Interesting thing I've discovered yesterday..
Situation 1
Australia..
Boy: Look! What's that?
Teacher: Ooo.. That's a Mandril.
Boy: A Mandril??
Teacher: Yeah. It's another species of monkey.
Boy: There! Another Mandril!
Teacher: Oh no. That's Orang Utan.
Mother: Hi honey. How's your trip to the zoo today?
Boy: It was awesome. I saw Mandril, Orang Utan, Siamang, Tiger, Giraffe..
Malaysia..
Budak: Cikgu, tu apa?
Cikgu: Monyet.
Budak: Monyet? Tadikan monyet cikgu?
Cikgu: Samala tu. Adik-beradik monyet.
Budak: Oooo.. Yang tu pun monyet, cikgu?
Cikgu: Aah.
Budak: Mak, mak. Hari ni kan adik pergi zoo. Best! Adik nampak monyet.
Mak: Ye ke? Tu tak payah pergi zoo pun takpe. Belakang rumah kita pun ada. Dah. Pergi tukar baju. Mak nak masak ni. La la la la..
Situation 2
Australia..
Teacher: Kids, that's a Malayan Tiger.
Boy: Malayan Tiger?
Teacher: Yup. It came from Malaya. That's why they called him Malayan Tiger. How's a tiger sounds like?
Boy: Roooaaaaaarrrrrrr..
Teacher: Excellent!
Malaysia..
Budak: Cikgu, tu harimau!
Cikgu: Iye..
Budak: Roaaaaaaarrrrr..
Cikgu: Kamu buatla mcm tu. Kejap lagi dia datang ngap kepala kamu.
Yup. That's the sad truth about our education and learning system. Even in the Uni, the lecturers patiently answered every single question from the students. They even asked us to interrupt them if we have anything in mind. My mother (doing her Master in the Uni with the big M) once told me, she was scolded by her professor when she tried to give her opinion in the class. That fickle shallow-minded professor said that my mother was trying to 'tunjuk pandai'. What kind of attitude is that? He didn't deserve the title at all.
I noticed the parents here are very supportive towards their children curiosity. Back in Malaysia, we always get the answer 'Korang budak2, tak payah sibuk hal orang tua.' Hmmm.. Am not trying to compare. But just trying to observe and learn for the best. Hope I can be a supportive mommy and be able to provide an excellent learning condition for my children. Maybe we, the new generation could try to change this attitude. Maybe..
p/s Part yang balik rumah tu aku tambah sendiri.. ;)
2 comments:
Haha so true! Bukan nak explain or nak give compliment tapi stick to the stereotyping.
Tapi terlalu open pon tak bagus jugak.
Yup. Masa kita kecik2 dulu, when we were told not to do something, adults tak explain knp tak bole buat. Bila kita tanya knp? Just tak bole. Hehe. But true also la. Open sgt pun bahaya jugak. Takpe. Jom try and error. ;)
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