Dark Tunnel of National Education

For the past three years, the praxis of national education seems to have been stuck inside a dark tunnel with no end, because there have been no clear signs or direction.

Perhaps the direction is very clear for the sign makers, but it has not always been understood by the wider audience, including educators themselves. Big signs, such as Merdeka Belajar and Merdeka Kampus (MBMK), can look grey, vague or unclear.

Teachers and lecturers were confused when they read the signs, because these were not enough to guide them to the realm of independence as they had imagined. They became even more entangled in administrative matters. Teachers became preoccupied with administrative tasks, such as uploading learning activities, job titles, e-performance, and employee performance targets (SKP) each month.