My Third Week Reflection

Today, I learned that teaching is not as easy as I thought. It is not only a matter of lecturing the subjects to students, but also how to set the proper induction and closure. It also deals with how to deliver the materials in the best way by using the available means or media such as blackboard, whiteboard etc. From the observation sheet, I learned that I already have the related capabilities of a teacher but I didn't maximize it. Or in the other words, if I may say, I couldn't maximize and improve it. My observers said that I have all of the aspects but all of them are not developed or whatsoever stated in the sheet. Well, their statement alarmed me to improve my teaching capabilities (Am I already a teacher?? I didn't know why I say this.)so that I would be a better teacher. But I also found something new. My friends in the same group used a rather different approaches in teaching. May be, from the other group's point of view, we tend to be joking all times, but we definitely learned the materials. May be it soudns crazy, but this is a new way of teaching. May be we could apply it in our PPL 2. Finally, I just want to say this. God bless you all may brothers and sisters!!!!

My Second Week Reflection

First of all, I would like to say I'm sorry for being not attended this week's class. Me and one of my classmates were being dummy variables (kelinci percobaan) for a research conducted by the Nutrition Study Program or whatsoever from Gadjah Mada University. That's why we skip the class, even though we had had the permission from Mr. Prast himself. Actually, I have nothing to write this week. But, in my being absence, I learned something new. I learned that conducted a research needed a great deal of money. In the research, we were given money to buy the food according to the given money. Then, the researcher observe our progress in 24 hours a day via sms. The next day, they measured our calorie and gave us some kind of energetic drinks. After that, before having the measuring our stamina on the field, our calorie were measured again for the second time. All of this was done in order to measure the effect of giving supplement toward the performance on the field. Based on this experience, I learned that research means expensive. We have to spent a great deal of money in order to learn about something which is new for us. However, for the sake of knowledge, there is nothing expensive to learn about something new. This semester I take RPW and RELT class. Hopefully, I could design a good, or even great, research so that it will be useful for the sake of us and the sake of knowledge. God bless you all, my brothers and sisters!!!!

My Reflection

Hi friends, this is what I feel when we have our 1st microteaching class. Well, first of all, I feel like I am a little bit older, remembering that now we are in the 6th semester. I still remember the first time I have ny course, it feels like yesterday. Anyway, I still didn't believe that now is our turn to be a teacher, just like what our senior have done. Since this is our turn, so we have to prepare it well. I hope from this microteaching class I could learn how to be a good teacher like what we have mentioned in the class. Even though I don't want to be a teacher, but like it or not, I have to be a teacher. This is the consequence from my choice to study in this study program.
Anyway, I learned that to be a teacher is not as easy as I imagine. Back in my junior and senior high school, I thought that to be a teacher is easy. We just need to come to the class, explain the lessons, and then give some exercises. After that, the lesson is over and the students are allowed to take a break. But now, after heard the lectures from Mr. Prast, we need more than what was in my mind. We need gestures, we need to master the materials, and many other things.
Then, I also remember that being a teacher means being a friend, but in particular occasions. It means that we have to show our dignity while we are teaching, but in the same time we have to pretend our students as well as we pretend ourself. I remember all of our teachers in my senior high schools are our friends, but we know when we have to be friends and when we have to be teachers and students.
Since yesterday is our first meeting, so I haven't found work and did not work yet. But there is one question remain in my heart: could we be a good teacher one day? I guess we'll find it out later. Have a nice and God bless all of us, Zico.