Ignorance Is a Bliss?

The discussion during English Panel Meeting on Form 5 Literature Component

As a bidan terjun in English Language department, aku memang tak pernah baca apa-apa literature component untuk Upper Form but I did read the novel for Lower Form a couple of years back during  meeting, purely out of boredom (haha). 
Untuk negeri Melaka, novel yang diguna-pakai ialah 'Step by Wicked Step'.

But during the meeting, the principal said Catch Me If You Can  (for Perlis, Kelantan, Kedah, Penang & Perak) is a better read and students will have better understanding compared to Step by Wicked Step.

Kemudian, dia tanya siapa dah baca. Masa tu kepala otak aku terus ligat mengingati filem lakonan Leo Dicaprio tu. Otak cakap:
"Wah! Senangla kalau guna novel ni, filem dah ada, tak payah susah-susah nak baca"

Then he added,

"It has a nice storyline and have lotsa family values (Huh! Family value?). The Grandpa and Grandson relationship is easily understood and very interesting (bila masa Dicaprio dengan Tom Hanks jadi grandpa-grandson? pening-pening-pening)

Sampai je rumah, aku terus google pasal novel tingkatan 5 nih.

 

Nasib baikla aku tak gatal-gatal angkat tangan dan kemukakan idea pemalas 'bernas' aku tu pada pengetua. Rupa-rupanya tajuk sebenar novel ialah Catch US If You Can.  With totally different storyline. Tu lah ignorant sangat. Tapi pelik, kenapa tak ada seorang cikgu pun yang betulkan pengetua tadi? My guess is nobody reads outside the stated syllabus (i.e. Step by Wicked Step) dan pengetua pulak saja nak buat eksperimentasi untuk tengok cikgu-cikgi dia ni hebat ke tidak. Hahaha.

CikguKeAku? I am finally trying my best to adjust after more than 365 days.