Straight As are not all that matter


WHEN the UPSR results were announced recently, there was an uproar from parents because the number of students who scored straight As had significantly dropped.

It is time that the mindset of Malaysian parents on As changed. As an educator for 23 years, I dare say that the As that these students obtained in UPSR did not translate into something that they were able to do in real life.

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