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SMP yang semula mempunyai 12 mata pelajaran, pada tahun 2013 hanya akan mempunyai 10 mata pelajaran saja. (U-Report)
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VIVAnews- Reduction of school subjects will occur in 2013 in the new curriculum for primary and junior high schools.
SMP which was originally to have 12 subjects, in 2013 will only have 10 subjects only.
10 of these subjects that Religious Education, Pancasila and Citizenship, Indonesian language, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, English, Arts Culture and Local Content, Physical Education and Health, and a craft.
"But I hope this new curriculum arrangement should not burden the new book," said Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Agung after official meeting between the Minister in his office, Wednesday, November 21, 2012.
For SD, a change from 10 to only six subjects. The six subjects are Mathematics, Bahasa Indonesian, Religion, Physical Education, Pancasila and Citizenship Education, and Arts. While the IPA and IPS become thematic in other lessons.
Although reduced, the Court said, the new curriculum will increase the length of class hours. For grade 1 from 26 hours per week to 30 hours. For class 2 SD from 27 hours to 32 hours. As for the 3rd grade from 28 hours to 34 hours, while grades 4, 5, 6 SD from 32 to 36 hours per week.
"But an hour is not 60 minutes, but 35 minutes," said Agung.
General hopes this change is not accompanied by the burden of a new book by the Ministry of Education and Culture will make the parent book. For elementary school children, they do not need much to bring a book, just one book that is integrated.
The new curriculum will be implemented in the academic year 2013/2014. However, this curriculum will begin to apply to grade 1 and 4 elementary schools, junior high and VII, both countries managed Kemendikbud and the Ministry of Religious and private schools, while others gradually.
The reason, because of the higher grade is preparing for the national exam. Hopefully, three years will come at all levels are already using this system. (eh)