Remaja Diingatkan untuk Waspadai Gejala Depresi

The Jakarta Post, halaman 4

Seorang siswa SMA 47 Jakarta Selatan, Adela Fortunada, 15 tahun, mengatakan bahwa ia menyaksikan sendiri temannya berulang kali menyakiti dirinya sendiri sekitar tahun lalu. Awalnya Adela terkejut dan kemudian menanyakan kepada temannya tersebut mengapa ia mencoba untuk melukai pergelangan tangannya. Temannya itu lalu menjawab bahwa ia tengah mengalami depresi akibat banyaknya permasalahan, termasuk masalah kehidupan percintaannya.

Khawatir ceritanya tersebut akan tersebar luas, Adela kemudian meyakinkan temannya tersebut bahwa ia tidak akan menceritakan kepada siapapun perihal masalah yang dihadapinya itu, dan meminta temannya itu untuk memberitahukan dia jika sedang merasa tidak bahagia dan ingin menyakiti dirinya.

Para ahli kesehatan mengatakan para remaja harus lebih waspada terhadap gejala depresi seperti ini. Terlebih, meraka secara emosional masih dalam tahap perkembangan dan cenderung kurang tangguh dalam menghadapi tekanan ketimbang orang dewasa. Dalam perayaan Hari Kesehatan Dunia pada 7 April lalu, badan dunia World Health Organization (WHO)  telah menempatkan depresi sebagai fokus pembahasannya, karena penyakit semacam ini dapat berpengaruh terhadap faktor-faktor demografi.

Gejala-gejala depersi bisa terlihat tanda-tandanya ketika seseorang mengalami kurang tidur, kehilangan nafsu makan, merasa bersalah atau rendah diri, atau merasa lelah. Suzy Yusna Dewi, seorang psikiater di Rumah Sakit Mental Soeharto Heerdjan di Grogol, Jakarta Barat, mengatakan, para remaja yang merasakan gejala-gejala seperti ini harus menceritakan permasalahan emosinya tersebut kepada orang lain. Karena, hal itu dapat mencegah mereka melakukan tindakan menyakiti diri atau bahkan bunuh diri.

Suzy juga menyarankan agar kehidupan para remaja tidak tertutup dan meluangkan waktu bersama orang-orang yang dianggap dapat membuat mereka merasa lebih baik, apakah itu teman baik atau orang-orang yang lebih dewasa, seperti orang tua, guru, ustadz, pastor, atau bahkan seorang psikolog.

Teenagers told to be aware of depression symptoms

The Jakarta Post, page 4

15-year-old Adela Fortunada, a freshman at the SMA 47 senior high school in South Jakarta, witnessed her friend repeatedly commit acts of self-harm on year ago. She was shocked at first and when she asked her friend’s why she tried to cut her wrist, she said she was depressed because of many things, such as her love life.

Fearing her stories would be shared publicly, Adela said she had not told others about her friend’s emotional hardship and asked her to let Adela know anytime she felt unhappy or wanted to harm herself.

Health experts say teenagers have to become more aware of depression-like symptoms, especially since they are still developing emotionally and tend to be less resilient than adults in coping with pressures, though the World Health Organization (WHO), which put depression as a focus during World Health Day on April 7, stated that the disease can affect all demographics.

Depression symptoms can come in the form of sleep deprivation, loose of appetite, feelings of guilt or low self-esteem, or feelings of fatigue. Suzy Yusna Dewi, a psychiatrist at the Soeharto Heerdjan Mental Hospital in Grogol, West Jakarta, said teenagers who felt these symptoms should talk with other people about their emotional problems, as it could help prevent them from committing acts of self-harm or even suicide.

Suzy said for teenagers, do not isolate yourself. Spend time with people you think will make you feel better, which can be your close friends or adults like parents, teachers, ustad [Islamic teachers], pastor, or even psychologist.

Sanksi Tegas Kecurangan UN

Republika, halaman 5

Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (Kemendikbud) memberikan sanksi tegas pada seluruh pihak yang curang selama ujian nasional (UN). Sanksi itu diberikan sebagai peringatan keras pemerintah.

