Bridging Rural and Urban Gap in Malaysian Schools Opportunities and Challenges

Lok Yim Pheng Secretary General U!P

Common Problems
Lack o" in"rastructure o proper buildings o proper roads to schools Lack o" electricity Lack o" teachers # students $uarters

Un"air distribution in the %ully aided and Partially aided schools &go't( policy)

!eachers sharing tables and chairs Congested sta"" rooms and class rooms Pupils paying RM *+(++ perchair

,+ - attend Pre.school education Curriculum in Pre.schools must be standardised

P/PP has many ne0 'isions but 0e 0ant the go'ernment to implement it "airly

Rural schools gi'en priority 1asten the deli'ery o" 2ducational materials in the rural areas Lack o" critical sub3ect !eachers in remote areas Mismatch in option !eachers shortage specially in 'ernacular schools and remote areas Lack o" transportation

Challenges

24amination oriented system !eaching o" Science and Maths in 2nglish & !eachers Centre not Pupils centre )

Sur'ey on PPSM/ . *5,6 Respondance

Science7 Maths and 2nglish teachers must undergo the 2nglish pro"iciency test Lack o" 8specialist teachers9 are the main cause o" non.e"ecti'e teaching

6:(: - agree

;<(5+ - agree

!here is a gap bet0een rural and urban teachers teaching Science and Maths in 2nglish !he Ministry o" 2ducation must pro'ide enough and comprehensi'e sets o" teaching aids to teachers Pupils understand the sub3ect better &science and maths) using 2nglish language

<=(; - agree >5(=+ - agree

=+ - agree

Under enrolment schools 1igh maintenance cost specially /C! Social problems /n"ormation and "inancial di'ide

Challenges

/ntegrity 2ducation opportunities "or children ?rop out problems Lo0 per"ormance students Mentally drop out children Role o" P!@ Cluster schools

Suggestions . Pupils

!arget needy children Pool o" !eachers handling drop out in rural schools ?issimination o" in"ormation 2asy access to educational materials Special schools "or special group o" children . Aocational schools . Character building schools Students e4change programme More remedial classes in schools Parents must be penalised B indicipline children

Suggestions . Pupils

2ducation must be non.political Condusi'e en'ironment in schools 1ealthy recreation centre "or children ChildrenCs health & "ood # time management and moti'ation ) %inancial aids to poor students Pro'ide transportation to schools Reduce the number o" pupil in the schools School base e4amination Build more hostel "or students

Suggestions B !eachers eradicate the culture o" adhoc

/mpro'e teaching method in schools !rained teachers locally and o'ersea Re0ard teachers 0ho can change lo0 per"ormance to high per"ormance !eachers co'ered by insurance Re'amp the !eachers !raining Curriculum 1igh $uality and 0orthiness course "or teachers

Go'ernment had channel "inancial aids to impro'e school in"rastructure But

!o much o" unneccessary bureaucarcy Can lead to corruption Lo0 $uality 0ork o proper pro3ection

De 0ant to ha'e thinking children not robots De 0ant high morale teachers !o achi'e all these the managers must go do0n to the ground and understand the problems