LETTER | Credit your predecessors’ contributions, Fadhlina

LETTER | The Education Ministry recently announced that the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2026 has been a resounding success, 10 years after its launch.

For that, I wish to congratulate the tireless efforts of the ministry staff, especially the educators for translating the vision contained in the masterplan into reality.

Education is a complex matter in Malaysia, with many stakeholders, sometimes having competing interests.

It would not have been successful without the tenacity and commitment shown by the ministry staff.

Be that as it may, Fadhlina Sidek should acknowledge her predecessors' past contributions in chipping in to make the blueprint a success. There have been five ministers before Fadhlina, since the blueprint's launch.

Particularly, it was Muhyiddin Yassin, whose tenure as education minister was from 2009 to 2015, that laid the foundations for a visionary and executable blueprint. The blueprint was launched when he was in charge.

As a teacher then (now retired), I remember the blueprint contained key visions and aspirations in lifting the standards of education in the country with a practical roadmap, such as empowering state and district education officials and to leverage on information and communication technology (ICT).

Since Muhyiddin, subsequent education ministers were (in chronological order) Idris Jusoh, Mahdzir Khalid, Maszlee Malik and Radzi Jidin. Each one of them played a role in the blueprint's success.

I wish Fadhlina, who took over the education ministry less than nine months ago, all the best in continuing the good work done by her predecessors and ministry officials.

She would not have inherited such success without their resolute commitments, particularly the groundwork laid by Muhyiddin.

As the blueprint comes to the tail-end of its implementation, it’s time Fadhlina starts looking into a new master plan that builds on the successes contributed by her predecessors.

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