Rukun Negara needs own curriculum to take root, says academic

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Teo Kok Seong suggests a three-level approach, starting from kindergarten and primary education.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/08/31/rukun-negara-needs-own-curriculum-to-take-root-says-academic/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #RukunNegara #Curriculum

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00:00Academic Teo Kok Siong, a senior fellow with the National Council of Professors, has called

00:08for a dedicated curriculum to teach the Rukun Negara so that its principles take firm root

00:13in Malaysian society.

00:15He said mere recitation of the official declaration of the nation's philosophy would not be

00:19sufficient to foster a true understanding of its principles.

00:23Teo said, a curriculum and syllabus should be introduced during primary school and kindergarten

00:28involving the memorization, understanding, and application of the five principles.

00:33Meanwhile, Tajuddin Razdi of UCSI University called for the Rukun Negara to be integrated

00:39into religious education, including in madrasah curricula and Islamic studies in public schools.

00:45He said that the principles must be explained within the Islamic value system, as terms

00:49such as progressive and liberal are viewed negatively by conservative Muslims.

00:54On Monday, National Unity Minister Arun Agodagang said his ministry was working to ensure the

00:59full recitation of the Rukun Negara in state legislative assemblies nationwide, following

01:04its successful inclusion as part of the agenda for each opening session of the Dewan Rakyat.

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