Irony of Education’s Front Line

Quality education begins with recruiting the best teachers, because teachers are the front line of education. To this end, teachers’ welfare must be improved.

Quality and prosperous teachers, according to a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), will contribute large economic benefits. Quality and prosperous teachers will produce superior human resources who are the key to national development.

Indonesia is predicted to become the world’s fifth developed country in 2030, if it has superior human resources and is supported by quality education. However, the PISA score shows that the quality of Indonesia’s education remains among the lowest, and one reason for this is the low quality of teachers and poor teachers’ welfare.