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PROCESS OF WRITING FORM

Name: IRFAN EZANY BIN IBRAHIM

Title of the Essay: TEACHERS IN MALAYSIA CHOOSE TO RETIRE

EARLY

Text type: ONLINE POST

Step Notes Date

Prewriting 17/11/2023
-Why do teachers in Malaysia choose to retire
early?
-How to prevent this issue
https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2023/0
6/1116217/dasar-baharu-tak-konsisten-punca-
guru-bersara-awal
https://edubestari.com/penjelasan-pengambilan-
khas-guru/
https://docs.jpa.gov.my/docs/myppsm/PPSM/PP/pe
ncen/32/#zoom=true
https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/253185/beri
ta/guru-berundur-awal-apa-alasan-mereka

Drafting 17/11/2023
--why did this issue happen
--teacher career is good profession
-teacher chooses to retire early
-the statistics show how many teachers retire every
year

-first, excessive workload

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-teacher burdened with other work

-this work invades personal time at home
-bring pressure to the, and choose to retire
-The government need to find substitute teachers

-Second, struggle to keep up with technological

advancements
-especially teacher who lacks IT skill
-during, COVID 19 students need to study from
home
-using application
-Many experienced educators left

-how to deal with this issue

-using one-off special recruitment
-can overcome the teacher shortage
-assigning other position to manage clerical works

-this issue has become important

-government play big role
-teaching profession is challenging
-do not give up

Revising 18/11/2023
INTRODUCTION
-A career as teacher is considered a good
profession as their main responsibility is to give
knowledge to children
-there is an issue where teachers choose to retire
early
- the question is why can such an issue can exist in
our country?
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FIRST PARAGRAPH
-Excessive workload in education is one of the main
reasons many teachers choose to retire early
- Apart from teaching, teachers are often burdened
with additional responsibilities that are beyond their
job scope
- they have to manage clerical work, student
attendance records, sports, clubs and uniformed
units
- This situation caused the government to find new
substitute teachers as soon as possible
- This pressure and tiredness may be why teachers
choose to retire early and seek a more balanced
lifestyle

SECOND PARAGRAPH
- many teachers retire early because they struggle
to keep up with technological advancements.
- teachers who lack IT skills may feel left behind
and unable to adapt to such changes
- due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students are
required to study from home as all educational
institutions throughout Malaysia are closed
- The teachers need to use applications such as
Google Meet, Zoom, and Google Classroom to
teach and assign schoolwork to students
- many experienced educators have left. However,
this situation has given opportunities for new
teachers to serve.

THIRD PARAGRAPH
- how to deal with this issue from continuing to
happen?
- The government has taken quick action by
speeding up the process of recruitment of new
teachers through a one-off special recruitment
process
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- can overcome the teacher shortage and provide an

excellent opportunity for non-education degree
holders to become teachers
-.The government can improve the education
system by assigning other positions to manage
tasks related to clerical work.
-, the teachers can fully concentrate on teaching in
the classroom and dedicate their time and efforts to
improving the quality of education.

CONCLUSION
- the issue of teachers retiring early has become a
significant concern in education and is likely to
persist.
- The government has a important role in identifying
the best possible solution for this problem
- Teachers in Malaysia also need to realise that
teaching is a challenging profession that requires
incredible patience and dedication to be a great
teacher

Editing TEACHERS IN MALAYSIA CHOOSE 18/11/2023

TO RETIRE EARLY

A career as a teacher is considered a good

(noble) profession as their main (primary)
responsibility is to give (impart) knowledge to the
children of our country. However, there is an issue
where teachers choose to retire early instead of
working until the retirement age set by the Malaysian
government. According to the Jabatan
Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia (2022), the
mandatory retirement age for public sector
employees is 60 years, effective from 1 January
2012. Besides that, Kesatuan Perkhidmatan
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Perguruan Kebangsaan Semenanjung Malaysia

(NUTP) has reported that over 10,000 teachers
submit applications for early retirement each year,
with numbers increasing every year (annually). The
question is, why can such an issue exist in our
country?

Excessive workload in the education system

is one of the main reasons many teachers choose to
retire early. Apart from teaching, teachers are often
burdened with additional responsibilities that are
beyond their job scope. For instance, they have to
manage clerical work, student attendance
records, sports, clubs and uniformed units
(Sinar Harian, 2023). Moreover, teachers often
have to complete these tasks at home,
disrupting family time. According to Berita
Harian (2023), This pressure and exhaustion
may be why teachers choose to retire early and
find (seek) a more balanced lifestyle. This
situation caused the government to find new
substitute teachers as soon as possible to prevent
this issue from continuing and disrupting the national
education system.

