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Confession of A Teach for Malaysia Teacher 10 Jun 2013 | 02:27 pm
Editor's note: The following is taken from the Facebook status of Alina Amir, a Teach for Malaysia teacher with her permission. In these times of plunging education standards, it is both heartwarming ...
What is the International Baccalaureate? 9 Jun 2013 | 09:35 am
Well, Tony's previous post on the IB programme was way back here in 2006 and since then the IB programme has really taken off with more and more Malaysians opting for it as an alternative to the A-lev...
A Recent Visit to our National Library – Some Worrying Observations 13 Feb 2013 | 03:19 pm
Editorial Note: The following article was written by our very own Ong Kian Ming and is making the waves in the social media! I have just taken the liberty to post it up here, I'm sure he won't mind. T...
Why the Malaysian Government should fund Higher Education 29 Jan 2013 | 08:39 am
The following is an article from TMI by Anas Alam Faizli. Education was institutionalized to formalize the process of knowledge acquisition and research in man’s quest for understanding. Earliest uni...
5 Wishes for Education in Malaysia For 2013 2 Jan 2013 | 11:29 am
As we enter a new year, we reflect back on a year full of trials and tribulations. From the pending abolishment of PMR to the flitting about of PPSMI, from the Rawang school of terror to the plight of...
Malaysia Going Down the Math & Science Longkang 24 Dec 2012 | 09:39 am
Click here for full version. Over the course of the next week, we will be carrying/ publishing several articles on the TIMMS findings. In the meantime, do pore over the results presented in neat info...
Back From The Dead, With A New Member 22 Dec 2012 | 08:56 pm
Greetings fellow concerned citizens! You're probably quite surprised reading this post ( and hopefully we still have a readership) after such a long hiatus. As it is, John Lee has been quite occupied...
Grassroots initiatives in the academy 19 Apr 2012 | 03:57 pm
There are two initiatives I'd like to draw attention to today. The first is Scientific Malaysian, an independent attempt to connect Malaysians interested in science and to raise the profile of the Mal...
Malaysia Public Policy Competition 2011 8 Aug 2011 | 04:28 pm
A friend still in university, with Kian Ming's advice, has initiated a public policy competition for Malaysian youth. This is the sort of initiative and independence which more of our students should ...
What's After SPM? A whole world awaits 23 Jul 2011 | 04:19 pm
Like most young people, I'm still not sure what I want to do with my life. Most people I think have an inkling of their personality and their interests, but not much of an idea of how to translate thi...