B is for bribery

B is for bribery

From Kompas

I am concerned about conditions in our education system,
specifically in one particular school in Sunter Podomoro, North
Jakarta. It is no longer a secret that teachers there are
accepting bribes from parents. I have become used to this
situation and even witnessed some cases which give substance to
the advice: pay money to the teachers and they will pay attention
to your children.

Some of my relatives with children in that particular school
also engage in such practices, just so that their children will
be given the proper attention by their teachers.

Teachers should be conscious of their duties and
responsibilities in educating their students. They should also
perform their tasks to the best of their abilities so the goals
of education can be achieved by the students. They should not
regard those duties as a burden or a reward to be presented to
the privileged few.

I fear of what may happen to our education system if such
conditions are allowed to continue.

RR

Jakarta