Saturday, December 08, 2012

Scholarship for teacher

Saya menuliskan beberapa beasiswa ke luar negeri untuk guru. Saat ini ada beasiswa untuk training guru ke Jepang selama 1,5 tahun telah dibuka. Selain itu ada beasiswa short course untuk guru khusus bahasa Inggris (saya lupa namanya) dan untuk guru bidang studi IPA, IPS dan bahasa Inggris dari Fullbright. Masih ada beasiswa training dari stuned dan nfp untuk short course dan training guru. Berarti beasiswa untuk guru ada: 1. Training dari Jepang selama 1,5 tahun (non degree), deadline sekitar pertengahan atau akhir Januari (sekarang 25 Januari 2013). Pendaftaran dibuka dari 19 November, website http://www.id.emb-japan.go.jp/sch_tt.html 2. ILEP program untuk guru bahasa Inggris, IPA dan IPS selama 1 semester, deadline 15 Maret, website aminef.or.id 3. TEA program untuk guru bahasa Inggris selama 9 bulan, deadline sekitar maret-april, website aminef.or.id 4. STUNED dan NFP adalah beasiswa dari Belanda untuk program master, doktor, short course sesuai dengan list jurusan yang ada di persyaratan STUNED dan NFP. beasiswa ini bisa diperoleh oleh guru juga, karena ada program pendidikan dalam list STUNED dan NFP. deadline untuk master dan doktor : februari dan maret tergantung jadwal masing-masing list program master. short course: februari, maret dan oktober. website www.nesoindonesia.or.id. Perlu diingat bahwa beasiswa STUNED dan NFP mensyaratkan pelamar harus sudah menerima 'letter of acceptance' dari universitas di Belanda 5. beasiswa fullbright untuk master pendidikan juga ada, deadline sekitar maret-april. 6. beasiswa ADS juga menawarkan program master dan doktor bidang pendidikan, deadline agustus, website australiaawardsindo.or.id 7. beasiswa ALA menawarkan beasiswa program master dan doktor, hanya beasiswa ini meminta syarat bahawa pelamar harus sudah menerima 'letter of acceptance' dari universitas australia. website www.ausaid.gov.au, deadline sekitar agustus 8. beasiswa PRESTASI, dengan website prestasi-iief.org menawarkan program master dan doktor, deadline sekitar Januari. Umumnya beasiswa master dan doktor meminta pelamar untuk memiliki toefl, ielts dengan nilai minimal TOEFL IBT 80 atau IELTS 6. sedangkan untuk training ke Jepang tidak meminta nilai TOEFL dan IELTS. Beasiswa ILEP mensyaratkan nilai TOEFL ITP 500. Beasiswa STUNED,NFP dan ALA mensyaratkan pelamar sudah memperoleh letter of acceptance dari universitas yang dituju, yang ternyata apabila dicek beberapa universitas di Australia dan Belanda mensyaratkan IELTS 6.5 dan TOEFL IBT 92, diatas nilai minimal yang disyaratkan oleh STUNED, NFP dan ALA yang nilai minimal IELTS 6 atau TOEFL IBT 80. Perhatikan pula bahwa TOEFL IBT berbeda dengan TOEFL ITP. biaya yang dikeluarkan TOEFL IBT (US$ 175) lebih mahal dibandingkan dengan TOEFL ITP (250-300 ribu). Semua universitas di luar negeri TIDAK MENERIMA TOEFL ITP, karena TOEFL IBT yang berlaku internasional bukan TOEFL ITP. biaya untuk IELTS adalah US$195. Saran saya untuk mengikuti test IELTS dan TOEFL IBT harus dipersiapkan dengan baik, agar tidak sia-sia. Persiapkan diri dengan baik dalam melamar beasiswa, pelajari persyaratannya dan tampilkan hal yang unik, spesifik dalam proposal lamaran anda. Jadilah diri anda sendiri saat proses interview, tidak perlu gugup atau kurang percaya diri saat anda mengobrol dengan pelamar yang lainnya, karena saya yakin apabila anda dipanggil untuk proses interview beasiswa, berarti anda memang mampu. Anda akan menemui beberapa orang pelamar yang sangat percaya diri, tapi jujur saja, kadang-kadang proposal yang mereka ajukan sama dengan pelamar yang lain atau kurang spesifik dibandingkan proposal anda. Saya berharap guru-guru yang sudah memiliki pengalaman ke luar negeri menambah kemampuannya dalam proses belajar dan mengajar serta mendidik anak-anak Indonesia serta bisa berbagi pengalaman dengan teman-temannya. Saya yakin meski ke luar negeri, guru-guru Indonesia mampu memilah mana yang lebih baik untuk diterapkan ke Indonesia, karena budaya lokal di Indonesia sangat bagus dalam mendidik anak-anak bangsa, hanya aplikasinya yang kurang. Saya percaya guru-guru di Indonesia berjuang dan berpikir untuk mendidik dengan baik anak-anak Indonesia. Saya meminjam istilah Bu Sri, sahabat saya,'Didiklah murid seperti mendidik anak sendiri'. Saya setuju sekali Bu, karena dengan menganggap anak murid seperti anak sendiri, membuat kita sebagi guru selalu berbuat yang terbaik. kita tidak ingin anak sendiri menjadi orang yang tidak mampu, kan? esok, suatu saat nanti saya akan dipimpin oleh anak-anak yang sekarang sedang sekolah, sehingga mendidik murid dengan baik sebenarnya kita menyiapkan pemimpin yang memimpin kita dengan bijak dan adil. Dulu, ibu saya mengingatkan saya untuk belajar dari murid saya, yang belajar tidak hanya murid tapi guru juga belajar. Saat guru dan murid sama-sama belajar untuk mencapai tujuan yang sama yaitu memeperoleh pengetahuan dan berbagi pengetahuan, maka saat itu kita telah bekerjasama dengan baik dan tercipta suasana belajar yang menyenangkan. Saya selalu menantikan apa hal baru yang akan saya peroleh setiap saya mengajar. Pergi ke luar negeri untuk training, juga demi murid-murid saya, agar mereka memeperoleh hal-hal baru. Memeperoleh beasiswa ke luar negeri bagi guru adalah menimba ilmu baru, sekaligus refresh untuk melihat sisi lain dari pendidikan di luar negeri atau malah untuk melihat betapa beruntungnya kita menjadi seorang guru. Selamat berjuang bagi guru-guru. Tulisan ini saya buat dalam rangka guru yang jatuh dalam bulan November kemarin, meskipun terlambat, saya harap dapat membantu guru-guru lain dalam memperoleh beasiswa.

