MIRI: The flexibility in education system allows creativity in teaching, hence encouraging students to be more interactive during their learning process.
In this respect, Minister for Education, Science and Technological Research, Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong disclosed that it was time for the existing education system to change.
“Now it is time for you (referring to teachers present at the Sarawak English Language Education Symposium or SELES 2018) to get your students to talk with confidence rather than following the old days,” he said while delivering the closing speech at SELES 2018 held at Mega Hotel here on Wednesday.
He also emphasised that in order to encourage creativity in teaching and learning, the education system need to be flexible.
“All the schools in the country can learn from the flexible education system in Finland.
“The schools in Finland have been flourishing in freedom and flexibility in its teaching whereby students are not taught about traditional subjects or subject-based teaching but learning to solve real-life problems, assisted by their teachers,” said Manyin.
He also stressed on the importance of teachers’ passion in their teaching career.
“Why passion is important? It is very important for students to have teachers who are passionate about what they are teaching. Teachers with passion-inspired students. They get students interested and excited about the learning process,” he said.
Hence, he reminded teachers to be passionate in teaching.
More than 2,000 teachers and education officers throughout the State attended the three-day event which started on Monday (August 27).
Earlier, the participants were entertained with a demonstration and workshop on learning conducted by Associate Professor Dr Tamas Kiss from Hungary.
Also present at the symposium were the Deputy Director of State Education Department, Abang Mat Ali Masagus and Deputy Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Research, Dr Abdul Rahman Deen.
