BUDAYA DAN PENDIDIKAN GENERASI MUDA DI BEBERAPA DESA DI KABUPATEN SUMBA TIMUR

Abstract

East Sumba is one of the districts located on the island of Sumba, with Sumba people. The Sumba
tribe is quite capable of maintaining their distinctive culture and belief, namely Marapu, even though many of them now adhere to Christianity, Catholicism and Islam. Marapu is the basis of philosophy in their culture, or the customs of the people of Sumba, which is reflected in the traditional ceremonies, traditional houses and the design of the buildings they built, or the decorations seen in the carvings and woven fabrics they produce. For the people of Sumba, the education that must be taken by their children is not important to be a top priority. According to them, without having to go to school and have high education, their children can live well. The basic economic resources of the people of Sumba are mostly guaranteed, with the possession of a number of pets as supplies for their lives. From the results of lectures, discussions and interviews with high school students and teachers from various schools and villages, it was found that most of the younger generation had a strong enough desire to continue their studies at a higher level. At the elementary school level, there was a high enthusiasm for continuing to attend school, but their study activities were sometimes disrupted by traditional ceremonies that they had to follow. Enthusiasm of students and teachers also needs to be supported by adequate supporting facilities such as electricity, because in certain villages there are still schools that have not been supported by electricity facilities, so they have to use generators where sound vibrations interfere with the learning process.