West Java Makes Anti-Corruption Movement A Subject For School Children

Head of the West Java Provincial Education Office, Dedi Supandi/Photo: Antara

BANDUNG - The West Java Provincial Education Office has made the anti-corruption movement a subject for students at the High School (SMA) and Vocational High School (SMK) levels.

"The anti-corruption movement from an early age really needs to be carried out by all groups, especially for high school and vocational students. Seeing this, we made a breakthrough in the anti-corruption movement from an early age", said Head of the West Java Provincial Education Office, Dedi Supandi, in Bandung, Wednesday, March 9.

Dedi Supandi said the West Java Provincial Education Office formed character education through anti-corruption education as character education in West Java.

"So the issue of anti-corruption is one of the topics discussed in the 2022 G20 Indonesia Presidency. This is a momentum for the formation of a joint commitment to eradicate corruption globally", he said.

According to him, anti-corruption education is the character education of West Java. Strengthening Character Education (PPK) through harmonization of the heart (ethics), taste (aesthetics), thought (literacy), and exercise (kinesthetic).

"Through the harmonization of the heart, taste, thought, and exercise, it is hoped that it can change the personal figure of the Indonesian nation in the way of thinking, acting, and behaving for the better and with integrity", he said.

In addition, he continued, strengthening character education in West Java was developed through habituation of the character values of local wisdom of the Jabar Masagi Program.

The Jabar Masagi program is a philosophy of West Java society which means Masagi humans or whole humans in terms of taste, intention, body, and creation (Ki Hajar Dewantara), or humans who are Surti, Harti, Proof, and Devoted.

The four words form dots that are connected to form a square with the same and congruent sides or other terms are Masagi, whole, holistic.

The image of a whole human or Masagi which according to West Javanese culture is a happy/happy human being.

"Kabagjaan" which is expected to grow and develop in all educational units, especially those in the West Java Province which will give birth to profiles of West Java students who have the character of positive thinking or positivity, kinship in social relations, achievement, the strength of competence, meaningfulness, involvement in every activity and mental resilience in the face of all obstacles and challenges.

Furthermore, Dedi said as a guide for students the West Java Education Office had made a module that would later be included in the 2022 Pancasila and Citizenship Education (PPKN) learning.

This Insert Module contains anti-corruption education and is part of the habituation of the character of local wisdom for students.

"This module will be used in all high school/vocational and special schools in West Java. We also have Governor Regulation Number 60 of 2019 concerning Anti-Corruption Education in Education Units", he said.