Reforming Education
By Altaf Deviyati
November 2013 COVER STORY
The Education Blueprint falls short on many counts. Perhaps we should take a lesson from the Finns.Man of Mathematics was the title of the book, a parting gift from Mr Paul Pommel, my father’s secondary school teacher who finished his term as a Peace Corp volunteer in rural Kuala Terengganu in 1968. Today, my father is a mathematics professor. Was it the book that influenced him, or Pommel? Or was it the simple experience of getting a gift from his...
Altaf Deviyati
is a senior analyst with the Political and Social Analysis Unit at the Penang Institute, working in the area of social inclusion.
