It’s more like trying to make good teh tarik, where you boil tea leaves, strain the water out, put it in a stainless steel tumbler, and throw it from the tumbler into a glass and back several times to come up with the perfect blend of tea and foam.
Lately, with three school-going kids in my household, I’ve been looking at our classrooms and thinking that maybe we’re trying to control it a bit too much.
I was scrolling through the news, and the vibe from people in the education field is that teachers’ hands are tied. Although we’ve gotten rid of the big, scary exams like the UPSR and PMR, we’ve replaced them with a system that has teachers doing more data entry than ever.
There is also that really important and always mentioned SEO keyword - “holistic”. We want kids who are empathetic, creative, and resilient. It’s a really idealistic wish.
But the funny thing about being holistic is...