How politics is behind Malaysia’s education reform difficulties

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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said that his country “cannot be in denial” about the state of its education system. He made this comment after Malaysia’s Pisa score, an international student assessment, tumbled far more than its Southeast Asian counterparts.

PM Anwar highlighted the urgent need for education reform, pointing to the country’s lack of Stem (science, technology, engineering and maths) graduates. He also wants students to improve in the English language.

But tackling education reform in Malaysia is complex, intertwined with language, religion and racial identity. Is Malaysia’s education system failing? And what can be done to lift its grade?

00:00 Introduction

01:07 Why education reform became a hot topic in Malaysia

05:17 What happened to the 2013 education reform programme?

09:36 Students from disadvantaged backgrounds left behind

11:50 What are vernacular schools and why are they rising in popularity?

17:05 Have Malay medium schools lost their appeal because of religion?

22:26 Inconsistent language policy on students

24:43 Public vs private schools

26:59 Sarawak implements its own educational reforms

30:28 Confusion over the dual-language policy

32:50 Frequently changing the language of instruction hurts learning

36:04 Lack of access to preschool education and its impact

41:30 Are the teachers at fault?

44:09 What can the government do to change education?

Produced by: CNA Insider

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Gursharan Singh
Gursharan Singh
25 Sep 2024 8.48pm

No comments as do not want to risk offending some in power positions and with ambitions who may take action

The problem was well explained on YouTube presentation when comparing system with the one in Singapore whose leadership had a consistent policy to excel economically in the world where English is the main common language for economic benefits. Bless all