Yogyakarta, Nov. 20 -- The Primary and Secondary Education Ministry has called on teachers to prepare students with 21st-century competencies through meaningful and enjoyable learning along with deep learning, fun mathematics, coding, and digital literacy.

"This is how we prepare future generations with the skills needed for the 21st century," Director of Primary Education Teachers, Rachmadi Widdiharto, said after teaching a sixth-grade class during the "Director Teaching" program at elementary school SD Pujokusuman, here on Thursday.

However, Widdiharto emphasized that technological skills should be balanced with character building, values, and attitudes to ensure students are not only cognitively strong but also ready to face the chal...