Friday, November 02, 2012

being honest and patient

I don't understand how people think. How come people don't care about other people, but they ask me to think about them... so bullshit...I hate them. How can people just let other people work while they know, I have to go to my French course and so many jobs that they don't do it. they don't want to send letters to universities but they want to go to the universities...that's so bullshit.....just to go to sea....go to north pole...so polar bear can eat you. Why we don't have initiative to work and finish every single work....they just waiting other person to finish the works....so bullshit.... I learn to patient in adult world, so ridiculous...it's so different when I work with children, they honest and true,not like adult people, they are fake and bullshit... Children teach me to honest and patient, and I happy to learn it with my student. sorry, but for people in my office now, they are more childish than my students, I guess people who can't work just stay at home. God, please grand me ability to honest and patient.

Thursday, November 01, 2012

think of me

Think of me..think of me...first i heard this song when i saw Phantom of the opera at New York. I like this song...think of me...I think, I have to think about myself, don't think anyone else. I want to think about me..just me, but I can't. I have to think about my family, my jobs which is very ridiculous. hmm...think of me. Ya Allah SWT, have You think of me?

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Diklat PTP

Saya mengikuti diklat fungsional pengembang teknologi pembelajaran di suatu instansi pemerintah. minggu pertama, saya masih semangat. masuk minggu kedua, saya mulai ogah-ogahan alias malas....merasa lelah, karena kegiatannya duduk, dengar, diskusi, presentasi. bosan. saya mengira diklat ini mengajarkan saya membuat media, ternyata hanya teori saja...muales buanget, apa bedanya dengan di kantor. ingin rasanya mendapat ilmu baru, tapi saya merasa bosan banget...fuiih. kayaknya diklat-diklat itu harusnya berisi praktek pembuatan media, bukan teori, karena peserta diklat adalah orang dewasa yang bisa membaca buku mengenai teori. capek deh. apalagi kalau narasumbernya tidak menarik dalam membawakan materi...aduh..duh..duh, tambah menguap deh. semangat. hari jumat berakhir..semangat.

Friday, September 21, 2012

inspirasi di diklat fungsional

Agak surprise juga melihat diklat fungsional, loh, kenapa ya? Saya terbiasa melihat staf struktural atau kerjaan yg administratif banget, dan sekarang melihat pola yg amat fungsional/substansial kaget juga....hi hi, ada juga toh kerjaan di kantor itu yang fungsional, yang benar-benar mengerjakan sesuatu dan mengakuinya sebagai hasil kerja sendiri. ha ha ha :),saya melihat ada juga Kepala (pejabat eselon) yang benar-benar berpikir dan menghasilkan sesuatu.., selama ini terbiasa melihat pejabat eselon tinggal menandatangani pekerjaan stafnya. Keren ternyata, kalau bisa menjelaskan sesuatu, mengetahui sesuatu, tidak seperti menyalin dan tergantung pada orang lain. Saat saya bekerja di swasta (dan amat sangat BERSYUKUR dengan pengalaman ini), dimana saya terbiasa untuk melakukan pekerjaan saya sendiri, bukan mensubkontrakkan kepada orang lain. Kata-kata narasumber di diklat hari ini, Pak Joko Warshina, benar-benar menginspirasi, beliau mengatakan,'bekerja di sektor swasta menghasilkan uang, sedangkan bekerja di sektor negeri (PNS) menghabiskan uang. PNS baru bekerja bila sudah ada dana untuk membiayai program, sedangkan di swasta bekerja untuk menghasilkan uang. BAGUS sekali, saya setuju, pemikiran saya adalah kita bekerja dan berusaha maka rejeki datang. sepertinya sistem di PNS yang salah, 'masa' kalau ada uang baru bekerja. selamat Pak, seharusnya Pak Joko menjadi narasumber saat diklat prajab PNS, karena ucapan anda menginspirasi PNS untuk mengubah pola pikir lama, mari kita melakukan kegiatan yang dapat menghasilkan sesuatu hal yang baik, bukan menghabiskan anggaran yang ada dengan program yang diada-adakan. Insyaallah Allah SWT menjaga saya dengan baik. amin. semangat untuk bekerja menjadi meningkat.

Monday, August 06, 2012

ternyata....

