KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 -- The Pakatan Harapan education council has made several suggestions to the Education Ministry on the implementation of the home-based Teaching and Learning (PdPR) method following the Aidilfitri holiday period.

The members, comprising Pakatan's education chairman Maszlee Malik, PKR's Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, former deputy education minister Teo Nie Ching, and Parti Amanah's Datuk Hasan Baharom, said the ministry's current plan is seen as a knee-jerk reaction without a long-term plan which has caused much unease among parents and teachers.

"Many concerns and criticism have been voiced on social media, but the ministry has not yet responded in a responsible manner," it said in a statement.

Starting off with the closure ...