Racial discrimination is any distinction, exclusion,
restriction or preference based on race or colour, descent, or national or
ethnic origin which has the purpose of nullifying or impairing the recognition,
enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental
freedom in the political, social, cultural or any other field of public life.
Are the existence of these Chinese, Tamil and Agama schools inadvertently promoting racism? Do you agree or disagree? What are our options? Your views would be much appreciated.
Anonymous said...- Rid of the vernacular schools NOW and hopefully we can achieve the racial integration in 10 years time. Otherwise don't even dare to dream.
- Anonymous said...
- Spot on, anon 6.05. Assimilation of races should begin at school age. I have been through that era and I think it works.Childen have no filters unlike the adults.Go for it Malaysians and you might begin to see the light at the end of tunnel.It need a very strong political will though especially that of the non Malays to do so and I bet it won't be futile exercise.
- Anonymous said...
- Selagi orang Cina tidak mahu melepaskan Sekolah Jenis Cina nya, Selagi orang India masih dihantar ke Sekolah Jenis India nya, saya percaya ekstremis dan perkauman masih akan wujud dan semakin menebal
- Anonymous said...
- Yes as long this issue of the vernacular school is not resolved you can say whatever and do whatever, it still remains as it is....
Race relation should at the very early age. Obama do not speak African....neither does he goes to a vernacular school.
- Anonymous said...
- Anon 9.55,
Kamu perlu sedar bahawa anasir extremis dan perkauman ini bukan sahaja wujud dikalangan orang yang berkelulusan sekolah jenis cina/india tetapi juga ada pada orang bumiputera dan bukan bumiputera yang majoritinya berkelulusan sekolah kebangsaan/melayu. Dengan hanya meletakkan tanggungjawab ditangan sekolah jenis cina/india adalah sesuatu yang tidak tepat dan adil. Namun, saya juga berpendapat bahawa sekolah jenis cina/india ini merupakan satu isu besar yang menyumbang terhadap masalah perpaduan dikalangan orang muda di Malaysia sekarang ini.
Dengan ikhlas,
Thomas
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 10:55:00 PM GMT+09:30
- Anonymous said...
- Thomas
That's the more reason you should disintegrate the vernacular school. The goverment have tried with the Wawasan school and it failed due to the arrogant Chinese who do not want to be a part of it. The Malays are always the willing partner in this matter but you Chinese won't even willing to give a go at it. The thing about integration should very start at that very unassuming young schooling age. Give it a try Thomas, if its not for us let it be for our kids or our grandkids and this country would be a better place to live.Period
Sincerely yours
Ahmad Deedad
- Anonymous said...
- Dear Ahmad,
You’re preaching to the converted sir. Especially in getting em’ while they are still young. The Chinese, Tamil and Agama schools must go.However, I think that the immediate banning or shutdown of vernacular schools will only be counterproductive both in the short and long term. I do not claim to have all the answers but I believe that a key issue that needs to be addressed in dealing with this problem is the serious and dangerous shortcomings of the national type schools which fuels the call for vernacular type schools to remain as they are and pushes non-bumi parents to send their kids to vernacular schools. Coming from the national system, I have been through these shortcomings and have seen the after effects with my own eyes. The entire system needs to be overhauled at every level as I believe that if things are not changed and changed soon, the future will be very bleak for a majority of young Malaysians.
I believe that this is the best way to increase the popularity of national type schools amongst all Malaysians; especially the non-Bumi’s who have been losing faith in the national system. It is also the best way to counter the arguments of organisations and people that criticise the national type system for whatever reason, including those chauvinists from all races. Provide a viable, good alternative to Malaysians and they will make the practical choice.
We don’t have to look far for examples on how to do it; Lee Kuan Yew did it in his little red dot and did it very well.
Regards,
Thomas
If the National Type School are very popular , the other school ( Chinese , Tamil , Agama ) will be naturally die off . But current situation seems to be the other way , even Malays / Bumi are sending their kids to the Chinese School .
ReplyDeleteThe Chinese and Tamils schools must go........
ReplyDeletedefinetly,no other way,integration start when we first go to school but we malaysian ar bunch of bigot b it d malays,d chinese,d indian n so on.our mindset ar still stuck like we ar living in d slave era,look at our way we separated ourselve with who n what we ar,we ar title obseesed,we ar litteres,we litter everywhere but most of all we ar bloody racist.
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