{"product_id":"9781469778136","title":"An Education System Worthy of Malaysia","description":"Malaysia's highly centralized and tightly controlled system of education fails in educating and integrating the young. It is also ill suited for a plural society.\u003cp\u003e Instead of the present rigid and uniform system, the writer calls for one that is flexible and diverse, but with a core of commonality. There should also be private sector participation to provide competition and spur innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Achieving this requires radically changing the ministry of education from one obsessed with strict top-down command, to a more democratized model with power and responsibilities delegated to the periphery. The minister is less a drill sergeant barking out orders to his raw recruits but more of a symphony conductor coaxing the best out of his skilled musicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The reforms suggested here will make Malaysians fluently bilingual in Malay and English, science literate, and mathematically competent, as well as foster a common Malaysian identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130507837680,"sku":"9781469778136","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469778136_p0.jpg?v=1763700302","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469778136","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}