Don’t overburden our overworked students


STUDENTS today are a busy lot. They (especially the primary school students) either have too much schoolwork or tuition classes to go to.

With the Standard Curriculum for Primary Schools (KSSR) system, they should not be burdened by too much homework. Some of us parents lament that we do not have enough time with our children. I feel something must be done, so as not to kill our children’s interest in studying. I suggest a couple steps which should be taken.

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