I came across a re-posting of Alina Amir's FB status recently. A former Illini, Alina is among the most charismatic, elegant and hardworking person I've met at Illinois (the university). With her education background, personality and leadership she could have earned a lot working in the financial industry. However, like other Teach for Malaysia teachers, she selflessly follows her passion and teach instead. I respect and envy you all, and I wish you all the best.
I definitely agree wholeheartedly that Teaching for Malaysia is a really good thing to be involved with. I do have somewhat different philosophy on how best to tackle the lack of quality education among kids, summarized in two words "Early Education".
It's unfair to give all the burden to teachers or the education system itself. There is a 5-7 years gap before kids in Malaysia go to school. Different kids will arrive the first day at school with different level of skills, education and manners. We as parents or future parents should play a bigger role. I've talked about read-aloud and some potential implementations before.
We individually can play our roles to develop a brighter and more talented future generation of Malaysia. Small things will add up. Like all problems or issues, its always wise to identify the things within or beyond our control, and focus on the former. Borrowing the famous quote from John F. Kennedy, "ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
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