A day to remember challenges faced by teachers, educators
KUCHING: This year’s Teachers’ Day is not only a day to recognise the contributions of teachers and educators but it is also a day to remember the challenges faced by teachers and educators to provide lessons online. Home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) are taking the place of physical classes in order to curb the spread […]
Malaysian teachers improving their digital skills
KUALA LUMPUR: Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin described the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) following the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic as a blessing in disguise as teachers in the country began to improve their digital skills in order to impart knowledge to students. He said the scenario had occurred since […]
Teachers’ mission to educate continues amid pandemic
By Maizatul Jamny Muhammad Rosli PUTRAJAYA: After more than a year of twists and challenges brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, teachers continue to strive harder to achieve their important mission — to continue teaching and educating students. For teachers, the educating task goes on as usual, and they have to work harder than before […]
Go for school based assessments
KUCHING: The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that the switch from centralised examination to more school-based assessments is more relevant, said an academic. Dean of Faculty of Language and Communication, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Professor Dr Ambigapathy Pandian pointed out that examination could not be given to students who had not completed their syllabus. He said […]
Parents happy with ministry’s decision
KUCHING: Parents here are happy with the decision by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to scrap the Ujian Perperiksaan Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examination for good and the Pentaksiran Tingkatan Tiga (PT3) examination for this year . Most parents support the move towards classroom assessments for students. DR YVONNE MICHELLE CAMPBELL As a parent, I feel […]
Schools closure extended to May 10
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has agreed to extend the period of closure for learning institutions under the purview of Ministry of Education (MOE) and other private learning institutions registered with MOE, including international schools from May 4 until May 10. “The decision was made during a meeting between the committee, MOE and […]
Teachers using own money to make PdPR work
KUCHING: Most teachers use their own money to conduct home-based Teaching and Learning (PdPR), says Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) president Adam Prakash Abdullah. He added that teachers were spending more recently because they had to provide special data for PdPR. “They also need to buy devices while some buy special software to provide interesting and […]
NGO brings hope to ‘bread-winner’ grandma
KUCHING: Hope Place Kuching recently came to the aid of a 68-year-old grandmother who is the only bread-winner in the family. Hope Place, in a statement today, disclosed that Jong Khim Nyuk lives in a low-cost house at Stutong Baru with her disabled son, daughter-in-law and four grandchildren. “Aunty Jong works as a part-time cleaner […]
A challenge for all involved in home-based teaching and learning
By Dania Errissya Ismaili KUCHING: Introducing home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) to the country is not only a challenge for parents, but also for teachers and students as they have to face numerous issues. A teacher, who refused to be named, said students who take online classes do not have the opportunity to interact face-to-face. […]
Allow urban schools to implement home-based learning
BINTULU: The Education Department should allow urban schools in Bintulu to implement learning through the Home-Based Teaching and Learning Method (PdPR). Minister in charge of Bintulu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said this was essential following the drastic increase in positive cases involving schools in urban areas in Bintulu. […]
