Jokowi Puji Kecerdasan Siswa SD Papua

JAYAPURA – Presiden Jokowi memberikan pujian yang tinggi terhadap siswa SD Papua yang sangat cepat menjawab pertanyaan matematika.

Pujian Jokowi terlontar saat bertemu 100 siswa Sekolah Dasar (SD) dari tujuh kabupaten di Tanah Papua, Jumat (7/7/2023), di Kota Jayapura.

Para siswa SD  tersebut merupakan anak murid yang selama dua minggu terakhir ikut dalam program Gasing Matematika oleh Prof Yohanes Surya.

Seorang siswa bernama Jose Agusto Nerokouw (10 tahun) mendapat pujian Presiden usai memberikan pertanyaan matematika dengan hadiah sepeda.

"ini cepat-cepat banget, pinter banget ini (dalam menjawab soal matematika)," kata Jokowi yang kemudian memutuskan untuk memberi sepeda kepada Jose, usai memberikan pertanyaan 1.800 + 2.100, yang langsung dijawab oleh siswa tersebut.

Kecerdasan Jose yang saat ini duduk di kelas V SD Kalam Kudus Kota Jayapura, sudah terlihat sejak pertanyaan pertama.

Kemudian pada pertanyaan-pertanyaan berikut Jose masih ikut terus menjawab dengan cepat sehingga Presiden akhirnya meminta dirinya untuk tidak ikut menjawab.

"Jose ga ikut dulu, cepat banget nanti," pinta Jokowi yang kemudian membuat seisi ruangan terbelalak tertawa.

Kecerdasan Jose Agusto Nerokouw pun diakui oleh Yoanes Surya. Ia mengatakan Jose merupakan salah satu siswa yang paling cerdas.

Kemampuan menghitungnya dianggap melebihi siswa lainnya, bahkan Jose mampu membuat hitungan ddengan jumlah angka yang cukup banyak.

Sementara Jose Agusto Nerokouw mengaku sudah menggemari matematika sejak kelas 2 SD dan semkain tertarik ketika mengikuti program Yohanes Surya.

Ia pun merasa senang setelah bertemu Presiden dan mendapaat hadiah sepeda. "Saya senang bertemu Presiden dan bisa duduk di samping Presiden, saya bangga dibilang pintar oleh bapak Presiden," ucap dia. ***

JAYAPURA – President Jokowi gave high appreciation to Papuan elementary school students who are very quick to answer math questions.

It was made when meeting 100 elementary school students from seven districts in Papua, Friday (7/7/2023), in Jayapura City.

They are students who have participated in the Mathematics Gasing program by Prof. Yohanes Surya for the past two weeks.

A student named Jose Agusto Kerokouw (10 years old) received appreciation from the President after giving math questions with a bicycle gift.

"He is really fast, really smart (in answering math problems)," said Jokowi who then decided to give a bicycle to Jose, after giving questions 1,800 + 2,100, which were immediately answered by the student.

Jose's intelligence, who is currently in grade V at Kalam Kudus Jayapura Primary School, has been seen since the first question.

Then on the following questions, Jose still continued to answer quickly so that the President finally asked himself not to answer.

"Jose, you can't come first, you answer really fast," Jokowi pleaded, which then made the whole room wide-eyed laugh.

Jose Agusto Nerokouw's intelligence was recognized by Yoanes Surya. He said Jose was one of the brightest students.

His counting ability is considered to exceed other students, even Jose is able to make calculations with a considerable number of numbers.

Meanwhile, Jose Agusto Nerokouw admitted that he had been fond of mathematics since the 2nd grade of elementary school and was interested when he joined the Yohanes Surya program.

He also felt happy after meeting the President and getting a bicycle gift. "I am happy to meet the President and sit next to the President, I am proud, the President said that I am smart," he said. ***