THE CAUSES OF EDUCATION IN INDONESIA LAGS BEHIND OTHER COUNTRIES

 

THE CAUSES OF EDUCATION IN INDONESIA LAGS BEHIND OTHER COUNTRIES

Being smart and having broad insight is the right of everyone. In the 1945 Constitution, it is stated that the purpose of the formation of the Indonesian state is to educate the nation's life. This goal should be realized to get the label that Indonesia is a developed country. However, schools that have been a field for obtaining education are in fact not strong enough to produce an intelligent generation.

A country will progress if it has superior and knowledgeable human resources. Unfortunately, this is not owned by the state of Indonesia, human resources are still weak and the knowledge possessed is also very lacking so that our country is still far behind the progress of the times. Our country becomes easily deceived because it does not think critically so that it is getting worse.

In 2020, Korea in the version of the social progress imperative was named the first rank with the best level of education in the world. We should be able to learn from Korea in order to create a more advanced education.

Then what is the real cause of education in Indonesia lags behind other countries? Let's see the following!

1.      Low Literacy

According to UNESCO, out of 61 countries the interest in reading from the Indonesian population is ranked 60th. This proves that the reading interest of the Indonesian people is still very low. It's really sad even though Indonesia has very abundant human resources 

2.      Low Education Awareness

Education about education for people living in remote areas should indeed be improved. Those in disadvantaged areas mostly think that education is not very important. In fact, in general, children who should have received an education, prefer to quit and help their parents work

 

Not only people who are in remote areas, people who have less economy usually prefer to leave their education. They are not at all concerned with education and prefer to make money. Therefore, there are a lot of neglected street children nowadays. 

3.      Uneven Education

This problem is actually a problem that has existed for a long time, until now it is still not resolved. The lack of attention from the government for remote communities is the reason. For children who live in urban areas, they may find it very easy to reach schools, and they are even free to choose to go to school. But for those in remote areas, smelling the smell of education is very difficult.

 

4.      The Quality of Teachers is Still Lacking

In developed countries the teaching profession is a leading profession, but in Indonesia very few people want this profession. This is none other than the low salary and allowances of being a teacher, so very few smart people intend to become teachers. The government's attention to this profession is still very small. Unlike in developed countries, the teacher is a profession that is highly valued and promised a high welfare of life, this is also in accordance with the quality of the teacher, of course very superior. 

5.      Insufficient Infrastructure and Facilities

Large and excellent schools may already have supporting and adequate facilities. However, schools are small and in remote areas, the infrastructure is still very minimal, the facilities are sometimes very unfit for use. Broken benches, leaking roofs, walls almost collapsing, still easy to find in Indonesia.

In order to realize the ideals of the nation, education in Indonesia should immediately improve. A good education will certainly be able to create a just, prosperous and prosperous society. But even though education in Indonesia is lagging behind, it does not mean that there is nothing to be proud of by studying in the country.

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