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View all search resultsIn line with National Teacher’s Day, Elementary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu’ti has announced a series of initiatives aimed at improving the quality and welfare of the nation’s educators, including offering them a chance to attain higher education.
The recent case of the sexual assault of a 17-year-old female student by her 57-year-old teacher in Gorontalo, Sulawesi, has shed light on how easily victims can fall into a double trap in today’s digital era, making it more difficult for them to recover from trauma and pain.
As the country celebrates National Teachers’ Day on Thursday, educators are calling on the government to pay more attention to the mounting issues that the profession faces, many of which have been exacerbated by the pandemic, from a lack of online education support to welfare issues.
The government is moving to recruit 1 million contract teachers this year after suspending civil service entrance exams despite objections the teachers have been raising since last year. But a recent statement from National Civil Service Agency (BKN) head Bima Haria Wibisana has now sparked yet another concern -- that the government would permanently stop recruiting civil servant teachers.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on parents to stay cautious and patiently continue assisting their children in remote learning, suggesting that the majority of schools across the country would still be closed for the remainder of the year amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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