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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 ...

Karna and Arjuna are the prominent characters in Wayang. Wayang is a traditional drama portrayed in puppets or even can be the real human act as the characters in Wayang. An online dictionary defines wayang as a Javanese puppet drama that uses the shadows thrown by puppets manipulated rods against the translucent screen lit from behind. There are some forms of wayang, i.e, Wayang Kulit, Wayang Wong, and Wayang Golek. The story of wayang is taken from India. There are two main stories on it, they are Ramayana and Mahabarata. The story being played in Wayang tells us many things. Though not many people understand the language in as much as it uses the very old traditional language of Javanese, they can still read the books about it, listen to some interpreters or read the sequels from the internet. In the story of Wayang there are two characters that are remarkably dominant in Mahabarata, Arjuna and Karna. Arjuna and Karna are actually brothers, because they have the same mother but d...

How to Write a Good Application Essay for a Scholarship Dion E. Ginanto Winning a scholarship has become my rooted dream since I was teenagers. I was so proud and sometimes felt jealous knowing my neighbors got a scholarship from abroad. From that moment, I promised to try my best to win a scholarship from overseas. Soon after I graduated from college, I applied for some scholarships right away. In 2008, I applied for four different scholarships; ADS from Australia, Stuned from Neatherland, Aminef from The US, and ALA from Australia. Three months after I applied for those scholarships, I always opened my email hoping to get good news from one of the scholarship sponsors. However, none of the applications were approved. Although I was disappointed at my first trial, I kept trying in the following years. Then at last, on April 4, 2011, on my birth day, I received an email from USAID informing that I was one of the scholars who received a grant to study to the US. I couldn’t believe r...

Jadi Pendidik Kreatif dan InspiratifDilihat 13 kali Penulis : Dion Eprijum Ginanto Penerbit : Jogja Bangkit Publisher Kategori Buku : Motivasi Tahun Terbit : 2011 ISBN : 978-602-98290-1 Ukuran : 15 x 23 cm Tebal : 120 halaman Harga : Rp 32.000,- Discount : 20% Discount Member : 30% Harga Diskon : Rp 25.600,- Sinopsis : Menjadi seorang pendidik atau pun guru adalah sebuag pilihan; pilihan jalan untuk menuju puncak gunung kesuksesan. Tapi sadarkah Anda jika pendakian menuju kesuksesan sangat rentan dengan penyekit yang menggerogoti jiwa para pendidik. Terlepas dari penyakit lahiriah, para pendidik juga harus waspada terhadap penyakit-penyakit tersebut diremehkan dan tidak segera diobati maka akibatnya akan sangat fatal. Yaitu dapat menimbulkan kematian; kematian profesioanal. Dalam buku ini, akan dipaparkan 10 jeni s penyakit yan biasa menjangkit para pendidik beserta obat penawarnya. Dari 10 penyakit serta obatnya tersebut, di antaranya: LESU VS JAMU KUAT (Lemah Sumbe...

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Beberapa tahun terakhir ini kita dikejutkan dengan fenomena wewabahnya penyakit akut yang menyerang siswa-siswi di Indoneisa. Penyakit akut itu bukan disebabkan karena virus atau bakteri mematikan secara medis, namun penyakit itu bersifat gaib yaitu KESURUPAN. Sungguh nyiris memang, di era globalisasi saat ini malah kita dikejutkan dengan permasalahan yang identik dengan takhayul dan mistik. Yang lebih ironis adalah yang menjadi penderita kesurupan adalah mereka yang notabene orang berpendidikan setingkat SMP/SMA. Kesurupan tidak hanya menyerang satu daerah saja namun telah menyebar ke seluruh wilayah di Indonesia; dan dalam waktu bersamaan dapat terjadi di daerah yang berbeda. Menurut laporan media tahun 2007 dalam Ubeydi dan Abdul Kohar (2009), dalam satu bulan, peristiwa kesurupan pernah terjadi di empat kota secara berurutan: Yogyakarta (6/3), Surabaya (20/3), Banjarmasin (20/3), dan Bogor (21/3). Bahkan, di tahun 2008 ini, tiga peristiwa kesurupan terjadi di hari yang sama (25/11...