Mak Fai

Any knowledge system that does not build on the collective wisdom of the past is bound to fall short of the demands placed upon it. By Korah Mathen Let me state at the very outset, in no uncertain terms, that I am all in favour of achieving literacy but not unquestioningly and not without some concerns and reservations. I neither subscribe to the kinds of ghastly horror story that are associated...

CAP is disturbed at the wide range of additional school fees that are permitted to be charged at individual schools — even going over RM100 and more. It is very well for the Education Minister to say that parents do not have to comply or that they can take their money back. But in reality, can the Minister actually guarantee that the children whose parents have not paid these additional fees...

Human beings are being used as the principal raw material for the growth and expansion of industrial society, says the writer. Thus, education for example has come to mean the production of workers with skills demanded by industry. By Jeremy Seabrook The perception that we live in a "post-indusrial society" could scarcely be more false. Simply because in Britain the old sites of industrial...

Television can be an important learning tool for your children, but it must be used with the greatest care. As part of the television "picture", advertising can provide your children with a great deal of information about the world around them. But, it must always be remembered that children need close parental guidance when it comes to advertising. It is useful with very young children to start...

Modern transportation systems, the writer says, do not save people time, but rather contribute to the modern condition of "not having enough time". They also consume space, emphasise the gap between the rich and the poor, and contribute to the disintegration of communities. By John Whitelegg TIME is money, we are told, and increasingly mobility is a way of saving time. The economic justification...