according to the results of the recent PMR exams …. our students are becoming more proficient in English.

I have not done any formal survey but there’s a lot of anecdotal evidence to suggest otherwise. New graduates these days can hardly express themselves in writing or speech…

So how do we reconcile the two opposing facts? I suspect, without any evidence whatsoever to back this up, that the hurdle has been lowered - so it’s easier for most to clear …

Remember how the performance of the educationalists are measured - passing rate and percentage of As scored. So who’s to ensure that they do not serve their own interests by making more people pass and score As?