Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak speaking at the launch of the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 Preliminary Report at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre — Pic by Saw Siow Feng
Najib said at the launch of the new education masterplan 2013-2025 today that there was no shame in admitting that Malaysia ranked in the bottom third of the Programme For International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009 test for mathematics, reading and science as the government is brave enough to face reality and take bold steps to remedy the situation.
"We don't have to feel embarrassed that in PISA we are in the bottom third," he said. "It's better than having to cover up. We have the moral courage to admit this and it is better than being trapped in a denial syndrome."
In the new masterplan, Malaysia aims to rank in the top third of the PISA test within the next 13 years.
The prime minister (picture) said that the country needed a creative and innovative solution for education that would require sacrifices from all segments of society.
He said that the thrusts of the new economy was knowledge, innovation and technology.
"Our system needs to be adjusted to face challenges and prepare our kids to fill types of jobs that have not even been created yet," he said.
The education masterplan comprises of 11 "shifts" to inculcate six attributes in children: knowledge, thinking skills, leadership, bilingual proficiency, ethics and national identity.
The shifts include empowering state and district education departments and schools to customise solutions based on need and recruiting only the top 30 per cent of graduates for teacher training.
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