GMP sedia turun ke jalan jika NGO pro-PPSMI buat demo October 31, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, 31 Okt — Gerakan Memansuhkan PPSMI (GMP) yang pernah mengadakan perhimpunan besar-besaran tiga tahun lalu berhubung dasar Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sains dan Matematik Dalam Bahasa Inggeris bersedia untuk turun semula ke jalan jika ada pihak mengambil tindakan sedemikian menuntut dasar lama dikembalikan.
Pensyarah Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Prof Datuk Dr Zainal Kling berkata, Kongres Bahasa dan Persuratan Melayu VII yang berakhir semalam tetap dengan pendirian tegas menentang segala bentuk dasar yang boleh mengembalikan PPSMI ke dalam sistem pendidikan negara. Zainal yang juga ahli jawatankuasa resolusi kongres tersebut turut menyelar tindakan beberapa pertubuhan bukan kerajaan termasuk Persatuan Ibu Bapa Untuk Pendidikan Malaysia (PAGE) yang menuntut kerajaan mempertimbangkan semula cadangan agar diberi opsyen untuk belajar sains dan matematik dalam bahasa Inggeris ekoran keputusan memansuhkan PPSMI. “Tindakan Menteri Pelajaran Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin memansuhkan PPSMI adalah satu tindakan yang wajar kerana PPSMI melanggar undang-undang, melanggar Perlembagaan Persekutuan, Akta Pendidikan dan juga Akta Bahasa Kebangsaan,” kata beliau kepada The Malaysian Insider. “Kami menyokong tindakan menteri menghapuskan dasar itu kerana kerajaan adalah pelaksana undang-undang negara,” katanya lagi. Sewaktu kongres di Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka itu berlangsung semalam, terdapat desas-desus yang menyatakan akan ada pihak mahu membuat demonstrasi hari ini. Source here
Is that so?
Court Rejects Bid To Declare Teaching Maths, Science In English Unconstitutional KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (Bernama) -- Four students on Friday failed in their attempt to have the teaching of Mathematics and Science in English since 2003 be declared null and void when the High Court rejected their application. Judge Datuk Mohd Zawawi Salleh dismissed with costs their applications after hearing explanations from both sides in chambers. Lawyer Mohamed Hanipa Maidin represented the four students during the proceeding while Senior Federal Counsel Suzana Atan appeared for the government. Suzana when met by reporters said the judge decided that the two circulars on the teaching and learning of Mathematics and Science (PPSMI) in national schools and national-type (Chinese and Tamil) schools did not contradict Article 152 of the Federal Constitution.
She said Article 152 provided for Bahasa Melayu (Malay language) to be the national language while it remained the medium of instruction in schools. The four students had filed their applications on Jan 21, 2006. Mohammad Syawwaal Mohammad Nizar who was then a Year Four pupil, made his application through his father, Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, an engineer and the former Perak Menteri Besar. The others were Form Three students, Mohammad Fadzil Nor Mohd. Rosni and Nur Najihah Muhaimin, and Syazaira Arham Yahya Ariff, a Form Four student, who also made their applications through their fathers. The four named the Malaysian government as the respondent. In their writ of summons, the applicants had, among others, claimed that their right to learn the two subjects in the national language had been denied with the implementation of the PPSMI policy. In regard to this, they asked that the court order the respondent to revert to the teaching of the two subjects in the national language as provided in the Federal Constitution. They also applied for a declaration that the respondent had no power to implement the PPSMI policy as contained in the circular dated Nov 27, 2002 Mohamed Hanipa said he would appeal against the court's decision.(Where is the appeal dude??) -- BERNAMA Source here
And GMP what is your position on Vernacular Schooling?
Apakah ia tidak melanggar Perlembagaan Persekutuan dan Akta Bahasa Kebangsaan? go here
Bole?