Ternyata segala hal yang direncanakan itu bisa berubah. dan yang lebih parah lagi, kadang-kadang rencana berubah diakibatkan kesalahanku terlalu kasihan pada orang lain, padahal orang lain tidak peduli. Ya Allah, lindungilah aku dari memakan gaji buta, lindungilah aku dari menyusahkan orang lain......lindungilah aku dari merugikan orang lain. Jadikanlah aku, orang yang bermanfaat. Ya Allah, jadikanlah aku orang yang berguna, temanilah aku dimanapun aku berada. TErima kasih telah membuatku selalu berjalan di jalan yang lurus. Amin. Insyaallah, aku tidak menyusahkan teman......dan Ya Allah lindungi aku dari kezhaliman orang lain termasuk dari keluargaku dan teman-temanku. Ingatkanlah aku untuk tetap istiqomah. Saya tidak suka dikatakan harus begini-begini, tapi orang yang berbicara tidak mengaca, ternyata orang yang sok pintar banyak, dan main lepas tangan saat harus bertanggungjawab, saya akan malu, jagalah saya, ya Allah. saat ini saya meragukan teman-teman saya sendiri, karena saya baru sadar teman-teman di kantor suka memanfaatkan saya...kalau saya bisa kerja, ya kerja saja terus, dan mereka sibuk dengan urusan mereka sendiri, urusan pribadi lagi..... Ya Allah, saya juga masih mengurus urusan pribadi saya, tapi bukan berarti saya makan gaji buta dimana saya melalaikan tugas saya. Ya Allah, saya benci dengan pekerjaan saya sekarang, benci karena melihat ritme kerja, bagaimana bisa kantor masih sepi pada pukul 10 pagi....apakah semua orang sudah tewas, tidak tahu malu, saya benci sekali mereka. Ya Allah, saya berharap saya bisa pindah, mengajukan kembali menjadi guru, bekerja dengan on time, yang menyenangkan saat menjadi guru adalah saya tidak perlu show off dengan apa yang saya kerjakan, hasilnya sudah terlihat. kalau kerja saya sekarang, yang mengerjakan saya, yang mengaku-ngaku orang lain. Yang susah payah saya, tapi yang bersenang-senang orang lain. saya tidak tahu jalan pikiran teman kerja saya, bisa dihitung benar-benar orang yang komitmen terhadap pekerjaan. Saya kangen menjadi guru, saya kangen tidak perlu menunjukkan betapa hebat diri saya, tapi murid-murid saya yang mengatakan saya adalah orang baik. Saat ini pekerjaan baik, yang bekerja satu orang, tapi yang menikmatinya hampir semua orang. Yang bekerja orang lain, sudah begitu salah, tapi saya yang saat itu ada disitu dan apesnya ada di kantor yang disalahin dan dipandang sinis....ckckckck, ada yang orang yang tidak tahu malu seperti itu. Ya Allah, jagalah diri saya selalu. Terima kasih atas segala hal yang KAU berikan, tolong jagalah saya.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

perubahan

Tanggal 16 - 17 Juli 2012, saya pergi ke Yogyakarta karena ada tugas dari kantor. Saya berencana untuk jalan-jalan di sekeliling kampus biru untuk mengenang masa-masa indah jaman kuliah dahulu. Jadi selesai tugas, saya tidak langsung pulang ke Jakarta, tapi memang sengaja jalan-jalan..he he, dan ketika saya mengunjungi tempat kos saya dahulu, betapa kagetnya saya. semua sudah berubah, saya tidak tahu sejak kapan tempat kos saya berubah. Dulu masjid tempat saya tarawih terletak di ujung gang, sekarang mesjid itu berada ditengah-tengah persimpangan...wah saya bingung. tempat bakso kesayangan yang terletak di pinggiran sawah, menjadi warung bakso bertembok alias tidak berjendela terbuka lagi dengan sawah, tapi berteman dengan tembok....wa wa wa, ini mah apa bedanya sama kfc, McD????? Tempat kos yang dulu memiliki halaman luas, menjadi sempit karena terpotong untuk jalan umum....huhuhuhuhu, pohon alpukat, pohon mangga.....kemana dikau pergi????? hiks hiks hiks. Awalnya bahkan saya tidak mengenali tempat kos saya dulu, saya harus bolak-balik 2 kali terlebih dahulu, sampai saya benar-benar yakin. Apapun yang terjadi, ada satu hal atau mungkin banyak hal yang saya syukuri, yaitu semua warung makan favorit saya semuanya masih ada..tidak ada yang tergusur maupun menghilang, kalau tambah besar ya, tambah tembok ya (sehingga sawahnya tertutup), jadi alhamdulillah pada apapun yang masih ada. Sepertinya dunia memang berubah, saya tidak tahu apakah saya juga berubah, atau memang saya harus berubah. Oh ya, yang menyenangkan dari pulang ke Yogya kemarin adalah pengalaman naik bus trans Yogya...wuih...mari yuk naik angkutan umum, berharap angkutan umum di Indonesia akan berjaya seperti angkutan umum di luar negeri, sehingga kemacetan di kota-kota besar Indonesia bisa terpecahkan. Lalu ketemu burung-burung besar di fakultas biologi sampai fakultas kehutanan...cihui...fakultasku masih banyak pohon, masih disinggahi pada migrasi burung...pemandangan yg indah. Lalu pengalaman konyol, berjalan dari tempat kos pogung dekat fakultas teknik sampai jl kaliurang km 5.5....gila..wa..wa, cuma demi mau naik bus trans yogya (eits salah, bus trans Jogja). Kemudian saya dan adik saya berjalan kembali dari jakal km 5.5 ke mirota kampus UGM...ckckckck...memang diniatin demi bus trans Jogja. dan sepanjang jalan kenangan itu, kami makan seafood, beli baju, beli makanan kecil. Mungkin kita sesekali harus berani gila dan berani ambil resiko untuk berjalan-jalan seperti orang yang tidak jelas tujuannya, hanya untuk menikmati keindahan waktu dan tempat yang berubah setiap saat. enjoy a moment, or maybe one moment, which could be beautiful and memorable in our life. And my journey in Jogja at that time (17 Juli 2012) is so beautiful and memorable for me. I love it. Tidak apa-apa berubah, karena saya sudah menyimpan segala kenangan yang saya miliki dan melihat perubahan serta menikmatinya.

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Ibu, saya rindu Ibu.

