JAKARTA - Remembering today, nine years ago, February 7, 2020, journalist and presenter, Najwa Shihab believes that Nadiem Makarim is able to advance Indonesian education. Najwa assessed that the Minister of Education and Culture (Mendikbud) was considered to have a big breakthrough as a driving teacher.
Previously, the presence of Nadiem Makarim as the Minister of Education and Culture was a polemic. Nadiem has no background in the world of education. This condition makes many people doubt Nadiem's presence as the Minister of Education and Culture.
Education is the key to Indonesia being a big country. All Indonesian leaders understand the narrative regarding the importance of education. National figures with great capacity to advance education are the choice. However, it is different with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).
Jokowi tried to give the position of Minister of Education and Culture to Nadiem Makarim who did not have a background in the education world on October 23, 2019. Jokowi considered that when the boss of the Gojek application provider could bring about major changes in the world of education.
Nadiem is considered to be able to make education able to adopt technological developments. Jokowi's desire is also doubted by many parties. The doubt arises because Nadiem has no experience working in the world of education.
Nadiem is actually busy with business and technology affairs. The fate of Indonesian education is also questioned. Nadiem is seen as bringing Indonesia's education backward. Nadiem himself spoke up. He tried to dispel doubts.
Nadiem admitted that he was not from the world of education. However, he tried to convince the Indonesian people that he was the right person to lead the Ministry of Education and Culture. All because he understood the intricacies of information technology.
His experience in the world of technology is considered to be an important resource for building Indonesian education. Nadiem also promised to improve the lives of educators - teachers.
"I'm not from the education sector but I understand better what will be in our future because I'm in the field, my business is in the future to anticipate the future. My hope in the future is to create competence-based and character-based education, it is very important for us especially starting from teachers, from the side of capacity and teacher welfare because the student can only be as good as his teacher. "
"Once again, this is the vision of the President, not just a vision. Link and match is that I will try to connect what educational institutions do, connect what is needed outside of educational institutions so that they can adapt to all these changes," said Nadiem as quoted by CNBC Indonesia, October 23, 2019.
Doubts are popping up everywhere. However, not everyone sees Nadiem as a problem in the world of education itself. Najwa Shihab, for example. The journalist and presenter believes that Nadiem can advance Indonesian education on February 7, 2020.
He considers that many of Nadiem Makarim's ideas are very interesting for the progress of Indonesian education. Take the example of the idea of a driving teacher. Najwa sees that the idea will free teachers to create a fun learning space.
The narrative is considered that Najwa can make students more prepared to face the world of work in the future. Something that Najwa considers most needed in the current era.
"I have high hopes for Minister Nadiem. In my opinion, his ideas are interesting and for a long time education has indeed looked business as usual. So the approach taken by the Ministry of Education which invites all stakeholders to work together in the field of education. "
"In my opinion, it is an approach that should be much more effective than what we have seen so far. Giving teachers the freedom to create a fun learning space reduces the administrative burdens of teachers, for example in independent learning," said Najwa as quoted by lamankompas.com, February 7, 2020.
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