Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Education and Culture Inseparable

Education is a human civilizing process so that education and culture are inseparable. Said Rector of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI), Prof. Sunaryo, in workshops and panel discussion titled "Strategy for Development of West Java and Culture-Based Quality Education for Poverty Alleviation" at the Hall of the West Java Provincial Education Office, addres Dr. Radjiman No.6 Bandung, Wednesday (11 / 1).
According Sunaryo cultural movement that must be developed, among others, do not eaten a global culture, cultivate learning, and cultivate literacy. "Equally important is exemplary and oral culture (dialogue)," he said
Similar also disclosed Regional Secretary (Secretary), West Java, Ir. Hidayat faithful. West Java, he said, are rich in noble culture, but rarely explored by the people of West Java alone. "No match if the people of West Java, use the base culture of others," he said. During this time, applied education in Indonesia is still using foreign methods irrespective of the local culture. According to Hidayat Faithful, this is what makes the Indonesian nation is not spiritually strong.
"Supposedly, the method based on our own culture, such as penance love, polish and care, West Java, can increase the HDI," he said. Secretary argues, many people no longer know their own culture for fear of being primordialism. Thus, he continued, local culture often abused.
Regional Secretary, said the local culture should be explored to filter the foreign culture. This is justified by Tjetje Patmadinata Hidayat. According Tjetje, "Art and literature shall be taught to students of Sunda." Weak local cultural values to make the people of Indonesia to be someone else. In fact, a nation can progress if its people uphold the local culture. Problem solving education in Indonesia, said Tjetje, is to return to his own identity. "At least, education contain elements of logic, ethics and aesthetics. Unfortunately, our students more absorbing logic, ethics and aesthetics, while neglected," he said.
The low quality of education is also admitted as a result of the attitude that people are still 'menomorsekiankan' education. "So this is how the quality of our society," he said. In addition, cultural discussion, but without follow-up, also makes the problem more severe.
Meanwhile, Dra. Hj. Popong Otje Djundjunan say, women play an important role in the education process. "To educate a man equal to educate a man, but educate a woman with established schools," he said.
Head of Education Department of West Java Province, Dr. Dadang Dally said, the slow distribution of education in West Java was influenced by economic factors, culture, and geography. Economy is still weak make school-age children did not get an education. Efforts to make people aware that education is an important thing also is still not yet succeeded. "Schools are also not evenly distributed throughout the district, so in rural communities have to go to town if you like school," said Dadang.

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