Don’t rush with revival of PPSMI

I WAS only 13 years old when the government introduced the Teaching and Learning of Science and Maths in English policy (better known by the acronym PPSMI) in primary and secondary schools nationwide. I had just completed my Primary Six exams and was enrolled in a new private secondary school.

Unaware of the heated debate over the introduction of the policy, I was thrilled by the change. I already loved reading English fiction books and my family habitually spoke in English. Best of all, my new teachers were fluent in the language and superb at their job.