Depdiknas Announces Bali Loves Physics Movement
Wednesday, 12 March, 2008 | 15:05 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Denpasar: The Department of National Education (Depdiknas), in cooperation with the Provincial Government of Bali and Physics expert Professor Yohannes Surya, Ph.D, has announced the Bali Loves Physics Movement (GBCF).

This movement is targeting 290,000 students being able to master physics methods within one year using the Easy, Cool, and Fun (Gasing) approach.

“I created these methods to counteract the image of Physics being difficult and confusing,” said Professor Yohannes at the GBCF launching at the SMU 4 Senior High School in Denpasar on Wednesday (12/3).

Using these methods, it is easy for everyone to do calculations like adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.

Physics problem solving is logical without standard formula with real examples from daily life.
“This is the different to normal school materials,” said Professor Yohannes.

For the start of this movement, 20 instructors and lecturers will be trained.

Then they will each have to train five people on their own as second phase participants.

Every participant will pass the training if they can successfully solve 100% of Physics problems of high school level.

Members of this second generation will have to each train at least three persons and so on.

Professor Yohannes wants this movement to become a social movement so that everyone can actually think like a Physics expert.

“The modules can be duplicated for free but they cannot be sold”, said Professor Yohannes who also the Rector of Multimedia Nusantara University.

He is currently working on patent rights for his method.

Bali was chosen as the first region for this movement because its provincial government showed a strong commitment to support it.

Other regions also committed to this Movement are Yogyakarta, Papua, and North Sumatra.

Suyanto, Directorate General of Basic and Mid Education, said this movement was realized by the government and the community working together to improve the quality of education.

“We are grateful, especially as regards the development of Physics,” he said.

Rofiqi Hasan