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Friday, April 2, 2010

PTA Gag Order

Muhyiddin’s arrogance over PTAs riles PAS
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:20
www.freemalaysiatoday.com

KUALA LUMPUR: Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin got a rapping from PAS for barring Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) in the country from discussing issues and policies relating to the national education system.

PAS central information chief Idris Ahmad said Muhyiddin’s myopic view was a clear indication that BN was not open to censure and gave a deaf ear to public view.

“PAs is shocked at his arrogance and narrow-mindedness. PTAs have a right to discuss education policies and issues. They have a right to offer their views on the system because it affects their children.

“PAS views PTAs as the best medium for parents and teachers to convey the views, especially that involving the education system,” he said.

Idris was responding to Muhyiddin’s statement in Parliament yesterday.

Muhyiddin, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, reminded PTAs that their roles were limited to questions pertaining to the improvements in the schools they represent.

Said Idris: “He should be using the PTAs as a the ministry’s primary source of reference before introducing new systems because they have a right to know and better understand the needs of students and their children.”

According to him, open discussions of the education system at PTA meetings and conventions will encourage PTAs to become credible watchdogs of national policies and systems while not ignoring the domestic issues within their schools.

“If they are not given the space to speak, where will they offer their views because not all PTAs members are involved in NGOs or political parties. There is nothing wrong in using PTAs as a medium of expressing their views,” he said.

He said that Muhyiddin's response in Parliament showed up BN government’s arrogance.

Idris added that BN had habitually only entertained views that were in sync with theirs

“They don’t entertain views that are contradictory. They consider contradictory views and political views... but that is not right.

“Even when a politician discusses education... it remains an issue of education. It is not politics and does not need to be politicised. It is obvious that he (Muhyiddin) is the one politicising education, not the PTAs,” he said.

Following Muhyiddin’s misguided response, PAS has invited all PTAs to forward their views through their Pakatan Rakyat representatives if BN declines to accept their views.

He said PAS will ensure that the issues are raised in Parliament and in the Senate.

FOR OUR CHILDREN.

3 comments:

page-azimah said...

The Education Act 1996 states that one of the main roles of the PTA is to provide a platform for parents and teachers to discuss educational issues.

Maggie said...

PTA should be give every right and our voices should be heard coz it involves our children. DPM Muhyiddin sounds like a dictator in the making. This is why no political party should be given a 2/3 majority. Absolute power breeds corruption and dictatorship.

krismalaysia said...

Chedet's polls show that only 14% support teaching Maths & Science in BM while 86% said NO. Our basic democratic right of majority choice has to be respected. Equality & natural freedom of individual choice are basic "people (DEMOS) power (KRATOS)". Our children, our choice of language in education, at least where Maths & Science is concerned. The DPM can continue education policy for other subjects in BM or Chinese or Tamil. In hindsight, the Great Tun has lived to see and regret his Education Policies bring forth a whole generation of Malaysians who need an interpreter to talk to a British planter in an interview with a D.O. if I am not mistaken a few years back. Very few listen to the BBC radio to improve their English intonation, albiet re-spoken Malaysian style-lah. The English subtitling for the futuristic film Avatar has no words for neutrinos, maya, avatar, contents of new atmosphere on new planet, propellents, etc. DBP is unable to translate most Scientific and Maths research discoveries materials into BM. Till today I am unable to see a writing in BM on Fabianochi theory written in the 1930's on the internet. Basics to trade on the Stock Market. We who are of all races need to master the International language of understanding of the latest ideas in Maths & Science. Let us do something concrete, constructive and positive before 2012.