City Secretary Leads 2024 National Education Day Ceremony

Jakarta Provincial Government held ceremony to commemorate 2024 National Education Day at City Hall, Thursday (5/2).

not easy to transform a very large system

Ceremony Inspector was led by City Secretary, Joko Agus Setyono, and attended by representatives of educational people such as students of senior high school, junior high school, headmaster, teachers, and educational staff at community learning activity centers from all Jakarta.

At that moment, City Secretary read the Minister of Education and Culture, Research and Technology, Nadiem Anwar Makarim's mandate. In his speech, the last five years have been an impressive time in the Ministry of Education and Culture's journey to become the leader of the independent learning movement which is increasingly raising awareness about the challenges and opportunities to advance Indonesian education.

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"It is not easy to transform a very large system and the task is not simple to change the perspective of the learning process. At the beginning of the journey, making change requires struggle," Joko Agus said.

He added, when the steps began simultaneously, Indonesia faced a challenge, namely the COVID-19 pandemic which had the impact of drastically changing the teaching and learning process and way of life, as well as providing an opportunity to accelerate change.

"By working together, we fight to recover and bounce back much stronger. The strong waves and high rocks have been passed together and changes are starting to be felt through joint movements using the right steps," he added.

He continued, Indonesian children today dare to dream because they feel free when studying in class. Teachers dare to try new things because they have the confidence to know and assess students.

"We have also seen students who are ready to work and contribute because the space for learning is no longer limited to the classroom. As well as celebrating the splendor of work and creativity again because artists and cultural actors continue to be supported for expression," he continued.

According to him, five years is not a short time to carry out the duties of leader of the Independent Learning Movement. However, five years is also not a long time to make comprehensive changes. Change has moved in the right direction.

"Our task is not finished, everything we have done must be continued as a continuous movement, everything that has been imagined must be continued as a journey towards realizing the school we dream of," he said.

The minister, Joko added, also expressed his gratitude for the struggle of the changing teaching staff who have carried out their duties with full hope to bring Indonesia into the future.