The
students under the APEX program seem to be happy
and enjoying their studies, Dato’ Haji Yusof
Bin Harun, the Deputy Education Minister of Malaysia
exclaimed after observing the Science, Math and
Technology Livelihood Education (TLE) classes
at the Tanauan National High School in Tanauan,
Leyte on July 10. |
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The
Deputy Minister said that this is very far from
the usual scenarios where the students are usually
serious and seemed pressured when inside the classroom.
Learning could be fun, indeed and the students
emerge brighter and better, he said.
He also admired the commitment of the teachers,
the local government unit and the community in
helping together so that the education of the
students will not go to waste. |
He
said that the classroom atmosphere is friendly
because there is always a team of teachers in
each class who do not appear as power figure but
one who is supportive to the learning of the students.
True enough, the teachers in the APEX program
serve as facilitators in the contextual learning.
The students who are always in groups or teams
help each member in the learning process because
everything is done by the team.
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The
APEX Program, the Applied Academics for Excellence
Program is an opportunity because its strategic
objective is to develop students who are ready
to pursue higher education or an enterprise
of choice in case the students are unable to
pursue higher education.
Dato’
Yusof hopes to replicate well the program in
Malaysia including the commitment of the teachers,
the students, the parents and the local government
officials.
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He
said that the members of the Malaysian delegation
are very appreciative of the hospitality and
the warmth of the people they have encountered
in Leyte.
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