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Reading Task : Indisicpline In School This following article is taken from this site : http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/4/nation/4840998&sec=nation KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry wants to put more counsellors in secondary schools to curb discipline problems among students, said its deputy minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong. He said the ministry hoped to reduce the current student-counsellor ratio of 1:500 to 1:300. “We need an increase of about 40% counsellors from the current 7,000 counsellors posted at schools,” he said after launching the Mid-Autumn Street Party in front of Sungei Wang Plaza last night. Dr Wee, who is also the MCA Youth chief, said it was only a mere 2% of secondary students with disciplinary problems and most were repeat offenders. “Education is not only about teaching and knowledge. It is also to mould a student’s well-being. Some first time offenders have benefitted from counselling and no longer play truant or cause problems at school,” he said. He added that enforcement such as suspension, warnings and expulsion should only be used as a last resort. “We are not a prison, but an institution. We need to educate the students,” he said, adding the ministry was working with Persatuan Kaunseling Malaysia to train more counsellors. Questions 1. Based on the newspaper article , why we need more counsellor in secondary school ? We need more counsellors because the importance to curb disciplinary problems among students. 2. What is the meaning of "curb’? To control or limit something , especially something bad. 3. Do you think discipline problem are serious in secondary school? Why? Yes, because the increase of need in counsellors to solve students disciplinary problems. 4. What is a purpose of education? The purpose of education is to provide peojavascript:void(0)ple with knowledge and to train them to behave in good manner . 5. If you were a caunsellor , what would you do if your pupil were late for school in seven times in two weeks ? as a counsellor, I would investigate the person daily life. Then i would call the parents to ask them about their children, lastly, i would personally talk to the person and ask for his or her reason for being late and propose the best way to overcome his / her problems.