Teachers Want Freedom from Uniformity
Teachers want an equal opportunity to achieve human well-being, access to relevant technology and practical training and to have simple curricula that can accommodate the abilities and talents of the students.
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Teacher Fatimah receives a gift from a fourth grader on National Teacher's Day 2021 at SDN Satria Mekar 02, Tambun Utara District, Bekasi Regency, West Java, Thursday (25/11/2021).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Indonesian teachers have demanded the freedom to innovate without being hampered by uniformity. Teachers want an equal opportunity to achieve human well-being, access to relevant technology and practical training and to have simple curricula that can accommodate the abilities and talents of the students, alongside school leaders who stand for students, not bureaucracy.
The messages were conveyed by the Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Mendikbudristek) Minister Nadiem Anwar Makarim in his speech during the commemoration of 2021’s National Teacher's Day, which was held virtually in Jakarta on Thursday (25/11/2021). The ceremony, held under strict health protocol, was attended by 345 participants wearing traditional clothes. The 2021 Teachers’ Day was commemorated under the theme “Working with Heart to Restore Education".