Suara Hati Dr Mahathir

SAYA sedih. Bukanlah saya berharap kerana kesedihan saya akan menarik simpati sesiapa. Hanya saya ingin menyatakan perasaan saya- perasaan apabila melihat kaum bangsa saya, orang Melayu, begitu sekali tidak tahu bersyukur, begitu sekali mudah lupa, begitu sekali mudah dipengaruhi dan diperalat oleh orang lain sehingga sanggup memburukkan bangsa sendiri.

Bagi generasi yang dilahirkan selepas merdeka tentulah mereka tidak merasai sendiri kehinaan yang dialami oleh orang Melayu semasa mereka dijajah dahulu. Tetapi takkanlah mereka tidak baca sejarah bangsa mereka. 

Jika mereka sudah lupa, jika mereka tidak dapat memahami pahit maung, pedih perit bangsa yang dijajah, izinkan saya yang biasa dengan tiga penjajahan bercerita sedikit berkenaan orang Melayu semasa dijajah. 

RIMUP

RIMUP ialah singkatan rancangan integrasi untuk perpaduan, satu program di sekolah bertujuan meningkatkan perpaduan di kalangan kaum di seahSemua program di sekolah perlulah "dirimupkan", iaitu semua kaum perlu dilibatka . Untuk sekolah satu kaum, aktiviti bersama sekolah lain boleh dijalankan.n

Pembelajaran sepanjang hayat

Seorang bapa menjemput anaknya, seorang murid sekolah rendah dengan motosikal. Tanpa helmet, anaknya bertanya "Tak pakai helmet salah, nanti kena saman" Ayahnya jawab "Tak apa, polis tak kisah pun" Sampai di persimpangan lampu merah menyala, sibapa toleh kiri toleh kanan, terus jalan walaupun lampu hijau belum menyala. " Ayah, lampu merah, tak boleh jalan" "Tak apa, bukan ada kereta, lagi pun polis kawan ayah". Sampai di rumah anak mengadu kepada ibu" ... cikgu kat sekolah cakap kita wajib patuh undang-undang jalan raya" Ibu jawab "Tak apa, bukan accident pun, lagi pun ibu ni kan cikgu juga ..."

Bila anak masuk sekolah menengah "Ayah, kita nak bawak motor pergi sekolah" "Nanti ayah belikan"
"Tapi kita tak ada lesen, belum cukup umur" "Tak apa, kaki kamu kan dah panjang, yang penting pakai helmet, polis tak kisah punya"

... dipendekkan cerita "Encik, ni balai polis, anak encik kami tahan sebab terlibat dengan lumba haram ..." " ... tak guna punya anak, bila ayah ajar kamu jadi mat rempit?...

... 30 tahun kemudian "... kamu jangan terlibat dengan lumba haram ... nanti accident, kena tangkap sapa susah ... " " ... ayah dulu pun sama, boleh hidup sampai sekarang ... dapat anak lagi ....

Kita perlu berani

Baru-baru ini kerajaan Singapura telah mengenakan sekatan ke atas bumiputera Sabah berumur 350 tahun ke bawah daripada bekerja di negara itu. Alasannya ialah kumpulan ini banyak menimbulkan masalah dengan terlibat dalam jenayah. Kita perlu menghormati keputusan Singapura yang bermaksud menjaga keselamatan dan kesejahteraan rakyatnya. Bahkan kita perlu mencontohi mereka kerana berani bertindak tanpa mengira apa orang lain cakap.
Apa yang berlaku di Malaysia? Warga asing sudah keterlaluan. Apa kerajaan kita dah buat?

How dropbox makes money

Dropbox is a file storage service. It makes it easy to store your backup and documents in the clouds, syn them between device, and retrieve them later. Its free up to a certain level of storage, and if you want to backup more you have to pay a fee.

Ada mereka kisah?

