tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post3318485928170622896..comments2024-02-22T02:33:21.869+08:00Comments on Another Brick in the Wall: Back to basics in award of scholarshipsA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01780035743502972342noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-53063319803473723442011-06-07T17:43:56.930+08:002011-06-07T17:43:56.930+08:00why is it when it comes to scholarships, the racia...why is it when it comes to scholarships, the racial quotas are mentioned. but when it comes to those refusing to come back and serve the country, no race statistics are provided. this should be put up as well. <br /><br />the savings from subsidy should be poured into tertiary education. that way, everybody will get scholarships. make tertiary education free. currently, students have to pay about RM7k per year to enroll in public universities. if this is made free, no body will complaint.gerberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693250650627946358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-73220147518461188022011-06-04T09:37:15.940+08:002011-06-04T09:37:15.940+08:00Anon 10:24 PM
There are none so dumb as those who...Anon 10:24 PM<br /><br />There are none so dumb as those who wilfully disregard the truth.<br /><br />Including the person who manifests as "Another Brick in the Wall".<br /><br />Afraid to debate on specifics, he/she resorts to banning and censorship!<br /><br />There are plenty of other fora to post in.<br /><br />Faham?Skilgannon1066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-67741759055196420512011-06-02T22:24:56.499+08:002011-06-02T22:24:56.499+08:00Hahaha huhuhu heeheehee
skewedmoron kena one good...Hahaha huhuhu heeheehee<br /><br />skewedmoron kena one good jentik<br /><br />ROTFLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-84490297182500818562011-06-02T21:55:40.609+08:002011-06-02T21:55:40.609+08:00A Voice 4:54 PM
I am quite willing to put your bl...A Voice 4:54 PM<br /><br />I am quite willing to put your blog on my verboten list. No probs there. <br /><br />But why have you avoided answering my very specific questions, which imho, were couched in very temperate language? Unless you don't have the answers, which is understandable.<br /><br />If everything was, and is, hunky-dory in the matter of scholarships and related matters, then why would the government bother to set up the Talent Corp and get a high-flier to run it?<br /><br />The education system should run on autopilot, should it not?<br /><br />And, to put matters on record, it wasn't me who first used the term "MALAYsia" in this blog.Skilgannon1066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-64822792771467710232011-06-02T16:54:45.600+08:002011-06-02T16:54:45.600+08:00Skilgannon1066
We can differ, we can argue, but w...Skilgannon1066<br /><br />We can differ, we can argue, but why cant we be civil?<br /><br />This is my blog. <br /><br />I be the judge to determine what is hostile and antagonistic. I don't answer to you.<br /><br />You dont like, your comment is not welcome. Open your own blog and write what you want.<br /><br />Kapish?A Voicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780035743502972342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-82437229148656261712011-06-02T16:18:45.642+08:002011-06-02T16:18:45.642+08:00A Voice 8:52 PM
I hear you, o mighty one!
But wh...A Voice 8:52 PM<br /><br />I hear you, o mighty one!<br /><br />But what precisely in my posting are you objecting to? Telling me to "cool it" is a catch-all phrase, don't you think?<br /><br />Unless you are disputing the fact that publicly funded scholarships should be awarded strictly on merit?<br /><br />And how do you define "merit" other than the quantifiable measure of exam grades?<br /><br />Does ethnicity, family background and income etc have to be taken into account?<br /><br />Put your cards on the table and define what exactly you mean by "basics"?Skilgannon1066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-66238983133798912902011-06-02T13:31:27.715+08:002011-06-02T13:31:27.715+08:00Too many students getting "A" grade, too...Too many students getting "A" grade, too few scholarship.<br /><br />All the so called 'A' graduates are reflected in the market places, strangely they cant string a good sentence in english.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-70232193323848025632011-06-02T00:37:06.613+08:002011-06-02T00:37:06.613+08:00a special note to skewedmoron
the red dot is the ...a special note to skewedmoron<br /><br />the red dot is the country with a Parents Maintenance law, No chewing gum but can smoke, baby bonus but no babies, govt-sponsored SINGLE DESPERATE & UGLY initiatives (must get the grads to marry & produce), FLUSH the toilets campaign, never-ending courtesy campaign, no littering campaign with CWO, racial quota for HDB etc<br /><br />See what this means - they studied textbooks ALL their lives and they FORGOT the basic life requirements<br /><br />1st in this and that, high watever ranking in dis and dat blah blah blah<br /><br />but haiya donno how to get mates, donno how to make babies, donno how to look after mum and dad, donno how to flush toilets, donno cleanliness, cannot chew gum but can abort unborn babies, can smoke and drink and crash innocent pedestrians<br /><br />ROTFLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-65352977789460225572011-06-01T20:52:14.065+08:002011-06-01T20:52:14.065+08:00Skilgannon1066
This tone of comment is not what I...Skilgannon1066<br /><br />This tone of comment is not what I wish for this blog anymore.<br /><br />Cool it, ok?A Voicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780035743502972342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-76525400747889221162011-06-01T18:11:57.303+08:002011-06-01T18:11:57.303+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Skilgannon1066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-52091919181868996012011-05-31T13:14:41.727+08:002011-05-31T13:14:41.727+08:00Skilgannon1066
Rubbish did you say?
