Semester system to replace the quarterly scheme<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The quarterly system currently being applied in the national
\neducation curriculum from elementary to senior high school will
\nbe replaced by the semester scheme starting next year, an
\nofficial said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\"Evaluating lessons using the semester system like in
\nuniversity will be more advantageous,\" the Ministry of National
\nEducation's director general of elementary and high school
\neducation, Indradjati, said.<\/p>\n
Speaking after presenting awards to winners of an essay
\nwriting contest on Korea, Indradjati said one of the advantages
\nwas that it would enable students to learn in depth over a longer
\nperiod of time, not in several stages followed by holidays like
\nin the current system.<\/p>\n
The semester system would also enable both teachers and
\nstudents to make better preparations for better evaluations,
\nIndradjati said.<\/p>\n
He said that the new system would be less of a financial
\nburden to students' parents as only two textbooks would be used
\nper subject per year instead of the three per subject in the
\ncurrent system.<\/p>\n
\"Preparations for introducing the semester system are still
\nbeing made and its proposal has been advanced to the minister in
\nthe hope that it can be fully applied next year,\" he said as
\nquoted by Antara.<\/p>\n
In a related development, the Ministry of National Education
\nwill allow schools to decide for themselves whether to close for
\nan Idul Fitri holiday, an official said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\"Schools, whether public or private, can determined the
\narrangement of the Ramadhan holiday by themselves, as long as
\nthey don't sacrifice effective school days,\" Indradjati Sidi,
\ndirector general for elementary and secondary schools, said.
\nThe fasting month of Ramadhan starts in mid-November and ends
\nwith Idul Fitri on Dec. 16 and Dec. 17.<\/p>\n
The ministry will offer two options: either a long holiday at
\nthe end of Ramadhan, or a shorter holiday at the beginning of the
\nfasting month after which school would resume until the year-end
\nholiday, he announced after presenting the 2001 Essay Writing on
\nKorea awards.<\/p>\n
Schools that decide against the longer Ramadhan holiday could
\nhave a longer Christmas and year-end holiday.<\/p>\n
However, schools will be required to notify and coordinate
\nwith the their respective provincial-level offices of the
\nMinistry of National Education regarding their school holidays.<\/p>\n
The ministry will issue official letters to schools nationwide
\nregarding the matter.<\/p>\n
In the past, state schools were obliged to accept the
\ngovernment-set Idul Fitri holiday schedule. At one time, no state
\nschool was allowed to hold classes during the whole month of
\nRamadhan.<\/p>",
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