This poll is specifically for parents and parents-to-be, with intention of sending their children to Tamil schools or who children are in Tamil school. Others need not reply.<\/p>\n
Should Science and Maths be taught in Tamil or English?<\/p>\n
A. Tamil
\nB. English.<\/p>\n
Some additional info::<\/p>\n
1. The time allocated for Science and Maths is about 90 minutes per week, according to a concerned parent. Thus teaching these subjects in English does not in any way harm the teaching of Tamil. The results of Tamil UPSR exam has not been adversely affected.<\/p>\n
2. Chinese schools have a education pathway all the way to degree (Hong Kong, Taiwan, China), thus they can afford to study in Chinese. Whereas for Indians, we only have tamil education up to primary level.<\/p>\n
3. A teacher who marks exam paper says that for Maths, most of the answers are involving numbers. Answering Maths paper with one or two English words means the students is deemed to have “Answered in English”. So, he says the statistics shown on UPSR results does not necessarily reflect the actual situation.<\/p>\n
4. There are worries by some quarters that by relinquishing Science and Maths in Tamil, more non-Tamil teachers will be drafted into Tamil schools, and slowly the schools will be “converted”. Thus, its better to use Tamil instead of English.<\/p>\n
5. More educational materials are available in English, so it will be helpful for teachers, parents, and students if English is used.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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