SINCE the abrupt resignation of Dr Maszlee Malik as education minister, plenty has been said and written about the education system in Malaysia. Everyone seems to have a general idea on what is wrong with it and how to fix it. But do they?
If you were to conduct a Google search on education reform in Malaysia, you would come across numerous opinion pieces, some of which are shared widely, that supposedly represent the truth. Therein lies a fundamental problem with the discussion on Malaysia’s education reform – the lack of genuine, in-depth research employing verified methodologies by professionals. This is ironic because most of the opinion pieces and criticisms claim that our education system should be more “science-based”.
