Teachers are Role Models

I just came back from Ibadah Camp at Keda Recreation Centre, Bendang Man, Sik Kedah. All KPLI trainees were required to go to this camp to complete the credit hours for the subject of 'Dinamika Islam'. Here we practically learned how to slaughter the chicken, how to cater for the dead, how to be an Imam for daily prayers and so on. The camp was closed by the Director of the MPTB himself, Mohd Adenan b Deraman. In his lengthy closing speech, he said that this camp is important because teachers should know about all these basic Islamic fundamentals even though they are not from the field of Islamic Studies. Teachers are role models wherever they go; people tend to look at teachers and ask for their advice, especially when it concerns their children. Therefore, it is compulsory for the teachers or would-be teachers to equip themselves with such knowledge, especially the basic Islamic fundamentals so that they are better prepared to face the ever demanding community.