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Multiple Intelligence: Every Person is Special

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At the end of school year, when the parents come to school to take the Report Book of their kids, the first question always come up in discussion between parents and the teachers or parents and parents is about "the ranking of the kids". This situation happened years after years at schools until the kids graduate from the school.  Well, it could be something to be proud of, if their kids get great achievements and for sure it will also give positive impact to the kids. Parents are happy, and the kids are happy too. But, how about the kids who couldn't achieve the scores of standard of the subjects, and they don't get any rank at the classroom? It could be the worst day for those kids, and it will be remain on their mind. Of course, it also gives impact to their mental health.  Agree, that curricula of education is given from the government, and every schools must be follow it. But there's a space to be creative in teaching all those subject. That's why it'...

Study Problems and How to Deal With Them

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Study problems among the students always be an interesting topic to discussed. In general, when schools run well, the teacher can monitor their students when they are studying in the classroom. But in the emergency situation like now days in "coronavirus pandemic", when all the schools been closed for almost 3 months and the students have to study from home, the study problems been shown up and need to be solved. Such issues range from temporary glitches to chronic lack of motivation and low productivity. It can what feels like extraordinary will-power to overcome these issues, but the important thing to remember is that they can be conquered with the right attitude. Some of common problems are : 1. Low of Motivation Low motivation may be experienced either for certain subjects, or across the board. Students have to figure out what are their motivations to study. Some students don't know what is the goal or output of the subject they learnt. In this case, teacher have to ...

Self Defense Mechanism to Face Uncertainty

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bandiwagephotography.com "Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate"  jon bon jovi We are all agree that humankind is unique. Every single person in this world has unique style if they face the uncertainty situations. Some of my students send me personal messages said, "Ma'am.. It's really difficult times nowdays, since the virus Covid-19 spreads all over the world, and we should stay at home and study from home. We want to meet our friends in person."  Well, I understand, this situations are not easy to been through, not only for the students but also for the teacher as well.  "What do you do in this situations, if you feel get bored?", I asked them back. They said, they do their hobbies, such as cooking, reading, gardening, etc. But some of them said, they don't know what to do, seems like all the creativities are stuck on the wall. Feel anxiety and want to destroy something, such as cups ...

Learning Style and Online Learning

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bandiwagephotography.com "Every morning you have two choices: Continue to sleep with your dreams or wake up and chase them"  Every student has their style to learn something. Basically, an individual’s learning style refers to the way in which the student absorbs, processes, comprehends and retains information.    For example, when learning how to play guitar, some students understand the process by following verbal instructions, while others have to practicing guitar  themselves. This notion of the types of learning styles has gained widespread recognition in education theory and classroom management strategy.    Individual learning styles depend on cognitive, emotional and environmental factors, as well as one’s prior experience. In other words: everyone’s different.     VARK   Learning Style Neil Fleming's VARK model is one of the most popular concept of Learning Styles. In 1987, Fleming developed an inventory designed to help students and...