Comments on: Critical Theory for our varsities http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/ for Malaysia Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:27:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: undergrad2 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47604 undergrad2 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:07:54 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47604 Or could it be that they were not given the proper string so they could string a sentence together? Or could it be that they were not given the proper string so they could string a sentence together?

]]> By: Jeffrey http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47542 Jeffrey Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:54:08 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47542 When ….graduates cannot string together a good sentence in English … we have got a problem.. ” - Azly Rahman They thought that by marginalising English and promoting BM, they would give a edge to those to whom BM is first language little knowing that it would handicap them severely and benefit others who have become trilingual, a definite advantage in this Globalised environment. Is it a case of Poetric justice/karma - of good intentions beget good results and unmeritorious motives beget bad results? When ….graduates cannot string together a good sentence in English … we have got a problem.. ” - Azly Rahman

They thought that by marginalising English and promoting BM, they would give a edge to those to whom BM is first language little knowing that it would handicap them severely and benefit others who have become trilingual, a definite advantage in this Globalised environment. Is it a case of Poetric justice/karma - of good intentions beget good results and unmeritorious motives beget bad results?

]]> By: 4th_wife http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47515 4th_wife Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:12:46 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47515 By any measure I have no confident in Malaysia's education system. I don't believe a country can have a successful education system with just having talk and no real action being done knowing well that the corruption is on the rise and leaders are only paying lip service. By any measure I have no confident in Malaysia’s education system. I don’t believe a country can have a successful education system with just having talk and no real action being done knowing well that the corruption is on the rise and leaders are only paying lip service.

]]> By: k1980 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47487 k1980 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:15:11 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47487 <i>Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of 'em all? A. Snow White B. Snow White's stepmother C. Dollah Badawi D. Elizabeth Taylor</i> Answer: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/20/nation/18642941&sec=nation Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of ‘em all?
A. Snow White
B. Snow White’s stepmother
C. Dollah Badawi
D. Elizabeth Taylor

Answer: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/20/nation/18642941&sec=nation

]]> By: sotong http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47483 sotong Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:45:06 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47483 A great example of a Corporate-Nation-State is Singapore....they went through lots of pain and stick to their long term plan. We have lost the education battle and made numerous and critical mistakes in building a cohesive, fair, modern and progressive nation.....it would take decades to recover from this mess. A great example of a Corporate-Nation-State is Singapore….they went through lots of pain and stick to their long term plan.

We have lost the education battle and made numerous and critical mistakes in building a cohesive, fair, modern and progressive nation…..it would take decades to recover from this mess.

]]> By: pwcheng http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47472 pwcheng Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:20:41 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47472 undergrad2 Says: September 10th, 2007 at 02: 17.04 When ….graduates cannot string together a good sentence in English … we have got a problem.. ” Azly Rahman It means they cannot string together a sentence. Could it be the fault of the string or the person trying to string it?? Good question, but let me tell you with conviction that they will blame the string and not the person. This is from my personal experience with them when my son wanted to apply for a loan from the JPA for his final year of studies for an IT degree in Australia. They conveniently made IT as a non critical subject for overseas study loan and the reason is because there are too many graduates (and you know who are those graduates) in IT who are jobless. Hence having this after thought reason will effectively cut you off from for the loan because it became a policy and hence non-appealable. Whether this is UMNO's policy or due to some high handedness of some racialist government servants is still a mystery to me but the end result is damaging but do they really care if there is brain drain. undergrad2 Says:
September 10th, 2007 at 02: 17.04

When ….graduates cannot string together a good sentence in English … we have got a problem.. ” Azly Rahman

It means they cannot string together a sentence. Could it be the fault of the string or the person trying to string it??

Good question, but let me tell you with conviction that they will blame the string and not the person. This is from my personal experience with them when my son wanted to apply for a loan from the JPA for his final year of studies for an IT degree in Australia. They conveniently made IT as a non critical subject for overseas study loan and the reason is because there are too many graduates (and you know who are those graduates) in IT who are jobless. Hence having this after thought reason will effectively cut you off from for the loan because it became a policy and hence non-appealable.

Whether this is UMNO’s policy or due to some high handedness of some racialist government servants is still a mystery to me but the end result is damaging but do they really care if there is brain drain.

]]> By: RealWorld http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47466 RealWorld Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:37:03 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47466 "The rakyat does not decide but their representatives do. There is a huge difference." - undergrad2 It is the rakyat who vote in the leaders of their choice. 91% mandate, remember? :) “The rakyat does not decide but their representatives do. There is a huge difference.” - undergrad2

It is the rakyat who vote in the leaders of their choice. 91% mandate, remember? :)

]]> By: k1980 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47460 k1980 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 05:42:20 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47460 Welcome to NEPLand: American, Israeli flags can be burnt, but never ever burn umno's flags or you will be shot http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/content.asp?y=2007&dt=0910&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Politik&pg=po_01.htm Welcome to NEPLand: American, Israeli flags can be burnt, but never ever burn umno’s flags or you will be shot
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/content.asp?y=2007&dt=0910&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Politik&pg=po_01.htm

]]> By: W.O or Wilson http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47455 W.O or Wilson Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:08:11 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/09/critical-theory-for-our-varsities/#comment-47455 Hmmm...great to see someone else reads Chomsky and Focault here. Hmmm…great to see someone else reads Chomsky and Focault here.

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