Some people never learn

I just read a rather interesting news piece where four local students are suing the government over its policy to teach science and mathematics in the English language. Er... right. Sue the government. Smart eh?

Secondly, the kids ( a year 4, I presume 10 year old, 2 Form 3 ( 15 year olds ) and a Form 4 student ( a 16 year old ) ) filed the suit through their fathers. They indicated one of the reasons they gave for the lawsuit as being 'deprived' from learning the two subjects in the national language, which is NOT english. My jaw dropped when I saw the word deprived. How can someone deprive you of something when you can still freely do it? I mean, these kids can still learn the subjects on their own, or from outside help through tuition, or through books in the past 10 years or so, which are still in the national language. They are not 'deprived' of it. They are only not spoon-fed in the language they have grown accustomed to.

The thing about learning is that people tend to think that it is natural for them pick up things very easily, and to these people, the only way to do that is to be taught that piece of knowledge in the language they are most comfortable with. Whoa, are they in for a surprise when they get to university. Frankly, I'd be thankful of the change to be done in MY time when I was still in the education system. Then, I won't have to be freaking translating every freaking page of every freaking lecture note when I was in freaking university... Freaks.

Rather than oppose a change, why can't they be flexible and adapt to the change? They are kids, they have the capability to do so because they haven't grown into a rigid mindset which cannot be changed.. like that of adults. Adults like teacher or parents. Ah ah ah , don't go there. Don't put words into my blog. It's just a thought. Let's keep it that way.