Over 60% of Indonesia’s population has at least received their first inoculation and many schools are slowly reopening. However, considering the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the decision to have face-to-face learning for students still depend on the parents' permission. Thus, teaching and learning activities are being carried out both face-to-face and virtually. Therefore, while waiting for the vaccination program to be completed, teachers should be given training to hold education in both offline and online media.

This should be a viewpoint for the change in the Indonesia education system in the new normal era. Looking past the pandemic, the role of advanced information technology will continue to be very close to the world of education. So far, Indonesia is still facing the challenge of providing internet access to students – especially to those who lack the economic means. The internet quota aid by the Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry goes towards some ways of helping student who are less fortunate to have the same opportunity towards qualified education. In this regard, the government must accelerate its effort to provide internet equality to all Indonesians.

In the meantime, schools must be able to train their teachers and students to be more technologically literate and accustomed to taking advantage of the convenience provided by the latest technology so that students are able to work quickly, precisely, and in line with technological developments on the global scale.

In line with the new (Merdeka Belajar) education system launched by the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture in adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, self-directed learning skills can still be implemented even though teaching and learning activities are carried out face-to-face. This self-directed learning ability will shape students to think critically. Again, the capability of teachers to be able to create conditions for self-directed learning that are conducive and qualified must be improved.

Additionally, as the COVID-19 pandemics situation remain uncertain, the Indonesian education sector still pay attention to the existing health and safety protocols. Aside from accelerating the vaccination of teachers and school staffers, everyone must also have the awareness of maintaining personal health as well as the health and safety of those around them.

These three aspects of technology, self-directed learning, and health must be combined properly by policy makers, schools, and teachers in order to accelerate the quality of Indonesia education. For academic institutions, this situation also provides a valuable opportunity in developing graduates who are better prepared to contribute to science and technology