is our education system so screwed up?

This news is so disturbing...



Is our education system placing too much emphasis on exam results, so much so that it can trigger suicidal thoughts in students who do not excel with flying colours and straight A's?

And yet, our local dailies still give coverage to "high achievers" who score 15 1A's, and still somehow have the luxury of basketball, computer games, and a balanced lifestyle.

The kicker of this all is in the statement by Education Minister Hishamuddin:

“Why? Why?”
“All parents, teachers and students must learn from this”

At least someone is making more sense: