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View all search resultsEducation reform must foster the essential bond between teachers and students as fellow travelers on a journey of mutual growth and enlightenment, in line with Sosrokartono's ideals of teachers as life guides and mentors.
The education minister has pointed to Indonesia's improved PISA rank as indicative of the efficacy of the government's emergency curriculum, but an expert has countered that the focus should remain on PISA scores, as targeted in the government's 2024 plan.
While there is no quick fix to Indonesia's education crisis, we must make more concerted efforts across the board to make sure that all students, regardless of their socioeconomic or geographic background, have access to quality education.
The impact on economic growth is much higher if an education system focuses on improving cognitive skills similar to the OECD average and develops a critical mass of students with the top-end skills needed to become inventors.
Although Indonesia's education system has grown more decentralized, not all local administrations have allocated their education budgets as required, with much of their spending going to teacher salaries instead of learning programs, a new report released Wednesday has found.
Following a decision to cancel the national exam for elementary, junior high and high school students because of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed the Education Ministry to seize the opportunity to overhaul primary and secondary education.
Chairman of the Indonesian Child Protection Agency (LPAI) Seto Mulyadi makes bold suggestion of shortening school week to boost children's academic and nonacademic performances. Child and adolescent psychologist Alzena Masykouri stresses the quality of time spent in school rather than length of time is the key issue.
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