Jakarta, 05 Dzulqa’dah 1437/08 August 2016 (MINA) – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has agreed to the Education and Culture Ministrys proposal for a full day school system but suggested that it should be put to the test first.
“Mr. Vice President has agreed to it but he suggested that there should be a pilot project,” Antara quoted Education and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendi as saying after meeting the vice president here on Monday.
The minister said some schools, particularly private ones have already applied a full day school system.
“Actually, I was inspired by private schools about the full day school,” the former rector of Malang-based Muhammadiyah University said.
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The full day school system will give schools a lot of time to instill students with character education as per President Joko Widodos Nawacita, (a Sanskrit term for nine national priority programs), he said.
“We will try to create comfortable school atmosphere. If need be, we can invite ustad (religious teachers) to teach students how to read the Holy Quran,” he said.
The full day school system will also prevent students from taking deviant acts outside school hours. he said.
With the full day school system, the students will return home at the same time as their parents who work at offices, he said.
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“As such, the parents can pick up their children at five in the evening,” he said. (T/R07/R01)
Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)
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