All set to start: Noveesha, with her trusted buddy, Bingo, waiting for class to start.
PETALING JAYA: The first day of school was chaotic, but not in the traditional sense of the word.
This time around, there were no children crying at the top of their lungs pleading to go home after the first ring of the school bell.
For the first time ever, students – except for those sitting for major exams – started their schooling year from home, in accordance with the new normal.
Pupils, especially those in Year One, and their parents, had to adjust to the new norm of knowing when to mute their microphones to avoid overlapping sounds and technical issues relating to the systems they had to log in to.
20 Jan 2021 / 07:54 H. Form five students of Sekolah Menengah Agama (Atas) Sultan Zainal Abidin (SMAAZA) in Terengganu returning to their hostels on Jan 19 - fotoBERNAMA (2021) Copyrights Reserved
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19: Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP).
Explaining the matter, NUTP secretary-general Harry Tan Huat Hock said the SPM trial examination was a method for teachers to identify the abilities and weaknesses of their students before they sit for the actual examination.
He said the standard of the SPM trial examination was not equivalent to the actual SPM, which had an assessment in line with international standards.
“SPM trial examination has no benchmark with international standards, therefore, it is not fair to use the trial results to replace the actual SPM.
In a last-minute decision on Saturday, the education ministry ordered students not sitting vital exams this year to have classes at home.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The public has been urged to stop accusing teachers of getting paid for not doing anything with the implementation of the home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) method during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period following the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic
PETALING JAYA: Safety must always be the priority but the authorities should also avoid flip-flopping on their decisions regarding the reopening of schools, say parents and teachers.