Among Friends and Besties

Thursday, 10 January 2013 was a big day for students because they had “class party” with their firends and besties and also celebrating Christmas after two weeks semester one break.

In the morning, we had mass. After that, students (led by OSIS)  performanced in Gym, and then lunch in their own classroom. Students prepared everything by themselves. Teachers are invited to their classroom and I got invitation from class 9A…. yeayyy….

Anggia led us in prayer, Pak Dharma as their homeroom teacher gave simple speech about the meaning of togetherness and continued by having lunch together…..”Nasi tumpeng”, Indomie goreng (Indonesian simplest favourite food, I guess ;)), fruit punch, magnummmmm, snack, cookies, pudding, and many more 😀

All students had fun and finish their time with free time, chit chat and dance 🙂 shuffling and gangnam style 🙂

Two simple videos below are taken from their free time after having lunch.

Enjoy !!! <3

 

 

 

Di yang Pertama dari Tiga Ratus Enam Puluh Lima

#1 dari #365

Mulailah dengan sebuah resolusi, wujudkan nanti dengan sebuah kenyataan…….

Semua orang rasanya memiliki resolusi, diungkapkan dalam sebuah “wish” atau hanya dipendam dalam hati, itu adalah hak asasi setiap individunya.

Menyaksikan ramai sekali anak muda beresolusi di akhir 2012 kemarin via social media, luar biasa!!! Mimpi, angan-angan, cita-cita dan harapan mereka sungguh tidak ada yang mampu membendungnya. Semangat jiwa mereka terwakili melalui layar kecil 140 karakter dan berbagai social media lain.

Sebagai orang tua (“parents”), mengenal (bahkan kadang mungkin sampai level menguasai) apa yang menjadi “trend” anak-anak ‘sekarang’ kadang sangat diperlukan. Orang tua sudah tidak boleh lagi menjadi orang yang mematok dirinya “bukan dari jaman modern ini”, “buat apalah belajar gituan, otak saya sudah bebal (bebal betulan baru rasa lho :D)”.

Tapi orang tua yang bijak adalah orang tua yang mau memahami pola pikir anak yang mau tidak mau dibawa oleh eranya. Bukan cuman meyakini bahwa anak tidak boleh dikuasai oleh teknologi, tetapi bagaimana membuat anak berteman dengan teknologi. Bukan menganggap teknologi melulu membuat anak menjadi bodoh dan malas, tetapi bagaimana membimbing anak untuk membaca, mengambil intisari dan menganalisa berbagai pengetahuan yang dengan mudah dapat diambil melalui media internet.

Refleksi bagi kita sebagai guru di mana yang menjadi orang tua atau orang yang lebih tua dari anak-anak didik kita, jangan terjebak dengan beberapa hal kecil yang disebut di atas, tetapi belajar mencoba yang baru, belajar bersama mereka, belajar mengenal dunia mereka, dan yang terpenting belajar bersyukur telah diberi kehidupan sampai hari ini, hari yang merupakan bagian dari era abad 21. Berubahlah!!!

~ Sometimes, change isn’t just good. It’s necessary ~
Tina Brown (editor in chief #LastPrintIssue Newsweek, 2012)

First Day of Exam

Today is the first day of five days exam in Santa Laurensia. Compare to my previous school, they are having Christmas celebration today and then holidays 😉

“Watching” them study last night was so excited. Watching through the powerful IT tool called TWITTER 😉

They spent hours and hours to study for Civics and Religion exam. How they struggle, their excitement, their “angry”, their funny thought.

“Who are the members of the BPUPKI? We don’t know them cos we haven’t born yet, should we memorising their name?”

“Why UUD 45 got amandement? Cos our teacher said so”

“Great, I fell asleep for two hours and haven’t studied yet”

“I only study for 40 – 60 minutes and the rest of time for me is sleeepppiinnng”

“Civics and Religion are driving me crazy and so wasting my pen” #pelitnya 😉 (And I was smiling during their exam just now, looking so many hand writing on the answer sheet).

Their comment are so funny, aren’t they? 🙂

This morning, my students sit for exam in arranged room based on their student number. The room arrangement alone is a new experience for me. One room contains students from grade 7 – 9. Hmm, so this is why the school didn’t ask for teachers’ request for test duration of their subjects. What if in my subject across different levels, and i want different period for each level but students end up having to sit for the same time?
But anyway, okay lah, no discussion right now. The focus now is only my students exam.

One day has finished, yeaayyy, at least we have two days of weekend after tiring days this week. Especially today, they had twice of 90 minutes to answer so many questions and put effort on hand writing. Next week, another 8 subjects waiting for the exam.

Good luck guys <3 wish you all the best for the final exam. GBU

 

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