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4. Real emphasis on extra-curricular activities. Emphasis means teachers who are trained in these. Over the years there has been less emphasis on teachers specialising in sports, for instance. It is necessary to produce teachers who specialise in sports and, within that, in some particular areas of sports. 5. Single-session schools. For proper emphasis on extra-curricular activities and stuff such as additional classes and time for homework, a longer, single-session school would be ideal. This has been talked about for decades but nothing has happened to date. 6. Provisions for English Langua-ge education. With even science and maths not being taught in English anymore, there is a need to come up with more imaginative ways to ensure that the quality of English among our students improves. We all know that English is important but we still do very little about it and allow the issue to be repeatedly politicised. 7. Provisions for mother tongue education. The national school system may see an increase in enrolment if adequate provisions are made and time allocated for pupils own language or POL classes. This must not be merely for show and there should be enough hours and resources for a proper education in the mother tongue. A single-session school system will facilitate that. 8. Less politicisation and greater professionalisation of education. The emotive issues such as language and culture should be taken out of education and a more accommodative and liberal spirit that takes into account the beliefs of all races and cultures should be part and parcel of the national school system. Professionals should essentially run education with policy agreed upon and set by the politicians. 9. Continuity of planning 20-year plans will be good. The education system cannot be left to the whims and fancies of successive education ministers but should be guided by firm policy and a long-term rolling plan of 20 years. Otherwise, key milestones targeted in earlier years will not be achieved as priorities are shifted elsewhere as new education ministers come in. 10. Keep up to date with education everywhere. Education methods and means are not static anywhere and they constantly change and evolve. We have to make sure that we keep with the trends by getting people with both breadth and depth and put them in charge of the educational agencies. Without a doubt, education is a pet peeve among all Malaysians.
The deterioration in quality over the years is terribly worrying and the time for doing something drastic and at the same time constructive is long past. The rakyat will be eternally grateful to anyone who can put education right so that we start producing a new generation of really educated Malay-sians. But the question remains as to who or what that will be.