Bad plan: Indonesian educators agree early high school hours do not work


Students take part in a morning parade before attending classes at SMA1 state high school in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, on March 1, 2023. - Antara photo via Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA, March 19 (Jakarta Post/ANN): East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor Viktor Laiskodat’s draconian decision to start high school in the predawn hours has received flak from educators and government agencies, since the policy came into effect at the end February.

Viktor seemed to epitomize self-confidence and certainty, as he spoke to an audience of senior high school and vocational school principals in NTT on Feb. 23.

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