The Special Malay Class Studying in a Malay school in the 1950s will only take a person up to Standard Six. At a time when schooling was not really compulsory reaching Standard Six in a Malay school was an achievement. Some would drop out along the way to do other more urgent things like helping [...]
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6. Moving On To An English School.
Posted in Early Childhood on June 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
5. Going To School
Posted in Early Childhood on June 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In the 1950s children went to school at an early age of five years. Some even entered school earlier, usually the children of school-teachers. I suppose it was a good way to get children out of the house and do something productive during the day! Some time in 1952 when I was approaching five years old I [...]
4. The Houses Along Andersen Road
Posted in Early Childhood on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A short drive out of town led us to a minor road on the left side of the main road to Taiping. This was Andersen Road in the 1950s but now has been renamed Jalan Matang Buluh. This particular area of Bagan Serai had always been referred to by the local residents as Matang Buluh, [...]
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