针对副首相兼教育部长丹斯里慕尤丁昨天指出，鉴于目前国内中学理科生只有20%，政府为提升理科班学生人数至60%的目标，考虑为理科生家长提供扣税优惠，民青团对此表示不认同。 民青团总秘书刘华才博士说，政府建议通过提供扣税优惠措施以提升理科生的人数充其量只是短期的对策，并不是一项长期的策略，也是难以持续的。教育部在这课题上应征询更多的教育专业人士的意见，以免带来反效果。
刘华才博士表示，这项措施可能促使家长们会因为要享有扣税优惠而鼓励或强迫子女们选读理科。这对子女们未来的就业和生涯规划将带来负面影响。
"我认为理科生人数低的主要原因之一在于理科科目的课程纲要，因为有相当多的学生未能掌握多项理科科目的真正概念，包括物理、生物与化学，甚至是高级数学。因此，学生在这些科目中考获不理想的成绩是司空见惯的事。"
对此，刘华才博士建议，教育部要鼓励更多学生选读理科，应该先让他们看到选读理科的重要性和价值，并提升其专业性，包括重新检讨的理科科目的课程纲要，以使之更吸引学生。举例：很多学生选读医科是认为医生是崇高的专业，获得社会的尊重和认同。除此之外，教育部也应该让学生了解理科生的未来出路、就业前景和市场的竞争性，才能学以致用，而不是为了达到政府设定的目标，搬出种种措施来筹足数据，为了做而做而已。
同时也是思特雅国际大学副教授的刘华才博士说，通过提供家长扣税措施可能造成家长强迫孩子选读理科，进而增加学生们的压力。所以，相信身为家长的，将会优先考虑子女个人的兴趣取向、能力和学术成绩来决定子女的科系选择，多于着重眼前的税务优惠。
他也进一步表示，虽然他承认理科科目在推动马来西亚成为高收入国的重要性，但是文科生的贡献也不应该被轻视。他说，理科生若只通过马来西亚教育文凭的资格来找寻理科为基础的工作将面对更多的困难，因为与文科生相比之下，这些工作大部分都需要至少大专的学历。
Tax relief given to parents with children in Science stream is not feasible
Gerakan Youth urges MOE to re-evaluate the science syllabus and show concern on the prospect of the student
Press statement by Gerakan Youth Secretary General
Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai
7 November 2012
In regard to a comment made by DPM cum Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who pointed out that in view of there are currently only 20% students in science stream, the government will look at ways to increase the number to a national target of 60%, including introducing tax relief for parents, Gerakan Youth disagreed with the purpose and also felt that it is not feasible, because it is only a short-term countermeasure that fails to solve the problem once and for all, moreover it may backfire and only serves as a stopgap measure.
Gerakan Youth Secretary General, Dr. Dominic Lau Hoe Chai said that the proposal to increase student intake for science stream through providing incentives are unsustainable in the long run. MOE should get more professional opinions on the matter.
He said that this measure may prompt the parents to encourage or force their children to choose for science streams out of the tax incentive that is offered to them. This may bring negative impact on the career and future planning of the children.
"I think that one of the main causes of low student intake in science stream is the syllabus itself where there are quite a number of students who fail to grasp the concept of the science subjects such as physics, biology, chemistry and even additional mathematics. Therefore it is common to see students getting low grades in these subjects."
In this regard, Dr. Dominic Lau suggested that the students should be exposed to the importance and value of the choice to study in the science stream beforehand as well as to improve the professionalism of the field before the MOE is aiming to encourage more students to choose for science stream. Ministry of Education should also re-evaluate the science syllabus to make it more attractive to the students. For instance, many choose to study medicine because the doctor is a highly regarded profession which is well respected and public recognition. Besides, MOE should also help the student to have a better understanding of the future prospect, career prospect and the competitiveness in the job market so that what they have learned can also be applied usefully, so that the measures that are proposed by the government will not just be implemented just for the sake of implementing it as a mean to achieve the target set by the government itself.
I believe the parents will give priority to the interest, ability and academic achievement to determine the choice of their children, surpassing the taxation benefit that lies in front of their eyes," added Dr. Dominic Lau.
Lau, also UCSI Associate Professor further commented that while he acknowledged the importance of science subjects to push Malaysia to a high-income nation, the contributions of art stream students cannot be look lightly upon.
Finally, he said that science stream student will find it harder to find a science based job by just using their SPM qualifications as most of these jobs required at least a tertiary education compared to art stream students
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