Ahok Supports Cessation of 2013 Curriculum
Reported by Folmer | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Jakarta Governor, Basuki 'Ahok' T Purnama positively supports the policy of Culture and Elementary and Secondary Education Minister Anies Baswedan who has stopped the 2013 curriculum. Ahok stated that its implementation is very hurry without proper preparation thus it has an impact on teachers and students.
Mr. Baswedan's decision is right. I support it while preparing the other
"Mr. Baswedan's decision is right. I support it while
preparing the other," said Ahok, at City Hall, Monday (12/8).
He fully devolved education policy to the related units in
the process of 2013 curriculum change that applied in Jakarta.
Meanwhile, Head of Jakarta Education Department, Lasro
Marbun added that 2013 curriculum for schools in Jakarta cannot necessarily be
abolished. This is because, there have been some schools implementing the
curriculum.
"In Jakarta, as many as 2,058 elementary schools have
applied the 2013 curriculum," he explained.
He assessed, those schools also remain apply the 2006
curriculum that was revised. "The 2006 curriculum is also applied, but it
was already revised, evaluated, and upgraded into 2013 curriculum," he
stressed.
Earlier, the government stopped the 2013 curriculum 2013.
Its policy applied for new schools to implement it over one semester. As for
schools that have applied it over three semesters can still continue.
"I decided to stop the 2013 curriculum in the new
schools that set it over one semester, since the school year 2014/2015,"
he finished, Friday (12/5).
