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hope forbalanced studentdevelopment\n\n人起t 115/24 P96  \nschoolactivities would be offeredto develop their children's inter-est and talent.  \nKUALA LUMPUR:The new schoolcurriculum should strike a bal-ance between academic and ex-tracurricular activities to developa well-rounded generation.  \nFoon Pey Yuh,40,from Nilai,Negri Sembilan,said schoolscould nurture the students'artis-tic talent,including music.  \nParents whom the New StraitsTimes spoke to expressed hopethat it would cover all bases,bothin and outside the classroom.  \n\"My 13-year-old daughter lovessinging,but there's no avenue inher school to explore her inter-est.  \nBesides improvements to reg-  \nFoon Pey Yuh  \nular classes,they hope after-  \n\"Iwish to be more supportive ofher and I hope she gets all theencouragement she needs.\"  \nTuan Syeful Azli,41,from ShahAlam,Selangor,said he hopedthe government could considermaking religious education anaf-ter-school curriculum.  \n\"It would be good if the after-school religious classes wereavailable in the same school thatthe children are attending.  \n\"It is quite tough for workingparents like us as we would rushto fetch them from school in theafternoon and drop them off atthe religious school daily.”  \nAslina Hashim,49,fromSungkai,Perak,said she hoped  \nSEKTOR DOKUMENTASI PENDIDIKANBPPDP,Kementerian Pendidikan MalaysiaAras SB-4,Blok E8,Kompleks E,Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan62604 Putrajaya.Tel :03-88846425Faks:03-88846284  \nTARIKH:16 MEI 2024 (KHAMIS )BERITA HARIAN   UTUSAN M'SIAN.STRAITS TIME□CTHE STAR□SINAR HARIAN [  \nAslina Hashim  \nTuan Syeful Azli  \nbuy them,which Icouldn't affordand this has affected the chil-dren's learning process,\"said themother of three,who is the solebreadwinner in the family.  \nthat the Education Ministrywould consider the rising cost ofliving when preparing the newcurriculum.  \nComing from a low-incomehousehold,she said,the monthlyexpenditure of RM800 for herchildren's education had provedto be challenging.  \nIt was reported that the newcurriculum,to be introduced in2027,would see the strengthen-ing of school-based assessment(PBS)and the introduction of sev-en domains,namely personal de-velopment,communication,re-sponsibility,digital fluency,di-verse literacy,thinking skills andlifelong learning.  \n“When my child,who is now inForm 2,was transferred to a dif-ferent school,we learned thatthere weren't enough textbooksfor all the students.  \n\"So,some of us were asked to","cbCaiuPlsPgR7wgM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuPlsPgR7wgM","pdf",318109,"English","# Parents’ expectations for the new curriculum\n## Balance between academics and activities\n## Support for arts and music\n## Religious education after school","[{\"question\":\"What do parents want the new school curriculum to achieve?\",\"answer\":\"Parents want it to strike a balance between academic and extracurricular activities so students grow into a well-rounded generation.\"},{\"question\":\"What extracurricular 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