Time to crank up the dial on our education system

POST GE14, we have a “new” Malaysia and a new beginning. Perhaps this is an opportune time for us to look into some features of our education system that could be improved upon.

Firstly, at the primary level, Bahasa Malaysia (BM) as a subject in national and national-type schools is not on a level playing field. National-type schools (that is, the vernacular Chinese and Tamil schools) follow a BM curriculum and syllabus that is of a “lower” standard compared to that followed by national schools. And, national-type schools pupils also sit for BM papers which are of a “lower” standard in their UPSR.