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Pengetahuan Tidak Dikonstruksi dalam Isolasi

Seminggu ini, saya mulai mengajar kelas kembali. Saya mengajar 4 kelas masing - masing sekitar 20-an mahasiswa. Bahagia sekali rasanya kembali berada di depan kelas secara berkala. Apalagi sekarang, alhamdulillah saya sudah lebih banyak belajar ilmu-ilmu kependidikan (dibandingkan ketika saya pertama kali mengajar). Ilmu-ilmu itu merupakan bekal yang tak terhingga nilainya dan bisa diterapkan untuk mengajar di depan kelas. Tentunya meningkatnya keterampilan saya tidak lepas dari pengaruh begitu banyak orang yang saya temui dalam hidup saya. Salah satunya Pak Agung Wibowo mengajarkan saya tips dan trik membuat power point yang efektif, mengajarkan saya mengenai bagaimana caranya menurunkan tujuan pembelajaran, dan juga mengkritik presentasi saya. Ada juga Ibu Nina Soeparno, rekan saya yang luar biasa untuk merancang modul-modul pembelajaran. I love brain storming with her. Ada juga Ibu Itje. Chodoidjah. Mengamati Ibu yang satu ini dalam melakukan training mengajarkan saya mengenai pent

One of the best pleasure

These days was relearning about 'learning'. I read about situated cognition and all these tough journals including a bit about philosophy. I learned about discourses in learning, which I find very difficult to understand. It gave me a headache! But thanks I've got many people I can share with. I have people to ask when I'm confused. Having someone to discuss things and share while learning (something new) is absolutely powerful. It is a blessing. It is true that learning never happens in a vacuum. Sometimes you struggle to understand things on your own. Sometimes it takes time to come up with a new idea. You absorb all these information and 'tada' you don't know what to do with it. Suddenly, you talk to people, maybe with one or two people, and then just in a moment you become more brilliant than ever. Learning from my experience, I think one of my vision when working with teachers is to create a safe learning environment for teachers filled with people who

Teacher Student Relationship

I hope they can learn a lot from me, from their peers, and also from themselves But most of all, I hope that I can learn a lot from them

Amy Chua/Tiger Mom, "Didn't Expect this Level of Intensity!" 1/26/2011

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I find Amy Chua's Book very interesting and reflective. I'll soon write my review about it.

Belajar untuk Mengajar

If you can't explain it imply, than you don't understand it well enough. Kalau kamu tidak bisa menjelaskannya dengan sederhana, berarti kamu tidak cukup memahaminya. (Albert Einstein) Saya berpendapat bahwa tugas guru bukan hanya menjelaskan suatu materi. Salah satu tugas guru yang lain adalah mengajak siswa menjelaskan dan mengungkapkan pemikiran mereka sendiri. Salah satu cara untuk memancing siswa melakukan hal ini adalah dengan teknik bertanya. Guru-guru yang saya kagumi semuanya memiliki skil bertanya yang baik. Saya sendiri masih sedang belajar untuk menguasai keterampilan bertanya. Dengan bertanya, berarti guru tidak harus selalu menjadi sumber informasi di kelas. Tetapi dia pertanyaannya mampu memancing siswa untuk berpikir dan mencari tahu. Meskipun guru tidak perlu selalu menjadi sumber informasi, hal ini tidak bearti bahwa guru tidak perlu belajar dan belajar kembali. Kalaupun kita menjadi guru fisika misalnya, dan kita sudah mengajar mengenai 'tekanan' b

[KLIPING] Lincoln’s Letter to his Son’s Teacher

http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=z-yuQKi-bdo&feature=player_ embedded Lincoln’s Letter to his Son’s Teacher He will have to learn, I know, that all men are not just, all men are not true. But teach him also that for every scoundrel there is a hero; that for every selfish Politician, there is a dedicated leader… Teach him for every enemy there is a friend, Steer him away from envy, if you can, teach him the secret of quiet laughter. Let him learn early that the bullies are the easiest to lick… Teach him, if you can, the wonder of books… But also give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and the flowers on a green hillside. In the school teach him it is far honourable to fail than to cheat… Teach him to have faith in his own ideas, even if everyone tells him they are wrong… Teach him to be gentle with gentle people, and tough with the tough. Try to give my son the strength not to follow the crowd when e

Anatomy of A Passionate Teacher

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