Covid-19 crisis opportunity for education reform in Indonesia

Teachers from SMA 8 state high school in Bukit Duri, South Jakarta, speak to their students through video calls on the first day of the academic year on July 13. Classrooms have moved online to prevent the transmission of Covid-19. - JP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN):The Indonesian education sector – a core element of national development – has overcome numerous challenges over the years, but nothing had prepared it for the unprecedented jolt from the Covid-19 pandemic.

As is the case with many other countries around the globe, Indonesia has been scrambling since earlier this year to ensure that the education system remains functional, albeit with necessary compromises to adjust to the current situation, such as replacing conventional, face-to-face learning with online classes.