GOVT PARTIALLY STOPS IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL CURRICULUM 2013

By Andi Abdussalam

Jakarta, Dec 11 (Antara) - The government has partially stopped the implementation of school Curriculum 2013 across the country and re-imposed Curriculum 2006 in some schools because not all are ready to implement it.         However, schools that implemented Curriculum 2013 over the last three semesters are allowed to continue following it.         Education and Culture Minister Anies Rasyid Baswedan said that a total of 6,221 schools in 295 districts/municipalities in the country implemented Curriculum 2013 for three semesters since 2013.         Only these schools are obligated to continue implementing Curriculum 2013. Also, the program here will be improved and developed.         "Curriculum 2013 will not be changed but will continue to be improved, developed and implemented in schools that followed it for three semesters so far," Baswedan stated last Friday.          He added that besides the 6,221 schools, others that implemented Curriculum 2013 for only one semester are obligated to return to using Curriculum 2006 till Curriculum 2013 is improved and they are prepared to implement it.          The minister explained that he took the decision based on facts that most schools are not ready to implement Curriculum 2013 due to several problems, including those related to the readiness of textbooks, assessment system, teachers' training and mentoring, and training of school principals.

PUBLIC STILL QUESTIONS NEW SCHOOL CURRICULUM

By Andi Abdussalam

Jakarta, Jan 15 (ANTARA) - Education and Culture Minister Muhammad Nuh is conducting a program to introduce School Curriculum 2013 across the country before its implementation in the next academic year.          However, many legislators, academics and educators have stated that the plan to replace the current School Curriculum 2006 with a new one should not be implemented until a comprehensive study, involving research, analysis and evaluation, is carried out.          "The implementation of School Curriculum 2013 is important and urgent, so all sides should be well-informed of it," Nuh said while promoting the new curriculum in Semarang, Central Java, on Sunday.          The minister was introducing the curriculum to about 350 university rectors, education and cultural officials, school principals and teachers. He had earlier conducted similar activities in Jambi (Sumatra), Parung (West Java) and Tengerang (Banten).          Nuh noted that a new curriculum was necessary in light of the global challenges facing the country.