'Military school' teaches students discipline<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The South Jakarta military garrison is
\nconsidering increasing the number of juvenile delinquents to be
\neducated at its 'special school' and will double the school
\nteaching period in the next few months.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a meeting with teachers and parents, chief of the
\ngarrison, Lt. Col. Priyo Handoko, said here Tuesday that the
\narmy-run school has taught 18 students from nearby high schools
\nthe fundamentals of military discipline during a two-week course.<\/p>\n
"In the future, we expect to receive more students," Priyo
\nsaid, "and ideally the teaching period should be extended to one
\nmonth."<\/p>\n
The project was first launched last Aug. 7. Today, seven such
\nschools are spread across the city's five mayoralties and two
\nothers in Tangerang and Bekasi.<\/p>\n
Priyo said 90 percent of the graduates from the South Jakarta
\nmilitary garrison-run school have become model citizens.<\/p>\n
"Based on reports from teachers at their original schools,
\nalmost all of the juvenile delinquents that graduated from our
\nschool have blossomed into disciplined students," he beamed.<\/p>\n
"Their parents and teachers have also informed us that the
\nstudents started studying seriously after leaving the army-run
\nschool," he explained.<\/p>\n
Similar<\/p>\n
In discussing the teaching process and curriculum at the army-
\ninspired school, Priyo said that it is similar to other schools.<\/p>\n
"They (students) study the same material," he said.<\/p>\n
Perhaps, he added, the only difference is the emphasis on
\ndiscipline, such as requiring students to wake up at 4:30 every
\nmorning, pray five times each day (for Moslems), do morning
\nexercises and study late into the evening.<\/p>\n
"Therefore, it's a mistake when someone refers our school as a
\nprison because the students learn as students at common schools
\ndo," Priyo said.<\/p>\n
Sartono from Purnama high school, a graduate of the South
\nJakarta military garrison school, was quoted by Antara as saying:
\n"I have no complaints about this (army-run) school because it
\ntaught me how to be independent."<\/p>\n
Due to the limited funds, the army-run school in South Jakarta
\nreceived only selected juvenile delinquents from secondary
\nschools who had been involved in repeated student brawls.<\/p>\n
Headmaster of Purnama, Imam Sumitro, who attended the meeting
\non Tuesday, said: "Actually, we hoped to send more of our
\nstudents to the army-run school, but only a few of them were
\nselected." (bsr)<\/p>",
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