Don’t scrap school holidays
KUCHING: The Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) strongly opposed the proposal to temporarily abolish the school term holidays. KGBS president Ahmad Malie pointed out that students needed the holidays for their mental rest and psychological welfare. “The students may seem relaxed during the home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) but they are actually stressed. “Meanwhile, the […]
Improve DidikTV KPM content to remain relevant
KUALA LUMPUR: In less than a month after the launch of the Education TV channel, DidikTV KPM, various reactions have been received from the community about the Ministry of Education (MOE)’s efforts to increase education access nationwide. As soon as it came on air, DidikTV KPM has been bombarded with much criticism thrown at the […]
New initiative to help slow learners
KUCHING: Assistant Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research Dr Annuar Rapaee said that he will propose to the Sarawak government on ways to help students especially slow learners struggling with online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) sessions were not only affecting students in the rural areas […]
Right time to reopen schools
KUALA LUMPUR: Is it wise to reopen schools when four-digit new Covid-19 cases are still being reported daily nationwide? Unhappy over the government’s decision to reopen schools for face-to-face teaching and learning sessions beginning today, many netizens have been flooding social media, as well as the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) Facebook account, with their comments […]
Parents look forward to school session despite virus fear
KUCHING: Parents are looking forward to the commencement of face-to-face school session despite the concerning number of Covid-19 cases recorded in the state. Mohamad Iqbal, 38, a lab assistant, said the decision to start the school session and allow students to have physical learning provided parents with a sense of relief. The father of two […]
Some excited, some apprehensive on school reopening
KUCHING: Students have reacted differently to the long awaited face-to-face school session which will be commencing in March. Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin said pre-school, Year 1 and Year 2 classes would start on March 1 while Year 3 to Year 6 sessions would start on March 8 and secondary school students in […]
DidikTV can help solve PdPR issues
KUALA LUMPUR: The introduction of TV Pendidikan’s special channel known as DidikTV KPM, will to some extent help solve the problems faced in the implementation of home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) classes. National Parents-Teacher Associations Consultative Council (PIBGN) president Associate Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Ali Hassan said that this included the issue of devices and […]
Bridge urban-digital divide
KUCHING: The Dayak Think Tank Association Sarawak (DTTAS) hopes that greater effort to bridge the digital gap between the urban and rural areas in the state can be expedited. It is worried that more students undergoing home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) will drop out. Its deputy president, Edward Awan said most of the primary and […]
Call to address PdPR rural poser
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has been urged to take immediate action to solve the problem of students in the interior areas who are facing difficulties with home-based teaching and learning (PdPR). This is because many students still have learning difficulties due to the poor internet connection and even some areas in the state do not […]
Kapit folk have no problem with MCO
KUCHING: Communities in Kapit have given the thumbs-up to the movement control order (MCO) in the district. Kapit Information Department (JaPen) recently conducted a survey to get feedback from locals on the MCO’s impact on their daily activities. Majority of them expressed their support for the MCO in Kapit, from Feb 2 to 15, as […]
