Opinions
Why do you have to be a school prefect?
Having gone through at least 11 years of education, I had been a prefect for my last two years in my secondary school. Undoubtedly, it was an enriching experience which was more than ju…
Having gone through at least 11 years of education, I had been a prefect for my last two years in my secondary school. Undoubtedly, it was an enriching experience which was more than ju…
Stop blaming the teachers. It’s an arduous task for teachers these days to motivate students to learn English, especially those in the rural areas. Grades scored by students in major ex…
THE holiday season is on and schoolchildren jump for joy as they look forward to spending time on their hobbies and holiday plans. This may be a happy time of the year, but it is als…
Every month, the National Union of the Teaching Profession receives between 30 and 50 cases of stressed teachers. NUTP secretary-general Harry Tan said registering students’ attendanc…
THERE has been a spate of news on parents lodging police reports against teachers for apparently punishing their children. What irks me is the incessant complaints teachers get for can…
ACCORDING to a report, cases of parents lodging police reports against teachers are on the rise and are occurring almost every week. Most of the reports involved disciplinary actions tak…
THREE senior teachers from my school have submitted their optional retirement papers. I was shocked when I heard that they had put in their optional retirement papers because they have …
HARDWORKING children who practise rote learning may do well in school exams, but often struggle in colleges or universities when critical thinking is required. Whatever knowledge t…
THE tuition business has grown into a multi-million ringgit industry. Tuition centres were unheard of in the 1960s, but their numbers started to increase in the 1970s, followed by a tr…
It cannot be denied that electronic gadgets can improve the learning process of students as they can access information easily via these devices. In the near future, students may hav…
COMMON courtesy is the catalyst that keeps our relationship with others harmonious. However, there may be plenty of moments throughout the day that make it seem as though common courte…
THE MALAYSIA Education Blueprint may provide solutions and the answers to matters pertaining to our education system but there are some outstanding issues that need serious and urgent atten…
By CHRISTOPHER FERNANDEZ WHENEVER the issues relating to the falling standards of English are addressed, there is a tendency to make a comparison between the present and past teac…
One teacher can make a change but a succession of dedicated teachers can change a nation. To thank only a single teacher for shaping us into wonderful personalities would be tantamount to b…
I MUST applaud the students who did well in their SPM examination and for those who did not do well, don’t give up. Perhaps it is time for you to enrol in an established tuition centre…
THE article “Making a difference in life, one person at a time” by columnist Soo Ewe Jin (Sunday Star, March 18) suddenly got me moving energetically again. Time and again, friends have ask…
LET’S COMMUNIC8 By ALEX CUMMINS Although widely used by English-speaking Malaysians, some phrases such as ‘going outstation’ would be puzzling to outsiders. In this first article in the Let…
Let's Communic8 By Alex Cummins Apart from basic etiquette, one must make it a point to communicate clearly when speaking on the phone. CAN you hold for a while Mr Alex?” the call age…