The Education System of Malaysia 6.1 Early Education

The British felt that it was enough for each ethnic group to be educated in their own language and learn to accept their roles in life. That meant that the British were to govern, the Malays to cultivate the fields, the Chinese were to run the mining industry and businesses, while the Indians would be confined to plantations and estates. This had contributed much to preserving the status quo of the different races in Malaya and identifying them with their various economic activities.