EDUCATION CRISIS IN INDONESIA

In general, the people of Indonesia can clearly feel and realize the economic and financial crisis as happened in 1998 and 2008. However, they are less aware of the crisis that have greater impact, the crisis of education in Indonesia.Education crisis is getting worse even after Indonesia's democracy and freedom to choose what is best for the people and escape from the shackles of dictatorship.Unlike the economic crisis, education crisis has implications slowly but surely and firmly on the social structure in the future.The main culprit of the crisis of education is the education system that adopts the concept of efficiency of the market system and private or private companies brought in the realm of a public education. Why is there a pioneering international school? It is a form of unbelief itself on the national school or inferiority as a nation.There are several factors that led to the crisis of education in Indonesia:First, the curriculum is not relevant to people's lives. Schools in Indonesia, students are required to study a lot of subjects that are sometimes not related to each other, and not at all relevant to students' lives. For example, a second grade student in London was forced to learn the eleven subjects per semester. Compare with International schools in which students learn only five to six subjects.Second, educational practices, such as planning, teaching, and evaluation of learning outcomes that do not match. Most teachers do not make lesson plans (lesson plan) is adequate. Some teachers I have ever interviewed admitted that they just re-read the material to be taught the next day, without review if the material to be taught is still valid, and learn how to anticipate situations that may not comply with the plan. For example, what should be done by the teacher when students seem less motivated.Third, self-development teacher who is not running as it should. The issue of self-development of teachers is a classic problem. Most schools do not have a definitive plan to help teachers develop the knowledge and skills taught. Because of that growth is highly dependent on the teacher's ability and creativity of teachers' own efforts as individuals.How to overcome learning difficultiesThe most successful way of learning is involving students actively in learning. But what happens in the classrooms of schools in Indonesia. The children sat quietly listening to the teacher. Learning to walk boring. Indeed, a few years ago there were their efforts to develop ways of learning actively involves students, known as "Active Student Learning Method" (CBSA) and others.