Bantulah Program Belajar Gratis untuk Anak Kurang Mampu

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STRATEGIC ISSUES AND SWOT ANALYSIS YPKGM FOUNDATION

A. STRATEGIC ISSUES   ANALYSIS OF INTERNAL CONDITION The main advantage Activity Youths Development Foundation (YPKGM) is in the coaching program activities of the younger generation, especially in the field of psychosocial, construction area of ​​dance and drama, as well as life skills training and community development programs in general. YPKGM has experienced since 1994 and started walking on the professional stage by putting the main base while working with a variety of post-tsunami International NGO 2004 to mid-2009 for coaching youth programs, namely library development, life skills training, as well as psychosocial activities such as bibliotherapi program, and fostering cultural arts such as dance, drama, music, performing arts, music festivals, film etc. ANALYSIS OF EXTERNAL CONDITIONS Changes due to globalization Globalization is affecting the lives of nations and countries in the world not only a challenge, but also at the same time an opportunity. The challenge is that the more extensive phenomenon resulting political boundaries, among the nation's economy becomes vague and relations between nations become so transparent. Globalization has a broad implementation of the livelihood and life of the nation. Viewed from the perspective of nationalism, globalization raises the awareness that we are citizens of a global society and benefit from it, but on the other hand, is growing also preserve the impetus to grow and strengthen national identity. As a result of economic globalization effect on, among others, in the form of the growing transnational corporations that operate without knowing the boundaries of the state. When economic globalization occurs, state boundaries will be blurred and the relationship between the national economy with the international economy will be more closely. Globalization of the economy on the one hand will bring the product from the market opportunities in the country to be competitive international market, the reverse is also opens the opportunity for global products into the domestic market. It is obvious that the national economy has become part of a global economy marked by the power of the world market. Therefore we as citizens should be able to compete with the other countries that we are not excluded by the intense competition in this era of globalization. Here, the role YPKGM to help people, especially the younger generation to have a high human resources and able to face the challenges of the times without forgetting its identity as a nation Indonesia, the people of Aceh with dignity. SELF EVALUATION YPKGM current conditions: 1) Value Plus: - It has been experienced for over 21 years (since 1994) and have a good experience in cooperation with the National and International NGOs. - It has its own building 1. Main Building size of 8.5 x 12 m (2 floors) 2. Building 2 size 9 x 12 m (first floor) - Has 15 Kids Library / Reading Garden Gampong built in 15 Villages in 6 districts of the city. - Has had the legality of the Decree of the Minister of National Human Rights and the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Value Minus: - Not Having its own funding sources - Do not have a permanent job Partners MAIN BUILDING (8.5 x 12 m - 2 floors) consists of: 1) Training Room size 4.5 x 8 m Value Plus: - Permanent Space - Floor not ceramic (ceramic already there yet installed) - Has had its own toilet - Has had the power grid - 2) Space Director of size 4 x 4 m Value Plus: - Permanent Space - It has been available desks and chairs leadership - Has had its own filing cabinet - Has had a filing cabinet - Has had Typewriter Electric - Has Had 1 unit of Computer and Printer Value Minus: - Tables and Chairs damaged Staff - Do not have a sofa for guests - The room is rather hot because the air conditioner is not installed - Floor yet ceramic 3) Discussion Room size 4 x 8 m Value Plus: - Permanent Space Value Minus: - Chairs and tables do not exist - Floor yet dikeramik - Bulkhead room yet installed 4) Commercial Space (Hall) size of 8.5 x 12 m Value Plus: - Permanent Space - Floor already ceramic - Has had its own toilet - Has had the power grid - Has had sufficient Desk Chair - Has had enough Estalase and Shelves Value Minus: - There is no space kitchen Sets and special - There is no ceiling BUILDING 2 (9 x 12 m - 1 floor) consisting of: 1) Library Children's Room size 4 x 8 m Value Plus: - Permanent Space - Has ceramic - It has its own toilet - It has been available Grid - Collection of books pretty much ± 10,000 titles and 12,000 copies Value Minus: - No computer with a special program for                             the library - Table Read / reading chair no - The room is rather hot because the air conditioner is not installed 2) Computer Lab Room 3.5 x 4.5 m Value Plus: - Permanent Space - It has been available Grid Value Minus: - The roof is temporary - Not ceramic - No computer - The room is rather hot because the air conditioner is not installed 3) Space Counseling / Health sizes 3x3 m Value Plus: - Permanent Space - It has been available Grid Value Minus: - temporary roof - None, no facilities whatsoever - Not plastered 4) The room staff size 4 x 4 m Value Plus: - Permanent Space - Has ceramic - It has been available Grid Value Minus: - There are no facilities whatsoever - The room is rather hot because the air conditioner is not installed 5) Audio Visual Room size 4.5 x 5 m Value Plus: - Permanent Space - It has been available Grid Value Minus: - There are no facilities whatsoever - The roof while - Tables / chairs no - The room is rather hot because the air conditioner is not installed CONCLUSION