The sunset and sunrise
When I thought I was that close to achieve my dream, I realised that it wasn’t that easy. No shortcuts to achieve a dream. YPMA If you have followed my blog, maybe you noticed that I have mentioned about Yayasan Pengembangan Media Anak (Children’s Media Development Foundation, YPMA). YPMA is an NGO that works in … Continue reading The sunset and sunrise
Priscilla
During last semester working as a primary school teacher in 2019, my student Priscilla, her sitting position is in front of my desk. She’s a chatter, and because of that, I became the one who she likes to talk to. I enjoy talking to her because she’s a bit more mature than other students in … Continue reading Priscilla
The Secret
At the school where I was teaching kindergarten in 2016, it was very common to talk about negative influences of digital media and technology for our students (age 4-5). When it comes to their lack of academic performance, many teachers and parents relate it to their gadget use at home. And usually what we, teachers, … Continue reading The Secret
Bentley and the Dreams
A month before I left for the UK, my friend, Bentley, invited me to participate in a workshop that he arranged for Forum Film Anak (Children’s Film Forum, FFA). FFA is a community group that Bentley and his friend co-founded to educate media literacy for children using children’s film. The Workshop The First-Half: Stepping on … Continue reading Bentley and the Dreams
My (extra)ordinary teacher
I sent students out to fast food restaurants, shopping malls, museums, and other sites of cultural pedagogy, helping them to grasp ordinary life as a teaching tool. Joseph Progler on Teaching the Ordinary: What’s in a Chair The concept of “ordinary” mentioned in the quote attracts me. As a teacher, I agree that taking an … Continue reading My (extra)ordinary teacher
Debby
After school exams were done, my school arranged an activity for students to watch a movie for an early celebration of finishing the academic year. Grade 1-3 were going to watch a children’s movie (of course). I was thinking at that time, maybe, they would watch popular animated films, for example, Toy Story 3 or Moana. But instead, … Continue reading Debby
Hector
When I was a kindergarten (pre-school in the UK) teacher, my teaching colleague, Hector, once said to me, “Kids these days. They never understand the joy of playing firecracker or playing in the field. They always spend so many times with their gadgets. Gadgets make their eyes hurt and less concentrate on academic.” I agreed … Continue reading Hector
Asher
A boy in my grade one class, Asher (not real name), is smart, very polite to the teachers, not very talkative but when he smiles every teacher’s heart melts. He is the kind of student that Indonesian teachers want in their class at least ten of him. Asher has an older sister who is an … Continue reading Asher
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