The Malays ...Skilgannon1066<br /><br />Rubbish did you say? <br /><br />The Malays are where they are today because of Government policies. They might not like how Islam is being implemented here but they are obliged to come back to serve MALAYsia. If not, please give back the scholarship and please take up citizenship elsewhere. <br /><br />DinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-28413958143354814872011-05-31T12:38:30.945+08:002011-05-31T12:38:30.945+08:00My comment is that only students from national sch...My comment is that only students from national schools are entitled for government scholarship consideration at local universities. This will allow more students to get the aid. After all this years, I don't understand why rich students still get scholarships? Government must revamp PSD to ensure guidelines are followed.<br /><br />NormanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-10207917162573782922011-05-31T10:31:55.684+08:002011-05-31T10:31:55.684+08:001. Agree all PSD scholarships are for local univer...1. Agree all PSD scholarships are for local universities. Overseas scholarships are for post-graduate only. If we send all our good students overseas, how do we increase the standard of our local universities? BUT I don't think PSD/Govt got balls to implement this coz I'm very sure among the Pak2 Menteri mesti ada ramai anak2 yg nak PSD scholarships to study overseas.<br /><br /><br />2. All scholars must be bonded most especially those that were sent overseas. And I agree with Din, make their lives hell if they break the bond. The practice of giving our scholars for FREE to other nations must be stopped.<br /><br />3. If the students & parents object - then maybe it is time we tell them: Stop being materialistic & start being patriotic will ya? If not, there is always PaMa scholarships route. If they start threathening Govt with their votes, BN shd not worry too much coz I'm very sure they never voted for BN anyway..<br /><br />4. For non top scorers: priority shd always be given (regardless of race) to smart-poor students from rural area & urban slum. Rich kids - if you could afford (while in your teens)luxury items iPod, iPad, iPhone, tuitions - chances are your family can afford to finance your own tertiary education. Hopefully after they graduated, they are patriotic enough to serve the country. If not, too bad. After all we have bonded top-scorers now to serve the country ;pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-10157254014322369372011-05-31T10:29:33.674+08:002011-05-31T10:29:33.674+08:00I agree ; That money should be spent locally, or i...I agree ; That money should be spent locally, or is our local prop has not the ability to teach our students.<br /><br />And I agree, parents has to start saving the day they send their children to schoolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-29876517992655770392011-05-31T10:02:22.038+08:002011-05-31T10:02:22.038+08:00The most important thing is transparency in awardi...The most important thing is transparency in awarding scholarship to students to study locally or overseas. First the PSD must state the number of scholarship to be awarded locally and overseas according to different fields. Second, the top A+ students are given a basic score plus his or her co-curriculum activities. Have a panel of 5 interviewers which make up of all races to interview the students. After each interview the student must be given a marks agreed by the panels. Display the total score showing why a student should study locally or overseas. This will stop all the crying and shouting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-8321854129593560092011-05-31T08:52:06.213+08:002011-05-31T08:52:06.213+08:00Din
In a word - rubbish!
