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Today's session was started off with a quote from William Butler Yeats; "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire". Dr. Majid explained the real purpose of education, which is not only a process of receiving information but also focusing on how the children can utilize and practice the knowledge in real situations.

As for the Islamic context, the Muslims must have the intention to achieve the ultimate goals of education, to be a better Khalifah (vicegerent) and leaders to the future generations. When the students have a wider view on education, they will not easily lose interest and passion in their learning journey since nowadays, students pursue their studies in higher education with materialistic purposes such as aiming for higher-paying jobs.

Therefore, as a future teacher, myself, I should find a way to make education more effective and interesting, also be attentive by supporting my students so that they can find their true passion. That is the reason why socialization in school institutions is essential.

School is one of the main social institutions besides government, family, religion, and social media. School is a social organization established to transfer values of community, society, or a nation through the planned educational experiences to the younger generation.

Based on my high school experience, I can vouch that children learn communication skills in school. The existence of multicultural, races and religion in school, help the students to know each other culture as school is an agent for cultural development. It prepares individuals for a real-life situation and is enriched by different cultures.

Moreover, school is not only expected to establish a balance between itself and life but it is also expected to accelerate social changes. Thus, a positive school climate brings a positive impact to both teachers and students.

In Malaysia, we have national schools that involve different types of ethnic groups under the same school system. Hence, the unity between races is a very sensitive issue as we have different cultures, belief systems, and languages.

Education in Malaysia emphasis the socialization between races, as stated in the Malaysian Education Blueprint; to create a system where students have opportunities to build these shared experiences and aspirations that form the foundation for unity.

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Before I started my reflection on today's topic, it is essential for us, educators to understand the term Sociology and Education itself before discussing it in depth. Sociology comes from the Latin word 'socios' which means 'companion', meanwhile 'logos' in Greek means 'the study of'. Thus, sociology is the study of companionship or social relations. While education means the process of acquiring knowledge through a concrete system. Therefore, the Sociology of Education is a branch of sociology that analyses the issues and problems that arise within society and education.

Understanding educational sociology helps educators to design strategic educational activities and build effective teaching and learning methods.

Throughout the session, Dr. Majid explained how, social forces, economic forces, political forces, and technological development affect the students in their education journey.

On social forces, the study has found that family income, family type, family size, and parents' education play important roles in determining the quality of education received by the children. Based on the research made, most children from the working class (the poor and minority ethnic family) have a less satisfactory level of academic performance, while the children from the rich and middle class have excellent school performance.

Next, on the economic forces, it can be seen that developed and newly industrialized countries could provide a better education for free. On the contrary, the countries with low income and rely on agriculture have fewer opportunities in pursuing education.

Besides, in the political forces, education has been regarded as the main agent for the political socialization of the young into the national political culture. Education has also been a major factor in the selection and training of political leaders. This is not something new, as the interference of politics has occurred since the period of colonial administration.

Last but not least, we also discussed technological development and its effect on education. We cannot deny that technology helps in improving education. For example, better access for the source and self-paced study. However, it also has disadvantages as students can be distracted by other applications or websites on the internet which interfere with their academic performance.

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UNGS 1201

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, PRINCIPLES, AND PRACTICES

SEMESTER 1, 2020/2021

SECTION 11

NAME: NOR NAFISA HIDAYAH BINTI MOHD NAZRIN

MATRIC NO: 2018096

LECTURER: ASST PROF. DR. IRINA SAFITRI ZEN

Title: Mental Health Issues among society.

Recently, several sensitive news regarding suicide, murder of family members, domestic violence, and child abuse during the pandemic shook the entire Malaysian mass media. There are many reactions from society on the suicide issue. Some showed empathy towards the victims, while some blamed the victims for carelessly managing his emotions and only following his lust desires. This indicates that mental health issues among Malaysian citizens still taboo and become one of the challenges in our society. They still lack awareness regarding the importance of mental health; unlike other countries, the issue is gaining a place among its citizens. The government itself is sensitive to the number of suicide cases each year.

Besides, the lack of education and awareness on the issue is because of negative stigma spreading among the citizens where mental health patients tend to be labeled as crazy people. Moreover, the parents who have mentally sick children are ashamed to admit that their child is sick. They do not act fast by sending them for professional treatments. Instead, they went for traditional or spiritual therapies while assuming that evil spirits stay in their children's bodies that made their children overthink and have illusions. Hence, the mental illness issue has a negative connotation that contributes to societal stigma, resulting in this issue not being handled from the start and receiving adequate care (Norkumala Awang, 2019).

Furthermore, mental illnesses are not all about depression. The community fails to identify the differences between schizophrenia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Bipolar Disorder, Multiple Personality Disorder, and others as parts of mental illnesses that need attention. This is why suicide and perhaps murder cases increase year by year because we neglect even the tiny chances of mental illnesses as the contributor to these cases.

Luckily, in September 2015, mental health issues were recognized and included in the Sustainable Development Agenda under goal No. 3, which emphasis on ensuring healthy lives and promote well-being for all people of all ages (“Mental health included in the UN Sustainable Development Goals,” 2016). With the inclusion of mental health in Sustainable Development Goals, the focus on mental health issues is increasing as the objectives of the Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan (2013-2030) is to provide more social care services for mental health fighters, implementing strategies for the promotion and prevention in mental health and strengthen information systems, evidence and research for mental health (Comprehensive mental health action plan 2013-2020-2030, 2018).

