Too much emphasis on examination performance?
From The NST,
Perhaps we have been putting too much emphasis on examination performance. Does doing well in an examination signify a good student? It may be time we recognise other talents and highlight them as well. Brilliance comes in all forms and it should never be measured with the performance in an examination alone.
Should all SPM top scorers be given automatic scholarships? Perhaps not. But there has to be clear justifcation and transparency as to why a student, despite inferior scores, is given a scholarship. I do not support this notion that all top scorers be given scholarships. There are definitely other important qualities that need due consideration and recognition.
Favouritism, cronyism and select priviledges based on ethnicity or religion should never be practised, if we are to seek academic excellence. Compromising standards is just to pull wool over one's eyes and will lead to the academic decadance.
| 'Give SPM top scorers automatic scholarship' GEORGE TOWN, Sun: June 13: All 200 high achievers in last year’s Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination should be awarded Public Service Department (PSD) scholarships, Opposition leader Lim Kit Siang said. cont... |
Perhaps we have been putting too much emphasis on examination performance. Does doing well in an examination signify a good student? It may be time we recognise other talents and highlight them as well. Brilliance comes in all forms and it should never be measured with the performance in an examination alone.
Should all SPM top scorers be given automatic scholarships? Perhaps not. But there has to be clear justifcation and transparency as to why a student, despite inferior scores, is given a scholarship. I do not support this notion that all top scorers be given scholarships. There are definitely other important qualities that need due consideration and recognition.
Favouritism, cronyism and select priviledges based on ethnicity or religion should never be practised, if we are to seek academic excellence. Compromising standards is just to pull wool over one's eyes and will lead to the academic decadance.
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