Nadiem Makarim Denies Removing Historical Subjects In High School In Today's Memory, September 20, 2020

Nadiem Makarim, who served as Minister of Education and Culture for the 2019-2021 era. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA Memories of today, five years ago, September 20, 2020, the Minister of Education and Culture (Mendikbud), Nadiem Makarim, denied removing historical subjects in high school. Nadiem actually considers the ranks to be working on so that historical subjects are more relevant.

Previously, the Draft Ministry of Education and Culture related to high school students was not required to take viral historical subjects everywhere. The draft is an indication that the Ministry of Education and Culture plans to eliminate history lessons. Protests also emerged.

Efforts to learn history are often considered important. History is a reflection of a new generation studying the history of the past from mistakes to advantages. The goal is that the future can be lived with joy without any regrets.

Problems arise when memories of history are tried to be deleted. The narrative will lead to chaos. Take for example when the Draft Ministry of Education and Culture related to the non-mandatory high school/equivalent students take a viral historical subject on September 17, 2020.

The narrative emerged in the Socialization of the Simplification of National Curriculum and Assessment. Later historical lessons will be merged with Social Sciences (IPS) lessons. The draft that is present confirms that there will no longer be mandatory historical subjects for all students.

The draft received sharp attention from various circles. The majority emphasized that the Ministry of Education and Culture's plan to eliminate history was a reckless act. The Ministry of Education and Culture and Nadiem were criticized. Criticism also emerged from the Indonesian Historians' Society (MSI).

The historian's professional organization does not want the government to remove history lessons. They asked the government to maintain historical lessons as a compulsory subject. The narrative is because history is an important instrument to build students' identities and character.

MSI also thanked the people who protested against the Ministry of Education and Culture. The protests that were launched so proved that many people still care about the historical subjects in school.

"History lessons are maintained as a mandatory lesson in secondary school because they are a strategic instrument to shape students' identities and characters. Historical lessons are important for every student at every level of education".

Both general and vocational, obtaining a history education of the same quality. The simplification of the curriculum should be carried out with an orientation of improving the quality of lessons and accompanied by an increase in teacher competence," said MSI General Chair Hilmar Farid as quoted on the website.com, September 19, 2020.

Criticism and criticism reached Nadiem Makarim's ears. The Minister of Education and Culture considers the rumors circulating that the Ministry of Education and Culture will remove history lessons for high school students that are not true on September 20, 2020. Nadiem emphasized that there was no policy that led to it.

He emphasized that the Ministry of Education and Culture is indeed conducting a study on the simplification of the curriculum. However, that does not mean that it then removes historical lessons. Nadiem actually wants history lessons to be enjoyed by school children.

"I want to clarify a few things, because I was surprised, how quickly the information was not true spread about the history stamp. I said there was no policy at all, regulation, or plan to remove historical subjects in the national curriculum," Nadiem clarified as quoted on the CNBC page, September 20, 2020.