Why Not Ban Mahjong Papers?
Every year, in schools, an amount of money is spent on mahjong paper. It has become a need of many teachers especially for presentation purposes. Though with the advancement of technology, Prezi still cannot work without an internet connection and obviously without a laptop. In Malaysia, many are teaching if not learning in classes which most of the plug points are not working as the buildings might be a decade old and its electrical wiring has been wired and re-wired for countless times, that nothing could make it work again! With or without technology, classroom presentations should go on because they are usually the proof of a learner-centered teaching approach. There are movements to ban the use of plastic, there are movements to introduce 21 st century teaching so there should be movements to ban the use of mahjong papers in classrooms. First, mahjong papers are expensive considering its one-time use. Second, mahjong papers are weak and easy to tear. Third, i...