Shorter week doesn't work<\/p>\n
YOGYAKARTA: Confusion reigned after many schools decided to
\nrevert back to working six days a week, dropping entirely the
\nmove to the shorter five-day working week.<\/p>\n
Teachers and students had barely adjusted to the new system
\nwhen many school administrators decided to stop the trial of the
\nfive-day working week because they deemed it unworkable.<\/p>\n
The trial was launched last September in the hope that all
\nschools would be able to implement the shorter working week by
\nFebruary next year, according to Antara.<\/p>\n
\"Now teachers and students have to adjust back to the old
\nformat,\" said Sadali, principal of the state high school SMAN 2.<\/p>\n
Fatimah, a teacher at SMAN 3, said the scheme was introduced
\nby the authorities thinking that schools were like other
\ngovernment agencies, which are also experimenting with a shorter
\nworking week.<\/p>\n
\"This is far more complex, because it's got to do with
\nstudents's ability to absorb studying materials,\" she said.<\/p>\n
The chief problem has been rearranging teaching schedules,
\ngiven that many teachers teach in two separate schools to make
\nends meet. Teachers are among the lowest paid professions in
\nIndonesia.(emb)<\/p>",
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