HARD INSIDE, SOFT OUTSIDE
Do you still remember my friend�s story in my post before? My friend said that it was almost impossible to change bad tradition in his working environment. If we are in…
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Showing posts with the label ENGLISH ARTICLES
FROM THEM WE LEARN
Ginting Mergana
A quite poor mother bore a baby in Niderwald, Swiss, 1850. The baby was named Cesar Ritz. The baby, then, grew up in this poor farmer family. Generally, they who were b…
Read moreWHAT ARE SCHOOLS FOR?
Ginting Mergana
ARTIKEL PENDIDIKAN � Try to ask a student of any school, �Son, why must you attend each lessons in your school?�. I am definitely certain most of them will answer you,…
Read moreWHAT CAN YOU DO?
Ginting Mergana
A friend of mine, a teacher of a high school, must be mutated to a primary school. I think it�s hard for him to teach students of that age because previously, he taught…
Read moreIT�S NOT ME!
Ginting Mergana
When Iwan Fals was asked about his willingness to run for a legislative or even presidential seat, he answered that he was incapable of running a country. In fact, he h…
Read moreOBEY THE RULE
Ginting Mergana
Dewi Persik dances erotically. A film director produces a controversial movie. Some people said that Dewi Persik�s dance is not a kind of pornography. It is a kind of a…
Read moreOPEN LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL
Ginting Mergana
Open Lower Secondary School is held for students who can�t attend regular Lower Secondary School (SMP). It�s formal. The school is adapted to students� condition so it …
Read moreTALK AND DO
Ginting Mergana
There is a parody that I like much. It�s about a sophisticated professor who asked some people to do something. But no one did what the professor asked. The people only…
Read moreLESSON FROM BANG IMAD
Ginting Mergana
Imaddudin Abdurrahim (78), or known as Bang Imad, passed away yesterday, Saturday morning (03/08). Bang Imad was the forerunner of dakwah in university. He did his dakw…
Read moreOUR BELOVED INDONESIAN
Ginting Mergana
When I was a primary school student, I often heard some words which were a little strange. I asked my teacher about the words. My teacher said that actually those words…
Read moreTHE SCHOOL WHERE I TEACH
Ginting Mergana
The school where I teach is located in a remote area. Actually, the school is just 15 Kilometer far. But, because of its place � to reach the school you have to ride a …
Read moreSTOLEN MONEY
Ginting Mergana
Mr. Headmaster gave me a letter from a parent of my student. The letter said that, Boini, my student, had lost her money, Rp. 70, 000, 00, at school. The money was inte…
Read moreBOOKS PROBLEM
Ginting Mergana
Parents are always in a dither whenever they must send their son or daughter to a new school. They must spend a lot of money, that�s the reason. A newspaper said that p…
Read moreTURN YOUR T.V. OFF!!
Ginting Mergana
Community for Research and Empowerment (CORE) called out the Indonesians to turn off their televisions on July 20th. Why must we turn our TV off? We cannot separate tel…
Read moreRIDE YOUR BIKE!
Ginting Mergana
I find a few bicycles on the road recently. When I was a student, most of the students rode bicycles to their schools. Not only the students, but also some teachers. Bu…
Read moreTEACHER OF THE FIRST YEAR
Ginting Mergana
After two years waiting, finally, I teach students of the first year. The last two years, I taught students of the third year. I found it as a hard work. Teaching the t…
Read moreDON�T JUDGE BOOK FROM ITS COVER
Ginting Mergana
Eko Setyono was my student in an Islamic High School. He was known as a badly behaved student. He often opposed his teachers and he often said words that hurt. When it …
Read moreWHO WANTS TO BE TEACHER?
Ginting Mergana
When you decide to attend a school, the first thing you have to ask is how are the teachers? Teachers play an important role in education. If the teacher is high in qua…
Read moreHOLIDAY TIME
Ginting Mergana
Do you think you need holiday? Yes, you need some days to escape from your daily routines. Sure, you are, sometimes, boring with all those things. So you need something…
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