Indonesian Education's History

History of education in Indonesia. In Indonesian society before entering the Hindu culture , education was given by the parents or parents - the parents of the local community regarding the moral and spiritual life means life to fulfill their economies . The entry and expansion of foreign cultures brought to Indonesia has been absorbed by the Indonesian people through community education . Institutions that have submitted a written culture and many other cultural elements .

Character Education Role In Completing Personality

In the beginning, man was born just took "personality" or personality. In general, there are four kinds of human personality and there are a lot of theories that use different terms even use color, but the pattern remains the same. In general there are 4 personality, namely:

Learning Resources

Learning resources is defined as anything that can be used to facilitate learning . Association of Educational Communications and Technology ( AECT , 1977) classifies these learning resources into two , namely : resources by design ( designed learning resources ) and resources by utilization ( learning resources utilized ) 

Designed learning resources learning resources means that deliberately planned for purposes of learning , for example : textbooks , modules , Student Worksheet ( LKS ) . Learning resources are utilized everything that has unfolded around us , and can be used for learning purposes . Example : banks , courts , markets , museums , zoos , environment , everything that is not designed for learning , because it is already available , staying utilized .

Cultural Basis of Education

Culture can be formed, preserved, or developed for and through education. Both tangible cultural ideal, or behavior and technology can be realized through the education process. Kabudayaan, that does not go away should be passed on to the next generation. Inheritance of culture can be informal, non-formal and formal. Informal occurs in the family, in society, while informal formal through specialized agencies, such as education.

In the primitive society, transmission occurs in informal education and non-formal, whereas in developed societies, use of social institutions, particularly schools. Education in schools is not only used to transmit culture, but is also used to transform the culture to fit with the times. In other words, schools perform a dual function, namely the process of socialization and education as an agent of renewal.

National culture as the foundation of the National Education System (Education)
It has been explained above that the Indonesian society is pluralistic form a government's efforts in the field of education. One of the adjustments made to the school track educational background Sosbud diversity in Indonesia is the local charge in the implementation of the school curriculum. Even in recent years, the education should be pursued in order to foster student interest in the environment. With the local content into the curriculum in schools, is expected to not only make the students more interested in the culture, but can also upgrade local skills (carve, paint, etc.)

Psychological Foundation of Education

Understanding of Psychological Foundation

Understanding of learners, primarily related to the psychological aspects, is one key to educational success. Therefore, the results of psychological studies and the discovery of much needed application in the field of education, especially knowledge about personal aspects, sequence, characteristic growth in every aspect, and the concept of the best ways to develop it. So it is with students who have talents, abilities, interests, strengths and developments to differ between individuals with one another. As implikasinta, education is not possible to treat every student the same. To that end, the preparation of the curriculum needs to be careful in setting up a program.

Contribution of Education to Development

Contibution education to development, can be seen from various aspects, including:

1. In terms of Education Goals

Education is a conscious effort aimed at learners in order to become a man of strong personality and high moral standing and intact. So the goal of education is the realization of human image image of man who can be a human resource development.

Capitalism Inside Educational System

It's common knowledge if education is now very expensive. Well like the books, the poor are prohibited from school! Concern, but that's the reality. Kindergarten alone could reach hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, not to mention if entered elementary school and junior-high school favorite university. If counted, a person who entered kindergarten to favorites university will spend 100 million more. Wow!

Title... Less World of Meaning

Once again, Indonesia faced in the case that tarnished the name of education. Case of

selling is practiced by IMGI title. How to obtain this degree is very easy, you just put up 10-25 million, and you can title you want .. Just choose ... whether S1, S2, or S3 .... totally crazy! Most people will value a degree intoxicated intoxicating. And not half-hearted ever buy title of this IMGI ... about 5000 people.

Teacher, A Forgotten Figure

Indonesian education has always ranted about the new curriculum ... which he says is more okay lah, better targeted, more westernized ... or whatever. Clearly, the education minister tried to exist with trying out a new education formula by changing the curriculum.

Behind curriculum changes constantly, sometimes we do not ngeh what it means, there are elements that really forgotten ... That is the teacher! Yes, teachers in Indonesia, only 60% are worth teaching ... the rest, still need improvement. Why did it happen? None other than lack of skill training, lack of guidance to the new curriculum, and lack of salary. There are many part-time teachers who smoke care about flared continuously on his home kitchen.