Will DPM take responsibility for endless leaks?

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YOURSAY ‘Muhyiddin should offer his apology as the education minister.’

 

Exams syndicate heads suspended for UPSR leak

Negarawan: “Muhyiddin (Yassin) said (Malaysian Examinations Syndicate director) Na'imah (Ishak) and (deputy in charge of operations) Wan Ilias (Wan Salleh) must take responsibility for the leaks as it has affected the integrity of the Education Ministry and the public examination system."

 

So why isn't Muhyiddin taking the responsibility and accountability as the education minister himself? Why put the blame on his officers, when there is not even any evidence of wrongdoing on their part yet?

 

Sorry to say, but this is an uncivilised and unjust action, and a move to protect himself politically at the expense of two civil servants. A proper investigation should be conducted first, rather than finding scapegoats.

 

Oh Ya?: Muhyiddin has found the scapegoats. When the dust settles down, these two guys will not only be reinstated but will be promoted.

 

The leaks will continue. This is Bolehland's culture and as long as the ruling elite is still in power, nothing will change.

 

Since the only objective of Bolehland's education system is to churn out more graduates, and since the politicians and administrators can't even manage the examination syndicate with integrity, why not just abolish all examinations and replace them with Certificates of Attendance?

 

Then Bolehland can claim a place in Guinness World Records for 100 percent literacy and the highest number of taxi drivers with PhDs.

 

CQ Muar: Yes, it's easy and convenient to 'pass the buck' on those subordinates under the Education Ministry.

 

Even the discovery and exposure of those behind the leakage doesn't exonerate or absolve the top echelons from bearing the blame and responsibility.

 

Elsewhere, as in other countries, the minister of the respective department must be held accountable and responsible, hence make an honourable decision to abdicate his or her position.

 

Not quite the case in our soon-to-be-developed nation come 2020. Holding and clinging on to their lucrative and powerful positions are their top priorities.

 

FellowMalaysian: Suspending the LPM director and her deputy director is clearly a feeble reaction by Muhyiddin, done more to deflect the tirade of criticisms from the public.

The papers leakage has caused much distress, worry and stress among the 473,000 students who have to re-sit the English paper as well as the many teachers and parents who have been affected.

 

The LPM director and her deputy should be sacked outright if Muhyiddin meant business in taking accountability for the fiasco.

Muhyiddin should offer his apology as the education minister to assume responsibility for his ministry's failures and not just to deflect the blame away.

 

Only then will he feel the heat and the shame; to borrow former PM Mahathir Mohamad's words.

 

Abasir: This scandalous leak of not one but two papers clearly points to the leadership of the ministry - a ministry that has seen the steady, unrelenting slide in education standards not just in terms of the output but also the input provided to the young.

 

Will the minister be held accountable for the repeated failures? No. According to Mahathir, failure does not result in a sense of shame... a vital ingredient for accountability.

 

*Anonymous_39d1: I am retired. Exams leaks have been happening since I was in secondary school. This is nothing new. Wake up Mr DPM, nobody is interested to sabotage you.

 

Takeiteasy: Forty-four years ago, in 1970, I personally got the leak questions in Geography and English Oral Test from a teacher in MCE examination.

 

Nine years ago, my daughter told me many questions in the tests conducted by her tuition teachers came out in her SPM exam.

 

This happened again in 2001 in my son’s Form 5 exam. So don't blame the officials in charge, they are only following leadership by example.

 

Observer One: The decision to suspend the two top civil servant was made after an initial investigation was launched.

 

I think it’s the right thing do. Previously, we wanted heads to roll, so now we got those heads already.

 

Mushiro: Yes, that is the right move, but the education minister should also resign to accept responsibility. It is a major blunder when exam papers leak and it reflects on the head of Education Ministry, which is the minister himself.

 

Vijay47: For once, you are quite right, Muhyiddin, when you say the question paper leaks have affected the integrity of the public examination system and the heads of the Exams Syndicate must be held responsible and should be sacked or suspended.

 

But the leaks have also damaged the image of the Education Ministry and accordingly, the minister must equally be held accountable and dismissed if he does not resign.

 

So, Muhyiddin, are you tendering your letter of resignation today or on Monday?


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