KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry wants to put more counsellors in secondary schools to curb discipline problems among students, said its deputy minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong.
He said the ministry hoped to reduce the current student-counsellor ratio of 1:500 to 1:300.
“We need an increase of about 40% counsellors from the current 7,000 counsellors posted at schools,” he said after launching the Mid-Autumn Street Party in front of Sungei Wang Plaza last night.
Dr Wee, who is also the MCA Youth chief, said it was only a mere 2% of secondary students with disciplinary problems and most were repeat offenders.
“Education is not only about teaching and knowledge. It is also to mould a student’s well-being. Some first time offenders have benefitted from counselling and no longer play truant or cause problems at school,” he said.
He added that enforcement such as suspension, warnings and expulsion should only be used as a last resort.
“We are not a prison, but an institution. We need to educate the students,” he said, adding the ministry was working with Persatuan Kaunseling Malaysia to train more counsellors.
Questions:
- Based on the news paper article, why do we need more counsellors in secondary school?
- What is the meaning of “curb” ?
- Do you think discipline problem are serious in secondary school? Why?
- What is the purpose of education?
- If you were a counsellor, what would you do if your peoples were late for school 7 times in two weeks?
Answers:
- We need to put more counsellors in secondary schools to curb discipline problems among students.
- To control or limit something.
- Discipline problems in secondary school are not really serious because it was only 2% of students with disciplinary problems and most were repeat offenders.
- Education is not only about teaching and knowledge, but it is also to mould a student’s well-being.
- I will meet him and ask if him for the reasons. Then, I will send a letter to his parents.
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