BLOG PENDIDIKAN DAN BEASISWA

When I was child, my mom told me about her ideal she could not afford. She told me that she really wanted to be a teacher. But, In Indonesia at that time, education is the second priority for women, what the people thought was that the women no need to study highly, because they finally married and will work at their husband’s kitchen. And yes, my mom finally stopped her study at the very early time (Junior High School) because my dad engaged her to marry. Then, my mom told me that one day I must become a very professional teacher to continue her ideal.  During that time, I promise myself to make my mom’s dream comes true. I study hard, and I took Education faculty at university. My mom was very happy and proud of me knowing that I was the best graduate from my faculty. Not only that, after finishing my study I become a real teacher (government teacher/ civil servant). I am now happy because I can make my mom dream becomes reality. But when I teach my student, I found mys...

There is an ironical fact of education in Indonesia. Muhammad Am (2011) reported that Indonesia sits in the 56 position of the 127 countries in the world rank of dropout’s students. This phenomenon was very infuriating since Indonesia has declared its independence for 66 years. ELN (2011) wrote that in 2010, from the 31,05 million primary school students in Indonesia, 20,1 % dropped out from school and did not continue their study at the higher level. Siimilarly, 32% of 12,69 million junior high school students left school before completing their secondary education. In addition, there were 4,6 % high school dropouts Only around 40% of senior high school graduates continued their study to university. There must be some causes engender to this problem. The drop out causes can occur not only in Indonesia but also all around the world. At least there are some issues that affect the drop out case: family issue, academic issue, and social issue (Taniadworjan: n.d) The first factor ...