I have written a lot of stuff here that is meant for Indonesian educators. I, personally and professionally, think that the move towards the creation of SBI is a good idea for the Indonesian people. However, I am a little concerned about its focus being on the National Plus schools only as they are usually private schools and are accessible only to richer segment of Indonesian society.

While I can understand the focus on the National Plus schools (more resources?), I think a shift in the thinking about what an SBI ought to be is needed. I have attempted in my last few posts to change certain perceptions about the SBIs. These changes in perception is important if we want even the National schools to be SBIs even without the resources normally associated with National Plus schools. I don’t see much meaning if, for example, there is ICT use and the use of English if the students are still taught and assessed in the same way. At the center of this is the issue of what makes a school of world class standards?

I have been approached by a National Plus school that has been approached by DIKNAS to be RSBI too. I am also in the midst of writing more about this

Meanwhile, what are your views about SBI? It will be nice to carry on a conversation about SBI with you. Tell me about yourself too. Hope to hear more from you soon and thanks again for the feedback.