What makes you think th...Din<br /><br />In a word - rubbish!<br /><br />What makes you think that qualified Malaysian Malay professionals who have graduated from top universities overseas would want to come back to Malaysia when they can make a better living, with less restrictions (moral strictures, khalwat, interracial marriages etc) elsewhere?<br /><br /><br />Ditto for Malaysian Chinese and Indian graduates.<br /><br />You want to make your mark in banking - think London, New York, Hong Kong or Singapore. IT - Silicon Valley, Bangalore, Hyderabad. Law - London, New York, Singapore. Medicine - the list goes on.Skilgannon1066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-23093229074658426392011-05-30T23:42:41.658+08:002011-05-30T23:42:41.658+08:00i will tell you something
i am financing on my o...i will tell you something <br /><br />i am financing on my own child at an ipts, at least for now<br />i know no one influential to ask for a scholarship and besides the A's are not as many to deserve any merit<br />to bad huh<br />i don't own a house, neither do i own a car of my own<br />this is the measure of wellbeing they say<br /><br />so let me raise this question, why so many unwilling souls must look for government assistance in giving their child tertiary education ? <br /><br />i am teaching my child to be independent of any sort of aid when one doesn't merit it. frank enough ?<br /><br />i will say today my child will make a better human being in her life journey; i want her to know the struggles and sacrifices<br /><br />i observed some of my white university mates worked part time to finance their own college educations<br /><br />i was one of the fortunate ones that didn't merit a scholarship but got one; i did not ask for it, i know i didn't qualify. it came to me and until today i am thankful<br /><br />back in those days boarding school meant entirely different from today<br /><br />even my grade school which i traveled 16 miles every morning to go to is an elite school today. one could register as many children as one wants then; no que, no favor<br /><br />then and now...<br />we have become pampered bastards and bitches from the nations prosperityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-67732979240461840042011-05-30T23:01:23.347+08:002011-05-30T23:01:23.347+08:00I never quite understand the fuss the Chinese kick...I never quite understand the fuss the Chinese kicks up regarding issues like scholarship. Hello? Save for your children education la. If your kids are straight As then apply to Singapore or Australia unis. Lots of private colleges these days have scholarships. Why must wait for JPA scholarship? Like it's the end of the world if you don't get it. Cry here, cry there. Definitely not a scholarship material. Cannot think out of the box to get other funding? Plan A fail, then go for Plan B.<br /><br />Another thing, Talent Corp is a waste of money and a waste of time. What diaspora are you talking about? You know the majority are Chinese and Indian. Like you want them back in the country. The policy has always been to 'drain' away the trouble. The Chinese and Indians have never been consider talents anyway. <br /><br />Then there is this problem that I see all the time. Bond those kids that take up JPA scholarships especially those sent aboard. Double the bond. Get guarantee from the parents that they will return to serve the country. Make life hell for existing family members if the scholar renegade on the bond. Taxpayer money here. Not PaMa scholarship. I don't care you can get better opportunities out there. It's the scholar's duty to return n serve the country. Seems like we like to give brains away for free. <br /><br />Also, make it compulsory for Malays to come back to serve the country. If got take JPA loan or any form of financial assistance from the Government, they should come back. This is a MAlay country. Time for the Malay diaspora to come back and contribute. Hey, you reap from the affirmative policy, you are obliged to give back to this country.<br /><br />DinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-2608411622075796042011-05-30T22:55:33.378+08:002011-05-30T22:55:33.378+08:00I suggest that location of (SPM) candidates also b...I suggest that location of (SPM) candidates also be taken into consideration; imagine one who studied with no 24-hour electricity and no internet and still managing a 6As compared to an everything-at-your-fingertips student who managed 10As. I for one will always go for the underdogs; those who beat the odds should be given the chance to take on more challenging odds.<br /><br />NajAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-53210234760059851412011-05-30T20:24:05.130+08:002011-05-30T20:24:05.130+08:00Dear Brick
I agree with your observation.To compl...Dear Brick<br /><br />I agree with your observation.To complete a 3-yr degree course in UK will cost the government RM 400k. With such money we can support 5 students in a local university (private) or 7 students in public U. The power that be should go back to basics. No more overseas degree. Just for postgrad AFTER they have proved their worth.zaidinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-481705283272875292011-05-30T17:39:04.685+08:002011-05-30T17:39:04.685+08:00I Agree:
- there is no need to send our SPM holder...I Agree:<br />- there is no need to send our SPM holders to oversea for their degree. Instead, only send post-grad.<br />- realign the MRSM and all boarding school intake policy. They exist to help the students from rural areas and the urban-poor to get the best in education.<br /><br />Quite sad to read that only students from the rich and influential get the chance for scholarship and placement in public universities.<br />But, as long as those in power feel comfortable with the current situation, nothing in this matters is going to change.<br />Sabar...sabar...sabar...<br />That's all we can do.<br />Bosan betul.hemisferahttp://www.hemisfera.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-53976999908507143112011-05-30T16:42:35.859+08:002011-05-30T16:42:35.859+08:00I agree with giving scholarships to students who s...I agree with giving scholarships to students who studied in IPTA rather than sending the students abroad ... and instead of sending students, the government should attract top overseas professors to come in and lead researchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com