Teacher Union Doubts Anies Baswedan as Education Minister
27 October 2014 15:10 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Secretary General of Teacher Union Forum of Indonesia, Retno Listyarti, expressed her concern on Anies Baswedan being the Minister of Culture, Elementary, and Middle Education. "I don’t think that he is a strict figure," Retno told Tempo.
Retno said that there are numerous issues that the minister should tackle, including the matter on Curriculum 2013 and National Examination dilemma. "I am not sure of he has the guts to face the stirs," she said. Retno later explained that Anies tend to provide a ‘safe’ statement.
Retno also said that Anies, having been a rector of Paramadina University, understands more about private education institutes. In fact, public schools have the most issues. "Anies needs to learn much. May he can change," she said.
MITRA TARIGAN