I refer to the article Pakatan-led states should do more for higher education .

I fail to understand VK Chin’s comment ‘it would also be quite impossible for the government to accommodate all those to study the courses of their choice, especially in highly-competitive subjects such as medicine, dentistry or pharmacy’.

But the PSD chooses the course for you - not the other way round. My nephew was forced to take architecture instead of engineering which he is passionate about. It was that or nothing. My friends’ children all took medicine because that was the only course forced down their throats by the PSD.

So it is no surprise these people do not come back because that was not the course they applied for or wanted. Many of them are now working in completely different professions abroad and refuse to return home.

I agree with Chin, though, on his suggestion to abolish the matriculation programme. All schools in Malaysia either instigate or discourage students from this programme rather than Form Six. All my children share this dilemma. The teachers in Form Six just refuse to teach them. Besides my children, I have spoken to parents and other students who simply do not understand why the school principals and the Education Ministry just refuse to look into this despite numerous complaints each year.

Lower Six teachers are never around to teach, they are always attending seminars, courses or are pregnant. I myself have questioned teachers who are supposed to be at seminars but caught shopping in town or are at the movies. They have never given me an honest answer.

I disagree with Chin that ‘high-achievers from Kedah, Penang, Perak or Selangor can always obtain scholarships from their state governments’.Our taxes go to the government and not to the individual states. You cannot take our money and ask another person to take responsibility for our child’s education. That is illogical.

Would Chin agree to pay for my utilities bill? The state governments can create more grants and loans but the sole responsibility for providing higher educational opportunities lie with the government of Malaysia.

The last part that I find difficult to digest is ‘.. it is not a god-given right that every top scorer should be so fortunate though in a perfect society, every such student should automatically be fully-funded in furthering his or her studies’.

If the government is caring and serious about our children’s future they would have revamped the PSD, Mara and Petronas scholarship system whereby a manageable and systematic approach could be found to ensure all Malaysians regardless of race can reach for their degree and Masters.

Stop talking and do the right thing. I have written to the government to offer my service for free with no strings attached to revamp the scholarshop awarding system. My proposal will even benefit all secondary, primary and special schools in Malaysia and be able to achieve returns of if not 100% then at least 70%.

Check around if you have the time. The citizens of this country only ask for help to ensure their children’s future. They are not asking for free money.