Sudah 3 tahun saya menjalankan bulan puasa tanpa almh Ibu, rasanya berbeda. dan pada tahun ini rasanya aku makin sedih, saya kangen Ibu. Ibu, ingatkah dulu saya ingin membuatkan rumah untuk Ibu? tahun ini saya berusaha membuat rumah di tanah yg atas nama Ibu. Rasanya berat sekali, apalagi tidak ada Ibu. Ramadhan ini saya juga sulit utk tarawih di mesjid, dan itu dimulai tahun lalu setelah saya pindah kerja di Dikti. Biasanya kita libur setiap awal hari pertama puasa, ibu ingatkah, kita memasak bareng-bareng. Saya sholat tarawih di mesjid dan Ibu menunggu saya. Sekarang kerja di Dikti adalah seperti penderitaan, saya tidak bisa mengajar lagi, tertawa bersama murid-murid, dan inilah penyiksaan. saya jarang tarawih di mesjid karena pulang selalu malam, dan itu saya lakukan untuk mendapatkan uang. uang yang saya benci. semua orang berpikir saya banyak uang, bahagia. Ibu tahu, saya bertahan di dikti, dgn harapan bila SK keluar, saya bisa memohon untuk kembali menjadi guru. Ibu tahu hari demi hari, saya menghitung, agar saya dapat bertahan, saya tersiksa bekerja. Meski uang yang saya peroleh besar, tapi saya telah kehilangan diri saya. Saya menghapus segala impian utk sekolah lagi, utk pergi umroh, atau naik haji, bahkan saya tidak berani bermimpi lagi. Saya belum bisa memulai membaca Al Qur'an dgn rajin di bulan Ramadhan ini, karena banyak laporan yang belum saya kerjakan. Mata saya sakit melihat data akreditasi PTS. Saya rindu bercerita dengan Ibu, tahukah Ibu, saya kesepian, saya sudah berdoa pada Allah SWT, sampai saya lelah selalu menangis, saya ingin sekali memelukmu, Ibu. saya sudah bercerita masalah yang saya alami, tapi tidak satupun yang bisa menolong saya. Ibu, saya rindu, saya rindu berbagi segala hal denganmu, Ibu saya berusaha utk tidak egois dgn merelakan seluruh tabungan saya dan uang Ibu di tabungan saya utk membangun rumah, tapi hati ini seperti marah, kecewa. Kenapa Ibu, manusia tidak tahu berterima kasih? bukankah saya beruntung, memiliki pekerjaan yg baik, uang ada. Tapi Ibu, saya sekarang kurus, menyedihkan, tidak bisa menggunakan uang saya, tidak bisa bersenang-senang, saya harus rajin menyimpan uang utk hidup saya dan membangun rumah...rumah..... Ibu........apakah ini salah saya? Ibu, saya lelah tugas luar kota, tetapi saya tidak bisa menikmatinya, Ibu, saya rindu tugas ke luar kota, tapi sambil bersenang-senang dgn murid-murid. Sekarang....saya lelah dgn laporan, di saat teman-teman saya malah pergi bersenang-senang, saya tertinggal di ruangan. Ibu, apa yang harus saya lakukan. Saya telah mengadu kepada Allah SWT. mungkin Allah SWT sudah bosan mendengar keluhan saya, tapi kepada siapa lagi saya mengeluh selain kepada pemilik semesata alam ini? saya sedih karena saya sudah kehilangan diri saya, akhirnya saya kalah. Ibu, saya menangis..... Ibu, saya rindu Ibu.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Bukittinggi part II

Wah, saya jatuh cinta dengan Bukittinggi.
Pagi tadi saya meniatkan diri untuk pergi melihat obyek wisata di Bukittinggi.
Bu Tirza bilang, dekat hotel ada lembah anai.
Jadi, hari ini bangun pagi (biasanya juga bangun pagi, tapi paling malas jalan2 disekitar hotel), tanya orang-orang disekitar....
biasa, saya tuh paling pede tanya orang, arah mana ke lembah anai atau apa kek...
terus ketemu anak-anak yang mau ke sekolah....aihhhhh.....aku kangen ngajar, aku ingin masuk sekolah dan mengajar.......rasanya mau menangis, melihat anak-anak TK, SMP berjalan kaki bersamaku.
dengan pede, bertanya ke anak SMP, dik lembah anai dimana ya?
lembah anai di padang panjang, kak (kya....kayak muridku....aku kangen)
kalau gua jepang?
ohh dekat sini, nanti kalau ketemu panorama, masuk saja.
akhirnya jalan menuju gua jepang bersama anak-anak SMP, mereka berbelok ke sekolah..aku juga ingin masuk, tapi teringat harus buru-buru ke gua jepang, karena jam 8 acara SPMI sudah dimulai.
wah, masuk obyek wisatanya cuma 3000 rupiah....masuk dan sayangnya berkabut.
tapi aku suka...viewnya bagus. ngarai sihanouk itu bagus ya...(sihanouk atau sinaouk sih..whatever lah)
terus bapak pemandunya baik lagi..(makasih Pak)..dia menjelaskan tentang gua jepang, lalu memotretku dgn HPku..mengajakku melihat gua jepang..waduh saya takut karena saya sendiri doang......sayang aku tidak bawa kamera DSLR :(
Saya akan kembali ke bukittinggi lagi....lalu ke ngarai lagi..bagus banget..ketika kabut itu pergi...pemandangannya bagus sekali.
dan yang lebih asyik..gua jepang itu dibelakang hotel The Hills, jadi kira2 5 menit (dgn cara jalan erlin yg cepat ya).
asyik kan....duh, cantik sekali sih.
menuju bandara melewati lembah anai yg ada air terjunnya....aaarghhhh bagus banget.
terus makan sate padang di sate pak syukur....he he
siapa yang menyangka pada tahun 2009, saya memasak soto dan sate padang bersama anak-anak kelas 7A, kemudian pada tahun 2012 saya makan sate padang di Padang langsung.......ya Allah..its so beautiful for me.
Saya jatuh cinta dengan Bukittinggi.
Saya mau kesini lagi dalam rangka liburan. amin.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Bukittinggi

