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Five-Day School Week Polemic
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The polemic surrounding the new five-day school week policy was triggered by the issuance of Culture and Education Minister Regulation No. 23/2017 on School Days. Many misunderstood the policy. Its strengths and weaknesses must be analyzed objectively and rationally.
The five-day school week policy is one of the implementations of the Character-Building Education program (PPK) as mandated by Jokowi-Kalla’s Nawacita vision and the 2015-2019 Mid-Term National Development Plan (RPJMN). The PPK program serves as an instrument for the Culture and Education Ministry to realize a mental revolution within educational institutions in line with the National Mental Revolution Movement (GNRM).