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Long road of literacy Bedouin

There is a silver lining when the International Literacy Day on 8 September in each year is held in Cilegon, Banten province. Banten province had received the title of illiteracy barn because the number of people who illiteracy is high, ie 500's of thousands of people. The number is now declining sharply to 150's of thousands of people. However, an interesting statistic from Bantam is not illiterate people dropped dramatically, but the existence of indigenous groups Bedouin. As is known, some of these indigenous communities to this day still refuses to learn literacy, especially the Latin script. This community consists of Bedouin and Bedouin Outside In. They live in 59 villages in Lebak, Banten province. Now only three villages which still adhered strictly adhered to the tradition of the Bedouin in. Why is literacy important? According to the opening phrase is defined in the resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations, "Literacy is important for the acquisiti...

The role of Mother Language Eradicate Illiteracy

Model of mutual learning between residents pick up literacy education can be done to foster the spirit of learning among the members, for security reasons also the basis for teaching and learning activities are generally conducted at night after the household routine is finished but it is also because most citizens are belajra mothers home the stairs. When the morning they take care of the house and helped work on the farm so that learning time is only available after the sunset prayers. Learning system is done by discussion, reading, writing, arithmetic provided by the tutors to use the mother tongue the language of instruction. Learning to use the mother tongue, it is helping people learn to adjust to when starting the learning, because people learn the new classes are usually not confident because assessing literacy learning is difficult and scary. Discussions and learning processes are also expected to rely on the local context in the usage of the language of instruction, examples ...

Importance of Early Childhood Education in Indonesia

Preliminary The first years of life span of children is a very important and critical in terms of growth and development of physical, mental, and psychosocial, which runs so fast that the success of the first years to a large extent determine the future of children. Any abnormalities or deviations if not intervened early well in time, and not be detected in real get care that is full of promotive, preventive, and rehabilitative would affect subsequent growth and development of children (Sunarwati, 2007). Providing education in early childhood in developed countries as a form of long-standing community-based education (community-based education), but the movement to promote education in Indonesia is just emerging in recent years. It is based on the importance of early childhood education to prepare people in Indonesia complete (SWEET), and build the future of children and the Indonesian society (MASIS). But so far the reach of early childhood education is still limited in terms of quant...

My mother is my Master (Methods Home Schooling Group, Alternative Models of Early Childhood Education)

Samara family. The results of neurological research and study early childhood education, providing sufficient evidence of the importance of stimulation from an early age in order to optimize the full potential of children in order to realize the next generation of qualified and able to compete in a globalized world arena in this third millennium. In addition, Muhammad SAW said uthlubul'ilma minalmahdi ilal lakhdi which means "Seek knowledge from cradle to grave". Hadith emphasizes how important a person to learn as early as possible. Certainly awareness of the need to learn from an early age does not appear from the baby who 'can not nothing', but starts from the awareness of parents to provide learning-learning to their children early on. Because basically, when a man has been born into this world, he has completed a variety of devices such as the five senses and the mind to absorb the various sciences. This is the foundation stone of the importance of early chil...

Gender Equitable Education Is a National Investment

Declaration of the world's human rights states that education is everyone's right (World Bank 1981). Everyone should have equal opportunity to acquire education, regardless of socioeconomic status and the state of gender. But in reality in the field of education, the gender gap is still a phenomenon that needs serious attention. Women tend to earn less educational opportunities than men and higher levels of education is widening the gap between women and men in access to education. While the gender balance is starting to approach the stability in developed countries, this gender difference is still a particular problem in countries that are developing. Although the Indonesian state has been following international conferences such as: Copenhagen which highlights social development, Cairo on population, Beijing and New York on women, which the Indonesian delegation stated that the main effect of gender is a process that can be grabbed and equality and gender justice, but in real...