IN an age when students often turn to digital content in their free time, print materials such as newspapers continue to play a crucial role in formal learning, say teachers.
SMK Segambut English Language teacher Kasturi Chinnakrishnan, who recently attended a workshop held under The Star’s Newspaper-in-Education (Star-NiE) programme, said the session was a timely reminder of how newspapers can play a powerful role in the classroom, especially as digital distractions dominate students’ daily lives.
