Because The Parents Also Dont Care. So What? Whats Wrong?

 

• class of 32 students, more than half submitted blank exam papers
• “What is your ambition after  SPM ? Students: To be influencers.
• 90% of 32 students who sat for Ujian UASA history test left papers unanswered
• class was “weakest”, lowest score out of whole batch of Form Two students

WITH the surge of social media influencers, many teachers are currently facing many challenges in educating their students who rather not place a priority on their education.

Not only that, the teacher explained that the post was intended to show how the nation’s educators are struggling to get their lesson across to their impressionable students.

Netizens were quite horrified to say the least, realising that these teenagers are growing up in an era where they can be easily influenced to making unwise choices for their future.

Not only that, others have wondered how the students’ parents are reacting to this situation, and fearing for the nation’s future.

My Comments:

Many parents do not care. Or they think otherwise. You will be surprised. There will be parents who will say 'Whats wrong? We dont see anything wrong?'

Like this scene from the Italian Job. The big guy (Pete Gawtti) does not feel that it might be a little unusual to weigh 500 pounds.

The situation in the schools (we all know that we are referring to the sekolah kebangsaan) is really quite bad. For example most parents expect their children to rush home after school. When we were in school thats the first thing we did after school - we went home. Today my niece has two kids in school who get home by themselves after school and they can feed and take care of themselves at home. And they stay at home. But the way things are going this could be the exception.

 

Because there are other kids who do not even go home after school. These may be kids as young as 9 or 10 years old.  Instead of going home after school they just hang out with their friends. 

 

The school does not give them guidance. The home does not give them a place of comfort or security. The society is really breaking down. But not all societies are breaking down. Some are breaking down much, much more than others.

 

Lets listen to that short video again : 

 

 

The guy is saying some quite relevant things. But read the comments at the end of the video. As I said most of the people are asking, 'So what? What are you so upset about? Whats wrong?

 

Indeed so what if you weigh 500 pounds. Whats wrong?

 The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT