Myanmar High School Subjects Changing to Burmese Rumours
I just want to get this one off my chest, because I've been overthinking it.
At this point, I'm not even sure if it's just a rumour or not. I just came across a Facebook post that said that the Myanmar High School subjects would be easier if they were taught in Burmese. The post said that students are struggling with G12 because the subjects are taught in English. I checked the comments, and most of them agreed with the post, saying that changing the curriculum to Burmese would make the subjects easier. Are we deadass here?
Who started these rumours anyway? Why are we going back to the 1960s? Are people afraid that young students are getting exposed internationally? Teaching High School subjects in English is the reason that the Burmese educational system is not falling and is on the edge of a cliff. If everything were changed into Burmese, it would be like throwing everything off that cliff and falling into a deep hole.
Interestingly, we have been teaching these subjects in English for several decades and have never ever had a rumour like this. Why are we getting this rumour all of a sudden? People be blaming young students for not being able to read English, while the textbooks themselves are not even at the B2 level. Anybody can read these textbooks filled with loads of grammatical mistakes.
What do you guys think of this rumour? I kindly request your opinion.