It is urgent that the hours of religious instruction in public education institutions be increased at public educational institutions. Through intrakulikuler and not extracurricular. This is because two hours per week for SD level and three hours for SMP-SMA are deemed inadequate.
Moreover, according to the Rector of the Institute of Sciences Alquran (IIQ), Jakarta, Akhsin Sakho Muhammad religious education in the family and community is decreasing. "If not through institutions, where else will religious lessons be taught," he told Republika in Jakarta, Friday (14/1)
Akhsin said, in order to be more effective, the class hours must be a determining value and not just act as a complement. Thus it is hoped that the target achievement from these religious lessons can be obtained. The main thing is to educate children to have character with self-confidence and ethics which are strengthened by the foundation of faith.
However, it is recognized that the step to increase the number of lessons is important to be supported by the quality of quality teachers. Not only from the scientific side but also exemplary. Thus, the teaching and learning process is not limited to knowledge transfer but is more oriented towards creating a superior generation.
This is where, said Akhsin, awareness and synergy from practitioners and observers of education in the country are needed. This is because efforts to improve education in Indonesia require appropriate input and formulation so that the direction of education in Indonesia is getting better. "Because after all a process is a continuous experiment for years," he concluded. (REPUBLIC)
