Education in Future

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Nowadays, education is developing well through the development of science and technology. Students can enlarge their knowledge or get information just by clicking the mouse to search certain information related to their needs from surfing the internet. Students can get unlimited access to get unlimited information spread out through internet. Some schools in Europe, Australia, and in some other development country have opened the virtual class. We do not have to attend in the real class to listen the lesson from the teachers. Then, we spend our time in the class. We just have to read the explanation from the teacher or lecturer and then do the exercises or assignments then submit them in the specific deadline. It is very flexible learning.

Many research conducted by experts is also very helpful for the development of teachers and teaching methods. There are various ways to teach, to handle the students, to correct students’ error, to give elicitation in class, etc. Especially, the method to teach English as Second language, it has been developing into the whole new stage. There is significant development in the methods in teaching. It is begun with GTM (Grammar Translation Method) and the new one is CLT (Communicative Language Teaching). This is one of the signs that the education world is now entering the new age.

How about the education in future? Is it going to be better? Or is it going to be worse? In my analysis, the education world will be much more better in the term of science and technology. Some years later, the education is not only about attending the formal school which only reach limited students around the location of the school, to get the sertificate or diploma, but also education will be able to reach many students in many places by using the technology in the future without attending the formal school for certain span of time. So, someone will not be afraid of the distance when choosing the school which he likes to choose. It will be a great experience since the education will be much more simple, untied, and flexible.

But otherwise, in term of morality, the education world will face great problem about this problem. We know that the Indonesian students (Junior High School and Senior High School Students) are involved in many bad morality cases. Such as pregnancy, sex before married, drugs, etc. Do you know why this is happening in Indonesia? At least, there are two reasons why this problem is occurred and going to be a great problem in education world, especially in Indonesia.

First, it is because the curriculum, especially in Indonesia, is not applying the integrated curriculum which combining every knowledge which is taught in class with the religious materials. Well, talking about religions in the world, every religion in the world has only lesson about morality and religious lesson (act of devotion). But, it will be different case when we talk about Islam, it is the one and only religion which contains everything (in Al-Qur’an and Al-Hadits) such as economic system, politic, astronomy, etc. and when we combine the knowledge with the religion, then the students will not only master the science and technology but also the students will be a good and kind students or and also be a good Muslim. Islam also teaches someone to be a good man wherever and whenever they are. For example: In economy, Muslim will not be allowed to monopolize the market which can make the other Muslim lost his/her chance to open trade, etc.

Second, the morality will be a great problem for education world in Indonesia, because the government has failed to protect the young generation from the western infiltration through westernization or modernization. The western culture which is always identic with the word “modern” and “freedom” has succeeded to change the young generation of Indonesia to follow and copy the western culture which is often inappropriate with eastern culture and Islam. The culture has been campaigned and shown actively and massively through any media. So without any surprise, step by step, the Indonesian is following the western and becoming western (the thought, the fashion, etc)

Finally, the solution to prevent Indonesia facing the great problem about morality is by changing the curriculum and stopping the westernization in Indonesia. Insyaallah, Indonesian students will be a good Muslim and great persons which are not only have good morality but also have broad knowledge. Such as: Ibnu Sina (Avisena), Al-Khawarizmi, etc.

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