Kecaman demi kecaman, bantahan demi bantahan, rusuhan di sana sini, tunjuk perasaan di banyak tempat memang mereka dah jangka akan berlaku. Atau mungkin itulah tujuan mereka, untuk membangkitkan kemarahan umat Islam an seterusnya mencetuskan huru hara di negara-negara Islam, yang cedera dan mati bukan orang mereka tetapi orang Islam sendiri, yang bertempur polis Islam dengan penunjukperasaan Islam juga.
Google tetap mempertahanan pendirian tidak memadam filem Innocence of Islam daripada you tube, apa kita boleh? Peguasaan ilmu dan teknologi mereka yang tinggi menyebabkan mereka boleh berbuat sesuka hati. Kalau mereka tutup google adakah kita ada pilihan lain?  Nampknya kebanyakan kita juga bergantung kpd google dan you tube.
Kita umat Islam selalu tewas dan tidak boleh berbuat apa-apa. Kita lemah, kita tidak bersatu, kita emosional dan tidak rasional. Mereka tidak memerlukan senjata untuk membunuh kita, mereka akan mempermainkan minda dan emosi kita dan kita akan berbunuhan sesama-sendiri.

Classroom Management

CLASSROOM ARRANGEMENT
While good classroom arrangement is not a guarantee of good behavior, poor planning in this area can create conditions that lead to problems.
	The teacher must be able to observe all students at all times and to monitor work and behavior. The teacher should also be able to see the door from his or her desk.
	Frequently used areas of the room and traffic lanes should be unobstructed and easily accessible.
	Students should be able to see the teacher and presentation area without undue turning or movement.
	Commonly used classroom materials, e.g., books, attendance pads, absence permits, and student reference materials should be readily available.
	Some degree of decoration will help add to the attractiveness of the room.

Kisahnya

Seorang pelajar terutamanya pelajar sekolah rendah sangat mempercayai guru mereka. Kadang-kadang mereka lebih mematuhi arahan guru daripada arahan ibu bapa mereka. Bagi pelajar yang dikatakan lurus bendul, mereka sangat percaya apa guru mereka cakap walaupun mungkin guru itu bercakap secara berseloroh atau main-main sahaja.

Saya fikir itu yang berlaku di sebuah sekolah di Selangor, di mana seorang pelajar dikatakan telah dihalang menduduki peperiksaan UPSR. Menurut laporan akhbar bapa pelajar sendiri mengakui anaknya memang kerap tidak hadir ke sekolah. Mungkin kurang kerjasama penjaga menyebabkan guru rasa kurang senang dan ada yang cakap secara main-main "kamu ni kerap tak hadir, banyak yang kamu tertinggal, tak payahlah ambil periksa, dah tentu tak lulus" Pelajar berkenaan mungkin ambil serious perkara ini.

Bagaimana pun itu andaian sahaja. Kita tunggulah keputusan siasatan.

Cat baru

Garisan putih di atas jalan raya kelihatan jelas daripada biasa. Simpang yang sempit dan selalu sesak t7elah dilnebarkan dan trafik lebih lancar. Kelihatan pekerja sedang sibuk menurap jalan yang dah lama berlubang-lubang. Banyak juga kontraktor kelas F sedang sibuk memilih cat kerana mendapat kerja mengecat sekolah. Rumah terbuka, perasmian bangunan, kayuhan sihat dan macam-macam program diadakan sampai tak cukup hari. Malaysia meriah, baguslah.

How Finnish schools shine

Teachers are respected, exams are shunned and league tables simply don't exist – but if the Finnish system is so good why is it so hard to emulate?
 In 2009 the UK's education policy directors suffered a significant blow. The PISA tests (OECD Programme for International Study Assessment) results were published, ranking the UK way down the international league table in reading, maths and science.
In total 65 countries were assessed; the UK scored: 25th in reading, 28th in maths and 16th in science. The overall best performer in the 2009 test was the region of Shanghai, China. Results from PISA suggested that school autonomy in defining the curriculum and assessment methods relates positively to overall performance. Additionally, the PISA data reported that creating homogeneous schools and/or classrooms through selection is unrelated to the average performance of education systems.
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Yang pasti dan yang tidak pasti

Apabila seseorang manusia itu dilahirkan, ada peristiwa yang akan berlaku ke atas manusia itu yang kita pasti akan berlaku tetapi kita tidak tahu bila. Ada yang kita tidak pasti akan berlaku dan kita juga tidak pasti bila akan berlaku. Ada juga perkara yang kita hampir pasti akan berlaku dan hampir pasti bila.

