Good teachers make learning fun
It is report card day, so parents with primary school children have to meet their children's teachers.
Teachers will give progress reports on the pupils. If the progress is good, then parents and teachers are happy. They know what to do to maintain the progress.
Parents don't mind paying tuition fees for their children.
Some prefer home tuition. The RM55 per hour fees are exorbitant.
The standard of English, Bahasa Malaysia, Science and Mathematics in primary schools has increased.
The vocabulary in a Year Four Bahasa Malaysia textbook, for example, is equivalent to that of a Standard Six textbook in the 1960s.
This requires teachers who are competent and confident in their knowledge and delivery.
We like teachers whose teaching enlivens the class. Their grasp of the subject must also be strong. Read More...