You Malaysians should not let your children learn English!!

Of late, both Malay and Chinese chauvinist leaders are calling for the teaching of Maths and Science to be reverted to their mother-tongues.

What a relief. I support such move. I have three young children and I was worried about their academic development. They speak English fluently as well as Mandarin and Malay, since we are very insistence on them learning both the language of my wife and the language of the land respectively. I reckon that them getting a meaningful employment in the future will be tough since Asia is experience a baby boomer of sort.

It is without doubt that being fluent in English is a necessity. Whether you like it or not, English is the present lingua franca. Knowledge is power and it is firstly written in English. Mostly, anyway.

I would want my children to excel in as many languages as possible. If the Dutch and Swiss can do it, so can my children.

Thus, it is good news if the Malaysian government revert to vernacular languages. This would ensure that my children would have an advantage over other children. It would be easy to excel and seek employment.

In my recent visits to Cambodia and Vietnam, I saw English classes mushrooming everywhere. They are working hard and are eager to learn the language. Getting jobs in multinational companies pay very well. Better than the rest.

So, if many Malaysian parents discourage their children from learning English, all the better. Teach your children that your race is the best amongst mankind. That your language is the most beautiful. Teach them that to learn English is to learn the language of a past-colonial master. Whatever it is, don't teach them English !!!

Go ahead. Do it for the sake of my children's future. Thanks in advance.