I write about this every but every year it annoys me more and more……oh yes people its SPM time. And of course:
- “5.2% increase in number of students obtaining straight As” (TheStar)
- “SPM: Azali Azlan dapat 21 A”(Utusan Malaysia)
….the value of an “A” in Malaysia’s SPM is a joke….it has no value.
Pendidikan Malaysia Hari Ini
I feel its very sad….menyedihkan. All the system is concerned bout is academic performace. How is it measured? Simply by how many A’s or where one is ranked among kawan-kawan setingkatan.
My Beloved Sister Naailah
My sister Naailah also sat for her SPM last year and got her results…..how did she do? Great 5-6A and the rest Bs. Did she study hard for it? hahahahah no (sorry naailah).
Does she deserve the results?..as a brother who loves her “yes she does”…otherwise I’d say no. A lot of people who get so called A’s don’t deserve them. The boy who got 21A’s is no genius la, pls….a genius wouldn’t bother taking 21 subjects to begin with. Azali Azlan is simply a victim of Malaysia’s trend to have as many As as possible…its sad
The boy who got 21A’s is no genius la, pls….a genius wouldn’t bother taking 21 subjects to begin with.
Apa yang patut berlaku?
A1 should be gila hard to get….better still, forget As, Bs etc…why not tell them what their percentages are? At least that way I can distingush a student who scored 99% in Math and the one that also scored an A only managed 81%. Coz today, how can you distinguish the really talented kids from the rest if everyone keeps scoring As!?!?!?
Coz today, how can you distinguish the really talented kids from the rest if everyone keeps scoring As!?!?!?
Politics?
Every year…we hear more and more kids getting more and more As…..why? Proabably it makes the Pendidikan Malaysia look good. Politics? I dunno but saya rasa situasi pendidikan sekolah rendah and menengah di Malaysia is not moving forward. We make get students who score more As but they are just as naive, ignorant and need to be spoon fed all the time.
We make get students who score more As but they are just as naive, ignorant and need to be spoon fed all the time.
To end this off…congrats once again to my sis, Naailah, for all her “hard work” (just kidding) and “determination” hahahah just kidding.
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March 13th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Dont be so mean…He is a genius. DDDDUUUHHHHHH!
March 13th, 2008 at 8:47 am
>21A’s is no genius la, pls….a genius wouldn’t bother >taking 21 subjects to begin with. Azali Azlan is simply a >victim of Malaysia’s trend to have as many As as possible…its sad
ish takkan kiasu kot Kevin.
Kehidupan bukannya semua pasal dapat semua A
dalam SPM, tapi,dia dah buat yang terbaik.
so kita patut puji & encourage him.
March 13th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
anoy, rak ter - i am mean ke? hahaha hmmm i’d rather be “mean” but at least i’m being realistik…
satu lagi masalah is that budaya kita cepat sangat memuji….dunia sebenar is not like that…. 21A tidak menjanjikan apa2…..i have met ramai pelajar yang merupakan pelajar terbaik etc….tetapi selain daripada pandai membaca buku, there is not much there. ..no confidence…tak pandai communicate…very close minded dll….
tak semua like that…but again, saya tak salahkan Azali but the system pendidikan malaysia that is too linear.
March 13th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Hey! I did study hard for the subjects i got A for! Ur so mean..! the one i didnt get A for.. haha.. i didnt have hope for it. but i still did study. =)
March 14th, 2008 at 12:58 am
bro kevin,
wawan suka interface baru ni…dah lama tak masuk tgk blog…good work.
March 14th, 2008 at 10:53 am
- thanx wawan….i like it 2 :D
- Naailah: i know you did…but u know what i mean, kan?
March 14th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I agree with u Anoy….ohhh I lupa plak..kevin cakap ..” Azali Azlan tada genius”…”Itu orang banyak bersenam boleh bagi itu orang genius…Ahahahaha…bengong tul lah kau ni kevin. Jangan perasan yag kita ni bagus sangat… Budak tu dah memang top student..Yang ko kutuk dier wat per…whatever…
March 14th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
anbe - u r missing the point!
1. my statements takde kena-mena with senaman!? hahaha
2. being genius got nuttin to do dgn scoring As. Just buktikan bahawa you can baca buku….there’s a difference.
3. Top student pun tak bermakna u r a genius. Again means, yes….you are “intelligent” and rajin….but not automatically a genius….
Malaysian’s are 2 fast to label “small” achievements…contoh:
“oh jenama malaysia sudah dijual di luar negara…so ia adalah produk bertaraf antarabangsa”
“bendera malaysia side-by-side dgn bendera Russia (Angkasawan)….maka kita sudah setaraf dengan Russia?”
Check out this post “Malaysia - why do desperate”
March 14th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
actually i agree with kevin.I’m sure the kid is “smart”, “baik” and all but that doesn’t make him a genius lah.
malaysia’s education system is overrated.
betol or not bro?