Kemarin...hari senin jam 17.55 sampailah saya di bandara Minangkabau, Padang.
Pihak Kopertis X sudah menjemput saya, Bu Elly (dosen UNPAR) dan Pak Liliek (UGM). berempat kami menuju bukittinggi.
Hmm...pertanyaan yang ingin saya tanyakan..kenapa ya...kalau tugas yang membutuhkan perjalanan darat agak jauh...daku yang dapat tugas...ampun..ampun.
Orang-orang lupa, karena daku hobi travel, kan bisa saja gue kabur, main-main dulu.
Untung pesawat sampainya malam, jadi aku tidak kabur main ke tempat teman.
Ternyata saya tuh norak ya, ke Bukittinggi..terkagum-kagum melihat ada air terjun di jalan raya.
Terus norak juga dalam makan buncis, biasanya saya tidak mau buncis, tapi supir kopertis (Pak Dodi) bilang enak, Bu Elly mencoba dan bilang enak. Ok, kalau bu Elly yang bukan berasal dari Padang bilang enak, aku percaya..dan waaaaa, enak loh. Saya suka buncis di rumah makan 'aie badaru', silakan dicoba sendiri kalau tidak percaya.
Dan Bu Elly berbaik hati menaktir kita semua, padahal saya dan Pak Lilik sudah mengeluarkan dompet dan Pak Lilik bilang, 'Bu, kita patungan saja'.
Ahhhh, Bu Elly so sweet.
Bukittinggi itu sight viewnya memang bagus...sayang tidak bawa kamera.
Hanya sayang, saya tetap kelaparan disini..duh sering-sering dinas luar bakal tambah kurus nih (kan tidak doyan makanan hotel, banyak minyaknya).
ingin keluar pergi makan..eng ing eng..kopertis X ini pada tidak siap, masa tidak satupun yang jadi notulis..curiga nih, bagaimana buat laporannya...atau gue yang selama ini hiperbola, catat biodata peserta, email, HP buat laporan.
Woiii...piye to, yang punya acara siapa nih?
ini mah nyebelin.
ok, tunggu nanti, semoga kegiatan berjalan baik. amin.
Mending melihat indahnya Bukittinggi.
Hujannya cantik sekali...awan menjadi putih, jam Gadang terlihat tambah bagus dengan siraman air hujan.
dan baru ngeh bila di depan hotel The Hills itu ada plaza Bukittinggi..oo, ramayana ada disitu to, pantesan dari kemarin lihat ada plang ramayana, tapi dimana tempatnya.
Bu Elly merekomendasikan lembah Anai,
ayo diniatin besok pagi ke lembah anai...here I come...jalan-jalan yuk ke Bukittinggi.

Friday, April 13, 2012

morning time

Morning everybody, today is friday.
I read my first blog since 2008 until now.
I look my writing, some essay use wrong grammar...its very funny.
last night, I was laugh when I am looking my essay, I can't believe i wrote it.
I see when I was angry, happy, thrilling, feel sad and bored.
my blog is my diary.
I see how I miss my students...I see how I miss mae and bue..
I also know when I hate myself.
I lost my word again.
I guess I have to find words..hm..where?
outside..
sigh...
I feel bored, right now.
I don't know what I have to do.
hmmm.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Kamis, 12 April 2012

Segala hal pasti ada hikmahnya, jadi kan setiap hal yang terjadi bermanfaat bagi diri kita.
Dengan percaya diri, berangkat tugas hari ini ke salatiga..sudah berangkat pagi-pagi agar bisa naik Damri (niatnya ngirit), ternyata malah sakit perut dan berhenti di pom bensin...yah, terpaksa deh naik taksi ke bandara.
it's okay. terus sampai bandara dengan pede lihat pengumuman GA 222 (semarang) ETD 10.35, cuek saja lewat ke gate F3, sampai sana baru ngeh, loh artinya ETD itu delay toh......wahhhh, gila delay kok satu jam, ngapain buru2 naik taksi tadi...mana sudah janjian di bandara Solo, buru2 tanya bisa ganti pesawat jogja dan dibilang "bisa, silakan ke depan lagi" oke....
semangat...ganti jogja..jreng2...telepon kopertis 6, tidak usah jemput, saya akan ke salatiga sendiri ..pede...maklum sudah nggak enak ati...masa minta dijemput.
eit..eit, tapi tahunya ancer-ancer dari solo ke salatiga (semalam sudah tanya2 ke adik bagaimana cara pergi ke salatiga dari bandara solo).
cuek saja...pokoke nanti cari bis dari jogja menuju semarang turan salatiga.
naik pesawat kepikiran....kenapa tidak mampir ke Fak Biologi UGM tercinta ya...oh ya..alhamdulillah memang jalannya ya.
suda kepikiran mau foto sama Bu Endang Semiarti, foto kampus tercinta..but finally I forget to take picture because I too excited to met my lecturers.
sampai jogja, naik kol turun plaza ambarukmo, beli J-Co buat oleh2, naik taksi ke kampus (gaya ya)
lalu sholat...ketemu Bu Endang, Bu Mul, Pak Sembiring...ha ha, Bu Endang malah ingetin tentang letter of recommendation..
jadi malu, saya main bukan karena menanyakan itu, tapi saya kangen dgn UGM...gile ya gue.
wahhhhh, aku bisa lihat diriku masih jadi mahasiswi berkeliaran, aku lihat labku yang dulu...ahhhhhh
Lalu pamit untuk pergi ke Salatiga, naik taksi ke Jombor, naik bus Nusantara yang katanya berangkat jam 14.15 tapi berangkat jam 14.30..duh duh.
katanya kalau ke salatiga turun bawen nanti naik angkot lagi.
Jadi di terminal Bawen, tanya2, terus naik bus yg menuju solo. ternyata bus safari ngetem....untung inisiatif untuk turun dan tanya2 lagi. ketemu bus salatiga dgn nama Sari (terima kasih bapak tukang soto dan bapak penjaga terminal dan mbak teman sebelah di bus nusantara yang sudah baik hati membantu anak orang hilang ini..he he)
Pak kondektur bus Sari juga baik hati memberitahu rute..cuplikan adegan percakapan
me : how much i have to pay
man : where do you want to get down
me ; terminal salatiga
man ; our last trip in sawit market,where do you wan to go
me : grand wahid hotel
man; you stop on kemiri and then you take another public transportation
me ; okay, please tell me where i have to get down
sudah gitu pas turun, kondekturnya juga nunjukin mana angkotnya lagi...waduh makasih banyak Pak, hanya Allah SWT yang bisa membalas kebaikan Bapak dan semua orang yang sudah membantuku hari ini.
Memang sudah diniatkan untuk mencoba jalan sendiri dan ternyata bisa, terus ada manfaat lain, bisa nengok kampus dan bertemu Bu Endang Semiarti.
Yes, terima kasih Allah...big hugs for You, ALLAH.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Tulisan jaman dulu saat 8 Maret 2011

