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.
High school teacher Widya Suharnoko agreed. “7:45 to 8am is an ideal time to start classes. By then, the students will be well rested, have time for early morning prayers and other religious rituals and have breakfast with their families before heading to school,” Widya asserted. “They might lose the enthusiasm to go to school and affect their attention span, memory, creativity and problem-solving capacities, as well as other cognitive skills.”
House of Representatives Commission X, which oversees education, sports, tourism and the creative economy, chairman Syaiful Huda is just as critical of the policy, particularly on its use of discipline as a pretext.