ALOR STAR: History lesson will no longer be the subject of the "past".
The Education Ministry has asked local universities to find ways for students to understand and appreciate more of the country's history.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin pointed out that very often, historians teach history subject as a subject of the 'past', about the 'past' and for the 'past'.
Consequently, he said, history is perceived as not to have values in the current fast moving, dynamic and vibrant society and students do not see the 'future' of the subject.
"For this reason, there is a need to review and reorient the pedagogy of the subject into a 'live' subject with an approach that emphasises on 'the future lies in the past'," Muhyiddin said in his speech at the opening ceremony of the 23rd International Conference of Historians of Asia (IAHA 2014) at TH Hotel and Convention Centre here.
The conference is jointly organised by Universiti Utara Malaysia and Malaysian History Association.