Lesson of the day - C is for confusion
HARESH SAYS, as published in Malay Mail today. TEACHERS in the country are a confused lot. But I pity them for they have been placed in a very confusing situation. I spent several hours with a group of teachers on Monday as they spoke about “clerical work”, waking up at 3am to submit data online and the PT3 which started yesterday. Here is a gist of our conversation. The school teachers I spoke to teach in three different schools in Kuala Lumpur. Their real names cannot be revealed for obvious reasons. Haresh Deol (HD): How’s the education scene? Abu: Messy! Lim: Concentrate on my tuition centre better Muthu: Saya menurut perintah. HD: According to the Teaching and Learning International Survey 2013, Malaysian teachers spend an average of 29 per cent on administrative tasks. What’s that all about? Abu: Much have changed since we left school. Now there’s E-Operasi, E-Pangkat, E-this, E-that… Lim: Fed up lah. Muthu: Let me explain. E-Operasi is ...