Education vs Sport: Which one should be Our concern?

According to an article from BBC, http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/development/contrasts_development_rev1.shtml, to measure a country development is to measure its economic and human development. What about our country development? Indonesia economic development is developing little by little. But poverty is the issue that still exist.

Poverty is the issue that can be linked to education issues. However, in some part of our country, education still can’t be reached by some people. As the world keeps evolving, some people in our country especially in ‘remote areas’, they don’t get enough education as the provisions to survive in this evolving world. Vicious circle still exists, a condition where someone who doesn’t have a chance to get education because his family is too poor—then he doesn’t have chance to cut the chain of poverty that his family experiencing, it could result another poverty in the next generation, a never ending circle.

We know that education is an important issues  that our country still facing until today. But what about sport and recreation issue? Quoting Ayoedji Morakiyo, “Instead of subscribing to drugs, violence and restiveness, the energies of idle youth can be reserved for good use in sporting activities. Sports provide a healthy platform for youthful competition and encourage the participation of young people in nation building.” A country that have a concern in their sport and recreation facilities is the country that concern on it’s people’s health and happiness. Comparing to both issue, which one the government should be Indonesian concern? And in which sector the government should spend more money?

For now, I think the country priority is still on education. If we take a look on our constitution, it is stated in Article 31 Subsection (1) Setiap warga negara berhak mendapat pendidikan, or if it has to be translated Every citizen is entitled to education. It’s a clear statement that define how big is our country concern in education. Sport and recreation, is not less important issue though. If both issues become goverment concerns, Indonesia could be a country with educated and smart, physically active and healthy, and also full of happy citizens.

I wrote this for an english task, but feel like posting it to my blog. Above are only my opinion.

written in 2016.