New Curriculum Will be Complete in Late 2012
Deputy
Minister of Education and Culture (Wamendikbud) Musliar Kasim said the
discussion and drafting of the new curriculum has reached 25 percent and
is scheduled for completion in late 2012."The
process of drafting the curriculum continues to be done, when it has
reached 25 percent. End of 2012 certainly has been completed," said
Wamendikbud on the sidelines of the opening of the TOT Character
Formation in Teacher and Principal at Bandung, Sunday (10/21/2012).Next year there and arrangement of books in some sectors that could be rolled in the new academic year 2013.However,
the process continues to absorb the aspirations and input from the
public, experts, and also from some stakeholders of education in
Indonesia.One
of them got a response from the community was associated simplification
of the curriculum, including the solidification of the subjects taught
in school."Simplification
of the curriculum to be one that gets a significant response, including
a reduction in subjects such as in the primary level," he said.It was to respond to the opinion that says that children crammed so many lessons to be an adjustment in the new curriculum.Musliar
example, the new curriculum for elementary discourse only six subjects,
namely religion, PPKN, Indonesian Language, Mathematics, Arts, and
Physical Education and Health."Science
does not exist, the new science curriculum will be integrated with
other subjects, including one packed linguistics in the context of the
more interesting," he said.Penjaskes also integrated with the application of values and character, encouraging hard work and love of country."This
opportunity set curriculum, students should not be burdened with any
terms. They go to school, but still able to enjoy childhood," said
Musliar.In the new curriculum, he said, the students are encouraged to identify their surroundings and their potential.On the other hand, said Wamendikbud, model implementation is still to be discussed again."Implementation
has not been agreed, for elementary to college level, whether its plot
in the school district or province. Still be developed and agreed upon. I
myself can not wait for 2013, what kind of schools to implement the new
curriculum," said Wamendikbud.
Source: Kompas Edukasi
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