I was upbeat when Education director-general Datuk Dr Amin Senin said the Education Ministry wanted to bring back fun into the classrooms, especially in primary schools. Children in Norway’s “Barneskole” (primary school) spend their days playing educational games, learning social skills and basic education in the first grade. Norway is one of the countries where children in primary schools do not receive official grades. In the United Kingdom, surveys showed that primary school children were attempting suicide because of exam pressures, too much homework and cyberbullying. Things are changing now for the better.

Source: New Strait Times December 22, 2017 00:00 UTC