Shortage of 498,000 teachers in Indonesia next year?

[Balifrog]

Throwing a wrench in the gears here, but several Middle East, Muslim countries have a high level of education.
Jordan, Iran and till some time ago Lebanon..

Ever tried a business negociation with a Lebanese guy ?
I have seen a money discussion between a Lebanese and a Vietnamese.... They simply hated each other ! It was all about who is going to screw the other party....

 

[jstar]

Some yes. Mainly the ones that are or very rich or focused on western countries. Like parts of Jordan and the capital. Iran was before the Islamic revolution very liberal. And Lebanon was never a real Muslim country, the business partners we had there were all Christian.

 

[Pak Tani]

In Indonesian public schools there is almost no time spent on learning Arabic. It's the Pondok Pesantren where people go to learn about Islam besides the complete or partial national curriculum. Approximately 15% of school children go to these types of schools. Yes, they spend time there to learn Arabic, maybe even 20% of their time, who knows.
Back home there are schools that teach classical languages, Latin and ancient Greek. Students spend up to 3 + 3 hours per week on these subjects. The ROI is not easy to measure on the resources invested in these subjects. Yet nobody calls these students 'handicapped' for 'wasting time' on learning languages nobody speaks anymore.
There is a lot of room for improvement in the Indonesian educational system to create a better educated generation, everyone agrees. But if one thinks the solution is closing all pondok pesantrens and to stop teaching Arabic, he doesn't understand a part of Indonesian society.

 

[Helpful Herbert]

We all understand Indonesian society and why it's impossible to close these schools. It is also a major reason why the country is so uneducated and will never escape being a poor country. Both things can be true.