Unity Forge in Single Stream School?

Written by M.H.Goh

Does unity really can be forge if we implement a single stream school, Sekolah Kebangsaan or 1Malaysia school called it whatever.

The answer to this question is 
"Are we really sincere in forging unity?"
"Are we sincere in creating a single stream school?"


A letters reply by S.K.Wong in Malaysiakini towards Dr M's claim Chinese do not mix around has several very important points towards the answer.

1. Non-Malays who study in Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan are not less patriotic then those from Sekolah Kebangsaan
2. Sekolah Kebangsaan is not up to par compare Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan
3. Discriminating policy by Government in Education, economy and other hinder unity
4. Ideology of Malay Supremacy do not promote 
5. Everything that unIslamic are told to be shun, ban or look down by the Malay
6. Our country political parties are based on race

Well, what I think the most important is quality of education (Read my earlier posting) . Beside BM and Islamic studies, I do not think Sekolah Kebangsaan can match those from Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan. Not the top creme la creme but the average students or the majority.

Beside as people like a product of KSBR and KBSM has stress that how discriminating and bais the Sekolah Kebangsaan has been promoting. It is not pure poor publicity but true facts.

1. The best mark does not necessary guarantee in the best class but color of skin do.
2. Use school to persuade students to join Islam
3. Propaganda that non-Malay are pendatang though for generation you are born, live and die in Malaysia.  

Is the government doing it or just a faction of racist people doing? What has we done to them? Tan Hoon Cheng must be arrested under ISA for reporting someone said "Pendatang" yet Datuk Ahmad Ismail escaped with suspension. Later our Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar claimed it for her own safety. What a joke?

An article written by Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani titled "BTN taught me the Chinese are the Jews of Asia" and article by Dr Azly Rahman feature in CPIasia titled "Single stream schooling: The bad and ugly side" are they lies. I do not think so. Why our leaders just deny yet do not investigate it thoroughly? Either they ignorant, incompetent or are they actually collaborators.

What about the discrimination of non-Malay teacher? How many of them are in high post like Pengarah Jabatan, Headmaster etc? Perhaps only the Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan has non-Malay Headmaster. Are the non-Malay teacher really incompetent? And we have those racist teacher who look students through color of skin. What have we do to them? Good quality teachers with dedication and neutrality are key to national unity.

If truly we want to create a single stream school, I suggest the followings

1. Do not implement discriminating quota system - education should be based on merit. The best student should be in the best class regardless of skin color. Worst at the worst class. Those at the worst class must attend additional tuition class after school.
2. Do the same merit rate to the Teachers irrespective of skin color in terms teaching quality and dedication.[
3. Do not include Islamic study replace it with Culture and Moral Studies for all including Malay - let religion to be learnt at home or at mosque, instead learn about each other cultures and good moral value to forge harmony and unity.
4. Establish Chinese, Tamil or other language as option language as official subject on par to Bahasa Malaysia and  English just like what in Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan. Students can choose 3 language to learn. A Malay can learn Chinese, A Chinese can learn Tamil.
5. Do not implement slanted propaganda such as Biro Tata Negara, but true harmony in mind program to really promote unity.

Then we will have a truly 1Malaysia school - a representative of a multi-racial country.