Teacher Learning Foundation again held a teacher debate on Saturday (2/11) At the BLOC post, Central Jakarta. Consisting of four sessions, The last session was a special debate that presented 8 The teacher was selected from 32 The team that had argued in the previous session.
Through debate, The teacher is expected to be able to learn to dare to speak out and argue in responding to an issue.
“Guru, as one of the parties directly affected by the education policy, It is important to always be able to think critically and voice his opinions to advocate better policies,” holds Ario Bisho Guide, Deputy Director of the Center for Education and Policy Studies, who acts as one of the special debate judges.
As is the case with motion in the debate classes in the morning, a motion in a special debate session is an issue of relevant education, attract, and important to be appointed, namely "The return of the National Examination (And) As a student approval tool ”.
Pros and cons of the National Examination at the CCG special debate stage
The debate was opened with a pro team argument that mentioned a decrease in enthusiasm and student learning motivation when the UN was eliminated. Students feel calm and do not need to study hard because of the certainty of graduation. While graduates from the UN have mental and struggle power.
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This argument is in line with the narrative that supports the new Minister of Education policy discourse, namely the return of the UN.
Responding to the argument, The cons team questioned the extent of the concept of "fighting" that students must have. "Fighting what kind of expected? Do you agree that students do things that endanger themselves because their lives are determined by the UN only 3 that day?” tanya Andily, Participants from Bandung Regency to the audience.
The Cons Team submitted the PISA assessment (Programme for International Student Assessment) which shows that the Indonesian education system (during the implementation of the UN) are at 10 lowest level. Un place students as educational objects measured by the standards of beaten numbers, even though education should accommodate the needs of students.
With the current assessment, Pupils are not just memorizing, but also analyzes, create, and dared to speak up. The use of assessments that focus on strength, need, and the follow -up of learning makes not only the teacher is able to recognize the needs of students, But also students themselves can recognize their needs.
Should be known, after the UN was deleted in the year 2019, Pupils can pass if they have completed all learning programs. At certain levels, The education unit usually adds or replaces the summative assessment with meaningful projects.
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The cons team added, Competency measuring instruments must include cognitive competencies, affective, psychomotor, and even characters. The problem, written questions on the UN cannot read these competencies holistically because they only represent students in the form of numbers. They also highlighted the fraud and bribery practices that occurred during the implementation of the UN.
More than what is seen in school: UN and its impact in the domestic domain of the family
Interesting perspective but rarely raised to emerge from Nissa, one of the participants of the cons from Rembang Regency. Contacted after the debate class is over, Nissa reiterated questions about the learning motivation that the pro team mentioned.
“We need to be able to see further whether it is true that the UN students have a spirit of learning or actually it is pressure, Even the form of fear? Students are afraid and feel threatened if parents are angry, If it turns out to not reach that value. Teachers and schools are also afraid. Finally the UN fraud appeared,” he said.
Nissa also highlighted how women - in this case a mother who was also a wife, get vulnerability when his child does not pass the UN. Mother, In households that have no fair and participatory role in taking care of domestic affairs, Vulnerable to Verbal Violence.
"The impact of this UN is like an unbroken chain. When the child does not pass the UN, Verbal violence can occur in the family. In the end a husband can blame his wife for failing to be a mother,” he said.
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“Husband who also basically feels failed as the head of the family, can vent his disappointment and anger with bad attitudes,"Connect the teacher who is also part of the archipelago learning community community (KGBN) Rembang and our family embrace community.
Two months after the debate or when this article was published, Minister of Basic and Secondary Education (Minister of Education) Announcing UN will be back in the year 2026.
Writer: Rahmatul Amalia
Editor: Yosi