Mendikbud Muhadjir Effendy, Rabu (12/4), mengatakan, Kemendikbud saat ini tengah memeriksa lima guru yang diduga melakukan kecurangan selama penyelenggaraan ujian sekolah berstandar nasional (USBN) 2017. Mendikbud memastikan bahwa siapa pun yang terlibat aksi curang selama UN dan USBN akan mendapat sanksi berat.

Muhadjir menegaskan agar guru tidak boleh mengajari siswa untuk berbuat curang. terkait kecurangan, pemerintah pun tidak segan mengeluarkan sanksi tegas berupa pemecatan. Muhadjir pun mengungkapkan bahwa siswa lebih baik tidak mengerjakan soal ujian daripada tidak jujur.

Muhadjir menambahkan, ada sejumlah kemungkinan alasan guru nekat melakukan kecurangan, misalnya tidak ada sosialisasi konten atau standar soal. Oleh sebab itu, agar para guru mampu menguasai konten yang akan diujikan dalam UN atau USBN, pemerintah akan giat menggelar penataran terhadap guru.

Sementara itu, terkait penangkapan dan peangamanan siswa yang diduga menjual kunci jawaban UN di Kabupaten Kaong Utara, Kalimantan Barat, Inspektur Jenderal Kemendikbud Daryanto mengapresiasi pihak kepolisian tersebut. Daryanto mengatakan, kasus tersebut merupakan kasus pidana dan pihaknya menyerahkan kasus tersebut kepada kepolisian untuk diselidiki.

Strict Sanctions for UN Cheating

Republika, page 5

The Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud) will implement strict sanctions on all parties involved in cheating during the National Exam (UN). These sanctions will be enforced as a stern warning from the government.

Mendikbud Muhadjir Effendy, on Wednesday (12/4), said that Kemendikbud was currently investigating five teachers who were alleged to have cheated during the implementation of the National Based School Exam (USBN) 2017. Mendikbud assured that everyone who was involved in cheating during the UN and USBN would be subject to severe sanction.

Muhadjir stressed that teachers were not allowed to teach the students to cheat. In relating to cheating, the government was not afraid to fire such teachers as the strictest sanction. Muhadjir said that the students were better not answering the questions rather than answering them dishonestly.

Muhadjir added that there were several possible reasons for teachers to be tempted to cheat, for instance there had been no socialization in regard to the content or standard of the questions. Thus, the government will introduce in-house training for the teachers so they will be able to master the content of UN or USBN.

Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Kemendikbud, Daryanto, expressed his appreciation of the police who had caught the students relating to the allegation of selling the UN answers key in Kaong Utara Regency, West Kalimantan. He said that this had been referred to as a criminal case and his department had submitted the case to the police for investigation.

 

Riset Fokus Kesehatan

Republika, halaman 5

Kementerian Riset, Teknologi dan Pendidikan Tinggi telah merancang peta jalan riset nasional yang memasukkan bidang kesehatan dan kedokteran ke dalam salah satu fokus utama. Menteri Riset, Teknologi, dan Pendidikan Tinggi (Menristekdikti) Mohamad Nasir menyatakan, pemerintah menyadari tantangan masyarakat global akan masalah kesehatan selalu meningkat.

Hal itu dikatakan Nasir dalam peresmian Indonesian Medical Education and Research Institute Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia (IMERI–FKUI) di Kampus Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia (FKUI), Rabu (12/4). Kemenristekdikti, lanjut Nasir, mendorong IMERI-FKUI tumbuh menjadi pusat unggulan IPTEK bidang Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Indonesia dan berharap agar para peneliti dan ilmuwan Indonesia dapat menjadi solusi bagi permasalahan bangsa, sekaligus menjawab tantangan global.

Dalam sepuluh tahun ke depan IMERI-FKUI diproyeksikan untuk menjadi Medical Science Techno-Park Indonesia, yaitu pusat riset inovasi kesehatan dan kedokteran Indonesia yang dilengkapi sampai pada tahap industri. Sepuluh tahun lagi, IMERI-FKUI diharapkan menjadi Salemba Valley atau Silicon Valley-nya Indonesia di bidang kedokteran dan kesehatan.

Dekan Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia, Ratna Sitompul menjelaskan IMERI-FKUI memiliki 12 klaster riset, 2 klaster pendidikan, 3 klaster penunjang riset serta 3 fasilitas pendukung pendidikan untuk menghasilkan terobosan inovasi guna peningkatan kualitas pendidikan dan pelayanan kesehatan di Indonesia. pihaknya pun membuka kesempatan untuk semua peneliti terbaik Indonesia dan dunia melakukan kolaborasi riset di IMERI-FKUI.

