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Push to modernize Indonesia’s education continues to falter

A student and teacher use a laptop for online learning in SMP 12 state junior high school in Satarmese, East Nusa Tenggara.(Courtesy of Google Indonesia/-)

Dio Suhenda (The Jakarta Post) Jakarta   ●   Fri, December 24, 2021

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The ambition of the education, culture, research and technology minister to enact comprehensive reforms in Indonesia’s education sector, including modernizing the national education system, has been well-documented, particularly after COVID-19 last year forced teachers and students to adapt to online learning.

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But while the COVID-19 pandemic presented Nadiem Makarim with an opportunity to put online learning at the forefront of his educational reform agenda, the former CEO of tech giant Gojek instead opted to push for a return to in-class learning as soon as the COVID-19 situation was under control, citing fears of learning loss.

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The policy dilemma over in-person vs. online learning was not the only challenge that Nadiem faced this year, as his flagship policy, the Merdeka Belajar (Freedom to Learn) program, was met with criticism from teachers and education observers.

This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title “Yearender 2021: Push to modernize Indonesia’s education continues to falter”.

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