Sindonews - Breakthrough at New School Year, Could be a New Solution?

Breakthrough at New School Year, Could be a New Solution?

JAKARTA - Today, the new school year begins. Some classic problems of the new school year ahead over the noise of the parents prepare the best education for their children.

But, have we ever thought to explore the extent of education which give to our children someday. Is it enough that we leave the provision of education for them? Here, the role of a new effort that is effective and efficient in preparing thoroughly for the education of the nation's expectations without having to keep struggling on the classical problems that should not have so clamorous material.

Then, what extent of the effort and a breakthrough for the future of children's education in Indonesia? Could be a new solution? Check this opinion which we try to summarize below:

Breakthrough at New School Year

Every new school year arrives this nation has always entangled by the classic problem that no unresolved. Issue new admissions procedure, extortion, procurement of textbooks to the irregularities continued to shackle when the new school year arrives.

It should be a classic problem is no longer seized power, mind and wasted costs for the government and society. Supposedly the momentum of the new school year marked by various initiatives. Minister of Culture and Basic-Secondary Education, Anies Baswedan need to transform education towards Indonesia superior civilization with a variety of new breakthroughs.

One example of a strategic breakthrough for advancing the nation is to capture the high school students who excel and pass the selection to openly compete for scholarship loans from financial institutions or corporations and local governments to pursue graduate studies at leading universities abroad.

Each district or city at least once every year at least 10 students regularly sends talented and has a good learning achievement and pass the selection. The recipients of the scholarship after graduating from college and have been working to restore the credit. Or it could be a bond system of the local government so that they do not have to repay the loan. And the cost of regular budgeted in the budget as an investment in the future be featured human resources (HR) for global competitiveness has special expertise that is very useful for the development of the area.

Credit scholarships for high school graduates were funded by national banks and could also be of CSR fund major companies operating in the area. Delivery outstanding high school graduates to college abroad need to cooperate with international education consultants who can guide students to master foreign languages such as German, French, Japanese. Due to language teaching proficiency level are now no longer in high school.

Besides international education consultants can help provide material matriculation to adjust teaching materials and provide an overview of the cultural and social conditions of the country that will be addressed. It also helps students to get accommodation to assistance when where necessary.

Breakthrough of credit scholarships for outstanding high school students to study abroad at the same time be a solution related to the dissolution of RSBI/SBI by the Constitutional Court. The decision of the Constitutional Court annul Article 50 Paragraph (3) of Law Number 20 Year 2003 on National Education System governing RSBI program implementation and international standard schools (SBI) need not be mourned because there is a solution. The ruling was issued after considering that the existence RSBI and SBI are not in accordance with the existing constitution. The reason is that education leads to discrimination.

Need the national education transformation strategy which more effective and simultaneously be a solution to print featured HR global competitiveness and scored a formidable candidate corporate CEO. Actually, the essence of establishing the RSBI/SBI is to transform learning. However, such a transformation is increasingly slap sense of justice and economic liberalism fosters education.

Indonesia scored the golden generation is not as easy as turning the hand. There should be efforts to remove the shackles of the national education system and takes appropriate initiatives sharpshooter spirit of the times. Because education is the key to progress and the best way to improve the nation's dignity.

The educational process should not get stuck in a routine and a mere formality. But there must be a breakthrough that is innovative, creative and transformative in terms of scoring the golden generation towards a developed nation.

Delivery talented high school graduates to study at leading universities abroad with student loan scheme in line with global trends. At this time the increasing number of Higher Education institutions abroad that issue bonds and to cooperate with financial institutions.

Undeniably, the method of funding education in different parts of the world today has reached the point of being effective. Some of the leading universities in the United States have issued bonds to increase the budget provided by the government and donors remain. For example, since 2010 the Harvard University which is the richest university in the US managed to raise 1.5 billion US dollars from the sale of bonds. University chose to sell bonds because it is easier and cheaper than bank loans.

It's good, we listened to the figure of US education reformers namely Arne Duncan as US Education Minister. Duncan is able to carry out education reforms are essential and sustainable in some period of government through credit schemes scholarship.

Duncan, who is a sociologist was successfully reformed educational institutions so that it meets the needs of industry and the need for research and technology development and national innovation capacity. It is also able to overcome the challenges of the fourth wave era or the era that emphasizes conceptual exploration right brain as the nation's economic strength, relying on the creative industries. Moreover, the development of the world leads to the education system or the contextual approach Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) in the classroom.

Where CTL is the concept of learning requires teachers and professors were able to associate the content to be studied with the actual situation and the development of technology and business process innovation. The above concept requires teachers and professors more of a role as a driver of innovation power and creativity of the students.

At this time it cost an Indonesian students to study abroad quite burdensome parents. Although the cost of study abroad such as in Germany and France many are free, but the cost of living and accommodation is quite high. Cost areas are addressed through student loans.

How good we look at the policy run by the Central Bank of the United States allocated funds up to US$300 billion to holders of securities backed up by various types of loans, including student loans. The central bank's policy has helped the students, so that they can finish the course well and become a formidable businessman. Bank Indonesia and national banks could emulate the United States to provide credit students who study abroad.

Education financing scheme commercially viable manner, including opportunities local governments and universities to issue bonds to cover operating costs, development of infrastructure, to provide scholarships and student loan schemes have become an important agenda in the developed world. Even the public in the United States assesses that the risk of the bond issue is relatively small college.

BIMO JOGA SASONGKO
International Education Consultant
President Director & CEO of Euro Management Indonesia