March 15th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Malaysia’s education system is defintely academic sided! It really causes a trend nowadays called “mengantuk”. As olympic games approach, as an olympic fan i wish to reminded everyone that malaysia haven’t win a single medal yet since Atlanta 1996. Our sports interests and development therefore has to be hampered by boring academics these days. I feel astonished too to learn that even some international gold medal athletes can speak very well than most Malaysians under “mengantuk” education environment. So, my point here is, 21As in academic or an olympic gold medal, which do u choose? Is spoon feeding is worthy for education or sports?
March 15th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Kev, everytime SPM results comes around it sure annoys the hell out of you, eh? Haha…
Anyway, for those of you who didn’t know, Kevin ACTUALLY was also a TOP scorer when he took his SPM at MRSM Pengkalan Chepa (among the top students if not the top himself), so he is actually “qualified” to give his input.
His beef with the overrated exposure of these so-called excellent achievers is that although they have been proven to be book smart, their street smarts leaves a lot to be desired. For example, how many of these so-called high achievers throughout the years have you heard excelling in other aspects of their life after SPM? I rest my case.
Nevertheless, I am compelled to wish congratulations those who did well and scored straight As in the recent SPM, they certainly work hard for it and for this deserve to be commended. But there is more to life than just books. I think that is the whole point of this particular post.
And to Naailah, congrats on your results! Bila nak belanja? Haha!
March 18th, 2008 at 12:55 am
i agree wit u kevin. every year the results are increasing.. x penah pon decrease.. theres something fishy bout it. they want all to see them good.. they can alter the markah lulus, markah for As and such.. by doing so, our education system annually jadi makin teruk.. macam main game pakai cheat.
March 18th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
akum
How are u kevin? sori dah lama tak singgah… buzy sikit… see u next times, fren
April 4th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Your poor souls maybe tak kenal Siti Fatimah ‘the unannounced Best SPM Student 2006′.
She got 18 A (she beat Amalina no doubt).
She was the head prefect.
Wakil sekolah pingpong & bola tampar.
Badminton hingga peringkat negeri.
Debat Bahasa Arab peringkat zon.
Guys, jangan la dengki orang berjaya. Cari sebab nak kutuk orang. Walhal u guys tak selidik pun gaya hidup diorang.
Great people won’t belittle others. That says alot about u guys.
April 4th, 2008 at 10:23 am
kevin,
i suggest you bertanding dalam pru tahun 2012..then you jadi politician..mana tau, you dpt jd menteri pelajaran…maybe you can make the changes..haha =P
April 19th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
dada
April 19th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Hey kevin…
hmm…what i’m gonna say is what your write is wrong…bukannya apa…ape yang ko tulis mean-la bro…
This people doing their best to capai what they wanted…mcm you jugak…have your own carrier because of your hardworkinglah apelah…
Azali nie jugak hardworking bukannya genius… saya tngk sendiri… saya dah kawan dia lama dah… we go to the same school… i’m studying in his group(but my result not that great haha….)….sblom dia nak ambik tue dia ada cakpa ngan saya…and saya just support dia… saya tanyala kenapa nak ambik banyak snagat…and he said that dia nak challange himself and bleh dak dia harungi semua tue…and he did… Sometimes kita kena tngk perspektif yang postif…negatif is bad bro…
so think positive!!!
April 19th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
hey people,
Why you all so sensitive one? ;)
The post is not specifically about Azali nor Fatimah or any other “top scorer”. Based on our education system, the number of As a student gets, for me, is no longer a good measure of my expectations.
My post is to comment the overall education system in Malaysia that is menyedihkan. Sure there are a lot of Malaysian students that are gifted (gifted does not = genius) but the standard of an A is sad!
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:55 am
im totally agree with u bro kevin. our education system is examination orientated. most of our students r damm great when its come to theory, but when they on the street, they r clueless. genius its self its a mean word by the way. sorry to say la…
please jangan bangga sangat dengan result spm. mmg bagus dapat results gempak, satu msia tau. but what happen after that ? that is matters anyway. cos there r a lot of different between school and after school education.
and again i agree with u bro kevin. we malaysians are too sensitive when its come to ppl critics on us. do thing before response ppl. bro kevin here just give his opinion on our education system. he didnt critics all those student who get so many A’s.
April 22nd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
You guys ever heard of Sufiah Yusof (half Malaysian). A math genius enrolled in Oxford at the age of 13! Now..shes 23 and she is a hooker (pelacur) in England.
Whats the point?! Well shows that kids are meant to be kids….let them enjoy their lives. How is she ever supposed to develop a social balance if she is always an outcast! an outcast not because she’s a genius but because she was always surrounded by people much older.
In live, we all need balance but hey, its all in your hands.
Read more here.
