Teachers are lacking

Teachers are lacking

I am very much concerned with the demand for a salary increase
by teachers lately. With the current economic situation in
Indonesia the teachers are definitely experiencing the same
economic difficulties as we are.

Should the current situation drag on for a long time,
Indonesia's education will face a greater problem. The education
system sill needs improving in many aspects. One of the problems
is that the number of teachers in Indonesia is limited. For
example, when the government closed the Teacher Training School
(SPG) in West Java, we lost 5,000 teachers. This is not to
mention the number of teachers lost in eastern parts of
Indonesia.

It was said recently that the country was short of 20,000
teachers, which causes a serious problem for Indonesia. I hope
the government will listen to and meet the teachers' demand for
the sake of our younger generation.

SYLVIE GILL

Nusa Dua, Bali