School urged to make religious education extracurricular activity
KUCHING: The Sarawak Initiatives (TSI) hopes that Yayasan Sarawak International School will not introduce any religious studies for its students. Leave religious studies as extra-curricular activity and let parents take care of this with their children. The Sarawak Initiatives (TSI) made a call on the state Deputy minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development, Annuar […]
Nation’s youngest school head at 28?
Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students. – Solomon Ortiz, ex-American politician It is interesting to note that a 31-year-old is being considered the youngest school headmaster in Malaysia. This pertains to the story of a local graduate teacher Osman Zaidi that […]
455 dilapidated schools in Sarawak
A TOTAL of 455 dilapidated schools in Sarawak have been identified as dilapidated schools from 2017 to 2022, where 245 of them have been upgraded. Deputy Minister for Education, Innovation, and Talent Development, Dr Annuar Rapaee said there were 10 dilapidated schools in Murum where five school projects were in planning stage while the remaining […]
Adi Badiozaman named Tokoh Kepimpinan Pendidikan Kebangsaan
BY NATASHA JEE & ALEXANDRA LORNA KUCHING: In recognition of his role and contribution to education in Sarawak and the country, Datuk Dr Adi Badiozaman Tuah has been named ‘Tokoh Kepimpinan Pendidikan Kebangsaan 2022’, the highest award given during Teachers’ Day. He received the award from Senior Education Minister Datuk Radzi Jidin at the 51st […]
Grant to hold education fair
KUCHING: Sarawak DAP Chairman Chong Chieng Jen yesterday handed over a special grant to Malaysia Dynamic Community Association. The fund is meant to assist them in holding an education fair. Malaysia Dynamic Community Association is a non-government organisation (NGO) that needs funding to organise various activities to benefit the community. The education fair will be […]
Number of teachers retiring early alarming
By Gabriel Lihan KUCHING: There is an ongoing trend among teachers opting for early retirement. In the past few years, 10,000 teachers have submitted their applications to retire early. “Perhaps they don’t find teaching a rewarding and interesting profession anymore,” said Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) president Adam Prakash Abdullah. On the reasons given by teachers […]
More effort needed to improve enrolment in STEM disciplines
SIBU: A thorough effort must be done to improve enrolment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in school. According to Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn, the current enrolment of STEM package classes in Sarawak was only about 30 per cent, a slight increase from last year but […]
MoU step towards enhancing digital transformation
KUCHING: The exchange of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Sarawak Skills Development Centre (Sarawak Skills) and the Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) is expected to pave the way for the adoption of new strategies for digital transformation in the industry. Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development Sarawak Datuk Ronald Sagah Wee Inn […]
It’s time to catch up with science, technology
KUCHING: The establishment of the Sarawak Science Centre (SSC) is one of the state government’s efforts to bring Sarawak up to speed with the rest of the world in science and technology. According to Minister of Education, Innovation and Talent Development Datuk Roland Sagah Wee Inn, science and technology have advanced for a long time, […]
INSTINCT
Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else’s. — Billy Wilder, Austrian-American film director If I have learnt one thing over the last few years, it’s that we need to listen to our hearts more than our minds. We have been taught differently though – having been […]
