Top teachers to the fore

A cut above: (top, clockwise from left) Kumaresan, Anuthra, Wan Muadzam, Aishah, Goh, Tan, Shahril, Shyielathy, Khairil Azmir and Anita.

THE spotlight is now on the country’s best educators, thanks to the inaugural Malaysia Teacher Prize.

SK Klang, Selangor, special education teacher Wan Muadzam Wan Abidin, who invented a device to help visually impaired students to run and train in track and field, and SJK(C) Chi Seng 2, Perak, Mathematics teacher Goh Kok Ming, who integrates Minecraft and other applications into his teaching and gives students coding classes after school hours to provide them with digital skills, are among the Top 10 shortlisted teachers recognised for their exceptional contribution in educating young minds. Joining the list are Anuthra Sirisena (SMJK Chung Hwa Tenom, Sabah); Tan Shi Min (SMK Syed Ibrahim, Kedah); Shyielathy Arumugam (SMK Datuk Haji Abdul Wahab, Perak); Khairil Azmir Ahmad (SMKA Perempuan Alawiyah, Perlis); Kumaresan Muniandy (SM Pendidikan Khas Vokasional Merbok, Kedah); Anita Md. Yasin (Keningau Vocational College, Sabah); Shahril Othman (SK Seri Samudera, Perak); and Aishah Mohamed Hamdan (SMK Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Perak).