To Keep the Kitchen Going

Honorary teachers still earn less than the minimum wage. A sorry state for educators on National Teachers Day.

November 28, 2006

HARYANTOS life cycle can be likened to a public transportation vehicle that always rushes to be able to turn in the daily earnings. After teaching in the morning, he goes home at noon for lunch and to wash his face. He does not have enough time to finish the tea served by his wife. Changing into a koko shirt and wearing a black hat, his motorbike would speed toward the Madrasah Diniyah (Islamic school) in Sukoharjo, Central Java.

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