DPM, Tan Sri Muhyidin Yassin, raised the possibility of abolishing the UPSR and PMR recently as part of the part of government efforts to restructure the learning system which was seen as too examination oriented and failed to provide a holistic education.
I too firmly believed that with less emphasis and pressure of examinations, the children would have more time to mingle and interact through the various extracurricular activities organized by schools. The teachers too would have ample time to impart other social values and skills to the children. With less emphasis on examination oriented education system, the children would be able to be creative and innovative. With equal commitment from the teachers, parents and society as a whole, we would sure be able to produce a balanced and wholesome future generation.
Personally, I opined that the proposal is timely and should be fully supported by all levels of society especially the parents. Children need time to grow and develop at their own pace and not burdened with the expectations of parents and societies at such a tender age. No doubt it is very competitive, the children must be allowed to mature and appreciate the value of education vis-à-vis examination. They must be instilled with the proper values and morals of education and not imposed on them by parents and societies. Too much emphasis on examinations brings about misfits in society.
It would be a move in the right direction especially with the recent government move to create an innovation and creative society.
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