Some Insight on THE Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 In my opinion the article by CS Ling is rather biased & definitely anti-Islam. By saying that the Islamisation makes the students "becoming more Malay" is definitely uncalled for. After years of staying in Malaysia, the writer/editor CS Ling is still unclear about Islam as a religion and Malay as a race. Perhaps she should just open up her eyes wider & see that there are more Non-Malay Muslims worldwide than there are Malay Muslims. Islam had been at the pinnacle of education ever since its propagation by our beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW. Even the Europeans admit that the present state of science & technology would not progress much before the advent of Islam. The number system that we are so used today, i.e. 0123456789 had originated from Muslim mathematicians of earlier years. We would perhaps still be using the old numbering system of I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X without any zero (0) should we still be using the old system. Hence the present computer with 0 1 system would not exist. Anti-Islam sentiments can be equated with utter ignorance of Islam. Perhaps she should open up a book by Maurice Bucaille entitled "The Bible, The Quran & Science." Islam is not restricted to certain rituals but is the ultimate in knowledge. Comment on article in the NST Sept 13, 2012 by Chok Suat Ling entitled "Focus on Helping Them Learn Better": "OTHER PROBLEM AREAS: It's not just the quality of teachers that is a matter of concern Chok Suat Ling THE Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 was launched two days ago amidst much fanfare. Many areas of concern in education were addressed, all spelt out in detail in a voluminous tome more weighty than the telephone books of yesteryear. A more racially diverse teaching profession may help address a longstanding issue -- the "Islamisation" of national schools. It is one the authorities have so far only skirted around, perhaps for fear of ruffling feathers. Some say it is justifiable for national schools to have Islamic principles in their teaching and learning environment because the majority of the pupils are Muslims. But shouldn't the concept of national schools be that it is the mainstream of education for children of all races? The Islamisation of national schools is one factor that has led to them becoming more Malay in composition through the years, which does not bode well for national unity. Without the opportunity to interact with those of different racial and cultural backgrounds in their formative years, children -- who are essentially colour-blind -- will more readily form misconceptions about those not like them as they grow up." Read more: Focus on helping them learn better - Columnist - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/focus-on-helping-them-learn-better-1.142849#ixzz26J70WlPL

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