Teachers Advised To Avoid Joining Motivational Programmes With Unclear Content
Its minister, Fadhlina Sidek said teachers need to refer to the ministry for appropriate support.
"We should avoid getting involved in motivational programmes whose content and 'substance' we are unsure of.
"We should focus on our issues at the school level,' she said in a media conference after visiting Sekolah Menegah Kebangsaan (SMK) Taman Widuri here today.
She was giving her comments and advice to educators if they were involved in the marriage motivation programme (eHATI) targeting working women facing household crises.
Elaborating further, Fadhlina said the MOE has various development and motivational programmes for teachers, including counselling services that can be fully utilised.
'We do not want our teachers involved in programmes that can raise doubts or undermine the integrity of the teaching profession. We provide many internal development programmes.
"Therefore, my advice is to be careful. Avoid participating in inappropriate external programmes. Focus on motivation in our education," she said.
Yesterday, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed that an inquiry paper had been opened to identify criminal offences related to the eHATI marriage motivational programme, which was accused of promoting inappropriate and provocative content.
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