From the eyes of a volunteer leader....

During 'my time' in secondary school, with the penguin Headmistress(HM) around, we were 'suppressed' but we bore with it. As a scout in school, can't have too 'many' meetings. Everything is paperwork paperwork, red-tape, red-tap. Gosh, what has a secondary school kid gotta do to just be an 'active' well rounded kid?

That was 'my time'. Today they have a new Napolean HM. When penguin was around the students were unhappy, now, students and teachers alike are 'oppressed'. Today they don't even dare talk about having more meetings, if they really need too, they rather meet up in somebody's house (ala ziarah kawan).

CF was banned for 2 years , can't even remain an illegal society, langsung tak boleh jalan. Chinese society also fell victim. In the Mesyuarat Agong PIBG, parents stood up and took their stand on freedom to practice one's beliefs. Napolean HM points up and says, its orders from the Ministry, can't do anything about it. The parents retract.

So yes, we're scared...cos we're trained to be afraid of the Government.

Since Hishammudin 'decided' to change koko activities from saturdays to wednesdays, Napolean HM being as straight as a rule wouldn't even bend a lil to ease her students woes.

Didn't the education ministry state that if the HM permits, and with the supervision of a teacher, societies and uniform bodies can convene on Saturdays?

So, why is Wednesday a bad idea after all? Am I complaining just for the sake of complaining?
After 2 years of actual implementation, here's why its not feasible :

1. The school doesn't have the means or facilities to accommodate all her students in a single session on Wednesday, whether they are in classrooms or having societal activities. The compound is just too small, and non conducive.

2. There aren't any spare classrooms, meaning, if the Ministry of Edu's model was to ensure every child joins a society, for a school that's meant to accommodate say a 1000 students at any one time, has to accommodate twice that number because the morning session is on and the afternoon students come in the morning for their activities! So where do they convene? In the whatever thats left of a 'field' they have after all the downsizing done by the erection of more and more blocks of buildings.

3. Koko activities are no fun when your seniors attend a different session from yours. So you come for activities and learn nothing. If you're 14 and you're the most senior person in your session, how 'beneficial' can it be for you?

In the end, nobody wants to go for koko activities, most rather stay home to ZZZZ or play DOTA. Heck, if this was the case in 'my time' I would!!!

This is sad, you know why? because this blardy school can spend 5-10 years vying for sekolah 'harapan' negara, erecting 'sophisticated' facilities and spends tons of $$$ on impractical 'landscaping' but all these are just the 'shell' and outside 'packaging'. Whats the core of a school? and the whole education system? THE QUALITY OF THE STUDENTS!! Why are you giving the very core of your institution such a hard time??

I remember not too long ago, when I met my ex teacher from this secondary school. She said... Penny, the students here, they are fantastic! so brilliant! You can't imagine... last year whoever whoever got into cambridge... etc. etc. Her face told me, I'm tired, we're all tired.....

Yes, SMKDU, you're brilliant cos your students are....not you.