Jakarta, Nov. 17 -- President Prabowo Subianto visited several classrooms at Public Junior High School 4 in Bekasi City, West Java, to directly observe the use of government-provided interactive flat panels (IFPs), or smartboards, in teaching and learning.

In a video livestreamed by the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube channel and observed from Jakarta on Monday, Prabowo and Primary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu'ti joined pupils who were learning about acidic substances on the IFP in a classroom.

Despite the president's presence, the learning session proceeded smoothly, with neither the pupils nor their teacher appearing pressured. Prabowo and Mu'ti also applauded several students who were invited to share their understand...