COMMENT | Dear Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek, as you are fully aware, Malaysia’s future wellbeing and economic competitiveness are greatly dependent on the quality of its human capital, which is primarily shaped by the quality of its education system.

I have been following closely your recent pertinent statements on the daunting and unenviable task of transforming the Malaysian education system.

They include reviving the National Education Advisory Council to help the ministry “in formulating and improving the direction of national education”, addressing the issue of teachers saddled with excessive workload, enhancing the emphasis on soft skills, and considering the reintroduction of the Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) and the Form Three Assessment (PT3).

What impresses me most is...