Approaching Of Education Day, Teachers At The Border Expect Special Attention From The Government

Regional Secretary (Sekda) Suriansyah after taking the oath of a teacher on duty at the Kaltara border in Tanjung Selor (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Approaching Education Day which falls on May 2, several teachers at the border have hopes of getting attention from the government.

As many as 10 Certain Functional Civil Servants were sworn in by the Regional Secretary Suriansyah in Tanjung Selor, who was a teacher at the border between countries, hoping the government would pay special attention to them.

Two of them are Suselo and Sulikah, who have lived in South Krayan for two years as teaching staff for children on the Indonesia-Malaysia border. To the Publication Team of North Kalimantan Communication, Informatics, Statistics and Encryption Agency, both of them shared the joys and sorrows of struggling to teach at the border.

"The obstacles are definitely electricity, internet access, and road infrastructure for access in and out of Krayan because only planes are the only access to get there", said Suselo, a biology teacher who teaches at Senior High School 1 Krayan, was reported by Antara, Saturday, May 1.

To find out, the cost of the plane to Krayan is IDR 460,000 per person. This fee is a price that has been subsidized by the government. "The grief is when basic commodities are not available, especially in the midst of a pandemic like this, staples have to wait from Tarakan at twice the normal price. I like everything still completely natural", he said.

After being inaugurated, Suselo was determined to help border communities to get a better education. When asked about the enthusiasm of the Krayan children to study, Suselo admitted that their enthusiasm for learning was high.

"The children there are no different from those in the city, only constrained by facilities, that's what makes us a little behind. For that we hope the district and provincial governments pay attention to road facilities because those facilities are what we really need", said Suselo.

Meanwhile, Sulikah, a physics teacher who was born in Tanjung Palas who has served in South Krayan for two years, said she was happy to teach there. The place is cold, the people are also friendly to them.

"Like today in Tanjung Selor, I buy all the necessities that are not there from here to be brought back. I only buy those that are not available there", said Sulikah.