Malaysia’s education system: Waiting for Superman
Christopher Teh Boon Sung
Posted on January 27th, 2012
One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman did not exist.
She said, ‘Superman is not real.’
I was, like, “He’s not? What do you mean he’s not?”
“No, he’s not real.”
And she thought I was crying because it’s like Santa Claus is not real.
And I was crying because there was no one coming with enough power to save us.
Where is Superman for our Malaysian education system? (photo from i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn)
Geoffrey Canada’s above testimony sets the tone of the documentary, “Waiting for Superman”, directed by Davis Guggenheim. This documentary exposes the sorry state of schools in America, and it was a documentary that moved me, unashamedly, to tears. Although “Waiting for Superman” is only about American public schools, the documentary’s messages pushed all the right buttons that triggers my hopes and fears for my only child, Zachary.
"Waiting for Superman", a documentary that sparked a national debate in America on the country's state of school education system.
The sad truth on American education system is America now ranks near bottom in maths and reading scores compared to other countries including developing countries. There are over 2,000 dropout factories all over America. These dropout factories refer to schools with over 40 per cent of their students who fail to graduate in time.
