'This morning however, was different. In fact, I wasn’t teaching at all this morning. I was in a form 4 class, of which I only teach PJK to the six of the girls every week. So what was I doing with the entire class? I was invigilating their mid year exam, Sejarah Kertas 3 to be exact; An open book test where students are required to write an essay on a topic given. Just as I finished handing out the exam papers to all 35 students, one boy put his hand up and asked, “ujian apa hari ni, cikgu?” and I went, “HOW CAN YOU NOT KNOW WHAT PAPER YOU ARE SITTING FOR ON THE DAY OF THE EXAM AND EVEN AFTER I HAVE HANDED OUT THE EXAM PAPER” silently in my head. Out loud, I said, “ujian Sejarah, kertas 3. Ujian ni boleh tengok buku, so keluarkan lah buku”. Half of the classroom started to rummage through their bags and looked under their tables for books while the other half put their heads down and went to sleep. Ten minutes into the exam, they were all just staring at their books, opened to the first page. I went to a boy and asked if he knew what he was supposed to do. He shook his head and continued staring at his book. Another boy looked at me pleadingly, and asked, “cikgu, macam mana nak buat ni?” No one was writing anything. No one.'
Much more:
http://steadyaku-steadyaku-husseinhamid.blogspot.com/2013/06/alina-amir-her-story-in-her-own-words.html
Reading her full article, I cannot help but wonder, 'I know our education system is bad, but NOT THIS BAD!' But when I have deal with different groups of students of nearby SYS almost every school day, skipping classes and smoking under the shade of some trees, then I can understand why some students do not learn much from school. I feel sorry for their parents for not knowing what is happening and harbour hopes that their sons are being taught knowledge which could help uplift their living standards in future.
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