When the English teacher can barely speak without grammartic error They want their student to be perfect in the class and exams I won't question if every student could excel in class but if one or two of them can come up better than the teacher you know what the teacher ego couldn't be challenged
Thanks to Jeff7839,icon8888 and Rosmah Mansur for being fair and sensible...sometimes being poor from a family or having bad english due to a bad educational system is not by choice...if one wishes to give or help or donate do it sincerely and with rules strictly issued out...
Those letters remind me when I was young and not any good with the English language and trying to write some letters asking for things from people who had the things I asked for. I chanced upon those letters just a couple of weeks back and they made me flush with embarrassment. But luckily for me, I ended up graduating from a good American university. I admire and applaud Mr Koon noble works on giving away scholarships. The letters on display are indeed bad. I sympathized and feel very sorry for the students, who are humiliated in this way. I hope that they are not negatively affected, but instead, turn the shame around to fuel their determination to do well.
"Since the publications of my scholarships offer, a few days ago, my wife is receiving about 10 applications every day. I must say some of them are deserving cases and some are so ridiculous. But here are a few examples for your amusement."
1) Not amused.
2) Everyone has to start from somewhere. Not everyone has good English.
3) You're giving out scholarships for education. Mr Koon, after reading this article, it makes me wonder if you're educated or not.
If a person like Mr Koon can be so rich, being richer should be easy :)
Nowadays, Malaysian students learn "Communication English". As long as they can convey the message, they will pass or get an A for their English. Never mind the bad grammar which is not emphasized. The fact that the applicants' English are understood shows they are good: mission accomplished. So, what is the problem?
Do not compare colonial time English with Vision 2020 English.
One more thing. Both my children went to Chinese schools. So, they excel in both Chinese and English. Follow your racial line is only for politicians from MCA, not for ordinary people.
<Posted by Tom > Jan 14, 2016 01:38 PM | Report Abuse
Posted by winnerzhang > Jan 14, 2016 03:34 PM | Report Abuse
Nowadays, Malaysian students learn "Communication English". As long as they can convey the message, they will pass or get an A for their English. Never mind the bad grammar which is not emphasized. The fact that the applicants' English are understood shows they are good: mission accomplished. So, what is the problem?
Do not compare colonial time English with Vision 2020 English.
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
-------------------------------------------------------- <speakup> Instead of just giving out scholarships, how about donating to the very poor? 14/01/2016 15:39
huh? what MCA? You truly disgust me.....and please la don't act smart in front of me.....can laugh die
Posted by Desa20201956 > Jan 14, 2016 04:25 PM | Report Abuse
One more thing. Both my children went to Chinese schools. So, they excel in both Chinese and English. Follow your racial line is only for politicians from MCA, not for ordinary people.
<Posted by Tom > Jan 14, 2016 01:38 PM | Report Abuse
1) These students are earnestly seeking for your help to finance their studies. You should understand this, as you were previously a scholar from a poor background yourself. I am sure you wouldn’t like to have your application published, even if your name was removed. There is no need to embarrass or make fun of any of these students.
2) There is nothing wrong with studying medicine if one is poor. These students have their own dreams. They are just writing to you to ease the burdens of their family. Your comments seem to imply that poor students shouldn’t go for their dreams if they can’t afford it. I assume the purpose of your scholarships are to provide opportunities for poorer students to seek further education in hope of achieving their dreams. The reasoning in your comment is certainly incongruent with the purpose of your scholarships.
I hope you will remove this post if you genuinely want to help students.
Those applicants are in fact more or less cannot afford to study in their preferred choice of educations or those choose the best/expensive fees and hope that someone could sponsor them.
Please do not criticise or condemn at first glance. They are some who has good attitude and potential but need guidance.
Student want to study medicine or engineering it is not up to me to decide However why they insist on it? Can't you see ymtheir determination reflect from their parent? If not because of their parent who born them they won't blindly choose any career
The highest rank of teacher is one who teaches people how to punt/speculate. Never mind his educational background or experience as long as he can gives tips/ insider news, all will be happy and looked in awe at the flashy car that he drives.
i want to be a hollywood star, mr koon pls sponsor me to NewYork Institute of Performing Art. school fee for 4 years degree only USD 400k, u can easily afford la. its my dream, i have strong determination to be a superstar. like jacky chan, or clint eastwood.
my CV attached.
i am form 5 drop out. my height is 4feet 5 inch, i am a male,
my face full of pimples, and i walk like pregnant woman.
this generation is less fortunately breed The premium breed who can speak better English has long ago brain drain by dunno who I foresee the next few more generation will not only had bad English Because the brain drain continue the one who couldn't speak English but can speak some native also choose to be balik The next generation will not speak English they also cannot work hard and they are good tools for ISIS recruits
First we have good English breed brain drain Next we have good working breed brain drain Third we have good skill breed brain drain What will be left after all the good breed left for the good? And the bad breed continue to make more baby?
Bad breed singer make video and now it got banned and they couldn't get back their investment now they choose to be kickstarter instead While the good breed singer just seeking help from Uncle Sam?
Next generation will not only have bad English They cannot sing also they also cannot make good decision on their money and their future and end up in jail
The one who challenge LKY now is a good example of bad breed Their sound is so broken --> bad breed England is powerful --> bad breed Attitude powerful --> bad breed Attire powerful --> bad breed Make video to insult religion --> bad breed
I don't see what's wrong with the student studying law aboard. If we believe that education is equal - why does the family that makes the best of what they could being bash down because they cannot control currency fluctuation. And the person is not asking anything more than what they can't afford. Looking at today's legal system here - imagine what would happen to this student if he/she were brainwash by local law school. If 30k can bring a good lawyer back here to serve the community I think it is the best investment one can make. Now that we make fun of the person, he/she will likely still strive in life by some help from other parts of the world but we destroy another hope for our nation - all for RM30k.
If you get lemon in life, make lemonade out of it. Don't be a cry baby. Not good in English is not a sin, as long as the person is willing to learn, sooner or later, a good command of English is achievable.
I feel embarrassed after reading the above emails. I really lost my respect towards KYY. You call yourself a donor ?
Even if they do not fit to receive your scholarship, you shouldn't be littling them in public. The reason of them being poor in English language can be multi factorial. One of them is poor teaching at schools.
Privacy and confidentiality should be outmost importance in dealing with this type of matters.
I think KYY must have forgotten his roots on how he had begun from scratch to someone he is now. Bad karma is catching up against him, lets see how far can he go around by belittling the people around him.
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Posted by PlsGiveBonus > 2016-01-14 13:55 | Report Abuse
When the English teacher can barely speak without grammartic error
They want their student to be perfect in the class and exams
I won't question if every student could excel in class but if one or two of them can come up better than the teacher you know what the teacher ego couldn't be challenged