Education Programs In The Jokowi Era Get Sharp Highlights From Anies Baswedan

Anies Baswedan (Photo via Facebook)

JAKARTA - The education program implemented by the government of the era of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) under the leadership of the Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Mendikbud Ristek) Nadiem Makarim received an assessment from two presidential candidates (candidates) for the 2024 presidential election, namely Anies Baswedan and Prabowo Subianto.

The assessment was delivered after the two attended the peak of the 2023 Learning activities at Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, on Saturday, July 29.

Anies Baswedan highlighted the lack of community involvement in the education program run by the Jokowi government. According to him, Jokowi only focuses on paying public taxes and does not involve the public in various government programs, including in the field of education.

The former Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia even said that Jokowi's leadership style was very different from that of the Proclaimer, Soekarno.

"At that time when I started Indonesia teaching, we explicitly conveyed education not as a program, education as a movement. Then remember the eradication of illiteracy? Later, my friends will be allowed to google. If there is a photo of Soekarno on the whiteboard writing A, I, U, E, O 47 or 48. Then the banner on it is very interesting. If the government usually makes an event 'With this spirit'. This is not, 'Help Us Eradicate Blind Letter'," said Anies in his presentation.

Furthermore, Anies emphasized the need for changes in the government's approach to society, especially in the field of education.

He stated that the community must be more involved and encouraged to actively participate in the education movement.

Not only Anies, Prabowo Subianto also conveyed criticism of the field of education that took place during the Jokowi administration. He said that there are still many improvements needed in improving the quality of teachers, which is a milestone for the younger generation of the nation.

"Education is the key to our awakening as a nation, so I think we must continue to invest in education, we must improve, we must help teachers to become more great," said Prabowo.

Prabowo also revealed that improvements in the field of education must be balanced with economic improvements.

In addition, he highlighted the importance of fulfilling nutrition for children and pregnant women, which is also an important factor in covering up deficiencies in the field of education.