Comment: Tough times for Chinese education

Sidelined: In implementing the teaching of Jawi, the ministry did not consult the school board of directors – the most important group involved in policy-making in Chinese schools. It is this group of people who make up Dong Jong, which has existed since the 1950s to champion the cause of Chinese education, alongside Jiao Zong that represents teachers.

Education Minister Maszlee Malik has resigned, but that does not mean Chinese educationists can sit back and relax.

BEFORE the May 2018 general election (GE14), leaders in Dong Jiao Zong (DJZ) and other Chinese associations thought by voting out the previous Barisan Nasional government on May 9,2018, Chinese education would see a more promising future.

They were taken in by the sweet pledges of Pakatan Harapan coalition (in opposition then) to create a new Malaysia that would give greater recognition to Chinese education, and form an inclusiveness government to promote greater racial unity and harmony.