Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh forbid teachers to test reading, writing and arithmetic (calistung) for students who will enter primary school curriculum in 2013.

                                     primary school  in Tanjung Pinang picture by Tnjungpinang pos



Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh forbid teachers to test reading, writing and arithmetic (calistung) for students who will enter primary school curriculum in 2013.



"I ordered the head of education for the elementary school ban calistung test or reading, writing and numeracy at primary school," Noah said in Semarang, Central Java, on Sunday (01/13/2013).

This was said by Noah while socializing Curriculum 2013 in front of about 350 rector, Department of Education officials, principals and teachers of Central Java. Said to Noah, ideally a student entering a new school able to read, write and count is not taught at kindergarten.

According to the Minister of Education, kindergartens should be completed by the student to bersosialiasi not to learn calistung. "Kindergarten is not a school. Because the name is starting elementary school and beyond" he said.

Therefore, Noah said, to reduce the burden of students in conduct learning, kindergarten should not be taught but learned calistung calistung taught in grade 1 SD. "In 2013 the curriculum of students in the learning process loads it will be light," said Noah.

Similarly, when elementary school enrollment, said Noah, the school does not have to require 6 years of age. "If pupils aged six years less a few months simply unacceptable," said Education Minister.

Education and Culture Minister Muhammad Nuh confirmed vernacular subjects remained in the implementation of the 2012 curriculum delivered in each region. "I reiterate that the vernacular subjects remain so no need to worry," said Noah.

It said the local language remains in the field of cultural arts and crafts curriculum. Local language and local content other groups remain open to be inserted into the curriculum.

Vernacular subjects, said Noah, keep abreast with other subjects. Kemdikbud will submit it to the public after a public test formulated.

Noah Admittedly, there are still many people who do not know that language persists area causing polemic in society. "Now many of the protests, because they are not clear about the new curriculum. Kemdikbud will deliver it to the public," said Noah.

Language learning areas, he said, adapted to each region such as Central Java and East Java using the Java language. Similarly, in North Sumatra could use the local native language while each province has a lot of different ethnicities.