Kematian adalah sesuatu yang pasti akan berlaku, bila sampai masanya. Tidak terawal atau terlewat walaupun sesaat. Hanya Allah sahaja yang mengetahui bila kita akan mati.

Biasanya seseorang manusia yang normal akan mencari pasangan hidup apabila telah sampai masa dan kesediaannya. Tetapi ini juga perkara yang kita tidak pasti akan berlaku. Sekarang ini ramai lelaki atau perempuan yang memilih untuk tidak berkahwin walaupun pada pandangan kita mereka telah bersedia. Tentu ada sebab-sebab tertentu untuk mereka memilih cara hidup sedemikian. Yang dah bertunang pun kita tidak pasti sama ada mereka akan berkahwin pada tarikh yang dirancang.

Jika seseorang itu memilih untuk bekerja makan gaji sama ada dalam sektor awam atau swasta, kita juga hampir pasti bila mereka akan bersara, itu pun kalau umur mereka panjang. Seorang kaki tangan kerajaan dah hampir pasti tarikh mereka bersara berdasarkan pilihan mereka dan boleh membuat persediaan secukupnya untuk meneruskan kehidupan selepas bersara. Ketua-ketua jabatan pula sepatutnya telah bersedia dengan pengganti apabila seorang kakitangannya bersara, kerana tarikh persaraan itu telah diketahui sebaik sahaja surat perlantikan rasmi dikeluarkan. Tetapi kerana sebab-sebab yang kita tidak ketahui ramai yang telah bersara tidak diganti-ganti. Misalnya dalam KPM, banyak sekolah yang tiada pengetua. Bukan satu atau dua tetapi berpuluh-puluh. Bukan tiada orang yang boleh mengganti kerana bilangan guru sangat ramai. Bukan baru semalam, tetapi ada yang lebih daripada 6 bulan. Bila perkara ini disuarakan ramai yang "play safe". Jawapan yang standard ialah ini urusan BSM, kita dah hantar nama tapi keputusan tak turun-turun dan macam-macam lagi. Ada juga yang menjawab tak ada pengetua sekolah tak jalan ke? Kalau macam tu buat apa ada jawatan pengetua!

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How did the US get Guantanamo Bay?

Where is Guantanamo Bay Cuba?
Guantanamo Bay is located on the far south east corner of the Island of Cuba. Guantanamo Bay is located in the Guantanamo province of Cuba, which among other things, is home to one of Cuba’s national parks which is a prime bird watching location, as well as various scuba diving sites off the South coast of Cuba. The USA owns only one part of Guantanamo Bay where it has built a permanent naval base known as Camp Delta. The total area of Cuban land upon which the USA has built their naval base is 116 km squared.

 How did the US get Guantanamo Bay?
 The US first seized Guantanamo Bay and established a naval base there in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. In 1903, the US and Cuba signed a lease granting the US permission to use the land as a coaling and naval station. The lease satisfied the Platt Amendment; this amendment stated a naval base at "certain specific points agreed upon by the President of the United States" was needed to "enable the United States to maintain independence of Cuba." The US and Cuba signed a treaty in 1934, granting the US a perpetual lease; private enterprise is not allowed under the treaty. Both the US and Cuba must agree on any termination of the lease, effectively making the land US soil since the US will never agree to give up the property.

The US Government originally saw Guantanamo Bay as a point of strategic value to its Navy in protecting the Panama Canal. Of course with advances in military technology and US hegemony in the Latin American region, the US government no longer needs Guantanamo Bay for military purposes. Guantanamo Bay today does more to serve political purposes in its long standing campaign against Cuba. Immediately after the Cuban revolution in 1959, Fidel Castro asked for the return of Guantanamo Bay which the US refused. The Cubans in turn responded by cutting off water and electricity supplies to the US naval base on Guantanamo Bay. Since that time, US military personnel stationed at Guantanamo Bay have been forbidden entry to Cuba and an unfriendly stand off has occurred in the area ever since. 

PRU

Selepas keputusan pilihan raya umum disahkan parti yang mendapat majoriti undian akan diberi mandat untuk membentuk kerajaan dan mentadbir negara untuk tempoh lima tahun.

Parti yang lain perlu "sporting" dan terima hakikat bahawa mereka tidak diberi kepercayaan untuk mentadbir negara. Jangan jadi "sore loser".

