A lesson of life
It is always a two-way interaction for teachers and students. While the students learn from the teachers, the teachers also gather life’s lessons as they spend time with their students. Two young teachers share their journeys and experiences teaching underprivileged children at the ‘Dignity for Children Foundation’. Equal access, equal chance Twenty years ago, two […]
High praise for teachers
SARIKEI: Teachers here were highly praised by Repok assemblyman Datuk Seri Huang Tiong Sii for their abilities in conducting their lessons with strict compliance to the standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines. Huang came up with his praise when officiating at the delayed district-level Teachers’ Day — usually held annually on May 16 — for Sarikei […]
Teachers should have time to teach: STU
KUCHING: The safety of students is mandatory while the main priority for teachers is to teach, said Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) president Macky Joseph. “Sufficient allocations of time for face-to-face teaching should not be taken away from the teachers,” he said in a statement yesterday. He made the comments after Education Senior Minister Dr Radzi […]
Teachers always ready
KUCHING: Teachers will always be ready to guide their students to achieve success — be it face-to-face or even via online learning, said Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) president Macky Joseph. He described teachers as people who are always hungry for knowledge and will not get tired of equipping themselves with a wide range of knowledge, […]
‘Reconsider calling back teachers to return to work stations’
KUALA LUMPUR: School heads (PGB) should use their discretion in determining the need for teachers staying far away to return to their respective stations to work during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period. Chairman of the alumni association of Malaysian residential schools, Dr Ab Wahab Che Mat said the reason being that the Teaching […]
Teachers helps Orang Asli sell 500kg of sweet potatoes
KUALA LUMPUR: The residents of Kampung Orang Asli Lemoi, Cameron Highlands in Pahang were relieved when they were finally able to sell off their stock of almost 500 kilogrammes of sweet potatoes, thanks to the help of several teachers there. Three teachers at Sekolah Kebangsaan Lemoi — Hanisah Mat Hussin, Nor Mahidatulasma Yusof and Wan Zamani Wan […]
Teachers fast tracked into mastering online teaching
KUALA TERENGGANU: It has been almost a month since the movement control order came into effect and some netizens were quick to claim teachers were having an easy time causing students fall behind in their lessons. “Yes, the schools are closed but we are not on vacation,” retorted some teachers to netizens as such unwarranted comments have undermined the credibility […]
A challenging time for teachers
MIRI: Online teaching will complement the conventional classroom teaching method, said Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) president Ahmad Malie. He said the recent Covid-19 outbreak had forced teachers throughout the world to adapt to online teaching for their students. “The movement control order (MCO) entered its third phase today with stricter regulations to ensure the […]
Chance for teachers, students to adopt e-learning
KUCHING: Schools across the country are forced to temporarily close due to the Covid-19 pandemic, however, this has also allowed teachers and students to adopt online learning. Thanks to technology, students are able to catch up with their lessons through e-learning. Here, a teacher, wanting to be known as Cikgu James, from SMK St Joseph […]
Teachers conduct 21st century learning activities
KUALA LUMPUR: The closure of schools with the enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO) which has been extended until April 14 has indeed caused anxiety among parents as their children are far behind in the education syllabus. It is not just the parents, but also teachers who are worried about not being able to […]
