Compulsory Education Program

In Indonesia, the government has been making laws on compulsory education for 12
years that will be started in the academic year 2013 and 2014. The laws is not separated from
the role of government, especially the education minister which aims to make children in
Indonesia get provisions for the better future.
There are some reasons and goals why the government wants to apply the compulsory
education program. Firstly, this is the step of the government to educate the young generation
which will be the next generation. The young generations are expected to open up their mind.
Because, the progress and development of the country are in the hands of the youth who have
high nationalism that will make our beloved Indonesia is better than before.
In addition to the existence of this education program, the government expects the
children of Indonesia will not be left behind with the newest information, science and
technology that keep growing and progressed along with the development of the days in this
modern and advanced world. Our young generation should be up-to-date about the newest
knowledge.
Not only that, by the program of compulsory 12-year-education, the government
indirectly have reduced the number of Indonesian people who are illiterate, can not read, as
well as writing. Some of Indonesian societies are still illiterate. This can happen because in
the past time they were in low economy level and they preferred to find a job to get the
money rather than to follow education at school. According to their opinion, if they only
study, they will be waste time. They thought that they need money. They chose to work to
survive their lives. The government expects that there will be no Indonesian people who are
illiterate by the compulsory education program.
This is an effort from the government to advance the development of education in
Indonesia. By obliging the young generation to learn until 12 years, they are expected to get a
worthy job or be able to continue until university. Indirectly the government has taken a role
in reducing unemployment in Indonesia so that they can increase the welfare of their family
and they have a better life in the future.
The government makes this program of education for people who are in low economy
level. By the help from the government, the government hope that there is no child who does
not go to school due to the high cost. The government also gave grants to provide education
places like the aid of computers, books and other needs that can support the teaching and
learning more effective and efficient. The government provides help to make Indonesian
education becomes better than before and to compete with the other nations
 Those opinions can describe the efforts of the government for education in Indonesia
by having 12-year-compulsary education program, government is trying to apply that
program is of course for our young generations to be the agent to develop and advance our
country.