School curriculum

School curriculum

From Media Indonesia

Looking at the new school curriculum, I can only imagine how difficult it must be for junior high school students to learn their subjects adequately. This is particularly so because of the amount of time that the Ministry of National Education have allocated for studying, which is far too short to allow students to cover the syllabus.

With such limited time some amount of subject content has to be left out and teachers tend to speed up their teaching to cover the syllabus as quickly as possible. Such a situation is no problem to students with the ability to absorb large amounts of information. However, students with lesser abilities have been unable to absorb the necessary information properly.

I have also observed a lack of balance in favor of scientific subjects, which indicates that the arts, which reflect the spirit and character of the Indonesian nation, are now being ignored.

Realizing the two problems, I appeal to the Ministry of National Education to reconsider its decision, especially in relation to the limited amount of study time and class hours.

NILUH MADE DWITA

Jakarta