JANUARY 7 — My initial response to Maszlee Malik’s resignation — non-issue, since there were resignations of deputy prime ministers and even a sacking. It is a given that the prime minister (PM) has the discretion to advise or dismiss ministers based on ministerial performance or other...
JANUARY 7 — My initial response to Maszlee Malik’s resignation — non-issue, since there were resignations of deputy prime ministers and even a sacking.
Earlier last year, there was the matriculation quota issue. The year before, he stood his ground after repeated calls and a cabinet decision to relinquish the IIUM presidency. There was also issue on Sijil Peperiksaan Bersepadu and the latest is khat. The latter was viewed negatively by Chinese and Tamil education groups. Actually, the proposal for khat was made in 2015.
The cabinet is the highest policy-making body under the democratic ruling system. Formulation and implementation of policies are at ministerial level. I think it is at this level he formulated policies that are not in tandem with the wants of the cabinet. You may have started to look at teacher’s extraneous workload, dismantle the much-abused University and University Colleges Act , to make Technical and Vocational Education and Training more “industry-led”, education for disabled persons and others, but this is not good enough for Malaysia Baharu.
What about the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025? There were 11 “shifts” to transform the system. Shift 2 was to ensure every child is proficient in Bahasa Malaysia and English language. Shift 3 was to develop values-driven Malaysians by strengthening Islamic and Moral education and civics elements. Shift 7 was to leverage ICT to scale up quality learning and for distance and self-paced learning to expand access to high-quality teaching regardless of location or student skill level.
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