Abolishing exams does not lessen responsibility of teachers
KUCHING: The abolishing of examinations for students of Year One to Year Three will not lighten the responsibility of teachers to mould students into future leaders of the nation.
Association of The Boards of Management of Aided Chinese Primary Schools for Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Divisions president Jonathan Chai said that the Ministry of Education is gradually reducing or abolishing examinations in primary and secondary schools as the culture of over-emphasising academic results is a thing of the past.
“A comprehensive education system and creative teaching allow the students to learn and grow in joyful environment while the talent and strength of each student is developed.
“With class assessments, parents are still able to see their children’s academic progress,” he said.
Chai shared that the school management will no longer encourage students to compete among themselves on academic achievement as it would give them unnecessary stress.
In line with the Ministry of Education policies, he said the association has stopped classifying academic awards to reward Chinese primary schools since last year.
“Teachers workload did not lessen with less examinations. In fact, teachers may have to allocate more time and resources to prepare their teaching materials,” he pointed out at the association prize giving presentation to excellent students at SJK Chung Hua No. 3 here yesterday.
Chai hoped that all stakeholders would work closely together on the new education model as it is the right step forward for the country’s educational development.