Malaysian students are too passive and the education system must change to challenge and encourage them to be more curious, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The Deputy Prime Minister said that Malaysian minds were just not inquisitive and challenged enough. “Our education system must change. Our children are just not curious enough. They must be curious about the world. They must ask questions,” he said.
Teacher Education for Muslim Women: Intercultural Relationships, Method and Philosophy.
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Increasing numbers of Muslim children attend programs for young children yet many teachers appear to know very little about Islam. Along with its overview of Islam, this article suggests how teachers can better support the rights and special needs of Muslim children.
The paper argues for the inclusion of Muslim teachers' sensibilities into wider national and international discussions about culturally responsive pedagogy. It insists that such discussions are imperative for the development of Muslim students' engagement as critical literate citizens. The researchers discuss the problematic dearth in educational research that is concerned about the inclusion of Muslim youths' social reality in schools and its connection to culturally responsive approaches to curriculum development.