Maarif expected not to focus more on formal education

Brebes, <strong><em>NU Online</em></strong><br /> The Maarif NU educational institution has so far focused more on formal education. Whereas the institution should expectedly give best services in informal/non-formal educational institutions like Islamic boarding school (pesantren).<br /> <br /> "So far the pesantren education has not yet been addressed," said the Dean of the Education Faculty of the Tegal's Panca Sakti University , H. Basukiyatno in the arena of the Central Java's NU conference in Brebes on Saturday (12/7).<><br /> &nbsp;<br /> Basuki quoting a verse of the Holy Qur'an on the importance of tauhid education said the it was one of subjects having so far been taught in pesantren.<br /> <br /> "The more people know their God, the more they have happiness in the world and the hereafter," he said.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Pesantren, he added, had comprehensively introduced the importance of the tauhid education. He said the Maarif NU should not put aside the "tauhid laboratory". (was)

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