Indonesia: Transforming Indonesia’s education system, one classroom at a time

Ideas of teaching: Former Education and Culture Ministry undersecretary Fasli Jalal discusses the use of local languange in educating children with teachers (left to right): Nurdiana of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara Susana; Santi of East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara; Johnny Tjia from Yayasan Sulinama, and Petrus Lambe from the Suluh Insan Lestari (SIL). (INOVASI/-)

There is a quiet revolution going on in Indonesia’s education system and it is happening across the nation, in classrooms, in schools, on remote islands, in jungle river communities and in big cities. The revolution has the potential to dramatically improve Indonesia’s human resource capabilities, which is a major priority for the economy. Since Indonesia gained independence in Aug. 17, 1945, education has focused on a one-size-fits-all approach. The aim was to ensure that every Indonesian citizen could speak the national language, that every citizen understood the national ideology of Pancasila and that every citizen could meet the standard requirements of literacy and numeracy. Now there is a new agenda for education. The 21st Century demands not just uniformity, but creativity, problem solving and creativity, problem solving and critical thinking.

Fuente de la información: https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2019/06/17/transforming-indonesias-education-system-one-classroom-at-a-time.html

 

 

 

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