Rules , Teachers , Books And Homework

In another twelve days , my children will be saying goodbye to their holidays . Its the beginning of the new school term for 2008 .



Rules will be reinforced ..important for any school to function . Rules need to be observed by all...the teachers , students , school administrators and parents .



Homeworks are part and parcel of school life ......an allergy to most students . Too much of homework will be lethargic to them too . My children will be expected to attend extra curriculum activities in the afternoons . Apart from that some students will be attending tuition classes at night .....arranged by their parents . I wonder how some parents are able to coerce their children to attend tuition classes as mine just refused to attend .

After end of this year year end examination ....my children are agreeing half heartedly to take up tuition classes for some subjects . Malaysian education system is very much examination oriented ......the success of the student is rated on how well they had done in their public examinations . In certain ways this will determine their future as well especially the profession they will be in .

I have not identified the tuition center yet .I know it is tough for them .....Time management is of utmost importance here .

Living in multi racial Malaysia , their class will be an assortment of malays , chinese and indians . The chinese will be a minority in the school that my children is attending as most chinese prefer to send their children to the chinese medium school ....meaning all subjects are taught in Mandarin . Of course , Bahasa Malaysia and English are being taught too . An advantage for them ...as these students are able to learn three languages . Malay , English and Mandarin .


My middle child will be in Form Two . He will be meeting his old classmates and perhaps the entrance of another new student in his class . He commended that the students in his class don't seem to interact much with each other . The indians will mixed among themselves....and so are the malays . He said in his old school in Sarawak .....his friends are of various ethnic groups ......" I really love it there . " he said .

Guess it will take time for his classmates to bond . However , I do hope my son will be himself and interact with all regardless of race and religions .

As for my daughter , it will be a new environment for her . She will be in Form One and attending the same school as her brother . A new class and a new set of friends .