This Vicious snake is dangerous to future generations as it has just hatched

Minister labels groups 'bodoh sombong' for threatening school boycott 

Vijay47: Ahh! Blessed are we that the youthful minister has returned to lead us out of this abyss of ignorance we are trapped in. “A child’s education is not up for bargain.” How profound, how poetically philosophical from one so tender in age! Even Shakespeare could not have said it better.

Tell me, good sir, were these priceless gems of infinite wisdom gleaned as you sat rapt in reverential attention at the feet of Muslim preacher Zakir Naik, our prime minister-in-waiting? We are now asked to be comforted by the explanation from you, Education Minister Maszlee Malik, and fellow engineers of Islamisation through schools that the penmanship study subject is not khat but Jawi, those silly boys at the ministry had made a silly mistake.

And in any case, you hasten to assure us, Jawi or khat by whatever name called would entail only three pages. Pray tell us, if “only three pages”, why insist on continuing with this surreptitious introduction? Is it the norm for any new subject to begin with “only three pages”? Going by the standards our education system displays, I would be inclined to think so.

We would not be disturbed if a fresh field is to be explored in school, it may only serve to broaden our outlook; even acting would be welcome, a talent you excel in. But when it comes to Jawi, every strand of suspicion would be aroused, after all, your colleague Maszlee did admit that schools must be the “medan dakwah”.

How sure can we be that after a brief spell of innocent teaching, Jawi would not subtly shift with the cunning introduction of Muslim elements? You want to go the whole nine yards and teach Islam? Sure, feel free to go ahead. But keep it restricted to only Muslim students.

I trust you had a most satisfying dinner the other night, an event which you gleefully flaunted to all of us. I equally hope you and your exalted guest did not have any untoward results the next morning. But we, alas, continue to suffer from what the good doctor prescribed.

Babylon: A child’s education is not up for bargain,” said Syed Saddiq. You are right, and I will decide on what my child studies because he is my child, not yours. Get an education yourself before trying to teach people how to suck eggs. I know best for my child because God gave him to me. Comprende (understand)?

Veritas: What a joke. The Malay political class has messed up public education very badly. Non-Malays used to go to national schools because they were good. After the deliberately created mess in education, many non-Malays opted for the vernacular schools, including Malays sending their kids to Chinese schools for a better education.
Then came separate streams for Malays - matrikulasi, Mara, etc, etc. More incoherence, inconsistency, and divisiveness. Who the hell is responsible for "education is being held at ransom and used as a bargaining tool"?

This young man needs to make Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad happy for his own ambitions. We understand all this, but he shouldn't run people down. Isn't he supposed to be a very forgiving person, or is his moral compass a bargaining tool?