21 As--somthing wrong with the education system


I have no green eyes over the boy. He reserves all his afforts and intelligence. But one question here is that he is also doing well in other fields like oratory and co-curriculum.

The Education Deaprtment made a wrong concept that they could not control the registration of more than 10 subjects. The OPEN system should be use to allow the pupils to select the subject that they like but should be within the framework.

Look at the results of Azali, he could score A for English but he could not score A for English for Science and Technology.Besides,he could scores As for the Science subject of which is in English, and he fails to grap an A for that subject.

The open system should be done in:

allowing the pupils to choose the subjects the like best

allowing to study in a deifferent mode of studies, like the university system,

By doing so, then we can produce a better quality pupils and as such students in the universities.

The old system of 6 - 8 subjects a less better than the new old ? Then we would not have the Dr M , a great politician here in the history.

It is hoped that The Ministry would review in this so that the teaching and learning will be a better place.



The Star Online > Nation

Thursday March 13, 2008



Meet Azali - the 21A student

PUTRAJAYA: SMKA Yan student Azali Azlan has set a new record by obtaining 21 As – 20 1As and one 2A – in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination.

He has beaten the record set by former SMK Ulu Tiram student Nur Amalina Che Bakri who scored 17 1As in 2004.


Elated: Azali and Quek clowning around after finding out their results in Putrajaya yesterday.
Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said Azali was the only student who took 21 subjects.

“We encourage students to take between eight to 10 subjects but because it is an open certificate, we cannot stop students from taking more subjects if they feel they can cope,” he told reporters when announcing the SPM and Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) results at the ministry yesterday.

He said one student each took 19 and 18 subjects respectively, two took 17 and 10 took 16 subjects.

Azali, 17, who wants to study biotechnology, either in the United States or Britain, said he wanted to thank his teachers from kindergarten to secondary school.

“My success is not mine alone as I could not have done it without my parents and all my teachers,” he said.

Asked why he took so many subjects, he said he wanted to prove to himself that he could do it, adding that he had obtained 18 1As and 3 2As in the trial examination.

Azali said he performed the solat hajat and fasted during the entire examination period, adding that he had dates and drank honey for strength every day.

SMK Hwa Lian student Quek Khai Ren was the only one to score 16 1As in the examination.

“I am hoping to obtain a scholarship; that’s why I did 16 subjects because I want to stand out from the rest who usually do 10 or 11 subjects,” he said.

Quek, who wants to study either engineering or actuarial science, said he did not want to burden his parents as he had three younger siblings.

Alimuddin said 189 special students out of 355 managed to obtain an SPM certificate.

“The best special student (blind category) is Loh Wei Siong from SMK Batu Lintang in Kuching who scored six 1As and two 2As,” he said.









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