- Nov 20, 2018
Enforce exit policy for absent teachers, strip them of their pension
From the time my children were in national school (they are now in their twenties), parents have had to contend with seasonal teacher...
- Oct 20, 2018
Trust school and teacher reform programmes must continue
Members of the National Education Advisory Council, or Majlis Penasihat Pendidikan Kebangsaan (MPPK), were presented their letters of...
- Sep 20, 2018
Now for the difficult part in turning round the school system
Setting common goals and coming to a consensus on achieving our vision of making the national school the school of choice is the easy...
- Aug 24, 2018
While we hesitate, English has taken the world by storm
Pakatan Harapan (PH) has now been in power for more than 100 days. As far as the education portfolio is concerned, the new minister has...
- Jul 24, 2018
Resolving Malaysia’s education dilemma
Sekinchan-born Datuk Pua Khein Seng is world-famous for inventing the pen drive. Educated in a Chinese independent school in Selangor, he...
- Jun 25, 2018
Towards revamping the education system
We were stunned when Pakatan Harapan emerged a clear winner in the 14th general election. But even more stunning was Prime Minister Tun...
- May 25, 2018
Building a pipeline of high-quality workers
We have witnessed the dawn of a new Malaysia. It is time for new expectations, to embrace new hopes, to seek new order, to carry out...
- Apr 18, 2018
Eliminate extreme teacher absenteeism
The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia results were released last month. We congratulate the students who did very well and to those who did not,...
- Mar 17, 2018
Is IGCSE an affordable and worthy alternative to SPM?
Malaysians value education highly. Parents will go out of their way to ensure that their children have better prospects in life. All...
- Feb 22, 2018
Rethinking SPM English must-pass
We are now in the middle of Wave 2 (2016-2020), “Introducing structural change”, of the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 (MEB). As...