The Education Ministry is planning on making secondary education compulsory, to ensure zero student dropouts at both the primary and secondary level. So we discussed the best method to go about this, and why punitive measures shouldn't be the first port of call. Then, we hear thoughts from our listeners about what motivated them in school.

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Produced by: Alia Zefri

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories:  education,  government,  Family/Parenting

Tags:  compulsory education,  education,  b40,  dropout,  secondary school,