KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry is aiming to relieve teachers from the burden of clerical duties as early as the beginning of next year.
Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik said, instead of being burdened with clerical work, teachers should instead be focusing on nurturing and educating students.
He said the ministry is drafting a special plan to ensure that teachers return to their main focus, which is to educate and make learning a fun-filled and memorable experience.
“The ministry is drawing up plans, which will be presented to me by December, to ease the burden of teachers. Hopefully, teachers will not have to shoulder clerical work anymore by next year,” he told a press conference after officiating the National SJKC Bahasa Melayu Improvement Forum at the HGH Convention Centre on Tuesday.
Maszlee said it was time to bring back the “good old days” of educating, especially in the 1980s, when “hero” teachers were loved and respected.
“Teachers used to love teaching and took pride in their work because that was their main focus. Today, there is too much clerical work for them to handle.
“Many of use still remember our teachers to this day because it was a fun experience. They (teachers) treated us like their own children because they had time to nurture and get to know us. This is especially important for primary school students. We hope to change this by next year.”