Derecognising Meritocracy
From Bernama,
It puzzles me why top politicians in Malaysia remain resistant to the thought of propagating meritocracy in education. They remain adamant that special priviledges to a select group is the way forward. They are hardly demontrating leadership when it comes to instilling competitiveness among a race that is clearly being "spoonfed" at this juncture.
They commented that meritocracy "had adversely affected tens of thousands of Bumiputera students in the rural areas who had been denied quality education in view of the "uneven competitive field".
There are two issues at hand here. First, the lack of quality of rural schools. This is perhaps true as well with other vernacular schools. Perhaps the challenge here is to improve the situation in such rural educational centers such as recruiting teachers to such schools and giving them priority in terms of financing and developmental opportunities. Otherwise they will remain of a lower standard and thus continue to be used as a reason not to support meritocracy in education! Continuing with such special priviledges does little in helping such students to become competitive and thus successful beings internationally.
Secondly, the reality in this world is that there is never an even competitive field. Take a look at other countries who implement a common examination standard regardless of one's educational background. You either make the cut or you don't. Even in postgraduate medical examinations, there is no favouritism as to which country you come from. There is no concessions made just because you are working in a rural hospital with no opportunities at getting education and thus are disadvantaged as compared to your other colleagues.
I think top politicians have to rise up to the challenge and move away from your comfort zones. They should instead be spurring the people on with taking the challenges ahead rather than lamenting on the lack of protection. Fields like medicine should never be compromised.
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| Johor Umno Says Meritocracy A Form Of Discrimination JOHOR BAHARU, July 9 (Bernama) -- The Johor Umno Liaison Committee Saturday criticised the meritocracy system introduced by the government, saying that it resulted in a fall in the achievement of Malay students and is a form of discrimination and oppression. cont.... |
It puzzles me why top politicians in Malaysia remain resistant to the thought of propagating meritocracy in education. They remain adamant that special priviledges to a select group is the way forward. They are hardly demontrating leadership when it comes to instilling competitiveness among a race that is clearly being "spoonfed" at this juncture.
They commented that meritocracy "had adversely affected tens of thousands of Bumiputera students in the rural areas who had been denied quality education in view of the "uneven competitive field".
There are two issues at hand here. First, the lack of quality of rural schools. This is perhaps true as well with other vernacular schools. Perhaps the challenge here is to improve the situation in such rural educational centers such as recruiting teachers to such schools and giving them priority in terms of financing and developmental opportunities. Otherwise they will remain of a lower standard and thus continue to be used as a reason not to support meritocracy in education! Continuing with such special priviledges does little in helping such students to become competitive and thus successful beings internationally.
Secondly, the reality in this world is that there is never an even competitive field. Take a look at other countries who implement a common examination standard regardless of one's educational background. You either make the cut or you don't. Even in postgraduate medical examinations, there is no favouritism as to which country you come from. There is no concessions made just because you are working in a rural hospital with no opportunities at getting education and thus are disadvantaged as compared to your other colleagues.
I think top politicians have to rise up to the challenge and move away from your comfort zones. They should instead be spurring the people on with taking the challenges ahead rather than lamenting on the lack of protection. Fields like medicine should never be compromised.
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