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Text your say: Ethical development in schools
Your comments on the issuance of a ministerial decree by Culture and Primary and Secondary Education Minister Anies Baswedan, underlining the importance of the ethical (budi pekerti) development/character building of students amid concerns over the lack of ethical comprehension among the nationâs youth:They are building the roof before building the foundation
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strong>Your comments on the issuance of a ministerial decree by Culture and Primary and Secondary Education Minister Anies Baswedan, underlining the importance of the ethical (budi pekerti) development/character building of students amid concerns over the lack of ethical comprehension among the nation's youth:
They are building the roof before building the foundation. The teachers aren't properly trained, they are underpaid and there isn't any one to implement the program.
Bota
All students should read daily, but forcing them to read books chosen by the school may not always be appropriate, especially when the principals or teachers are overly religious.
Weekly flag ceremonies really serve no purpose, since teachers and principals don't even enforce students to wear proper uniforms, salute properly and show respect to the flag.
If school leaders enforced proper respect for their flag and they themselves showed respect and led by example, maybe students would follow.
So many worthless things are mandatory in schools, yet most students don't know why they do certain menial tasks such as weekly flag ceremonies.
Willo
The kids need to go back to the old way of reciting the principles of Pancasila in a loud and clear voice every morning before school.
Deedee S
That's right, Minister Anies. Teach children ethics, good manners and how to behave as a civilized person.
Not only in school and at home with their parents but also on the roads, in traffic and at school during recess. Provide them with the reasons for each rule, let them understand the rules, not just memorize them. Make them see that helping others and society in the end will benefit them as well.
Keep all reasoning at the level of real life. Don't give vague promises of heaven or murky threats of hell.
And above all: Don't force any particular belief on them. That is for them to decide when they are adult enough. I wish the minister the best of luck. It is too long that this topic of ethics has been neglected.
Perhaps the introduction of this topic will help lift up the present low level of manners in our youth.
Teach them also about the evil that is tobacco. Not only the negative effects of alcohol and narcotics.
Hadi
Surabaya
Teaching cultured children is indeed much easier than teaching wayward kids.
It is therefore necessary to instill ethics as early as possible in schools. It is indeed wiser to place the most capable teachers at the early stages in the education of our children.
This is an early investment that we all should care about and share in. We have a big task to overcome the neglect of the past seven decades of carelessness.
Together we will face the world the right way, difficult as this maybe.
Moeljono Adikoesoemo
Jakarta
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