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View all search resultsGovt drops hybrid learning from energy saving measures
A hybrid learning plan has been scrapped from austerity measures amid a rise in global energy prices due to the Middle East war, even as legal challenges continue against the multibillion-dollar free meals program.
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Eli Triana, 43, leads an online learning session on Oct. 5, 2023, from her classroom at an elementary school in Palembang, South Sumatra, after local authorities ordered the change due to worsening air quality from wildfires in the province. (AFP/Al Zulkifli)
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he government has scrapped a plan to implement hybrid learning as part of austerity measures to reduce energy consumption, after lawmakers and observers raised concerns over potential learning loss as a result of the policy.
The disruption to global oil supplies due to the United States-Israeli war on Iran has raised the commodity’s prices above the initial assumption in the state budget. This in turn prompted the government to ready energy saving measures, including work from home for employees.
The plan initially included adopting mixed online-offline learning for both secondary schools and universities starting in April, as Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Pratikno announced on March 17 after a cabinet meeting.
But exactly a week later on March 24, Pratikno said learning at schools would continue as usual, saying the hybrid learning policy was “not an urgent necessity at this time”.
He also emphasized the prioritization of in-person learning to avoid learning loss, which refers to a decline in academic skills and knowledge or a reversal in academic progress.
“As the President prioritizes education, including with programs such as the school revitalization, Sekolah Rakyat [community school] and Garuda School [initiatives], we must accelerate improvements in overall education quality. This is the main priority,” Pratikno said in a statement on Tuesday.
Elementary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu’ti also confirmed that the energy saving measures would not affect schools.
