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If we were to improve Malaysian education system, the continuous effort should be sustained. The actions taken must be bold enough so that the transformation will occur with less hindrance and problems.

It is so happened that I dropped by in one Sekolah Agama in Permatang Pauh to do a few things (ha ha aku tak mengajar di sana yea). The reality that I saw has put me into a great astonishment. The facilities there are not in a good state. Then, how on earth these future hafiz (penghafaz al-Quran) can study comfortably?

While some people may argue that I do nitpicking, but ones must remember, that an answer to my doubt and question is vital because it will greatly reflect the state of our education system.

My ex-Physics teacher always told me during our long-session chat that the budget on education system should not be less than other sectors. She believes that investment in the education is the most critical one. It is simply because the future of this country is solely determined by our future generation. If an access to education is denied in the first place, then how on earth the talk in town still revolves around producing human capital?

The pertinent issue has not been answered, yet we are brave enough to discuss the non-related issues. I don’t have the right data on this, but reality seems to be more accurate than the current statistics. Look at those schools in Sarawak and Sabah, they need our help. They are part of this country too. We cannot abandon these people otherwise it will be a complete waste of resources to the country. Channel the money now! Build better schools for them. We cannot afford to lose another generation of young, bright and talented people.

I am a bit fussy about this issue because it is a simple logic that we feel better at a better place. Kalau lantai berlubang, bumbung bocor mana mahunya nak belajar! We must start looking at other good examples. Other countries have done it. Why not us? We have various resources (yeah but we are lacking good brains).

After almost a half century, our direction on education is not quite clear. We still stuck at the junction where we don’t even know where to go. On one hand, we celebrate the idea of producing good schools, but we still fail in terms of implementation.

We must focus. We must know our goal. Only then, we work on it.