With Differences, We Are Together

God created human with a wide range of differences. For example in our country, all citizens have variety of differences. It is begin from diverse ethnic, costumes, religion, racial, skin color, etc. But instead, with has a variety of differences that we must unite and live in harmony. With the varied differences we all certainly hope that we can respect one another. But it is not easy to be happening. The evidence from the past time until now is still just a riot because of the difference whether it’s a difference of skin color, religion, racial, or others.

According to sources obtained from a site, one of the riots that occurred in the past time in 1999s. It is happen in Ambon. This is happen as a result of differences in ethnic, cultural, racial, and religion. The incident resulted in many victims who died and cause material loss. The cases like that were still happening until now. Not long ago this happened due to differences in religion cases. The case is one of ITB’s scholars insult Papua’s ethnic in social networking.

Looking at these events, author is very grateful, it is because the author learns humanistic. According to the author’s view, humanistic can help us study the relationship between human, and then by learn humanistic we can learn respect for one another. Even less, the author will be a teacher. Certainly teacher should can be appreciate and respect to differences of ethnic, culture, racial, and religion. It is because teacher will be facing the students from diverse ethnic, religion, racial, and cultural. Beside it, a teacher should be fair to all of their students. It is mean that teacher should not discriminate against students. And then, the teacher should teach their students to become respect one another and the teacher should become a good role model for their students.

Author has experience met with another religion. It is happen when I was in junior high school. I has friend who is Christian. When we were talking inadvertently, we discuss about religion differences. One of my friend said based on her thinking that God have not children, but why her religion said the opposite. My friend who is Christian tries to make argument. The discussion last long enough. Each of us has the varieties argument. But after the event, we never discussed about it again. It is because we afraid there is a problem because of that. But despite that we still respect our religion and our belief each other. Based on my experience and notice to the cases that occur in my country, I think every human have the right to believe what he believed to be and we must respect each other about that. So, if it can do, I trust that we can live in harmony. Then, I hope I can do it after I learn humanistic study.

References:

Muhfirman. (2009). Konflik Ambon sepuluh Tahun yang Lalu. Retrieved 10 Tuesday, 2011, from: Google, muhfirman.wordpress.com

Syaiful, A. (2010). Hina Etnis Papua, Mahasiswa Tuntut ITB Bertindak. Retrieved 9 Tuesday, 2011, from www.liputan6.com

Technology Penetrated the World

Technological was development very rapid from age to age. It begins with usual facilities until now sophisticated facilities. Now technology was not strength again for almost all of people. I think almost all of communities in the world know about technology. In fact the children also know about technology. Many children know and play game online. Another fact, now social networking is being rapidly adopted by the people, like Facebook and Twitter. Technology was spread in all walks of life. Everything is easy with use technology.

Except that, now technology is already widely used for various fields of work. One of which is used in education. Education certainly did not want to be left by the use of technology. Many schools in the world included Indonesia used technology especially for teaching. Based on my experience when I school in junior high school and senior high school, my teacher used laptop and projector to explain some topic. Then, we used language laboratory to learn language. It is make me interesting. I think it is very important to use technology in language class.

In learning the language we learn writing, speaking, listening and reading. In my opinion it is can be studied with use technology. I think it is more effective if the teacher use technology in the class. It is because technology make interesting. Today many exercises that we can found on the internet to learn language. Then, use technology can change Indonesian people from “gaptek” (in bahasa) become hi-tech. Nevertheless, technology has disadvantages. If we use technology to excess, it is can make bad impact, especially children. For example, if use computer to overtime, it is can make eyes damage. So, just use the technology as needed.

E-Reflection 1: Principles of Effective Teaching and Assessment

This is the firstly I learn about Principles of Effective Teaching and Assessment. In the first meeting I learn about what an effective teacher is and what an effective teaching is. Before we learn about that, firstly my lecture asks us to discuss with friend who sit next to us. We discuss about who inspire us to become a teacher, what kind of teacher do you like and don’t like, and whose motivate us to become a teacher. I think it is an interested discussion. My friend tells about interested experiences with her teacher. I get some point from the discussion, especially about our experiences with our teacher in school before, the point that we can take good things from our teacher in school and we can throw away the bad things from them.

After we discuss, we learn about differences between effective teacher and effective teaching. Based on what I learn in the class and based on my opinion, to become effective teacher we should have good classroom management, we should have good time management, we should become a role model in class, we should have good to deliver knowledge to our students, etc.

Meanwhile, in my opinion to become effective teaching we should use 3 ways communication in class. It is mean that in class there are communication between teacher with students and students with students. Then, in class should not use Teacher Centered Learning (TCL) but used Student Centered Learning (SCL). In this case teacher just become a facilitator, so the students can critical thinking and can solve the problem about the lesson by their self. Beside it, the teacher should maintain the students to become conducive. I hope after I learn about principles of effective teaching and assessment in the first session, I can become an effective teacher and can do effective teaching especially to teach language.