KUALA LUMPUR: Children should not be forced to conform to a
rigid education system because that would stop them from being
creative, said Shamsuddin Bardan, the Malaysian Employers Federation
executive director.
"If you enrol your child in preschool, the system requires the child to
conform. They have to wear the same uniform and the hair should be kept
in a certain place.
"By focusing on discipline too much, you are killing creativity."
Shamsuddin said a fun learning environment would encourage
schoolchildren and tertiary students to put on their thinking cap and
thus become more employable in the future.
He said the
government had spent too much money retraining unemployed graduates,
adding that revamping the education system would ensure better quality
workers.
Shamsuddin said a good education system should encourage students to be innovative and creative.
"I asked several universities on the need for theory and concepts to be
taught, and they say it is a ministry requirement. The market has no
use for this.
"This is a very orthodox way of doing things but
it will not allow people to be creative and innovative. Sadly, there
are the requirements (to be innovative and creative) the economy needs."
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