{"id":751,"date":"2007-11-21T12:15:26","date_gmt":"2007-11-21T04:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/tamil-schools\/2007\/11\/21\/hishamuddin-says-tamil-schools-not-neglected\/"},"modified":"2007-11-21T13:29:42","modified_gmt":"2007-11-21T05:29:42","slug":"hishamuddin-says-tamil-schools-not-neglected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/tamil-schools\/2007\/11\/21\/hishamuddin-says-tamil-schools-not-neglected\/","title":{"rendered":"hishamuddin says tamil schools not neglected"},"content":{"rendered":"

One good thing out of HINDRAF's actions, which no one can deny is the damage control by MIC. Suddenly, all kinds of statements are being issued. the latest by Hishamuddin at a Tamil Schools HM symposium. <\/p>\n

I also heard Minnal FM's news yesterday night and today morning, in which it is claimed that RM16 million have been allocated under 9th Malaysian Plan for Tamil schools (16mil\/523 = Rm30.592\/per school\/5 year) which in fact is not stated in the plan (read it here<\/a>, here<\/a> or here<\/a>), while Komala mentioned a figure of RM64 million (read it here<\/a>). <\/p>\n

Todays NST and Star both quote Hishamuddin and give prominence Tamil Schools.<\/p>\n

NST : Source<\/a><\/p>\n

Minister: Tamil schools not neglected<\/font><\/h5>\n

<\/a>KUALA LUMPUR: Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein yesterday lashed out at quarters who claim that Tamil schools are being marginalised, saying huge funds have been allocated to uplift the standard of vernacular schools.<\/p>\n\n<\/table>\n

He said if it was true that Tamil schools were regarded as a second-class institution in the education system, the government would not have introduced Tamil language in 70 national schools.
[70 out of ? schools? The issue is poor physical condition of the schools as well as provision of support materials etc., not just the language teaching]<\/p>\n

"I would like to question these critics. If what they are claiming is true, why is it that Tamil schools have been chosen to be part of the cluster school project?
[Cluster school project has only 1 tamil school<\/a>, no?]<\/p>\n

 "Also, why did the government allocate huge sums to manage Tamil schools plus the millions under the Ninth Malaysia Plan?" he asked when closing a symposium for Tamil school headmasters in Seri Kembangan yesterday.
[RM30,592 per school\/5 years or RM6118\/school\/year is huge sum?]<\/p>\n

The minister also defended MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, who had been accused of not doing enough for Tamil schools. "Every time we meet, he will bring up issues related to Tamil schools," he said.
[err…how many times is that?]<\/p>\n

Hishammuddin said what needed to be addressed was the problem of low enrolment in some Tamil schools. "We have to look at how best to utilise the resources of these schools. It has nothing to do with wanting to close them down," he said, adding that the Indian community must be wary of attempts to politicise Tamil school issues.
[Sure, when the schools can't be relocated when estates close down, or better still located next to cemeteries and sewarage tanks, I'm sure parents will be competing to enrol their kids]<\/p>\n

Hishammuddin said Tamil schools had progressed, as evident in the overall improved results in the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah examination this year.
[2006 was 568, 2007 is 571, an increase of 3 7As students. Well, still an improvement, I guess]<\/p>\n

He said the number of trained teachers in Tamil schools had also increased, with 90 per cent of the 7,000 teachers possessing formal training.
[What training? – degree? diploma? short courses?]<\/p>\n

The Star: source<\/a><\/p>\n

Hisham: Up to under-enrolled schools to decide<\/p>\n

KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry has no plans to close under-enrolled schools. Instead it would leave it to the schools to decide on what they wanted to do. <\/p>\n

[Err..we want to shift to better location, can or not?] <\/p>\n

\n Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said: "They know their abilities. <\/b>It's not my job to ask them to close or move," he said. The minister added that he was prepared to consider options for such schools. "If they want to, they can see me," he said yesterday after closing the national symposium for Tamil school headmasters.  <\/p>\n

\n Hishammuddin said the matter should not be politicised as the pupils who might suffer. He said that it was untrue Tamil schools had been marginalised. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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