Education Populist
By Mohammad Abduhzen *
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Dewantara Hajar, in addition to introducing the method among (ing
ngarsa sung Tulada, ing intermediate Mangun intention, tut wuri
handayani) in the learning process, strongly emphasizes education as a
way to improve the lot of the people.
At
the First Congress Park Students in Yogyakarta, October 20, 1923, Ki
Hajar Dewantara convey two key ideas as part of the seven principles
Student Park, namely education berasas on their own culture and
education populist.
Education
and teaching, according to Ki Hajar Dewantara, should tie to the people
widely and may not separate the educated people of the livelihoods of
actual. To that end, the national education should be conducted in harmony with the nature of the nation. Only in that way can be eliminated indigenous backwardness and peace in life can be realized together.
Ki
Hajar Dewantara very disappointed watching the educational system and
teaching methods that are run by the Government of the Dutch East
Indies. In
an article entitled "Koerangnja and Ketjewanja Onderwijs for Ra'jat We"
Wasita magazine edition volume 1 No 5 February 1929, he criticized the
government's implementation of education and teaching aspects of the
unduly emphasize skills and intellectualism oriented Western interests.
Such
education would erode spiritual values (culture) and will not be able
to raise the degree of indigenous peoples, even the sink as slaves of
other nations. In
fact, in view Dewantara-education-should be a civilizing efforts along
the path to a new life more prosperous and independent.
Not the people
Now, after 80-something years passed, disappointment Ki Hajar Dewantara not disappear, even creeping inner nation. Education and teaching, although carried out by our own government, was not able to fix the nation's destiny and dignity.
In fact, the peace of life desired by the people due to the welfare and protection by the state is far from the truth. People died because of torture silly as migrant workers abroad. Motorcycle
gang, robbery in broad daylight, rape in public transportation, border
interference by neighboring countries is a fraction of the facts
indicating that the power of the state to provide protection to the
whole nation and all the blood spilled is still very weak.
Education
and teaching us, as feared by Ki Hajar Dewantara, berasas not run on
its own needs and is unable to free itself from its dependence on
foreigners. Today, seven of the nine basic as well as many of our natural resources and controlled by imported from other nations.
Although
the country is referred to as two-thirds of the agricultural area in
the form of sea-and have a high school, the faculty / department / study
program, to institute agricultural technology, agricultural significant
progress. The economy of Indonesia is not bersaka teachers, both in agriculture and marine (aquatic). While 60 percent of the people still living from agriculture, 80 percent of whom are poor.
Marine, fisheries, and studies of both new attention during the reign of Abdurrahman Wahid. That was after the fish, sand, and lots of looted wealth of our waters.
Now classified as agricultural education fields saturated, less desirable because it is difficult to get a job. It is said that 8 out of 10 graduates of the famous agricultural institutes working in the field concerned. More concern, most farmers send their children to the highest level in order not to be a farmer like his parents. What would become of the future of this country if this situation continue?
We seem to education have also failed to establish an independent national culture and spirit forward. First,
the spirit and mindset of most of the children of this country are
still continuing force ancestors who lived in the all-sufficiency of
nature. Properties like fast-paced, easy, and relaxing-even rule-breaking is still a national personality traits. Performance has not been and cultural values held by most people. In the meantime, the challenge is constantly changing, even heavier.
Second, irrational behavior is still very dominant in our society. Mythical and mystical nature still dwells stronger and nourished through a variety of programs "sightings" television. Characterized by emotionalism amok and fury, especially after the reform, is increasingly becoming. Now, not only the students involved in brawl, police and army also attacked each other. People march, won what, and members of Parliament were fighting.
Third,
the mind of the nation has not yet recovered from the bruised
keterjajahan leaders so the appearance and behavior of our officials
just meneers and colonial government official: oppressive and corrupt. On
the other hand, inferior mentality we showed that acute syndrome,
particularly the West, so often look artificial reinforcement efforts.
World class
Amid
the turmoil of this nation, our education suddenly became delirious
about "world class" is not clear intention: a world class university or
(stub) international school.
The
idea of "world class", consciously or not, comes from instinct and
mind-Social Darwinism see any developments in relation concurrency
always have to win.
Vocabulary rivalry or competition later became the Ministry of Education and Culture's vision 2025. This
commercial vision guides all our educational efforts to look out, refer
to and use standards (as it seems) International, for example, the
countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD).
Orientation
think that makes the course of education not only ignores the values
and needs of our real or "not in harmony with the nature of the
nation" according to the expression of Ki Hajar Dewantara, but also be
discriminatory. If
the first child law expert, pesirah, as well as nobles and wealthy
families who can enjoy a good education, it was also the same.
Unconformity
with the discriminatory nature of the nation and has made the figures,
like Willem Alexander in South Tapanuli, Mohammad Syafei in West
Sumatra, and Java Ki Hajar Dewantara struggling to teaching and learning
take place in accordance with the values and needs of the nation and
people of widely available. They understand, if you do not get a good education by most people, this nation will continue destitute.
Education Long live Indonesia!
*
Mohammad Abduhzen Executive Director of the Institute for Education
Reform (IER), University of Paramadina; Chairman of R & D PB PGRI
Sources: edukasi.kompas.com
