In observance of Mother’s Day

Indonesia celebrates its Mother’s Day, known as Hari Ibu, on Dec. 22. Mother’s Day is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in March, April or May, as a day to honor mothers and motherhood. In most countries Mother’s Day is a recent observance derived from the holiday as it evolved in the United States. When adopted by other countries and cultures it was given different...

No ‘free healthcare’ for poor families

Luh Kaca, a poor resident of Dauh village in Sawan, panicked when her son fell unconscious while playing outside her modest home last weekend. She rushed to Singaraja regional hospital in the hope he could get free medication, as she had read about in the newspaper. She thought that poor people like her could access to the Bali Mandara Health Insurance plan, which would cover her medical costs. “It...

Two Balinese students represent RI at int’l conference

Two Balinese students will represent Indonesia at the International Conference of Young Scientists (ICYS) in Moscow in April next year. The two students, Luh Laksmi Dharayanti Satria from SMAN 1 high school Singaraja and Jessica Ikhwan from SMA CHIS Denpasar, will join 11 other students selected from Indonesia at the prestigious conference. The main aims of the conference are: to develop international...

KPK to pursue corruption cases at schools

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) says it will investigate corruption allegations at six schools in Jakarta after receiving reports from anti-graft watchdog Indonesian Corruption Watch. KPK deputy chief M. Jasin said the KPK would pay serious attention to the case given that education was a crucial issue. “Education is among our biggest concerns," Jasin was quoted as saying by tribunnews.com...

Moms face challenges in educating their kids

BOGOR: Mothers today are facing various kinds of pressures in educating their children, A Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) researcher says. “The strongest external pressures, which are faced by these mothers in forming their children’s characters, are the changes in life and religious values, lifestyle, as well as ideology,” IPB human ecology faculty researcher Dwi Hastuti told The Jakarta Post...

Government mulls repeat of disputed national exam

The government has not ruled out holding repeat tests for high school students who failed this year's national examination, Education Minister Bambang Sudibyo says.However, Bambang said likelihood of organizing repeat exams was small because more high school students had passed this year than last. ""If we repeat the exams again this year, it will become normal and students will assume that there...

Medan students reject education minister

Dozens of high school and university students staged a joint protest to reject National Education Minister Muhammad Nuh’s visit to Medan on Saturday.The protest however did not affect the minister’s scheduled visit to attend a meeting of postgraduate heads from across the country at Medan State University hall.In their speech, the protesters accused the minister’s policy of persisting with the national...

Education activists deem SBY as ignorant

A coalition of education activists from various NGOs criticizes President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as ignorant of public rejection concerning the controversial National Exam program. Yudhoyono has thrown support towards the National Education Ministry to launch the exam, despite his earlier request for a review following a Supreme Court order for the government to first improve the quality of education...

Stakeholders expected to get involved in education for all

Several students are playing in the schoolyard while a boy in a worn-out T-shirt watches them from afar. From the look in his eyes, it is clear that he really wants to join them. But going to school is only a dream because he has to help his parents scavenging for recyclable items from garbage cans. “If only I did not have to scavenge I would be able to go to school,” he said softly. That is...

Preschool Adjustment

For three year olds who have been interacting mainly with family members and maybe a nanny who has been taking care of them, the biggest transition in their lives is when they start preschool. For both parents and teachers, the first month of school for children can be the most trying time as children go through all sorts of transitions such as separation from their parents or nannies, other "small...

Multicultural education in Indonesia: Opportunities and challenges

As a nation-state with a pluralistic society, Indonesia is prone to social unrest and intra-group tension in terms of race, ethnicity and religion. Recent media headlines reported that discrimination and intolerance toward other religions were on the rise, the latest case being the closure of a Jewish synagogue in Surabaya, East Java. This was done in a show of solidarity with Palestinians being attacked...

Technology and Education

A Major responsibility of schools entering this new era of globalization is to prepare students for the new challenges that are rapidly changing our society. One of the greatest challenges currently facing our youth is finding meaningful employment. The ability to speak a foreign language and computer literacy are currently two of the most common criteria required from people wishing to enter...

Teaching and Learning Activities (TLA)

Teaching & Learning Activities (TLA) We believe that improving the quality of Teaching and Learning Activities (TLA) is the most important issue related to achieving quality education in Indonesia. However, before we discuss specific TLA issues we need to discuss some general issues and define some specific issues that determine the quality of education. Is the objective of Teaching and...

Scool Based Management

This website is part of the Indonesian Education (Pendidikan) Network and we are primarily concerned with the development of education in Indonesia. However, we have received letters of thanks to our websites from education consultants working in other developing countries so we would like to try to bring together as much practical information as possible from actual practitioners in the field...

Education

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