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Nov 6, 2022
Nurturing a progressive education system
It is interesting to watch political activist Fahmi Reza’s recent TikTok videos in his Kelas Demokrasi series. Fahmi is on a mission to...
Oct 9, 2022
An impressive English Language education conference
Each and every time an error in the English language is spotted, endless swipes are taken at the education system implying that the...
Sep 11, 2022
Enforce exit policy for absent teachers
The saga continues. It was in November 2018 when I first wrote about extreme teacher absenteeism at SMK Taun Gusi, where a former student...
Aug 7, 2022
Many choices in pursuing studies after secondary school
Students today are spoilt for choice on academic programmes to pursue after completing their secondary schooling. Be it after the Sijil...
Jul 10, 2022
The Malay language reigns supreme for Malaysians
No one in their right mind would dispute the supremacy of the Malay language in its official role as well as its proper use in our daily...
Jun 12, 2022
Address the real problem in school-based assessment
The abolition of the Form 3 national assessment, Pentaksiran Tingkatan 3 (PT3), came as no surprise. It was just a matter of time before...
May 15, 2022
The English language cannot be made a sacrificial lamb
Schools have now opened fully without physical distancing but students still have to don face masks, a reminder to our “warga sekolah”...
Apr 17, 2022
Children learn what we teach them
Nothing about what goes wrong in our national schools is surprising anymore. As Murphy’s law says, “Anything that can go wrong will go...
Mar 20, 2022
Johor’s education system can show the way forward
Now that the Johor state election is done with and the dust has settled to some degree, what can its rakyat expect out of Barisan...
Feb 13, 2022
Quality education: A commitment towards sustainable development
As one of the countries participating in the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which were set in 2015, Malaysia...
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