Should Indonesia Follow The Education System in China?

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In this post I would like to give you information about education in a nation in the world.

Education is a very significant thing in a nation's life. Education is a strategic media in driving the quality of human resources. This has made education the most important part of the sustainability, development and progress of a country. Everyone needs education to find out who is he/ she in the future. If we have education, of course we can be directed to a better road and have broad insight. But to develop one's quality depends on the education system. There is a proverb say "Tuntutlah ilmu sampai ke Negeri China". You must be familiar with this old proverb, right? I'm sure, almost everyone has heard of it. The question is, why do you should go to China?

The results of the PISA study (Program for International Assessment).

I would like to explain the education system in China which is one of the countries that have good education. Should Indonesia follow the system education in China?

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China's education level is not much different from Indonesia.

The Chinese education system is divided into three years of kindergarten, six years of primary school, and three to six years of secondary education, often followed by several years of higher education. In China Kindergartens and primary schools are usually run by local education authorities or even private enterprises. But whether you decide to send your child to a state school or an international school, you should get ready for a very competitive admissions process, an ambitious education system in general, and tuition fees that might seriously impact your cost of living.

The Chinese education system has a great reputation, but it is also considered one of the most challenging and competitive ones in the world. Not every child thrives in this environment, though. Learn more about China’s school system and the opportunities it offers.

Education system in China and Indonesia

China does not do the concept of learning to memorize, rigid teaching methods that only aim to pass the exam. Rather, the system of approaches or learning systems in China emphasizes the mastery of the material, concepts, and mastery of skills for students by the way students are taught and directed to understand and experience the things they are learning. With this learning approach students can more easily digest lessons and the understanding they have gained can be fully internalized within themselves. In addition facilities and pre-school facilities in China strongly support the learning process. This learning system is very good to be applied only in Indonesia itself the ingredients are less supportive, for example in the laboratory there are many damaged microscopes, this is very disturbing the learning process in the laboratory.

In China it is very important and pay attention to the teaching profession so that later it will produce competent teachers, very different from in Indonesia, the fate of teachers in Indonesia, especially in remote areas is very sad to be ignored.

Many schools in China apply physical punishment, if a student makes a mistake the teacher has the right to punish them either hit or slapped, it is a bit scared but this is done so that students are disciplined and do not become lawbreakers. It is very different from Indonesia, if the teacher acts like that, he will be put in prison. differences can also be seen from the length of learning in school. In China

(Elementary School) = 6:30 - 15:00

(Junior high school)= 06.30 - 17.00

(Senior high school)=06:30 - 19:00 + Additional classes = 22:30 (Half past eleven)

In Indonesia

(Elementary School)= 7:00 - 12:00

(Junior high school)= 7:00 - 15:00

(Senior high school)=7:00 - 15:00

However, the implementation of education is not much different between China and Indonesia because it still applies national exams. In China to enter college, students must follow Gaokao (National Examination in China) held for 8 hours within a period of 2 days, depending on each province. The issue of state university entrance examinations in China or Gaokao is also notoriously difficult and unusual. That is why, students in the country must study extra hard, and even have been prepared since kindergarten, to pass this exam.

This education system doesn't provide many choices for students as in Europe and America. In the book "Who is afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? Why China Has the Best (System) Education System in the World? "It is said that the Chinese education system is very test-oriented, uses test scores as the main criteria in student evaluation which the author calls toxic pedagogies, inhibits creativity, suppresses curiosity and individual , and cause high stress levels. The education system with a model like this is widely applied in Asian countries such as Japan, South Korea, Singapore, India and even Indonesia.

In Indonesia, the easiest example of real cases is SBMPTN. Where students are required to work on almost all subjects on the same day, the written test results are the only criteria to consider whether the student is accepted at the University or not. Many people criticize the education system like this because as if someone's ability is only determined by their cognitive abilities through tests that are only done once in contrast to education in America and Europe where creativity, self expression, art and philosophy are upheld.

The main objectives of national examinations in China and Indonesia.

Should national examinations be held? Let's see the reality. The first thing to note is that the population in Asian countries is relatively large compared to Europe and America. With a large population, quantitative evaluations (in this case the exam) are much easier to implement and more effective and efficient in the use of time. Qualitative ability evaluations (such as essays, interviews) are quite time consuming and do not have clear limits because the assessment of each individual will have different standards.

Culture cannot be separated from contributing to this education system where in East Asia, education is something that is upheld and where education is considered the only way to elevate the dignity of the nation.

The most important factor is priority. The main priorities of countries in Asia where opportunities and limited human resources are economic growth. In order for economic growth to occur, they need to score skilled work force quickly. And an education system like this so far has successfully created skilled work force. The education system in Asia is more focused on practical economics, effectiveness and efficiency. With priorities like this and a large population, it is not yet possible for the government to provide an education system that can facilitate all kinds of passion and intelligence. Therefore the government is only able to provide an education system where output is needed in order to achieve economic growth.

Then, what about Indonesia? The curriculum model in Indonesia itself resembles a curriculum in most Asian countries, but not as extreme and as difficult as in China. And the question is, should the Indonesian education curriculum follow in China's footsteps so that our economic growth can be like China?

I don't think so. Indonesia does need a superior and quality generation but not a learning system like in China. If you apply such a learning system like China, it will only put pressure on and make students stressful. If it's like that, suicides will occur a lot among Indonesian students. In China due to heavy pressure ahead of the gaokao season (exams) caused the moment as a tragic trend of suicide among young Chinese. This is even more common in some of the leading schools in China. 

To prevent suicide that often occurs in schools that should be safe and comfortable, the school now looks like a prison.

Conclusion

What needs to be improved from Indonesian education is the infrastructure facilities that should be evenly distributed throughout the country. 

At present there is still a gap in facilities and infrastructure between schools in cities and schools throughout the country in Indonesia. I hope that this kind of gap will end soon so that all students in remote areas of Indonesia can get the same opportunities as those who go to school in the city so they get a quality generation.

For readers this time How much do you want to help Indonesia? Indonesia needs quality people to advance this country. Are you ready to study hard without being forced so that you can contribute to the nation later? Please answer each one 😊

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