Behind every closed doors, lies the silent grief of a child. Who secretly yearns to be part of the Western culture, to be able to experience what science project is all about? what summer activities they can join during the break? Experiences gained outside the classroom that can never be taught in class.
Yes. behind each closed doors of oriental families, lies a hope. A dim spark of hope, that brings forth to a change.
Let me share with you a true Malaysian story.
I grew up with homework. Yes, if there's a thing/chore that I grew up with, is definitely homework. I don't even tidy my bed on a daily basis.
The moment i stepped into pre-school, i had to shoulder the responsibility to complete each homework given by the teacher and the consequences of not finishing the homework will result in severe punishment that one could hardly imagine.
And every time the thought of unfinished homework flashed across my mind, i'll get sweaty palms,feeling restless and resort to copying other's answers. The thing in mind was to get it done to avoid punishment.
How oriental culture teaches is basically the spoon-feeding method. Feed the students with knowledge, and expect them to produce back the same thing. So i hope you get the picture of it.
How this matter irked me, is the fact that we're not moving forward. We are just merely floating. For those who realized that floating will them nowhere, they are the ones who managed to grasp the concept of learning everything in the classroom does not make you the smartest of all.
Trivia which I came across from watching a tv show ; Who is the first American pilot who managed to travel faster than sound?
At this point, if you can answer (and you think is correct) Congratulations. You're out of this square box.
But if you can't answer this. I'l give you a second try ; Who is the first American president who got assassinated?
bye got too bored writing.
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