Pembangunan IMERI-FKUI juga mendapat kucuran dana dari Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) dan Saudi Fund for Development sebesar 130 juta dollar. Proyek ini digagas bersama-sama dengan pembangunan RS Perguruan Tinggi Negeri di Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sebelas Maret Solo dan RS Perguruan Tinggi Negeri Universitas Andalas Padang Sumatera Barat.

Health-Focused Research

Republika, page 5

The Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education had designed the flow of the national research. This has brought the fields of health and medicine into major focus. The Minister of Research, Technology, and Higher Education (Menristekdikti), Mohamad Nasir, stated that the government believed that global communities would face great challenges on health issues.

Nasir revealed this at the inauguration of the Indonesian Medical Education and Research Institute at the Faculty of Medicine of University of Indonesia (IMERI–FKUI) on Wednesday (12/4). Nasir added that Kemenristekdikti supported IMERI-FKUI to develop and become the flagship for IPTEK in the field of Medicine and Health in Indonesia. He expected that Indonesian research staff and scientists would not just be capable of resolving the nation’s problems, but also the challenges faced by the global community as well.

In ten years’ time, IMERI-FKUI is projected to be the Medical Science Techno-Park Indonesia that is the nation’s research center for health and medicine innovation. This will be completed with the industrial step. IMERI-FKUI is also expected to become Salemba Valley or Silicon Valley of Indonesia in the field of medicine and health.

The Dean of Faculty of Medicine of University of Indonesia, Ratna Sitompul, explained that IMERI-FKUI had 12 research clusters, 3 clusters of research support as well as 3 supporting facilities of education to produce innovation in order to upgrade the quality of education and health services in Indonesia. His jurisdiction opened up the opportunity for all the top researchers in Indonesia and the world to carry out collaborative research in IMERI-FKUI.

The construction of IMERI-FKUI was funded by Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and Saudi Fund for Development amounting to 130 million dollars. This project was suggested together with the construction of the Public University Hospital in the Faculty of Medicine of Sebelas Maret University, Solo and the Public University Hospital of Andalas University, Padang-West Sumatra.

 

Sekolah Libur Sabtu-Minggu

Jawa Pos, halaman 12

Menjelang tahun pelajaran baru, pemerintah kembali menggulirkan rencana sekolah masuk Senin hingga Jumat. Dengan demikian, Sabtu-Minggu siswa bisa menikmati libur.

Menteri Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (Mendikbud) Muhadjir Effendy menyatakan, saat ini memang sudah ada sebagian daerah yang menerapkan sistem libur Sabtu-Minggu untuk SD, SMP, dan SMA/SMK atau yang sederajat dan nantinya akan diperluas secara nasional. Rencana tersebut sudah disampaikan kepada Presiden Joko Widodo (Jokowi). Jika disepakati, itu akan berlaku mulai tahun pelajaran 2017-2018.

Menurut Muhadjir, konsekuensi dari sistem sekolah lima hari per pekan adalah penambahan jam belajar di sekolah. Jika sebelumnya sekitar enam jam, nanti menjadi minimal delapan jam. Tapi, tidak semua jam belajar itu mesti dilakukan di dalam kelas bisa diisi dengan eksplorasi di luar kelas atau sekolah.

Menurut Muhadjir, jam belajar akan diisi dengan materi penguatan karakter yang sangat penting. Selain itu, bertambahnya jam belajar di sekolah bisa menjadi cara untuk menyelamatkan anak-anak dari lingkungan bermain atau masyarakat yang buruk. Dia juga mengakui, penambahan jam belajar berserta aneka kegiatan di dalamnya tentu membutuhkan biaya. Karena itu, kata Muhadjir, dana BOS bisa saja tidak cukup. Dengan demikian, komite sekolah bisa memanfaatkan dana masyarakat. Bisa dari orang tua, alumni, atau dana sosial perusahaan di sekitar sekolah.

Saturday-Sunday to be School Holidays

Jawa Pos, page 12

Ahead of the new school year, the government is re-launching plans for making school days from Monday to Friday.  So on Saturday and Sunday students could enjoy their holiday.

