SEREMBAN, April 11 -- This year's Teachers' Day theme, Guru Bitara, Nadi Negara (Teacher Champions, the Nation's Pulse), reflects the government's ongoing commitment to strengthening the profession as a cornerstone of national development while nurturing a competitive and competent future generation.

Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh explained that the Guru Bitara concept emphasises the teacher's role in shaping students as individuals whose futures must be carefully developed, going beyond simply identifying their potential and talents to become future leaders.

"A Guru Bitara does not merely complete the prescribed syllabus. Instead, they create meaning in every learning process, rise to challenges and lead change within the educa...