Teachers bear burden for teaching ideology

Teachers bear burden for teaching ideology

JAKARTA (JP): President Soeharto yesterday reminded school
teachers of their heavy responsibility in teaching the national
ideology of Pancasila to their pupils.

"The teachers must have deep convictions about the truth of
Pancasila so that they can discuss the matter with their pupils
from the primary to the high school level," Soeharto was reported
to have said during a meeting with leaders of PGRI, the teachers
union.

Seven executives of the PGRI board, lead by chairman Basyuni
Suriamiharja, met with the President yesterday at Bina Graha to
discuss the union's upcoming congress in Jakarta. Soeharto has
agreed to open the congress which will run from July 4 to July 9.

Soeharto called for special attention from teachers about the
teaching of Pancasila at the high school level. "Make sure these
children can grasp the meaning of Pancasila so that they can be
spared from being drawn into accepting other ideologies."

Pancasila is a compulsory subject in all schools up through
the end of high school. (17)