Word to live by courtesy of SMK Chukai

The Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Chukai is a sekolah bestari or school for gifted(?). Only high achieving student from primary school are admitted. Students need to get 4As or 5As, out of the possible 5As available.

The walls of the Dewan Mercu (Main Hall) are adorned with buntings of the most recent high achievers, as well as pithy sayings. I only managed to capture 2 of these but there are more on the walls.

'Kebanyakan pelajar gagal bukan kerana BODOH, tetapi mereka gagal kerana melakukan KERJA BODOH'.

I'm now quoting this at my kids - if it works in Kemamam, it can work in KL.

Here's the other:
'Semua "A" bukan senang tetapi bukan mustahil'.

Another thing that I've noticed while driving around Terengganu. This is a state where education is emphasized from the top down. There are huge billboards everywhere celebrating the high standards or Terengganu's young people and students, as well as encouraging them to work harder and smarter academically.

Go Terengganu!