Teacher’s Confession 2: “Bilingual Classes” Are A Mess

This post was originally in Indonesian. Sorry for any mistakes in translation.
(This email was received from an Indonesian Teacher)
In a meeting with all of the parents of student candidates for a bilingual class in one Junior High School, I tried to compare their expectations with our version of reality in the school. To be more [...]

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Teacher’s Confession 1: SBI Schools Are A Mess

This post was originally in Indonesian. Sorry for any mistakes in translation.
SBI = International Standard Schools, a new program launched by the Indonesia government to give public money to selected schools in the hope they will provide an international standard of education for the kids lucky enough to get in to those select public schools. [...]

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Earlier morning classes

(Letter to Jakarta Post. Published on 11 December, 2008)
Page four of The Jakarta Post’s Nov. 28 edition was very interesting reading, especially for anyone who likes to connect dots. At the top of the page was an article titled, “City proceeds with plan to change school time”.
This article explained that the city was planning to [...]

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Jakarta: In Dire Need of Improvement

Because I have been living in Jakarta since 1995, I can unfortunately confirm that everything in this article is true. It is very saddening that each new government brings very little with it in terms of change. What we get is more of the same: more corruption, more pollution, more sales of national assets, more [...]

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The Solution To Indonesia’s Educational Problems Is In The Hands Of Parents

[A parent asked me what the solution was to the massive problems in education in this country that I keep writing about. This is my response.]

I tried to answer this matter in my post Confessions Of A Teacher 2. I am certain that the only way to solve the problems in education here [...]

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BBM Dinaikkan Agar Pemain Asing Masuk

Assalamu’alaikum wr.wb.,

Saya baru baca tulisan di Eramuslim ini (dari 1 bulan yang lalu). Ternyata, setelah harga BBM dinaikkan, ada perkara yang sangat penting yang dibahas habis-habisan oleh semua media swasta.

Dampak BBM naik terhadap rakyat? Tidak.
Dampak BBM naik terhadap bisnis kecil? Tidak.
Dampak BBM naik terhadap anak yatim yang putus sekolah karena jatuh miskin setelah [...]

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Penyapu Jalan Tewas Kelaparan

Rabu 4 Juni 2008, Jam: 8:18:00

BOGOR (Pos Kota) – Harga kebutuhan pokok yang terus merangkak seiring kenaikan Bahan Bakar Minyak (BBM) memunculkan beragam kisah pilu. Seorang penyapu jalan tewas di pinggir jalan Sukasari, Bogor Timur, Selasa (3/6) siang.

Diduga, Adin, 46, petugas kebersihan pada Dinas Lingkungan Hidup dan Kebersihan (DLHK) [...]

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Kasus Aborsi di Indonesia 2,5 Juta Setahun

Assalamu’alaikum wr.wb.,
Kemarin di blog, saya post berita dari Inggris yang menjelaskan praktek aborsi di sana. Saya bertanya berapa banyak aborsi terjadi di Indonesia sebagai bandingan. (Di Inggris, 193,737 aborsi pada tahun 2006 – data terakhir). Seorang pembaca kirim artikel dari Antara yang mengutip penelitian WHO di Indonesia. Diperkirakan tingkat aborsi di sini mencapai atau melebihi [...]

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Hemat listrik = hemat BBM?

Kemarin saya ke Plasa Senayan. Sambil mutar-mutar di dalam, saya perhatikan jumlah lampu yang begitu banyak. Di Sogo, saya lihat di setiap 1-2m ada lampu lagi.
Kalau PLN menggunakan BBM untuk menghasilkan listrik, berarti tindakan apapun yang mengurangi penggunaan listrik akan menghemat BBM juga. Betul?
Dan kalau terjadi penghematan BBM, berarti suplai akan bertambah banyak, [...]

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Tidak ada subsidi BBM

Ini sangat menarik untuk dibaca. Kata penulis, silahkan diperbanyak dan disebarkan.
Ini situs penulisnya,
http://infoindonesia.wordpress.com/

Ini postnya: Tidak ada subsidi BBM

Bagi yang ingin download filenya (PPS) silahkan klik:
http://www.mediafire.com/?bdwgc1mxjcy

Saya juga simpan kopi di Google Docs (PPS).

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