Since 31 March 2020, the government has implemented the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) across the nation. The policy is being implemented in the regions according to local conditions.
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Hiro (11), students of Tanah Tingal Nature School. in South Tangerang, Banten learning at home because the government closed the learning activities at school, on Tuesday (17/3/2020). Hiro got the teaching material from an email sent by the school.
Since 31 March 2020, the government has implemented the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) across the nation. The policy is being implemented in the regions according to local conditions.
The most obvious aspects of the PSBB are the restrictions on school hours and working hours. Jakarta has imposed the policies of “learning from home” and working from home since mid-March to help curb the spread of the coronavirus in the capital.
As reported, the Covid-19 epidemic is not expected to stop anytime soon. To anticipate an extension to the health emergency, especially concerning the learning from home policy, it is necessary to reformulate the distance learning model for schools. (Kompas, 27/4/2020)
Education and Culture Minister Circular No. 4/2020 on the implementation of the Covid-19 emergency education policy does not mention how to conduct learning from home.
From the outset, the learning from home policy has lacked guidance on its technical implementation, which has been left entirely to the discretion of teachers and school heads. Education and Culture Minister Circular No. 4/2020 on the implementation of the Covid-19 emergency education policy does not mention how to conduct learning from home.
The circular says that learning from home through online/distance learning must provide a meaningful learning experience on life skills for students, and that its activities vary depending on the student’s interests and conditions, as well as any inequities in educational access and facilities. The learning from home policy is not burdened by a requirement to meet all curricular benchmarks.
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A student at Al-Bayan Islamic School, Tangerang City, Banten, doing the work of the teacher while studying at home (home learning), on Tuesday (17/3/2020). School students in the Jabodetabek area and several other provinces in Indonesia must study at home following the government\'s policy to temporarily close schools in an effort to prevent the transmission of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Education and Culture Ministry has provided teacher-sharing websites as well as dozens of other education websites. However, these sites are not fully accessible to teachers, students, or parents for a variety of reasons. There are no reports on the measurable results of online learning. House of Representatives (DPR) Commission X believes that this method of learning has been completely ineffective in Jakarta.
It is understandable that online learning has been ineffective because, according to the ministry’s 2017 data, more than 49.3 million students from early education to senior high school have been learning face-to-face in a system that employs the classroom education model. Only a very few engage in online learning. The majority of about 7.5 million students in the country learn in physical classrooms, although the Open University was established in 1984 offering the distance learning method.
In fact, it had rated a mere 2.23 the previous week. Watching TV and preferring "face-to-face" meetings is clearly an ingrained culture in this country.
Questions on the effectiveness of the learning from home policy began to be answered on 13 April 2020, when the education ministry collaborated with TVRI on the “Belajar dari Rumah (Learning from Home)” program. TVRI\'s ratings increased 622 percent to 15.85 from 12 to 18 April to become most watched program in the nation. In fact, it had rated a mere 2.23 the previous week. Watching TV and preferring "face-to-face" meetings is clearly an ingrained culture in this country.
Kompas/Hendra A Setyawan
The home study policy set by the government regarding the covid-19 outbreak was used by Al Azhar 15 Pamulang Elementary School, South Tangerang, Banten to hold online teaching and learning activities, on Tuesday (17/3/2020).
The PSBB period to combat the Covid-19 epidemic in this country is likely to be extended. The learning from home policy needs to be better managed, including by providing technical guidance and considering local conditions, access, and facilities among schools and students both. Involving the public to support the learning from home policy, including the mass media, is also a means for delivering effective education.
