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        "id": 1598949,
        "msgid": "minister-of-basic-and-secondary-education-permits-school-revitalisation-in-accordance-with-local-wisdom-1773050037",
        "date": "2026-03-09 16:21:59",
        "title": "Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Permits School Revitalisation in Accordance with Local Wisdom",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Abdul Mu'ti, has authorised schools to select building materials for revitalisation projects based on local wisdom and cultural identity rather than applying uniform Jakarta-based standards nationwide. The minister emphasised that local materials such as wood should be accommodated as part of regional heritage rather than being replaced with standardised concrete or brick construction, particularly in forest areas where such practices reflect established local traditions.",
        "content": "<p>Many people in Jakarta view all of Indonesia through the lens of\nJakarta\u2019s standards. So when a school has wooden walls, it is considered\nbelow standard.<\/p>\n<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 The Minister of Basic and Secondary Education\n(Mendikdasmen) Abdul Mu\u2019ti has permitted the selection of materials in\nschool revitalisation processes to be adjusted according to local wisdom\nin the school\u2019s region.<\/p>\n<p>He assessed that standards for building material selection in school\nrevitalisation in each region cannot be uniformly applied to Jakarta\nstandards, and therefore society needs to view the programme\u2019s\nimplementation from multiple perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany people in Jakarta view all of Indonesia as being on Jakarta\u2019s\nscale. So when a school has wooden walls, it\u2019s considered below\nstandard,\u201d said Minister Abdul Mu\u2019ti in Jakarta on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that the Mendikdasmen\u2019s school revitalisation policy\npermits schools to maintain local wisdom and cultural identity of their\nrespective regions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the local wisdom is based on wood, then don\u2019t force cement,\nbricks, or walls, because that is local wisdom. So we do accommodate\nthat local wisdom,\u201d said Minister Abdul Mu\u2019ti.<\/p>\n<p>He also added that his ministry pays attention to school building\nlocations, particularly in forest regions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn cases like these, sometimes only snapshots emerge to the surface,\nbut what actually happens on the ground, not many people know. Because\nagain, we often view problems from Jakarta rather than going directly to\nthe regions,\u201d said Minister Abdul Mu\u2019ti.<\/p>\n<p>For context, according to the National Education Museum website,\nlocal wisdom is a viewpoint or idea of value that is embedded, followed,\nand transmitted down through generations by local communities as it\ngenerally reflects customs, local knowledge, and ethics.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/minister-of-basic-and-secondary-education-permits-school-revitalisation-in-accordance-with-local-wisdom-1773050037",
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