In conclusion, the government's involvement in spreading awareness on mental health issues and the establishment of specific global frameworks by influential bodies are essential as they hold the power to educate the public. In return, Malaysian society will gradually become more aware of this matter and move on with the negative stigma of mental illnesses. We need to be reminded that mental health patients are not hungry for attention, but all they need is public support and understanding regarding their condition. The normalization of mental health awareness should become more active through public services such as Suicide Prevention Hotline, Mental Health Awareness Day, and Talk Session with Parents with a mentally ill child. Thus, the country not only becomes the first country to succeed in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by the year 2030 but also succeeds in molding a caring society that helps in preventing regrettable events among beloved ones.

References

Mental health included in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. (2016). World Health Organization. https://doi.org//entity/mental_health/SDGs/en/index.html

Norkumala Awang. (2019, November 6). Pesakit mental perlu didekati, beri sokongan. Berita Harian; Berita Harian. https://www.bharian.com.my/kolumnis/2019/11/625452/pesakit-mental-perlu-didekati-beri-sokongan

Comprehensive mental health action plan 2013-2020-2030. (2018). Who.int. https://www.who.int/initiatives/mental-health-action-plan-2013-2030

Abdul Gani, D. F. (2021, September 10). Hari Pencegahan Bunuh Diri Sedunia: Bekerja bersama untuk mencegahnya. Astroawani.com. https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/hari-pencegahan-bunuh-diri-sedunia-bekerja-bersama-untuk-mencegahnya-258675

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Assalamualaikum w.b.t

Today I would like to share my insight on the second week's topic of Sustainable Development.

As we know, basic needs such as food and water wastage have become common habits in our society, especially among Malaysians. These bad habits become more severe during the pandemic of Covid-19, where the government announced the first Movement Control Order (MCO) in March 2020.

Did you all remember, after the MCO announcement, some Malaysians went on panic buying from shopping malls to the regular mini market. Many necessities & foods like bread, eggs and tissues run out due to panic buying.

This scenario is a nightmare for the poor family as they went to the market and find out the shelves is empty. Nothing was left behind.

Moreover, many have lost their jobs while some of them had their salaries cut due to quarantine leave. This situation is very sad and needs to be taken care of not only by the government but by society itself.

Islam has taught us to be moderate in any situation whether in daily expenses and consumption of daily necessities.

As Allah says in the Holy Quran (7:31):-

۞ يَـٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ خُذُوا۟ زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍۢ وَكُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ وَلَا تُسْرِفُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ

O Children of Adam! Dress properly whenever you are at worship. Eat and drink, but do not waste. Surely He does not like the wasteful.

In this Surah, Allah also mentioned about corruption. Thus, as Muslim, we should refrain ourselves from making mischief on the earth.

۞ وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَـٰحِهَا وَٱدْعُوهُ خَوْفًۭا وَطَمَعًا ۚ إِنَّ رَحْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ قَرِيبٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Do not spread corruption in the land after it has been set in order. And call upon Him with hope and fear. Indeed, Allah’s mercy is always close to the good-doers.

The corruption here means the damage mankind do to this earth like wastage of natural resources, urban development and so on.

Back to our main intention. What is the relation between panic buying and food wastage that I mentioned?

According to SWCorp Malaysia (Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation), the household sector contributes 44.5 per cent of Malaysia's daily food waste, which totals 16,667.5 tons.

About 24 per cent of the food waste, or 4,005 tons, is still edible, enough to feed 2,970,000 people for three days.

SUCH A HUGE AMOUNT OF WASTE which we can actually give to the needy people out there.

However, as I learned this week's topic, I figure out that when we, as a community realizes the role of Islam in our daily life. We do not dare to waste anymore. Islam has set a systematic guideline for its believers to be followed. For example, the usage of water during Wudhu'.

Let's take a look at this video!

In short, we may save the world for the new generation, IF only we started to realize that we play the biggest role not only for the environment but also for the ummah.

Before I end my sharing today, I will attach a video that will make you understand the Principles to Sustainable Development in Islam.

Wallahu'alam.

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Assalamualaikum w.b.t.

Dear beloved readers,

It's been a long time since my last entry where I was showing off my digital photo masterpieces 👀 but.. nevermind. It's a part of my study journey though, and like always, I hope every single piece (lol) of my journey through ODL (Online Distance Learning) will inspire you.

Remember that we're in this together!

Alright. Back to my main intention of posting an update today. Based on the title above, what do you think I will share? (I will give you a second or two to think about it).

Times up!

Yes, I would like to share with you something greeny, calming, windy yet concerning matters in today's world.

Sustainable Development

What is Sustainable Development?

Sustainable Development is the idea that human societies must live and meet their needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Meanwhile, the simpler definition of Sustainable Development is a way of organizing society so that the environment and natural resources could be preserved for the long term.

For your information, sustainable development is not just a way to spread awareness to society about the importance of preserving the flora and fauna, but it is how the human, the environment and the economic interconnected with one another to achieve the ultimate goals of Sustainable Development which called 17 SDGs. Thus, we can live not only in a better world but also manage to provide a better life for every people.

What is 17 Sustainable Development Goals (17 SDGs)?

The 17 goals of Sustainable Development was proposed by the United Nations (UN) with its mission to balance our economic, environmental, and social needs, and allowing prosperity for now and future generations.

The goals are as following: -

In order to achieve these 17 goals, everyone must play their roles: involving an individual, government, non-government, public associations and others, contributing their ideas and efforts to achieve the goals by exploring on how to develop Sustainable Development for the long term period.

It can be by looking for possible consequences when making a decision on certain aspects. This is because if we were taking one wrong step, it could lead to destruction and chaos in society.

In conclusion, each party has their respective responsibilities towards sustainable development. Therefore, as individuals who love the environment and as well as loving the comfort of the modern technology era, we must be the driving force or catalyst for a better change of the world. By making one small change such as spreading the awareness of environmental importance towards society, we are able to achieve the 17 goals of Sustainable Development suggested by the United Nations (UN).