00:05Prime Minister Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim has said the proposal for students to clean school toilets
00:12is intended to instill responsibility and humility among the younger generation.
00:18The suggestion has drawn mixed public reactions with opinions divided over its effectiveness
00:24and implementation. Some supported the idea saying it could help students build discipline
00:31and accountability from an early age.
01:05Others pointed to examples from countries like South Korea and Japan
01:09where students are taught to clean classrooms and toilets as part of character building.
01:14I think as we can see from the Korea and also Japanese, they teach the children from the school earlier
01:21age
01:22that they should clean up their classroom, their toilets and by that I think that will make the kids
01:28more responsible as they grow up since now we can see the kids are no longer responsible for their rubbish.
01:36They just throw it anywhere they want it and I think it's important the school should be the only place
01:42since the kids going to school every day, right? So by that I think school will be the only place
01:48that will help the kids to learn, the children to learn.
01:52Some agreed with the principal but stressed that values should first be reinforced at home.
01:57I think it's a responsibility of the parents to really make sure that their children
02:06are not only doing the cleaning part or the toilet cleaning part but other house chores helping their parents
02:15and this attitude actually will help improve them in terms of their discipline, the way they interact with people outside
02:28from their home.
02:29Despite differing views, many agree that instilling good values in students remains important whether through schools or at home.
02:37The Prime Minister also said the initiative aims to promote equality by involving all students regardless of background.
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