above.

What we can be is to be aware of the damages we did before and do at least some correction to it before it became worst.  Even though we can't really change much as everyone is working for better life they dream.We might not able to save it but will face the end of our world one day.

What else?  Some planning to enjoy more by joining the tours and spending more time with family members which I think are some of the positive out of the negative impact.
Some see life unpredictable and unsure of the safety any more in our earth and start to think of what type of damages done so far.

I see it as part of the life we needed to face due to our own doings for modernization and to have better lives in our beautiful planet after all. 

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