Oleh: Hadiyanto
It is unquestionable that teachers in Indonesia have a bundle of
jobs, so that they are called ‘a hero without emblem’. However, the appreciation of the nation to
them is quite low, especially when it is compared to that in another
nation. As a result, teacher profession
does not attrack best young Indonesians.
The attemp to improve the situation actually has been started;
however there are still many obstacles stay behind. The educational autonomy which leads to
school-based management is expected as an educational reform to create better
educational management and to change the proverb to be ‘teacher is a hero with
full of emblem.