Discuss Maths and Science at Cabinet level first

The Education Ministry cannot decide whether to continue having Science and Mathematics taught in English or revert to Bahasa Malaysia before the matter is discussed in the Cabinet.
Minister Datuk Seri Hisham-muddin Tun Hussein said the ministry must also wait for the release of the UPSR results which is expected in the middle of next month.
"We also have to analyse what has been said in the four roundtable discussions we have held with stakeholders for their views," he told reporters after presenting certificates to 331 excellent teachers at a teaching conference.
Making a point: Hishammuddin (third from right) having an informal chat with some of the excellent teachers at the teaching conference Thursday.
Asked whether it was possible to make an announcement at the end of this year or early next year, Hishammuddin said it would depend on how long it took to analyse the differing views.
"Whatever we decide, we can't start in January anyway as it is far too soon," he said, adding that any decision would not affect those already in the system and that it would start with a new group of Year One pupils.
He advised people not to worry about pupils' ability to master English as there were plans to strengthen the subject in primary school.
"Whatever decision we make will not fulfil everyone's wish or satisfy everyone but at least we have the facts and figures to back our decision," he said, adding that the decision could include fine-tuning the existing policy.
Hishammuddin said the decision "did not have to be black and white, or a yes and no".
The policy of teaching Science and Mathematics in English was implemented in phases, starting with Year One, Form One and Lower Six in 2003.
Hishammuddin also announced that 233 graduate headmasters in primary schools have created history by being promoted to grade DG44 from DG41 with a minimum salary increase at about RM300.
The Government, he added, considered requests from teaching unions for faster promotions for headmasters who had served at least three years in the DG41 grade.
National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) secretary-general Lok Yim Pheng who welcomed the move hoped that the Government would also consider extending the scheme to
senior assistants who had to wait at least 10 years to be upgraded to DG44.

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