Minister of Education and Culture (Mendikbud), Muhadjir Effendy stated that currently there are already some regions that apply the Saturday and Sunday holiday system for primary, junior high and high school/ vocational high school or equivalent and later on will be expanded nationally. The plan has been submitted to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).  If it is agreed, it will apply starting the 2017-2018 academic year.

According to Muhadjir, the consequences of the five-day per week school system is the addition of study hours in school. If previously it was about six hours, later it will be at least eight hours. But, not all of the learning hours must be done in the classroom; they can be filled with explorations outside the classroom or school.

According to Muhadjir, the learning hours will be filled with character reinforcement material which is very important.  In addition, the adding of study hours in school can be a way to save children from poor playing environments or communities.  He also admitted that the additional study hours with the various activities in it would certainly require costs. Therefore, Muhadjir said that the BOS (school operational assistance) funds could possibly be insufficient. Thus, school committees can utilize public funds. It can be from students’ parents, alumni, or corporate social funds from companies around the school.

Lima Guru Curang Terancam Pecat

Jawa Pos, halaman 1

Ancaman pemecatan bagi guru yang terbukti curang dalam pelaksanaan ujian sekolah nasional (USBN) maupun ujian nasional (UN) bukan sekedar gertak sambal. Mendikbud Muhadjir Effendy menyatakan, sampai saat ini ada lima guru yang terancam dipecat akibat berbuat curang.

Hal itu disampaikan Muhadjir saat bertemu dengan guru dan kepala sekolah di Kabupaten Aru, kemarin. Muhadjir berada di Kepulauan Aru untuk meninjau pelaksanaan UN SMA/MA. Dirinya tidak mengatakan dimana lokasi guru tersebut mengajar agar tim bisa bekerja dengan baik dalam penyelidikannya.

Dia sudah berjanji menghukum guru yang berbuat curang pada USBN maupun UN. Sanksi itu diberikan untuk efek jera. Pengusutan sampai keluar rekomendasi pemecatan nanti melibatkan organisasi profesi guru. Meskipun lima guru itu terancam dipecat, prosesnya tidak terjadi seketika. Sebab, masih ditunggu hasil investigasi tim Itjen Kemendikbud di lapangan. Kemudian juga akan dilihat bagaimana respons organiasi profesi guru tersebut. Jadi intinya, Kemendikbud hanya sebatas mengusulkan penjatuhan sanksi pemecatan. Bukan Kemendikbud yang memecat guru.

Muhadjir juga menegaskan, saat ini Kemendibud gencar melakukan kampenye mengakkan kejujuran di sekolah. Kecurangan guru, termasuk saat ujian akhir, sama dengan menyayat mental anak-anak yang sedang dipupuk untuk jujur. Muhadjir tidak ingin ada guru yang membantu siswa curang saat ujian dengan alasan apa pun.

Five Cheating Teachers are Threatened to be Dismissed

Jawa Pos, page 1

The threat of dismissal for teachers who are proven cheating in the implementation of the national standard school exam (USBN) and the national exam (UN) is not just a bluff. Minister of Education and Culture (Mendikbud), Muhadjir Effendy stated that until this moment there are five teachers who are threatened to be fired for cheating.

This was conveyed by Muhadjir when meeting with the teachers and principals in Aru Regency, yesterday. Muhadjir was in Aru Islands to review the implementation of UN SMA/MA. He did not say where the location the teachers were teaching so that the team could work well in the investigation.

He has promised to punish teachers who commit fraud on the USBN or the UN. The sanctions are imposed for a deterrent effect. Investigations until the dismissal recommendations are issued will involve the teachers’ professional organization. Although the five teachers were threatened to be dismissed, the process does not occur immediately; because it still awaits the investigation results on the ground from the Kemdikbud Inspector General (Itjen) team. Then it will also be considered the response from the teachers’ professional organization. So essentially, Kemendikbud is limited to recommending the imposition of sanction of dismissal. It is not Kemendikbud which fires the teachers.

Muhadjir also asserted that at this moment Kemendikbud is intensively campaigning on upholding honesty in school. Teachers’ fraudulency including on the final exam, is similar to cutting the mentality of children who are being nurtured to be honest. Muhadjir does not want any teacher to help students cheat during the exam for any reason.