PETALING JAYA: The increasing burden of homework on children and the never-ending “heavy bag syndrome” was not the fault of the schools or parents but of the system, an education activist said.
Melaka Action Group for Parents in Education (Magpie) chairman Mak Chee Kin said academic achievements were still an obsession despite the learning-based focus of the School-Based Assessment (PBS) and Pentaksiran Tingkatan Tiga (PT3).
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