KOTA KINABALU: The determination and commitment to teach children in Sabah and ensure that they are not left behind from getting good education has taken Sharin Aizrulidana Samsuri, 46, thousands of kilometres away from her hometown in Kota Tinggi, Johor for the past two decades. The preschool teacher at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Bukit Padang, here, said she continued to work … [Read more...] about From Kota Tinggi with love: A preschool teacher’s journey to educating kids in Sabah
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Keeping students engaged
Teachers share how they stimulate tech-savvy pupils’ minds with creative and innovative lessons TEACHERS often shoulder enormous responsibility as educators and with the Covid-19 pandemic, they face new challenges in keeping their students engaged, especially with home-based teaching and learning (PdPR). To commemorate Teacher’s Day, StarMetro spoke with three teachers who … [Read more...] about Keeping students engaged
Who wants to be a teacher?
COMING from a family of teachers, Alina Ali, 15, used to dream of becoming a teacher too. But as she gets older, she feels that it might just be a lot of hard work with not much reward. “When I was in primary school, I wanted to be like my mum, who teaches in secondary school. But now, looking at how stressed she is from all the work, I’m not so sure I want to follow in her … [Read more...] about Who wants to be a teacher?