On Eagles' Wings

I was so grouchy and grumpy waking up at slightly before 7.00am this morning. Makes me wonder how I'm going to be able to wake up at 5.00am every weekday morning to go to school. >.< I was absolutely delighted that the Officer at the Putrajaya Education Department, Pn. Khairul Bariyah gave a pretty simple briefing that did not last for hours and revolved around the same darn thing which could have been said and done with in 15 minutes. I like her. She was warm and had a friendly face, and had a knack for putting people at ease :) Unfortunately, the only advice she wanted to give us was to "be careful". Why? Because many of the children who go to these schools in Putrajaya are sons/daughters of Somebodies. Maybe not the Menteri's  kids, but possibly the Menteri's   driver's  kids--okay, maybe they're sons/daughters of People-who-think-they-are-Somebodies. Anyway, she kept trying to make us feel better--which makes me wonder if things aren't ...

I am seriously disappointed with the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. Yes, you. MOE. Hello! I hope you read this. Well, allow me to explain why  I am so utterly disappointed with them! Let's just put aside the fact that our silly Minister of Education Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin they change their mind on national policies as if it were simply changing the channels on the TV. I'm referring to the learning of Maths and Science in the medium of English. First they're for it, then they're completely against it, citing a drop in achievement in those subjects in the latest public examinations as the reason they're reverting back to BM. Well, it's either they are seriously naive in expecting that such a radical educational change across the nation's schools will yield instant results, or they're proving to the rakyat  that they have no stand whatsoever and are willing to do whatever it takes to appease and buy voters for the upcoming elections. Let...