Curriculum of 2013 (K-13)

Can SMAN 1 Anggana apply the 2013 curriculum?

by totok Eko Suwito

        SMAN 1 Anggana has tried to apply the 2013 curriculum in the learning and teaching process especially for the tenth and eleventh class students. Some teachers have been sent to join the 2013 curriculum training, not only to our regenncy, Kutai Kartanegara but also to Malang, east Java.

        But in my opinion, The hurried implementation of the 2013 curriculum has created confusion among students, parents and teachers who complained about the burden of extra work it imposes for little reward.

        Some teachers who have or have not joined the traing yet, have some difficulties to conduct an effective learning process in their classes because they themselves had not received clear guidelines from the 2013 curriculum training tutors. whereas, the trained teachers should share their knowledge to the other teacher.

        The change of new curriculum does not assure that it can creat the better condition, especially in our school, SMAN 1 Anggana. No matter how good the curriculum is, if the infrastructure and the teachers are not ready then it becomes useless. If teachers themselves have no clue about how to teach using the new curriculum, how can we expect the parents to understand it?

        In many cities, parents and teachers have also complained about logistical problems in the implementation of the new curriculum. The extra hours can bring harm to students, especially elementary school and junior high school students. They can get too tired and this will in turn affect their character development.

       Under the 2013 curriculum, elementary and high school students spend an extra two hours in class, while junior high students remain an additional four hours. Children need more time to develop their interests, such as in arts and sports, so that they can have balanced growth. The 2013 curriculum only focused on developing the cognitive aspects of students. It has the potential of turning our students into psychopaths in the future.