Next, many teachers retire early because

they struggle to keep up with technological
advancements. According to Berita Harian
(2023), teachers who lack IT skills may feel left
behind and unable to adapt to such changes.
Furthermore, due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
students are required to study from home as all
school (educational institutions) throughout
Malaysia are closed, making IT skills more important
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(crucial) than ever. The teachers need to use

applications such as Google Meet, Zoom, and
Google Classroom to teach and assign schoolwork
to students. Due to the current situation, many
experienced educators have left. However, this
situation has give (opened up) opportunities for new
teachers to serve.

The question is, how to deal with this issue

from continuing to happen? The government has
taken quick action by speeding up the recruitment
process (expediting the recruitment) of new
teachers through a one-off special recruitment
process. The one-off recruitment process means
special recruitment made only once but with a
large number of recruitments (EduBestari,
2021). This recruitment can prevent (overcome) the
teacher shortage and provide an excellent
opportunity for non-education degree holders to
become teachers. The government can improve
(enhance) the education system by assigning other
positions to manage tasks related to clerical work.
This way, the teachers can fully concentrate on
teaching in the classroom and dedicate their time
and efforts to improving the quality of education.

In conclusion, the issue of teachers retiring

early has become a significant concern in education
and is likely to continued (persist). The government
has a important (significant) role in identifying the
best possible solution for this problem, which may
lead to significant issues if left unaddressed.
Teachers in Malaysia also need to realise that
teaching is a challenging profession that requires
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incredible patience and hard work (dedication) to be

a great teacher.

Publishing TEACHERS IN MALAYSIA CHOOSE TO 23/11/2023

RETIRE EARLY

A career as a teacher is considered a noble

profession as their primary responsibility is to impart
knowledge to the children of our country. However,
there is an issue where teachers choose to retire
early instead of working until the retirement age set
by the Malaysian government. According to the
Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia (2022), the
mandatory retirement age for public sector
employees is 60 years, effective from 1 January
2012. Besides that, Kesatuan Perkhidmatan
Perguruan Kebangsaan Semenanjung Malaysia
(NUTP) has reported that over 10,000 teachers
submit applications for early retirement each year,
with numbers increasing annually. The question is,
why can such an issue exist in our country?

Excessive workload in the education system

is one of the main reasons many teachers choose to
retire early. Apart from teaching, teachers are often
burdened with additional responsibilities that are
beyond their job scope. For instance, they have to
manage clerical work, student attendance records,
sports, clubs and uniformed units (Sinar Harian,
2023). Moreover, teachers often have to complete
these tasks at home, disrupting family
time. According to Berita Harian (2023), This
pressure and exhaustion may be why teachers
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choose to retire early and seek a more balanced

lifestyle. This situation caused the government to
find new substitute teachers as soon as possible to
prevent this issue from continuing and disrupting the
national education system.

Next, many teachers retire early because

they struggle to keep up with technological
advancements. According to Berita Harian (2023),
teachers who lack IT skills may feel left behind and
unable to adapt to such changes. Furthermore, due
to the COVID-19 pandemic, students are required to
study from home as all educational institutions
throughout Malaysia are closed, making IT skills
more crucial than ever. The teachers need to use
applications such as Google Meet, Zoom, and
Google Classroom to teach and assign schoolwork
to students. Due to the current situation, many
experienced educators have left. However, this
situation has opened up opportunities for new
teachers to serve.

The question is, how to deal with this issue

from continuing to happen? The government has
taken quick action by expediting the recruitment of
new teachers through a one-off special recruitment
process. The one-off recruitment process means
special recruitment made only once but with a large
number of recruitments (EduBestari, 2021). This
recruitment can overcome the teacher shortage and
provide an excellent opportunity for non-education
degree holders to become teachers. The
government can enhance the education system by
assigning other positions to manage tasks related to
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clerical work. This way, the teachers can fully

concentrate on teaching in the classroom and
dedicate their time and efforts to improving the
quality of education.

In conclusion, the issue of teachers retiring

early has become a significant concern in education
and is likely to persist. The government has a
significant role in identifying the best possible
solution for this problem, which may lead to
significant issues if left unaddressed. Teachers in
Malaysia also need to realise that teaching is a
challenging profession that requires incredible
patience and dedication to be a great teacher.