BE QUALITY TEACHER

Teaching is not only to transfer knowledge to the students but also to educate them to be able to be smart and skill human in order to survive in a tough life. So, to be a prosper teacher we must upgrade our knowledge and enrich our teaching methods. Teaching needs not only a lot of knowledge but also special skills. We must have special skills such as:Good communication skillsGood methodological skillsGood a sense of humourGood behaviourBehave not only a teacher but also parents or even a friendSeveral of our friends may say that this upgrading...

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BE WRITER

As a teacher, you have enough spare times. You can use your spare time to increase your knowledge or skill and get a new income. To be a prosper teacher, you can be a writer. You can write books, articles, short stories, novels, etc. M. Hasyim Ashari in his book “ Siapa Bilang Jadi Guru Hidupnya Susah?’ states that one of using spare time with the productive activities is writing.If your writings are published as a book or an article in mass media, you will get a payment. If your books are best seller’s book, you will get a royalty as passive income.Almost...

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SEBUAH RENUNGAN

PHK masal tahun 2001 karena mendirikan serikat pekerja menjadikan saya sebagai seorang guru. Profesi guru merupakan profesi yang saya hindari ketika saya lulus dari IKIP. Alasannya klise: Gaji guru kecil!Ternyata benar! Gaji guru memang kecil! Saya merasakan sendiri ketika menerima honor pertama sebagai guru. Mau bilang apa? Ini adalah pekerjaan saya. Ini adalah profesi baru saya: Guru! Saya harus tetap menjalaninya, walaupun dapur hanya ngebul selama 1 minggu.Sekarang, guru adalah profesi. Sebagai sebuah profesi, guru mempunyai payung hukum berupa...

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