LearNers DivErsiTyPRASNA SHANMUGAM

A 137614

QUESTION : 12 (B)DESRIBE FIVE (5) OBSTACLES WHICH MAY

PREVENT THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE GOALS (1 MALAYSIA CONCEPT)

SCHOOL SYSTEM ethnically & linguistically polarized primary school system (Chinese & Tamil )

separated school system @ primary level

90% (Chinese)/ 50% (Indian) - no opportunity to interact with Malays in the same age category

Quota system (MRSM/ MATRICULATION/UNIVERSITIES)

RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS Ethno-centric (superior

compared to other community) – weird, inferior and immoral

differences measured by : - customs

- family background - attitude - attire

Unhelpful religious sentiment which undermine the practices and institutions of other religions

LANGUAGE Mother tongue ( tamil / chinese )

Very strong

Cannot accept that Bahasa Melayu as official language

it shows the differences between the races

Do not want to give up or want to learn and apply other languages.

GOAL Not common and shared

goal

Not ethnically integrated

Peace , living in harmony

Full & fair partnership

SPECIALITY

Special positions of Malay/ Bumiputera (Constitution)

Article Rational 153 privileges :

-position in public service- scholarship- education- business - special facilities

Malay reserve land so that the reserve land is protected from the non-Malay.

WHO EVER WE ARE, WHATEVER WE SAY, WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER BECAUSE WE ARE

1 MALAYSIA