Facts That Hinder The Progress Of Education In Indonesia

Indonesia is already classified as a developed country.  Not a developing country anymore.  But the fact is that progress seems to be less pronounced or runs slowly.  The following are some facts that hinder Indonesia's progress.  This fact is all around us, but whether it's because we don't realize it or don't care, this phenomenon seems to be getting more and more common.  This fact also does not happen to all children of the nation, but indeed the percentage is much larger.

Indonesians are not punctual

If you are a person who frequently attends meetings, meetings or events you will eventually arrive a few tens of minutes after the time stated on the invitation.  Why is that?  Because you already know the habits of Indonesians who often don't come on time.

This doesn't just happen on private occasions, such as weddings or birthday parties.  Meetings with the lurah at the village hall, ceremonies to commemorate national holidays and meetings with high-ranking officials are also natural to be delayed.  Poor new people, they didn't dare to come late and had to wait a long time before the event started.

Because arriving not on time has become a culture in Indonesia, the invitees have also anticipated it.  The trick, if the event will start at 08.00 then the invitation will be written at 07.00.  Then this became a common code that was understood together, that the event was delayed by half an hour to an hour is commonplace.  If you arrive on time that's the odd one out and you'll suffer yourself from having to wait.

This fact is of course an obstacle to Indonesia's progress.  Genuine business people, especially from countries that are really developed, really appreciate the importance of time.  There is a phrase that comes from outside Indonesia: Time is Money, which means Time is Money.  If this delayed culture continues to be maintained, it will be difficult for the Indonesian people to establish profitable relationships with other developed countries.  The bad news is that this habit of not being punctual among Indonesians is well known to many other countries.

Indonesian people are not disciplined

The next phenomenon that hinders Indonesia's progress is the issue of discipline.  Want an example?

On the Railroad Cross

When the bar is closed there are still many vehicles (especially motorcycles) still trying to pass it.  The reason is the rush and the train is still long in coming.

They don't want to wear a mask

When there is an outbreak or pandemic of certain diseases (such as the spread of the Covid-19 virus), the Indonesian government clearly asks the public to always wear masks.  There are clear and firm sanctions that follow.  But what happened in the community was really disappointing.  Most people ignore the government's advice.  They have thousands of reasons to refuse to wear masks.

Not only ordinary people, the government employees and village leaders are also many who do not wear masks.  They are representatives of the government but their actions undermine the authority of the government

The Indonesian government does not focus on improving the quality of human resources

Take a good look at the stories that were often told by the ancient teachers below.  It is said that shortly after Japan was ravaged by the atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the first question asked by the Japanese emperor was: How many teachers are still alive?  After all the teachers who were successfully recorded, many of them were sent to study abroad, to countries that were more developed than Japan.  The result?  In 1945 Indonesia and Japan were both still babies.  Indonesia was newly independent and Japan was in ruins.  But what is happening now is quite the opposite.  Japan has quickly become a developed industrial country, while the Indonesian people are still fighting for direct cash assistance.  How about the story of teachers in Indonesia today?

Corruption crimes that are still happening for several years continuously show that the education curriculum in Indonesia has failed to make its people to be anti-corruption.  Not only ministers, regents or members of the legislature, even figures who are considered to be very religious are also involved in corruption.

The corruption crimes mentioned above are just one example.  There are many other examples that show the government is neglecting to increase human resources.  For example, there are children from poor families who cannot continue their education.  The boy may not be 1st in his school but he has a very strong will and good character.  It could be that he has received assistance through a certain card, but the nominal amount is not enough to meet his learning needs.

The point is, why can't the state use a simple and fast system so that all poor children who want to continue their education can realize their dreams?

The comparative study, which was said to be aimed at improving the quality of human resources, turned out to be mostly filled with traveling and wasting a lot of money to pay for hotel rentals.

Or now look at Singapore.  This mini country that can be said to have no natural resources has turned out to be a favorite investment place at a global level.  Branch offices of multinational companies are scattered in this country.  This is because international business people have recognized and recognized that Singaporeans are very disciplined and professional in their work. 

Then how does the international community evaluate the quality of Indonesia's human resources?

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