Resourceful students

Resourceful students

From Republika

Much has to be done to solve the problem of the frequent student brawls in Jakarta. I think the Ministry of Education and Culture should improve the school curriculum.

Young people are energetic, emotional and adventurous and failure to channel these youthful qualities can lead to anarchism, frustration and even crime. Juvenile delinquency can be solved through betterment of educational activities, enhancement of sportsmanship as well as mental and physical innovation.

If additional hours for sports are unlikely because of constraints of facilities, then the students should be allowed to have some business-like activities which have recreational significance. Teenagers are productive in nature, so they should be directed in a such a way that they learn how to manage a certain type of business fairly and be competitive.

For example, cooperatives are a school subject that can be practiced in real life. The school can send them to shops, companies or government institutions for training. By so doing the students will gain practical knowledge on how to manage a cooperative which will be useful for their future.

The most important thing for the students is that they should be taught to work hard to achieve some goal instead of resorting to negative shortcuts. The present tycoons were at one time hard working youngsters, especially in the business sector. Youngsters should start loving entrepreneurship which call for hard work and sportsmanship. We should possess quality human resource if we want to be successful in this era of globalization.

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