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KUALA LUMPUR: The Dual Language Programme (DLP) is a powerful game changer for the children’s future, said the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) in a statement.
“It will increase competitiveness among schools,” added IDEAS Chief Executive Wan Saiful Wan Jan in the statement. “Parents can decide where to send their children.”
Competition between schools which provide DLP, and those which don’t, would be a good thing, he stressed.
The think tank was commenting on the United School Committees Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) vowing to oppose the DLP.
The IDEAS statement described the inclusion of more vernacular schools in the DLP as a positive sign. “Parents can choose,” said Wan Saiful. “The children can get good quality education.”


He noted that another 76 Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan (SMJK) would be joining the DLP. “This is a choice by parents and teachers.”
The think tank urged Dong Zong not to be stuck to the old mindset based on parochial interests.
“It’s time to move,” said IDEAS.
If parents were allowed to choose vernacular schools voluntarily, pointed out Wan Saiful, they must also have the right to choose the DLP within a vernacular school system.
“Vernacular schools are only relevant if they are voluntary,” he cautioned. “The right of parents to choose schools must be defended by all.”
The DLP is a bottom-up policy where parents vote on whether their child’s school gets DLP or opt out altogether.
The DLP is based on improving children’s proficiency in the English language by increasing usage hours outside the classroom.
Eight hundred and forty schools are expected to implement the DLP next year.

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