Education ministry useless

Education ministry useless

From Warta Kota

This newspaper in its June 11 edition reported head of
secondary and tertiary education service of Jakarta as saying
that government schools were free to collect money when receiving
new students.

In this context, several points should be considered:

* Entrance tests for government schools are no longer necessary
because the places are given only to those who can afford them.

* Some tests are still necessary to choose academically superior
students, but the tests can be taken only by those already paying
school fees.

* There will be no schooling for students who are bright but
poor.

* There should no longer be any classification of government and
private schools. Everything will be left to the educational
institutions concerned and the financial capacity of the students
and their parents.

* As a consequence, the national education ministry must be
disbanded as it no longer has anything to do.

IMRAN RUSLI

Jakarta