Anak Inter vs. Anak Negeri (BAHASA INDONESIA) ft. Esther Lubis

(This is a bilingual episode, mostly spoken in the Indonesian language. Apologies to any of our international/non-Indonesian-speaking audience members who will not be able to tune in.)

Disclaimers:

This episode is meant to represent an honest reckoning of personal experiences from our own respective schools and schooling systems, and not meant to be a representation for any academic institution or system whatsoever. Additionally, please also note that both of the featured talents in this episode are part of the high school graduating class of 2016, and that a lot has changed not only in terms of respective institutional cultures and rules, but also legal legislation.

Episode Description:

We're not here to talk about the vapid, shallow, obvious shit like tuition, school facilities, whether or not rich kids come to campus dripping in luxury designer brands head to toe and all that kind of stuff — We're diving in much deeper and much more intimate in this episode where Indah and Esther sit down to discuss about the cultural and political paradigms of Indonesian public schools vs. international schools. Are all local schools here in Indonesia religious/Islamic? How do students get treated as the religious/racial minority? What is 'Tawuran?' Do international schools conduct 'Upacara' every Monday morning? Are international curriculums such as IB, AP & IGCSE curriculums really that much better than the local curriculum? Do international school kids put down public school kids as being "inferior?" Do public school kids put down international school kids as being "spoiled, entitled fake Indonesians?" All of the skin-deep questions the people have been wanting to know the answers to, we've answered.

Timestamps:

0:00 — Can non-Javanese Indonesians understand Javanese?

5:45 — About our academic backgrounds; International Schools vs. Private Schools vs. Public Schools; Religion classes, the typical daily school schedule, Upacara & UN Day

27:42 — Changes in international school regulations post-2016

30:11 — Kegiatan sekolah inter vs. sekolah negeri vs. sekolah swasta; Debat Pakai Seragam vs. Tidak Pakai Seragam; Dispelling the biggest myth about dress-codes at JIS

44:11 — Classism & cliques in schools; Working full-time/part-time jobs while still in high school; Community service & KKN; School rivalry & tawuran

01:02:57 — Class size, classrooms & hangout spots on campus

01:12:20 — Nanti punya anak, mau masukin ke sekolah mana?