Jakarta (Antara Bali) - No politicization has occurred in the field of education
following the inclusion of Jokowi and PKS in the national senior high
school exam papers, confirmed the Ministry of Education.
"The national examination papers were made a long time ago and in
line with the framework," the ministrys head of information and public
relations department, Ibnu Hamad, stated here on Wednesday.
The name of Jakarta Governor, Joko Widodo or Jokowi, appeared in
the national Indonesian and English language examination papers, while
the English language exam paper featured the name of the Prosperous and
Justice Party (PKS).
"There has been no politicization in the education sector," he affirmed.
He noted that the examination papers had been prepared since July 2013 and had met the required standard.
He pointed out that the examination materials had nothing to do
with Jokowis presidential bid. He further added that besides Jokowi, the
names of Iwan Fals (singer) and Rendra (poet) were also mentioned.
The examination material that contained Jokowis name was only found
in 18 provinces or appeared in the examination papers of 187 thousand
out of the 3.2 million examination participants.(WDY)
Education Ministry Assures No Politicization in Education
Kamis, 17 April 2014 9:34 WIB