DALAT: Good education creates responsible citizens, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah.
Because of that the minister wants students to make full use of their school life to not only acquire knowledge and skills for the job market but to be people of character.
“By all means, acquire all the necessary knowledge and skills but building your character too, so that you will learn to be independent and well-prepared to face future challenges,” she said when officiating at the presentation of prizes to excellent students at SMK Dalat here yesterday.
Fatimah, who is Dalat assemblywoman, said every student’s talent and potential needed to be encouraged and developed as this would help them to become more creative and innovative.
The minister also said academic excellence would be more meaningful if schools help build up students’ positive characters.