Homeschooling

Question :

Is home schooling effective for children in Indonesia?
Instead of home schooling could curb freedom of the child? Because they are so can not tell and discuss freely with their peers?

Answer :

Actually, our nation has long been familiar with the concept of homeschooling, even long before the coming of Western education system. Just Look at Islamic boarding schools for example, the kiai, Buya, and master teachers specifically to educate their own children.

Similarly, the warriors, nobles, or the artist long ago. They also teach privately at home or their respective padepokan than entrust to someone else.

No less great leaders such KH Agus Salim, Ki Hajar Dewantara, or Buya HAMKA also developed a way of learning with school systems in this house, not just to pass the exam then obtained a diploma, but to love and develop the science itself.

Currently home schooling system can also be developed to support equality of education programs. Particularly against children in trouble, such as street children, child laborers, tribal children, until the child has an advantage as an athlete or a solid young artists with their activities.

Advantages:

strength of home schooling is to give more autonomy and creativity for children, opportunities to achieve maximum individual competence, protected from social ills such as drugs, consumerism, socially deviant and brawl, and enables the child is ready to face real life with a wider social circle.

Weakness (not losses)
There are several challenges for the organization of schooling at home, namely:
(1) the difficulty in getting support or a place to ask;
(2) the lack of places to socialize and parents have to be skilled at facilitating the learning process, as well as
(3) evaluation.


In principle, no problem. Because, as stated in Law Number 20 Year 2003 on National Education System (Education System), in Article 27 Paragraph (1) says: "informal education activities conducted by the family and the environment form an independent learning activities." Then in Subsection (2) says that: "The result of education as referred to in paragraph (1) recognized the same formal and non formal education after students pass the exam in accordance with national education standards."

Hence, home schooling can be registered with the local education office as non-formal education community. Eligible participants can then follow the national exam equality Package A (equivalent SD), Package B (equivalent to junior high school), and Package C (equivalent to high school)