Schools for intelligence & morality

Schools for intelligence & morality

From Suara Karya

The success of an education system should be seen not only in
the intellectual caliber of school graduates, but also in their
daily conduct in different fields of life.

They should show a positive attitude, good moral conduct,
concern about humanitarian issues, tolerance without egoism,
appreciation for dissent and pluralism, hard work. They should
shun exclusivism and religious fanaticism, uphold human rights,
respect elders and protect the weak.

Some private schools seem to pay proper attention to the
above, but they are few in number. In terms of intellectual
agility, the results can be seen by the fact that their graduates
are able to enter popular universities and achieve good results
in various contests, such as the recent physics olympiad.

The success of several private schools in enhancing their
students' intelligence as well as morality is due to their sense
of responsibility and their curriculum, which provides both
academic subjects, as well as moral education and character
building. Therefore, graduates of these schools are no less than
their peers from state run institutions.

In this context, it seems necessary to make such moral,
ethical and character molding courses mandatory in all schools,
so that the attitude and behavior of their students and graduates
will be beneficial for their future as individuals and as
citizens.

ISWORO ANGGRAENI
Jakarta