Better that Public Elementary School Not Full Day: http://www.kompasiana.com/ahmadimam/sebaiknya-sd-negeri-tidak-full-day_57a99a62e5afbd9d06939446/9 August 2016

The reason the Minister of Education and Culture issued a discourse full day school in public elementary school is that children are not alone when parents are working and that children can have activities that are not illegal in daylight when his parents came home from work yet. These fundamentals is considered less powerful for public elementary school because a lot of things that should be considered by the government in addition to it, is as follows. First, the number of housewife much, they decided to be a housewife with the intention of taking care of children. Second, the government must make the first study on the functions and benefits of elementary school full day, whether it is well programmed and done well, or just hold students do not go home without obvious action? Third, the government must make an assessment of the resilience of children to learn the full day because it takes a physical endurance. Fourth, during this public school is also an option for free. If the school until the afternoon, so that many feared would levy will burden the parents. Fifth, full day can indeed make up the work of teachers who currently have the professional allowance, especially for public school teachers, but to maximize the function of teachers in schools could be any other way than to maximize the time of return of students, such as by conducting activities that promote and develop the profession. If the time of day used to be with the students, it is difficult for teachers to develop themselves and the quality of teaching. Sixth, many parents who are happy their children could nap. Seventh, children need a variety of places to learn. Eighth, for a Muslim religious knowledge they can obtain in the mosques which organizes lectures for children in the afternoon.

Based on description above, the government should conduct a study some more before deciding the rules of full day school for public elementary school to be accepted by society.

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Number of Primary Student Enrollments Dropped at 612 Schools: https://www.detik.com/edu/sekolah/d-5636828/selama-pandemi-covid-19-jumlah-pendaftar-siswa-sd-turun-di-612-sekolah-ini/9 July 2021

Innovation for Indonesian School Children (INOVASI) conducted an analysis of the impact of the pandemic on vulnerable groups of children. It is noted that there is a downward trend in the number of new student enrollments in the early grades at 612 SD/MI in Indonesia. "In addition, there was also a tendency to decrease the number of new student registrations in the early classes of the new academic year 2021/2022 when compared to last year," said Secretary of the Research and Development Agency and Books (Balitbang and Perbuku), Kemendikbudristek Suhadi, quoted from the official website of the PAUD Teacher Room. Ministry of Education and Culture, Friday (9/7/2021).

According to INOVASI's initial analysis report, in terms of basic skills and their impact on vulnerable groups of children during the pandemic, the 612 schools are located in 20 districts or cities spread across 8 provinces in Indonesia. The eight provinces are Jambi, East Java, South Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), North Maluku and Southeast Sulawesi.