Saya pernah membuat tulisan ini saat senggang dikantor, lucu, grammarnya masih kacau.

Education for Special needs students

I like education system for special needs students in US. I am absolutely agree with the rules for special needs education system.
Why ?
I like Black Law that said, ‘every children must study together’, it means the class in USA class are inclusive class. Education system in US support inclusive class.
When I joined class with subject “Inclusive setting for special needs students”, I was very surprise with education system in US that very support special needs students. I know US needs a long time for make their education system, but I admire their passion to think about special needs children.
I learnt about rules in US that every children whose born with special needs condition, then the government will pay all of education, health and therapy for special needs children until they high school. Wow…imagine how much money that US government spend for special needs education…?
My lecturer explain every children that born in special needs condition, the hospital will tell the parents about conditions of their baby, how about the health payment and what payment will government paid for them.
The government will pay or cover all of education cost and the doctor bills in the school. Please remind that education for special needs students means that school must provide special need teachers for special needs students.
Can we imagine how much the US government must pay for special needs teachers and the doctor and don’t forget, of course the facilities for special needs students?
This education system is so expensive. Or is this worthed for US ?
Most people will think, no it is not worthed to spend a lot of money for special needs students. But, people whose think not worthed to spend money for special needs students, for me, is very wrong opinion.
Why? Because actually US government help their fund to save and don’t have to spend a lot of money to pay non productive citizen, why?
Because US government already teach special needs students to be independent person, so they can be productive person. This system will increase a lot of productive person, why? Special needs person are not stupid person, they also human who have same needs just like ‘normal’ person. Special needs person have the same rights just like other person.
Maybe just the culture/ habit in some region that treat special needs person become different person.
And sometime people also act differently when they treat special needs person. It is wrong attitude for me.
Why we ‘treat’ differently with special needs person? If we are not teach/educate special needs person, we are the one whose suffering for what have we done, because when special needs person didn’t get right education then when they grow up, they can’t do anything, then the government and society whose suffering because have to paid and bear throughout life of special needs person. And the worse are sometimes the government ignore the special needs person, so we can see so many paupers in the street. How pathetic this condition???
My government (Indonesia) can’t afford to pay special needs teachers in public school, so mostly parents (rich parents) go to private school which accept special needs students. How about middle class parents?
Well, some public school are inclusive school, but they don’t have special needs teachers, so public school teachers will have some difficulty to teach special needs students.
The funniest thing is education college in Indonesia don’t put special needs subject in the curriculum, so people who will become teacher don’t get subject or lesson to handle special needs students. This subject (special needs lesson) just give to extraordinary education (major which teach people to be teacher in special needs school).
Indonesia have special needs school for mute, deaf, blind, mentally handicapped. Just that. Extraordinary education is major in education college for prepare person which is become teacher in this school.
Why for me this funny? Because special needs class in US classroom is mandatory, must be take for all of students college who want to be teacher.
Of course, US education have special needs education major just like in Indonesia (extraordinary education), but all of US teachers get lesson to handle special needs students.
See, so teachers in US can handle special needs students, here, in Indonesia, teachers can learn from the experience…hi hi, almost the same??? I don’t know.
Maybe, for our culture in Indonesia, is not common to see two or three teacher in the classroom. This was my experience when I saw three teacher in the classroom. One teacher is lead the classroom but two teacher (special needs teachers) just watch and then explain again the lesson to special need students. I felt weird when I taught in the class and other teacher saw me (I felt like my headmaster inspection me, ha ha :D)
Special needs teachers is very important, they help subject teacher to explain again to special needs students. So, in US classroom is not problem to have two or three special needs students in one class, because special needs teachers help subject teacher.
My experience when I handle two special needs students in my class just like disaster, one special need student cried, and the other students yell each other, and just only me, the teacher in the class. Of course, people will said, “you have to handle it, that’s your job, your duty”.
I know, I feel I am still lucky my students just only 25 students in the class, but I can’t imagine if I am public school teacher who have 40 students and I have two special needs students, what will I do, if one of special needs students is tantrum?
Okay, this is what I see in US classroom for special needs students. Each special needs students have teacher team to handle them.
Teacher team consist of health teacher, two/three special needs teachers, psychologist, school doctor. Two or three special needs teachers will accompany special needs students in their class. Example Ann is special needs students who have three special need teachers, Miss Maya, Mr. John, Mr. Peter. Miss Maya will accompany Ann in math class and biology class; Mr Peter will accompany Ann in art class and history class; Mr. John will accompany Ann in sport class.
Special need students also have to check their condition to doctor in the school; they have 5 minutes free to go out from class before class over (so they don’t have to meet crowded of class over in the corridor, to go to next class); they have more time to finish the test in study room with special need teachers; they have one hour free time to resume all of their study.
Each school have capacity to accept special needs students, because to accept special needs students, school has to look how many special needs teacher that school have. If the school have so many special needs students register to school but the school doesn’t have capacity to accept the students, the students will be transfer to another public school.
Each public school also have specially in handle special needs students. Example: my host school, South High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US have specially to handle special needs students in physical inability.
I wish someday Indonesia government can afford to pay special needs teachers in inclusive school. I know some public school already be inclusive school but the government don’t prepare the school with facilities and the teachers.
So, special needs students can be productive citizen when they grow up.
I also hope the mind set of people that special needs students are parasite will be change, why? Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawkings also special needs person, but we know them as scientist and productive person and very useful for their country.
Special needs children have rights to get better education. We are ‘normal’ people that must be understand that nobody perfect but we can make world perfect if we can cooperate with all of elements in our society. Special needs children also our society, our next generation.
The point is we have to save and educate our next generation.
That’s all.

