Teachers must be able to explore the potential of students, so that they can face challenges in the future
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Religious Affairs has encouraged madrassa (Islamic school) teachers to strengthen the digital culture to develop students' potential and improve their ability to face the world that is continuously evolving.

"Our students will face the times that are still uncertain since the technology, jobs, and conditions they are going to face will change quickly," Director General of Islamic Education at the Ministry of Religious Affairs M. Ali Ramdhani noted in a written statement received here, Wednesday.

Ramdhani affirmed that digital learning had developed amid the pandemic, especially the education platforms that are available to assist online learning.

To this end, teachers are required to look at the change in the curriculum from a different perspective, so that they can adapt their teaching methods accordingly.

"Teachers must be able to explore the potential of students, so that they can face challenges in the future," he remarked.

Based on the study conducted, there are two major groups: the digital society and the uneducated people.

Digital society is one where people view digital technology as a tool that can be purchased and used to help them in daily life.

"Most of these people only use technology as a tool in their daily life," he affirmed.

Meanwhile, the uneducated people's group work as "mandatory," specifically those from low educational and economic backgrounds, though some of them always use technology to look for opportunities and develop their goals for the future.

A few people in this group become operators, traders, or administrative staff in offices due to their necessity.

"However, some of the rich at times cannot use digital media, so they employ the 'mandatory' people," he stated.

Hence, it is important for madrassas to strengthen the digital culture in a bid to develop the students' abilities to face various challenges in future, he noted.

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Translator: Asep Firmansyah, Raka Adji
Editor: Sri Haryati
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