In this
globalization era, many parents are worried about their children’s future,
especially when they get into junior high school that their temperament is
still labile. In fact, many of them are involved in fighting, drug, terrorism,
and free sex. According to data from the Indonesian Child Protection Commission
(KPAI), the case of student brawls in Jakarta is increasing in the last three
years from 2010 to 2012. In 2010, there were 102 cases of student brawls, then
decreased in 2011 (96 cases), and increased again in 2012 (103 cases). Moreover,
chief of Komnas PA, Arist Merdeka Sirait said that cases brawl occurred to the
students during 2013 increase dramatically. The cases of brawl that happen
during 2013 are 229 cases. Although this case is mostly shown on TV and happens
in other places, it’s possible happen to us at anytime. Therefore, parents must
avoid their children from those bad influences. One of solution is by sending
them to Islamic boarding school. This essay will explain why many parents send
their children to Islamic boarding school.
First of all,
Islamic boarding school teaches Islamic subjects such as Aqidah Akhlaq, Qur’an
Hadits, Tauhid, Ushul Fiqih, History of Islam, and etc. Therefore, children do
not only get superficial knowledge of Islam but also all those subjects are
deliver intensively and deeply, then children will get deeper Islamic knowledge
and not superficial. Moreover, Islamic subjects will be important to their
future. After graduating from Islamic boarding school, they will be able to be
religious people like ulama’ who understands more deeply about Islamic
knowledge. For example, teaching holy Qur’an, becoming imam who leads
jama’ah pray and du’a, sharing knowledge to all of moslem by dakwah, and
etc.
The other
reason is children can get character education from Islamic boarding school.
Curriculum in Islamic boarding school covers wide range of moral content and
character building, and it’s reflected in university’s vision and mission. Islamic
boarding school of Darul Ulum Wal Hikam Giwangan Yogyakarta is one of example whose
vision and mission to create young generation who has good character and smart
brains and also strong mentality to devote themselves for religion, nation and
country. From this vision and mission, it means that Islamic boarding schools
have covered not only academic but also moral. For example, Islamic boarding
schools teach discipline like making tight schedule of their activity start
from morning until evening, impose punishment to the students who are disobey
the rule of Islamic boarding school and etc. All those activities will help students
of Islamic boarding school to create a good character for themselves.
In addition to
the first and second reasons, Islamic boarding school also teaches general
knowledge for children. It can be seen from the fact that Islamic boarding
schools have Madrasah curriculum. Beside teaching Islamic subjects and character
education, Islamic boarding school also use Madrasah curriculum to teach general
subjects like Mathematic, Sciences, Social, Foreign Language, Politic, Culture
and etc. One of the examples is Islamic boarding school of Krapyak Yogyakarta
which use Madrasah curriculum to open MI, MTS, MA. Therefore students will get general
knowledge from Madrasah curriculum on their Islamic boarding school. The
portion of general subjects is 99% balance with non-Islamic school. Therefore, it’s
one of advantage of study in Islamic boarding school.
