TFM teachers highly motivated — Idris
PUTRAJAYA: Second Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh has commended the crop of Teach For Malaysia ( TFM) teachers for their high motivation.
“TFM teachers are really eager to teach and are good role models. The other teachers should emulate them,” he told reporters when hosting lunch for TFM teachers and 41 students of SMK Seri Desa, Tanjong Karang, Selangor, at his office, here yesterday.
The lunch was held to honour his promise to the form five students whom he taught English for one hour at the school last year.
Based on the global ‘ Teach For All’ programme, the TFM programme provides outstanding graduates the chance to join the teaching profession upon graduation.
A total of 240 teachers have been placed in 70 schools nationwide under the
TFM programme, launched under the Tenth Malaysia Plan (10MP) in January 2012.
At the lunch, Idris presented a personal donation of RM10,000 to TFM Foundation for the # RedCampaign to get the support of 500,000 Malaysians to bridge the education gap.
So far, the campaign managed to collect RM230,000 and received the support of about 200,000 people.
Meanwhile, TFM representative Ashaari Rahmat said the TFM cooperation with school teachers had raised the student attendance and inspired them to be more successful in life.
“We try to encourage the students to be more confident by inviting corporate personalities to teach them for inspiration,” he added. — Bernama