54-year-old teacher retakes SPM to inspire students

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Tuition teacher Subash Abdullah, founder of Pusat Tuisyen Ledakan Kreatif, has sat for the exam at least seven times since 2018.   📍Pusat Tuisyen Ledakan Kreatif  6c Jalan Suarasa 8/5,  Bandar Tun Hussein Onn,  Cheras   Story by: Sheela Vijayan  Shot by: Bani Jamian  Presented by: Theevya Ragu  Edited by: Adly Shaaban   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2025/05/16/54-year-old-teacher-repeatedly-retakes-spm-to-inspire-students   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   #FMTLifestyle #SubashAbdullah #PusatTuisyenLedakanKreatif

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00:01Most people sit for their SPM examination once and are done with it.

00:08Subhash Abdullah, however, has taken it at least seven times since 2018.

00:15No, he doesn't keep failing.

00:17In fact, the 54-year-old has consistently scored straight A's.

00:24Subhash, a tuition teacher and founder of Pusat Tuition Ledakan Creative,

00:28is driven by a simple mission.

00:32First thing is, I would like to motivate the kids.

00:35Don't be afraid of taking science stream.

00:38Even art stream students, I would tell them to take the subjects that is quite challenging,

00:43which is economic.

00:46And for those who are religion-based, I also took Tassawo Islam.

00:51You see, that means the whole thing is there, the whole package is there.

00:54You can be from any background.

00:57You can still score.

00:59So that is what I motivate.

01:02His strategy is paying off.

01:04Students, one hesitant to choose the science stream,

01:07have been inspired to give it a shot after seeing their teachers succeed in subjects they feared to tackle.

01:13Secondly, it's actually to give a kind of support for those who are taking private, privately, private candidate,

01:22and they come here.

01:24I register them together with me.

01:26I go and sit, five or six of us, we sit together.

01:31Some of them, when they're not that good, they'll have their reluctance to finish it.

01:37They'll just walk off.

01:38But when I am there, the spirit is there, the support is there.

01:43So whenever there is paper one and paper two, there will be a break.

01:47You know, that is where I will, when I will, I will really push them.

01:52For Subhash, sitting for the exams comes with the usual experiences,

01:56including late night study sessions and nervous anticipation before results are released.

02:02And yet, he plans to sit for SPM again, driven by the joy of watching his students improve.

02:14It's very exciting because I've never seen any teacher taking SPM together with us.

02:20So this is something different and it encourages us to do our exams without being scared.

02:29So it makes us more confident.

02:32He's not so strict, but when he needs to, he will be very strict.

02:36But he's very funny.

02:38He talks to you like a friend.

02:43Indeed, Subhash is making a difference one student at a time.

02:48Take your student as your own child.

02:51Okay, love them and take care of them because the country's future is actually in their hands.

02:57Okay, so no matter they are weak or they are good at their studies.

03:03Okay, the basic education they should have.

03:06Okay, giving them a moral support, giving them a push, doing extra classes will really help.

03:12So my advice to teachers is please don't give up.

03:16Some teachers have the tendency to just walk off from the class after seeing the class is naughty.

03:22You know, normally the last classes, the back classes, you see.

03:27So it shouldn't happen because these are the fillers sometimes will be our leaders.

03:32You never know.

03:33Yeah.

03:34Okay, so love them more.

03:36Okay, take care of them more.

03:38Hivya Ragu and Sheila Vajin, FMT.

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