Be Committed Minister Urges Religious Teachers

Bandar Seri Begawan - Teachers must have a genuine teaching attitude, Pehin Dato Haji Awang Abu Bakar the Education Minister urged yesterday.

This attitude should include responsibility, dedication and commitment to career, concern for students, maintaining a high degree of discipline, firm in their action and be a fine example to his students and colleagues.

The Minister of Health at the 25th Convocation Ceremony of the Seri Begawan Religious Teachers’ College stated this.

The minister added that the 21st century continues to bring about changes especially in this era of globalisation with progress in the scientific field of technology and knowledge are shown clearly.

The minister said we would also face changes in the paradigm of our society and the perception towards Islam. All these, the minister added, would have a great impact to the world and also bring about unexpected changes. He said teachers should understand these unexpected changes.

He also stressed that as professionals, teachers should understand the education requirement of their students. They too need to become researchers in their classrooms so that the can assess the progress and development of their students.

Forty-nine religious teachers who have completed their three-year training at the Seri Begawan Religious Teachers' College received their certificates. They are now teaching in a number of religious schools in the country since last June.

The ceremony was also followed with the presentation of certificates to 15 students who have completed the 9th Advanced Reading Al-Koran Course for the 2002 - 2003 session.

Awang Shahrilazmi Bin Haji Muluk was the best student for the 2000 - 2003 session. He received an award at the ceremony for his excellence achievement all subjects including the Al-Koran study, the teaching methods of the holy book and also Tajuwid.

At the ceremony, the Minister of Health also sprinkled scented flowers to a new bus of the college. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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