Long weekend<\/p>\n
From Berita Buana<\/p>\n
In respect to the government's plan to introduce a five-day
\nworking week as of August next year, with school hours being
\nadjusted to the new system, I would like to make the following
\ncomments:<\/p>\n
1. To date, many civil servants have second jobs. Some of them
\ngo straight to their second jobs, while others go home first.
\nBecause civil servants leave the office at 3:00 p.m., they still
\nhave a few hours to moonlight. Under the new system, they will
\nhave to stay at the office longer and consequently have less time
\nto earn extra rupiah. Parents will have difficulty meeting the
\ncost of their children's education.<\/p>\n
2. Experience shows that a student can concentrate on lessons
\nfor four to five hours continuously. After that, the student's
\nability to concentrate on classroom work declines. If longer
\nhours are forced onto the students they will inevitably reach a
\nsaturation point, which may ruin their health. Even healthy
\nstudents may fail to comply with projected longer hours of
\nlearning, let alone the mentally and physically unfit. Besides,
\nthe students will have very little time for extracurricular
\nactivities such as sports, art, etc. What will happen to the
\nafternoon schools? Will they have to drag on until late at night?<\/p>\n
In view of the above problems, the plan to change the working
\nday system needs reconsidering in order to save the younger
\ngeneration.<\/p>\n
SETIADJI SLAMET RAHARDJO<\/p>\n
Bekasi, West Java<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/long-weekend-1447899208", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }