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Indonesia’s MPR Urges Teachers to Strengthen National Values in Digital Era
Indonesia’s People’s Consultative Assembly urged teachers to strengthen national values at a meeting with the Denpasar teachers’ association in Bali.
The event brought together hundreds of teachers and five assembly members to discuss the MPR’s Four Pillars, a civic education program.
Speakers said teachers help shape students’ character, not only teach school subjects.
They also urged teachers to protect Indonesia’s regional languages and cultural diversity, and to guide students away from hoaxes and hate speech online.
The aim is to help young people use digital media responsibly while keeping a strong sense of national identity.
One assembly member also called for greater attention to teachers’ welfare.
The Denpasar teachers’ association hopes the meeting leads to continued cooperation rather than remaining a one-time event.
Indonesia’s People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) urged teachers to strengthen national values among young people in the digital era.
MPR member Sonny T. Danaparamita said teachers help shape students’ character and pass on moral and national values.
The appeal was made at an MPR Four Pillars outreach event with the Denpasar City branch of the Indonesian Teachers Association in Bali.
Other MPR members highlighted preserving regional languages and cultures, improving teachers’ welfare, and teaching responsible use of digital media.
The event was attended by hundreds of teachers from schools across Denpasar.
- Who
- MPR members, including Sonny T. Danaparamita, and teachers from Denpasar.
- What
- The MPR urged teachers to strengthen national values and guide young people in using digital media responsibly.
- When
- The event was held the day before the report was published on November 7, 2026.
- Where
- Hotel 100 Sunset in Kuta, Bali.
- Why
- The MPR said teachers help shape young people’s character and national identity amid technological change.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The MPR held a Four Pillars outreach event with the Denpasar City Indonesian Teachers Association in Kuta, Bali.
Detik published the report, which included Sonny T. Danaparamita’s call for teachers to strengthen national values.
- Event venue
- Hotel 100 Sunset, Kuta, Bali
- Teachers attending
- Hundreds from schools across Denpasar
- Regional languages
- More than 2,500, according to Abraham Liyanto
- MPR participants
- Five MPR members were featured in the report
What people are saying
Teachers do not only teach school subjects, but also shape the character of Indonesian children. Amid global challenges, technological disruption, and changing times, teachers are the first line of defense in instilling national values in young people.
Indonesia has more than 2,500 regional languages and thousands of cultures. This is an extraordinary wealth that no other nation has. Teachers’ task is to ensure our children know, love, and take pride in their own culture before learning about cultures from outside.
Our children today live in a digital world. Teachers must guide them so they do not get caught up in hoaxes, hate speech, and negative content. Social media use must also remain grounded in Pancasila values.
He hoped the activity would not stop as a ceremonial agenda, but could become the start of ongoing cooperation to strengthen educators’ national awareness and character.