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HARD WORK PAYS OFF!
Will it be easy? NOPE.
Will it be worth it?
ABSOLUTELY.
Teaching Practice: Services
When it comes to teaching, I always think of the process. Because when I say process, I should really have the plan and the steps to do it. So, I always begins in preparing my lesson plan. Consequently, my teaching still follows my teaching plan. It always starts with asking my students' day, how are them and their feeling at that moment. Because I believe that as a teacher you should care to your students. And then I can now give my strategies that will trigger my students to learn. And after observing if they are already have the will to learn, that will be the time that I'm going to present my lesson. During the discussion, I always ask them if they understand what I am talking about. I also ask some examples for them to give and sometimes I let them to make and use it in a sentence. After the lesson, I always give them activities and seat works to apply the learning that they gained.Lastly is the evaluation part where I sometimes give quizzes or group works to measure if they truly learn something. Most of the time, I give assignments related to our next topic.
With regard in time management and organizing my activities in teaching, I always give my best to prepare and be ready before entering my class. I want to give my full effort to the students so they will not feel any unworthy feelings. I want them to see that they are one of my most priorities. But I realized that not all the time I did focus on my teaching especially during my stay in their country, because I really one to explore and at the same time to finish my mission which is my teaching. Yet, when I have my vacant time and free time especially every night I make sure that I will prepare and read my lesson the next day. I organize it by printing papers and my guide so I won’t have any problem in the process of my teaching. I also exert my effort and time in making presentations and lesson plans.
Concerning the problems that I’ve encountered during my teaching includes first, the language barrier. Not all the students can speak English Language. But I always thank them for being so nice. As I adjust learning some of their words in Indonesia and use the very simple words in English, they also do the adjustments so they can understand me. They try harder to learn and create a sentence in English Language so they can talk to me and try also to teach me some Bahasa Indonesia so we would be able to meet on the same line. Another problem that comes in my way is about the time management. I’m having a very hard time to manage my time because I’m always stuck between exploring the beauty of Indonesia and focusing on the lesson that I’ll teach the next day. But anyways, I learned to manage my time well and was able to do multitasking.
Upon managing all the classes that I’ve been handling, I can say that they didn’t bring me any stress and burden. They are all disciplined and responsible even they are too young. All the students in SMPN1 Madiun look up the teachers with higher authority. They value and treasure their teachers so much. Respect is practiced in every class. From the first time I enter their classroom until the end, I never had any difficulties in managing the classes. When I say and ask them something, they will do it straightaway. But then, sometimes the noisiness is still there but I am thankful that I was able to control them and I understand them because they are too young. Yet, when I give them my one look which means “to keep quiet”, you would see that silence will be there without delay.
Teaching Practice: Services
Teaching Practice: Gallery
All in all, I really had learned a lot. This amazing experience taught me so much about life and in my teaching career. I considered this success another step to reach my goals and dreams. Before I enter this program I am losing a lot of reasons and I can't find any motivation to continue what I have started. But as this journey near its end, I know that I have enough reason to go on. I already had my will to continue and pursue my career. I can now imagine myself being a teacher. I am so blessed that I would be able to share my experiences in this trip with a lot of beautiful and amazing people. Without them beside and behind me, I couldn't get so much learning that I will be forever kept.
Indeed, great things never came from comfort zone.
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Teaching Practice: Files
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