Urusan parti tamat. Semua kena mula buat kerja. Yang menang bertanding merupakan wakil rakyat dalam kerajaan, jadi kena jaga kepentingan rakyat, bukan kepentingan diri sendiri. Masuk bertanding bukan untuk kumpul kekayaan, tetapi untuk berkhidmat kepada rakyat.

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"Kurang Ajar"

Bekas Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tun Musa Hitam pernah kata:

Saya juga pernah menyarankan orang Melayu supaya bersikap 'kurang ajar' dan kenyataan itu ternyata telah salah digunakan apabila saya menghadapi masalah politik. Tetapi jika dilihat dari aspek yang neutral, 'kurang ajar' itu merupakan satu konsep berani bertanya dan berani menyoal.

Pada saya, berani bertanya dan berani menyoal ialah petanda bahawa manusia itu aktif dan 'hidup' dan untuk mencapai kemajuan kita mesti bertanya dan mesti mengkritik. Itulah inti demokrasi (lihat Utusan Malaysia 1/11/98 "Keresahan masyarakat Melayu moden - 'Kurang ajar' konsep berani bertanya dan menyoal - Musa").

Ideas for Taking Classroom Attendance

The traditional procedure of taking attendance at the start of the lesson may help a new teacher create a sense of routine and structure, but it isn't the best way to start the class. New teachers need to develop classroom procedures for how and when to take attendance, as this is an important part of classroom organization.

Taking Attendance After Explaining the Assignment
Taking attendance after the teacher has provided some input and the students are ready to start the activity can be much more effective. Since students have already connected with the academic focus of your lesson plan, they won't be distracted when you do take attendance. Teachers do not necessarily need to call out their names. Just a simple head check should take you only a few minute

Amazing Facts About Finland's Education System

Finnish children don't start school until they are 7.

They rarely take exams or do homework until they are well into their teens.

The children are not measured at all for the first six years of their education.

There is only one mandatory standardized test in Finland, taken when children are 16.

All children, clever or not, are taught in the same classrooms.

Finland spends around 30 percent less per student than the United States.

30 percent of children receive extra help during their first nine years of school.

66 percent of students go to college.The highest rate in Europe.

The difference between weakest and strongest students is the smallest in the World.

Science classes are capped at 16 students so that they may perform practical experiments every class.

93 percent of Finns graduate from high school.

43 percent of Finnish high-school students go to vocational schools.

Elementary school students get 75 minutes of recess a day in

Teachers only spend 4 hours a day in the classroom, and take 2 hours a week for "professional development".

The school system is 100% state funded.

All teachers in Finland must have a masters degree, which is fully subsidized.

The national curriculum is only broad guidelines.

Teachers are selected from the top 10% of graduates.

In 2010, 6,600 applicants vied for 660 primary school training slots

The average starting salary for a Finnish teacher was $29,000 in 2008

However, high school teachers with 15 years of experience make 102 percent of what other college graduates make.

There is no merit pay for teachers

Teachers are given the same status as doctors and lawyers

In an international standardized measurement in 2001, Finnish children came top or very close to the top for science, reading and mathematics.

Ponteng di UK: di Malaysia bagaimana?

Headteachers should be able to impose increased fines on parents whose children miss school without a valid reason and the money will be docked automatically from child benefit if they fail to pay, a government adviser has said.
Proposals published on Monday by the government's expert adviser on behaviour, Charlie Taylor, would allow schools to impose fines of £60 for truancy, rising to £120 if they are not paid within 28 days.
The money would be recovered automatically from child benefit if parents failed to pay within that time. Parents who do not receive child benefit and fail to pay fines would have the money recovered through county courts.

Brazilian schools microchip T-shirts to cut truancy

 

Schools in Brazil have started to place computer chips in school uniforms to keep track of pupils and reduce truancy.

Some 20,000 pupils in the north-eastern city of Vitoria da Conquista will have microchips embedded in their school T-shirts.
The parents will get a text message when their children arrive at school, or if they are late for classes.
The authorities say the measure will help teacher-parent relations.
SMS alerts The authorities in Vitoria da Conquista, Bahia state, call the microchipped T-shirts "intelligent uniforms".