School of Education (Fakultas Kependidikan)

In the math education college classroom, a math lecturer explain about theory how to teach geometry to high school students.
After finish teach, one college student ask to the lecturer, ”Sir, is this theory already you apply in high school students? And how many high school already use this theory?
The lecturer answer diplomatically, “ I believe all of my students whose graduated already apply this theory in their school”.
The student very surprise and then ask again, “Excuse me, Sir, can I ask you something, Have you been teach directly to high school students to apply this theory?”.
The lecturer , ”No, not yet, I am lecturer whose teach college students”.
The student, “ Sir, how can you teach all of us who want to be teacher if you never have experience teaching in school? What experience you will share to us? Experience teach college students? We will be teacher in elementary, junior and high school not college! Maybe some of us will be lecturer but I think this faculty is produce teacher for school, right?”
Some people believe teachers are teach everything to children beside their parents. First education is family and second education is in school.
But, some people and I believe most people think that some person is good if they get good education. Good education means people go and study in good school which have good teachers.
What is criteria of good teachers? Hmm, lets make a list
- Explain clearly
- have good attitude
- good row models to their students
- etc.
But I am sure if you ask this question to students, no one will answer like this, “graduated from education college”.
Are you sure? Most international school have teachers whose don’t graduated from education college.
Why? Are you not believe teacher whose graduated from education college?
If we read discussion above, some people will believe there is something wrong in our education. How can our education improve if our teacher who educate us is not educate well in their school? I don’t say that our education college is wrong, No…I just think something wrong with our curriculum.
I went to College Education and Human Development (CEHD) in University of Minnesota last year. CEHD faculty is education faculty here in Indonesia. That is a good name for faculty, right? Education is develop human. That’s a good name and already give purpose to this faculty.
My lecturers mostly already taught elementary or junior high school or senior high school. They took master and Ph.D in university, then after graduated, the university asked them to be lecturer in CEHD faculty.
So, if the lecturer teach some subject/theory, they already apply the subject to students in the school. This subject is not just only theory. College students in CEHD learn application and not theory. Hmm, I like it.
Lets compare with here, in Indonesia. Teachers and lecturers are different. Teachers just teach in kindergarten, elementary, secondary school. Lecturers teach in college. Teachers can’t be lecturers. Too bad, because their experience are advantages for students college who want to be teacher. Actually its not just about experience, but also share knowledge or transfer knowledge how to handle students in class. That’s the important thing to be teacher. Are Indonesian lecturers in education faculty have that sense?
We have to improve our education faculty because teachers are warrior leader in education system. Teachers build character of their students. Teachers create leaders. Teacher educate our next generations. If our teachers are bad, then our education will collapse.

Monday, February 20, 2012

IELTS dan TOEFL IBT

What are the differences between IELTS and Toefl IBT?
Which one do you prefer, IELTS or IBT?
Universities all around the world accept IELTS and IBT, please make note IBT and IELTS, not toefl ITP or IELTS like, please make sure you don't make wrong interpretation that all toefl is the same. No, ITP is different with IBT, and universities in abroad don't accept toefl ITP.
Of course IELTS and IBT are expensive, we have to pay more than 100 US$. IBT need 175US$ and IELTS need 195US$.
For both of them, we have to prepare ourselves.
What we have to prepare?
Before the test, we can practice our ability to do ielts and ibt test, we can buy books about ielts and ibt, or join some preparation courses for ielts and toefl ibt, or we can search practice free online ielts and ibt test.
IELTS test : ielts test consist of listening, reading, writing and the last session is speaking.
Listening need 30 minutes, while reading and writing need one hour. For speaking, its depend on the provider when they divide/put you on some schedule. You can get turn immediately after writing test or maybe you have to waiting more than 2 hours to get your speaking test. Speaking test in IELTS, we are speaking with native speaker. You will ask common question about yourself and some topic that familiar with condition right now. It's need perhaps 10 - 15 minutes even less than 10 minutes, its depend on you.
IELTS test type is essay (for listening, reading and writing).
Please remember, ielts score is from band score 1 - 9 and you will receive your score 13 days after the test date.

