Abdul Karim: Parents must have nerves of steel

November 11, 2015

Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah watching a silat performance by KEMAS Kindergarten pupils upon his arrival

ASAJAYA: Parents must not lose hopes to see their children to excel in education.

Assistant Minister to Youth Development (Urban) Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said some parents ignored their children when they felt that they no longer able to handle their children's behaviours resulting from the process of growing up.

Abdul Karim told the parents that it was a pity when they decided to do it because years before that they were beaming with hopes that their children would be successful in their education.

"Parents will normally happy when they see their children manage to get higher education.

"However, parents must have high commitments if they want their children to succeed (in education)," he said when delivering his speech during DUN N14 Asajaya KEMAS Kindergarten's Mini Convocation today.

The assistant minister also urged the parents not to look at their current situations as immovable obstacles to their children's success.

He pointed out that to have challenges were normal in life.

Utamakan pembangunan pendidikan anak — Karim

November 7, 2013

KOTA SAMARAHAN, Rabu — Ibu bapa dinasihat lebih mengutamakan pembangunan pendidikan anak-anak kerana pelaburan ke arah itu penting bagi memastikan keselesaan kehidupan mereka di masa akan datang.

Menteri Muda Pembangunan Belia, Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah menjelaskan, langkah itu berperanan membentuk modal insan yang dapat menjadi daya penggerak kepada pembangunan negeri ini.

Katanya, aspek pembangunan pendidikan tidak harus diabaikan atau diambil mudah. Ini kerana bidang tersebut kunci kepada hala tuju seseorang itu di masa akan datang.

"Pentingnya bagi ibu bapa menitikberatkan pendidikan anak-anak bermula di peringkat akar umbi memudahkan kelahiran modal insan berkualiti di masa akan datang," ujarnya. 

Beliau berkata demikian ketika berucap pada Majlis Mini Konvokesyen Tadika & Taska KEMAS N.14 Asajaya di Dewan Suarah Kota Samarahan semalam. 

Hadir sama, Pegawai Daerah Samarahan, Mohd. Ainni Wahab, pegawai dan wakil pegawai dari Tadika.

Menurut Karim, secara tidak langsung pendekatan ke arah itu juga mampu merealisasi impian kerajaan untuk melihat kebanjiran lebih ramai tenaga kerja yang profesional.