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Bro.. sadis nyer komen. Kalu pikir2 bukan salah bebudak SPM ni.. tapi our education system. try survey subjek budak2 darjah 1 nowdays.. anak I kena belajar subjek agama islam dgn buku teks tulisan Jawi! I pun tk pandai apa lg bdk drjh 1. then ada subjek Bahasa Arab, again teks book in arabic written.
apa nk jadi? gila kot darjah 1 belajar heavy cam tu.. it’s about time to do CM (ChangeManagement) in education line.. letak je PTD dlm pentadbiran mereka.. so cikgu2 ni boleh tumpu mengajar sahaja.
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:37 pm
arap2 buleh tkar sistem pendidikan..
huh…a is notim..
best students kt skola shayer..
xreti bgaul pon..certain la..
ngan bku 24 jam..
nk suh wat bnda out of silibus memg x bley..
bijak k gitu?
May 26th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
salam,
sekadar mncelah tuk topik pendidikan ni,
ada pelajar yg top scorer ni sume betul2 bijak,x dinafikan perkara tu,tapi yng menjadi masalahnya adalah bilangan manusia2 yg mnjadi mgsa dgn keadaan sistem pendidikan di ngara kita ni,sape lg klu bukan genrasi mudalah,x salah tuk cri a bnyk sejuta sekalipun,tp adalah salah sekiranya ia menjadi satu fenomena yang wajib dan juga satu benchmark yg perlu diikutim oleh seluruh ibu bapa kt msia ni.dalam bhasa flsafah mereka menyebutnya sebagi monetry system.Itu yg mnjadi masalah pd sistem pendidikan d ngra kita.Masalah terhadap mereka yg gagal!dan jumlah meraka yg gagal ini lah yg majoritinya,kerana apa?kerana pendefinisian gagal tu telah dibentuk oleh benchmark tadila.sebbnya pendidikan di ngara kita terlalu berorientasikan peperiksaan,sehinggakan kecerdasan lain yg terdapat dlm diri pelajar tu terbantut.Xsalah mereka yg mndapat atau berusaha utk dpt a,tp jgn benarkan ibubapa bertindak ‘zalim’ thdp anak2 dgn mgabaikan “kehidupan” sebenar mereka disebabkan keperluan dalam pendidikan sebegini.sebab itu sistem pendidikan di ngra kita perlu dikaji balik,n i sokong apa yg kevin ckp,namun x juga mnentg student2 yg terlibat dalam fenomena ‘rat race’ ni.yg salah bukan mereka,tp sistem itu yg perlu diperbetulkan,salam
June 19th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Make sense, Kevin. And another pointer i would like to make is that most of the students i see usually studies just for the sake of getting A’s! They study because nak pass exam atau nak score exam. Tapi selepas exam habis, semua knowledge all dumped aside and have fun!
This systems has to be changed!
June 20th, 2008 at 10:17 am
I bercakap bagi pihak cikgu.. sebenarnya kami betul-betul tertekan bila ada cadangan nak tukar sukatan pelajaran… bila tukar cukgu kena pi kursusu, murid kena tinggal, parent marah sebab tak dakganti.. balik kursus kena buat borang ni borang tu.. sebab nak tau feed back.. budak kena tinggal sebab masa untuk spent isi borang punya lah banyak…sebenarnya semua ni sebab guru terpaksa mengajar blangan murid yang terlalu ramai sekelas.. i tengok kat tv.. budak nya tak sampai 25 orang.. baru guru boleh tumpu..bayangkan macamana nak ajar murid darjah 1 kalau seramai 40 orang? kalau anak sendiri 3 orang pun pening..
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Hi Kevin…
u got a really interesting topic here..that’s wht i think of d msian eductn system too..my career as a teacher is only ‘recognized’ if i can produce more As stdnts than last year’s..i tell u wat..tching eng as a 2nd lnguage in one of d interior parts here in sabah is ..OMG..God knows how hard it is..i teach to my best capability n i smile if my stdnts can at least understand n use simple english…knwing it is hard 2 learn i never expect them 2 score A..but if they do tht wld b a bonus..the problem wth our edction system is it tends 2 aim for As..cos Bs Cs Ds Es are not welcome cos they r not gud enough..so as teachers, if only few of our stdnts got A then it seems tht we will b labelled as ‘not that excellent’ teachers…so for me..I will just go 2 my fav corner n lick my wound…sad.
June 29th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
mamamia & gee, thansk for your feedback, lagi2 since you are cikgus. i have friends who also are teachers and complain bout the same….too much pressure on getting As, too many students etc.
so what to do?
June 30th, 2008 at 10:13 am
EQ is more important then IQ.. do you agree? nothing is perfect so just go head it!
July 3rd, 2008 at 11:13 pm
smetimes..i got tempted to call it a quit..but then..hmmm…sigh..