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TheSun 2008-11-14 Page04 Varsities Told To Focus On Intellectual Infrastructure
TheSun 2008-11-14 Page04 Varsities Told To Focus On Intellectual Infrastructure
TheSun 2008-11-14 Page04 Varsities Told To Focus On Intellectual Infrastructure
intellectual infrastructure
liberated and inquisitive minds”. ensuring the holistic development
Saying he did not subscribe to of the potential of children under
the idea of emphasising physical four years old,” he said.
infrastructure, the deputy prime The new policy emphasises
minister said yesterday universities “whole brain learning”, ensures
should move towards an era of that kindergartens and childcare
intellectual renaissance. centres (Taskas) have adequate
“You’ve got to have not just a Malaysia Productivity Corporation But he said the people should to creating uncontested market physical, environmental and
university but a quality university... and Malaysian Association of now promote inquisitiveness spaces that will make competition learning facilities, that teachers and
a centre of learning of the liberated, Private Colleges and Universities. among children. irrelevant. educators have at least a diploma,
open and inquisitive minds.” “Malaysians are very good at “They must be curious about the “As an educationist, you should and that parents spend at least four
Speaking at the opening of rote learning; they learn very well world. They must ask questions.” also look at the big picture. We hours a month at Permata centres
a one-day seminar on Creating and they are studious. They spend Najib noted that the “blue ocean should look at where we are today with their children.
A Blue Ocean in Education and long hours learning but they are strategy” – a business concept and where we want to be in the “During the budget debates last
Training Sectors, Najib called for not inquisitive enough. advocated in a book with the same coming years,” Najib said. week, I allowed the allocation of
“a paradigm shift” in the education “Their minds have not been title – could also be adapted by “We should ask what are our RM200 million for early education
system, starting from primary challenged because our system has public and private universities in strengths and weaknesses. Can we programmes for children from the
school. not challenged them.” their quest for competitiveness in leverage on our strength? Can we ages of one to six,” Najib said.
“Our education system must This was probably due to cultural education and training. add value to it and create a real He also said the Permata
change, the paradigm must factors, said Najib, where culturally, The book Blue Ocean Strategy, ‘blue ocean’ so that we can grow?” curriculum would be made
change,” said Najib at the seminar being passive was seen as being co-authored by Prof W. Chan Kim, Later in the afternoon, compulsory for all kindergartens
which was jointly organised by the respectful to someone senior. promotes a systematic approach when launching a seminar on by 2010. – Bernama