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Free Malaysia Today
2 days ago
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Teachers under pressure to finish syllabus, warns academic
There are fears that teachers will rush through lessons just to finish the school syllabus, says an academic. PETALING JAYA : An academic has raised concerns over the struggle of teachers to complete the school syllabus, despite the academic year already being halfway through. Anuar Ahmad of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia said many teachers are worried because numerous programmes organised by administrators, both within and outside of school, have disrupted planned teaching schedules. Anuar Ahmad. 'If the syllabus isn't completed, teachers have to answer to the school principal, then to parents, and possibly to the district education office. Who wants to get into trouble? 'So what will teachers do to solve this? They'll run express classes, rush through the lessons just to finish the syllabus,' said Anuar, who is also the deputy director of UKM's Malaysian Inclusive Development and Advancement Institute. He said the academic session this year is shorter, with the next one to begin in January. In 2022, the school academic session was postponed from January to March as part of adjustments following the Covid-19 pandemic. The March start date continued from 2023 through 2025, with the academic session scheduled to return to January 2026. Anuar warned that the rush in completing the syllabus could result in more students losing interest in their studies and eventually falling behind. 'The rich ones can afford tuition, they'll be fine. This is the current state of our education system,' he wrote in a Facebook post.
Free Malaysia Today
2 days ago
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- Free Malaysia Today
Teachers don't lack time to complete syllabus, says NUTP
NUTP secretary-general Fouzi Singon suggested that the ministry reassess all high-impact programmes, including those he said only serve to waste the time and emotional efforts of teachers. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) has denied that teachers are short on time to complete the syllabus, insisting that total schooling days remain consistent each year. NUTP secretary-general Fouzi Singon said schools operate according to the official calendar set by the education ministry, with no fewer than 190 school days per year. 'Schools have administrative assistants, department heads, and committee heads to manage each subject. 'Teachers know what they're doing to ensure the success of their students every year. Co-curriculars have been planned by the ministry, education department, district education departments, and schools,' he told FMT. Fouzi was commenting on teachers' concerns that a large portion of the syllabus remained uncompleted despite the academic session already passing the halfway point. Yesterday, Anuar Ahmad of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia claimed that numerous programmes organised by administrators, both within and outside of school, had disrupted teaching schedules. He said the academic session this year was also shorter, with the next one to begin in January. Fouzi said teachers understood their responsibilities and were fully committed to ensuring their students' success, but also acknowledged that some schools ran programmes outside of the yearly plan. 'There is no denying that some schools have not properly considered whether the programmes implemented will have an impact on students' education, or are simply to fulfil the demands of their management,' he said. He suggested that the ministry reassess all high-impact programmes, including those which he said only served to waste the time and emotional efforts of teachers. 'Programmes not scheduled in the calendar don't have to be run. The World Bank report that Malaysian students spend an average of 11 years in school but learn the equivalent of only eight years must be taken into account and acted on by the ministry,' he said.
