Education budget to blame<\/p>\n
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
\nhas revealed that Indonesia has been outclassed in math and
\nscience by a neighboring country, Singapore which topped the
\nstudy in mathematics and was second only to Taiwan in science
\n(The Jakarta Post, Dec. 7, 2000).<\/p>\n
This news should serve as a warning to the government and
\neducators concerning the handling of policies and strategies in
\neducation and the teaching of those two vital subjects in this
\ncountry.<\/p>\n
Allow me to comment on this matter from nonmathematical or
\nscientific points of view. In my opinion such a low achievement
\nhas to do with how the government allocates the education budget,
\nwhich is far from adequate considering the huge number of people
\nneeding education.<\/p>\n
I would like to appeal to the government to reserve a budget
\nsubstantial enough to fight the number one enemy: poor education
\nthat frequently leads to poverty, ignorance and even
\ndisintegration.<\/p>\n
To the fellow teachers of math and science I cordially suggest
\nthat they shift their teaching paradigm, from using the
\ntransmission model to using the transaction and transformation
\nmodels. The latter are more humanistic and may uplift students to
\na higher level. We should treat students as a subject rather than
\nas an object in the teaching-learning process. Please note that
\nas long as learning does not take place in a stress free
\natmosphere, only small learning achievements can be achieved.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, master strategies of learning require both
\nteaching the subjects, and the way to learn them, being
\nemphasized in schools. Remember that the empires of the future
\nwill be the empires of the wind (Sir Winston Churchill).<\/p>\n
ODO FADLOELI<\/p>\n
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