recently had been widely discussed about historical life eyes that will be deleted by the ministry. Regarding this matter, Bayu Ananta (Lecturer in UPY History Education Prose) said that there was indeed a discourse about the simplification of the curriculum. From the simplification of the curriculum, new prototypes emerged where history subjects did not exist and were shifted into specialization (not mandatory). This means that not all students will get history subjects. From there it causes many reactions in the form of protests or in the form of writing, etc.
According to Bayu Ananta, & LDQUO; History lessons are important, it is important because of the objectives of national education, history is an important instrument to instill the character and identity of the nation. & Rdquo; For example we want to know who we are, means we must know who our predecessors or ancestors are. Because indeed the character values we can see from the role models of the heroes. Well, we apply the heroes in today’s life. & Rdquo, said Bayu when he was a guest speaker at a casual talk show event (2/10). History is inherent in our lives and every event always has the value of the lesson we can take. & RDQUO; He continued.
many say that history lessons are boring and make sleepy. Learning history in class often makes students bored and sleepy. This happens because the learning process uses memorization methods. & ldquo; this is actually one of the challenges for history teachers why today there is a historical issue will be eliminated, because honestly and this is a challenge for all historical teachers, that historical teachers cannot eliminate the stigma that students still consider history to memorize and make sleepy. & rdquo; stressed Bayu.
Actually history is fun and not boring if we can package it in a pleasant way, history teachers must be able to see the development of the times of students. & LDQUO; As in the Bachelor of History Education Program, PGRI University in Yogyakarta uses laboratory -based learning media, where we not only learn but we make history learning media. That way the learning methods delivered are also more modern. So we must eliminate reading or memorizing stigma. If according to the President of AGSI (Indonesian History Teacher Association) History teachers must read a lot, write, and many walks. Why? So that when teaching is not dry, we can find new facts and have inspiration to be transmitted to students, & rdquo; added Bayu.
