Educational system in Indonesia

Education is one of the most important thing that determine the development of a country in the world. Because a country can be called as advance country if the citizen has a great education from their country. By the educated citizen, it can helps a country to increase the advance of Technology of Science which is continue to the development of economic sector. So that, every country competed to raise as well as their educational system.

Indonesia has also an educational system. Some educational systems have been used in Indonesia to renew and complete the last system. The new system is the evaluation of the last system. There are some advantages and disadvantages from education system in Indonesia. One of the advantage the student’s attitude. The teacher give some instruction or teaching about attitude, such as shake-hands and greeting to the teacher, to hold of honesty, etc. And for the advantages, the student focus on the result that makes the student will do everything to get a good result.

The educational system in Indonesia does not escape from a curriculum that used in this country. The popular one of curriculum currently is KTSP and Kurtilas. The simple meaning of KTSP and Kurtilas is, KTSP was made on 2006 and Kurtilas was made on 2013. Some arguments said KTSP and Kurtilas has advantages and disadvantages.

 From a survey that the writer did, generally some people said if KTSP curriculum is good system, because focus on the material from the teacher. But it does not make the student being active, because the teacher ‘s role is the center. And the teachers have a target that was determined by ministry of education where the teacher should finishing the standard competence on time. So many teachers focuses on the competence then the students. These are some arguments about KTSP curriculum.

And for the arguments of Kurtilas curriculum, generally some people said KTSP is better than Kurtilas is. From the material of subject, Kurtilas system uses a theme in a book, and there are sub-theme in every chapters, the name is Thematic. The theme book is used by primary school. And for Kurtilas system, the student is asked to be more active in the class. And Kurtilas system also need some facilities where in the corner region is a little to used. The government should facilitate all of neccesity prevalently to create a great learning.

So to sum up, Indonesia has some educational systems that often changed. The writer’s opinion, if the government want to make a new educational system, especially for curriculum, they should be more prepared for all of neccesity. Both of from the material, the teacher or the student, and the facilities. The government should always do the evaluation of the educational system in this country. If Indonesia has many brilliant citizen, it can helps Indonesia to more advanced.

The writer: Rifqoh Iriyanti, a student of English Department in Muhammadiyah Tangerang University. 5A2 -1588203144

Thanks for my informant; UUS team & Refani Nabila Z.