Second chance for education in M’sia


When the teaching of Science and Mathematics in English was introduced in 2003, our columnist didn’t think it was a great move. He now has a different take and he also has suggestions on how to do it better.

AS acting Education Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced last week that he would be reinstating his idea of teaching Science and Mathematics in English. Unlike how I felt about his first attempt in the first decade of the new century, I am giving full support to this idea, although not for the same reason that he has in mind.

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