TOEFL IBT test : IBT consist of reading (60 minutes), listening (60 minutes) break for 10 minutes speaking (20 minutes) and writing (60 minutes).
IBT type is multiple choice test (for reading and listening).
For speaking, we speak with computer (computer will record our speak) and for writing, we write an essay.
Result of Toefl IBT will be 15 days after the test by email and we get the certificate one month later.
The score is between 20 - 120.
Don't forget to bring sweater or jacket on the test day because the place is so cold.

So, if we want to register to universities in abroad, please consider the time when we get our score. also, we have to know, that admission in universities need one month.
This regulation is important, because if we want to apply a scholarship, watch the deadline of the scholarship, especially scholarship which have requirement that we have to summit Letter of Acceptance from university. Remember admission in university need minimum one month, and without ielts and toefl ibt, the universities will not process your application. Preparation for scholarship need minimum 6 months
We need one year for prepare to scholarship, is that true? well, depend on your preparation. As long as you have good IELTS and Toefl IBT score, you can apply scholarship.
Good luck.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Different

It's okay being different. There is nothing wrong with being different, because I am special. If I looks like other person or I try to imitate someone, that's not me, not my style.
It's okay I am not looking good,I know I am not stylish, but I am happy because I be myself.
It's okay I am old fashion, because that's me, so take it or leave it.....:)

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Go go

don't ever let other people make you down!!!!
DON'T.
Because you are great.
REACH your dream, don't let other people laugh on you....
LET people laugh, you the one who live on your life, you the one who bear your life...just do what you think is good for you.
as long as what you do is good, not crime, not bother other people...just DO IT.
YOU ARE THE BEST, ALLAH SWT create best person, never make mistake...so you are good.
DON'T AFRAID TO REACH YOUR DREAM...just try, there is no harm to try the best for you.
don't be afraid to lose..just get up, and start new one again.
LET'S DO IT.
spirit words for me to reach my dream....lets go Erlin :)

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

three days off

Woahhmmm, I wake up in the early morning with hold my pillow and my blanket.
I don't want to wake up, I want to sleep again but I have to go to office.
Three days off make me lazy.
I take a bath, eat my breakfast and do the same activity.
How lazy I am.
I am wondering how about other person, are they also lazy just like I am?
Allah SWT very nice give us three days holiday so I can wake up late...he he :)
Thank you God.
On three days off, I read my magazine, my toefl books, learn english words use lyrics from radio.
Tiring...but I like it.

Monday, January 23, 2012

happy chinese new year

Happy Chinese New Year...:)
I am happy because today is holiday.
I love monday...yipi

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Do I need the stuff?

Me : Fifi, kita beli iphone yuk buat kembaran. (Fifi, lets buy iphone, so we have the same stuff)
Fifi : hpku belum rusak jadi aku tidak mau beli yang baru. (my cellphone still okay, I don't need to buy the new one)
A new message....if i like some stuff, Do I need it? if yes, i guess I have to buy...but if I don't need so don't buy.
Buy a thing because you need it. so bullshit, but its right.
People start to be hedonism because of life style. I don't want to judge people, but i am afraid I will be hedonism too.
thanks my cousin Fifi, too remind me.
also i have to remember, do i need to speak or write english?
It is not about to show off that i can speak english, my english isn't good.
and it is not about life style.
I write english in my blog just to improve my writing skills.
I want to study english, not for show off.
I still want to contact Dinda, send email to Dinda, that's why my english must be good.
So, do I need to learn english? yes of course, don't embarrassing yourself because your grammar is worse.
I do something because I have to do it.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Find my own words.

I want to practice 'my writing' everyday by write in my blog.
Step by step, just to make sure I can add my vocabulary.
I think my vocabulary is limit than a year ago.
My writing in english is declined now...I am not practice my english now...
I don't have sparing partner to speak english.
but it's okay, i try to contact my ilepers friends while I remind what have I done this week..hmm
Yesterday, on friday, a leaf just fall from the tree and i get with my hand.
I think everybody will back to the ground (death) same like the leaf, so I confuse why people forget about it?
why people love to show off, forget that when we death, we don't bring anything.....status, car, house, clothes....we leave it behind.
right now people in Indonesia just want to show off, how rich they are, stupid thing.
I want to find my own words even with writing in my blog.
I dont want to add my vocabulary with steal other people words...
I want to get my own words with my own hand, my own brain, my own ability.
I be myself, and get my words with God help. amin.
Lets prove it.

Monday, January 16, 2012

I lost the words

Last week, Jakarta always rainy....it was beautiful rainy for me.
Even the sky was gray, but I like the color..it was so beautiful.
I forget how was the feel of the rain?
So, last thursday, i just let myself got wet.
I close my umbrella, I let myself wet, dirty, and I just don't care, even I walk from Pangkalan Jati to my house (Can I call the house which I live there is my house?)with the rain accompany me.
When the last time I get wet because of the rain?
Hmmm, maybe around two years ago on 2010 at Minnesota, I let myself got wet while I was looking for...(..oh my God, I forget the name of Chinese supermarket............) supermarket that sale Indonesia ingredients.
oh my God, I lost the words because of the beautiful weather....
Ya Allah SWT, if you give the rain, please also bring my luck with the rain....
Please give the rain with Your Bless and please grant my wish. Amin..
I feel touch the rain with the words of my wishes.

Part Two
On sunday, January 15, I also let myself got wet.
I went to Harris Hotel at Kelapa Gading and it was raining....so my sunday morning was so beautiful. Alhamdulillah. everything go so well. I learn what is ielts....and then I realize something that I almost forget what english language is.
I lost the words...I almost cry
I forget the synonim of words....my vocabulary is so horrible....my english speech now is decrease...worse.....and i realize that i have to study again...i remember my dream...
I want to cry if i remember how i love to play words and now, the words is missing.
I have to find it again.
Used to be my head full of the words....I miss you, words.
please come to me again...:).
I am looking for you.
If I touch again the rain....do I can find my words?