tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936262909944036219.post7655217346600482259..comments2023-04-03T02:05:29.882-07:00Comments on the walking wounded: For Ishamsusanloonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06587434704875132537noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8936262909944036219.post-56683049881220517622008-12-12T04:31:00.000-08:002008-12-12T04:31:00.000-08:00Dear Susan,Please forgive me for posting this mess...Dear Susan,<BR/><BR/>Please forgive me for posting this message here, for I do not have email address.<BR/><BR/>I am writing as a very concern citizen of Malaysia. Our education system in Malaysia has not only failed, it has failed miserably.<BR/><BR/>The latest Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) report is out, to aid in understanding what has transpired, I’m providing two links -<BR/><BR/>For Math<BR/>http://i36.tinypic.com/28b5uzp.jpg<BR/><BR/>For Science<BR/>http://i38.tinypic.com/jqhu2r.jpg<BR/><BR/>To make the long story short, I’ll just compare the result of our neighbor to the south, Singapore, to that of Malaysia<BR/><BR/>In Science ( http://i38.tinypic.com/jqhu2r.jpg ),<BR/>Singapore scores 32%, while Malaysia scores 3%<BR/><BR/>In Math, ( http://i36.tinypic.com/28b5uzp.jpg ),<BR/>Singapore scores 40%, while Malaysia scores 2%<BR/><BR/>Susan, please don’t take this as a joke. The truth hurts, and it hurts terribly bad !<BR/><BR/>One way or another, we must change the education system, or our kids will have no future at all.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for reading.<BR/><BR/>PS. For more information regarding Timss, please refer to the following link<BR/>http://nces.ed.gov/timss/k a l a m b o n ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03126284351201544427noreply@blogger.com