SWOT Strength To support the development of Children's Learning Center, YPKGM already have factors that can be considered as a power (strenght), among others: 1. Having a skilled and experienced workforce; 2. Have available the basic infrastructure, in the form of a permanent building. Weakness (Weakness) But in addition to the strength of the above, there are factors that can be considered as a weakness (Weakness), among others: 1. Support infrastructure and development activities of Children's Learning Center is still weak, due to lack of financing; 2. Lack of human resources professionals in the field of information and communication technology developers; Opportunity Some important aspects that can be used as an opportunity in the development of Children's Learning Center, among others: 1. The spirit can be used to forward momentum to make fundamental changes in all areas, including the development of Children's Learning Center; 2. Increased awareness of the parents, the community of the importance of education wider implications on the demands of the provision of services and human resource development activities are increasing the younger generation. This is an opportunity to improve the quality and service; 3. Globalization, globalization provides an opportunity to expand its network of regional cooperation, nationally and internationally, especially for education, development and mastery of information and communication technologies. Challenge (threat) In addition to the opportunities that are open, there are challenges to be faced in the development of Children's Learning Center, among others: 1. Lack of alignment of policy development activities to improve human resource development of the younger generation with the policy of traditional leaders and village; 2. Increase the ability of human resources. Improving the quality and quantity of human resources is one of the most strategic factor in the development and mastery of technology. In this case, simultaneously should be good human resource development is contained within its own YPKGM and traditional leaders and village officials and users (Enabled Worker); Based on the SWOT analysis and institutional self-evaluation, there are several problems identified are: 1. The unavailability of adequate funding / adequate 2. Lack of Donors and Partners remain 3. Infrastructures owned inadequate 4. Business Unit developed the lack of capital and some less well targeted so as not been able to make a meaningful contribution Based on the above identified problems, it can conclusion that the strategic steps to be taken are as follows: 1. Not enough have funding / adequate When you look back at the history of this foundation (please click here) then it is not surprising that not sufficient funds available for the development of the Children's Learning Center. Although aware that the funds are not sufficient to establish a Children's Learning Center until the final 100%, but the founder faced with a dilemma, where if this development is not done, it is certain that in the short time available funds will be depleted as a result of operating costs in the period certain time then the foundation will be insolvent due to lack of operational funds. Therefore, although impressive push yourself, the establishment of the Children's Learning Center is not already left the initial assets to move forward. Therefore, to overcome this problem, it was decided to sell the assets of the foundation's ownership to another party either personally, or institutions, by 40% so hopefully this waiver will be able to provide adequate cash injection for the future sustainability of the Foundation. Besides waiver of 40% of this foundation not only Related with funding but also means giving rights to others to chip in thinking, creative ideas and policies that will provide fresh air for the future development of the foundation due to the presence of new ideas of engagement others it is predicted to be involved in creating innovations for the future development of the foundation. 2. Lack of Donors and Partners remain The absence of donors and partners still influence the smoothness of the programs at the foundation, and for this takes effort and a tougher approach and better so as to convince third parties to be willing to become a sponsor and partner of this foundation. Creative ideas and innovative programs participated determine our success in getting this fixed donors and partners. 3. Infrastructures owned inadequate During this upgrade infrastructure and facilities at Children Learning Center always to be priority use of existing funds, and apparently based on the experience that has been done so far, this action is not appropriate, resulting in a source of funds from bank loans drained to result in a lack of investment capital to be played in an effort so that the result of a financial crisis as we are facing today. Therefore, improvement of facilities and infrastructure will be done gradually and by using a separate fund of venture capital funds so that we will not return as the current financial difficulties. 4. Business Unit developed the lack of capital and some less well targeted so as not been able to make a meaningful contribution. Business Unit developed so far are as follows: a. Grocery Business Unit: The first attempt to contribute significantly, but less purchasing power and the emergence of similar businesses make an advanced small business turnover, and because we do not serve the demand of wholesale customers who owe the right to run other businesses. Conclusion: This effort should not be developed further, because capital gains are small with relatively large. b. Business Unit Copy / ATK: initial efforts also make a meaningful contribution, but then appeared similar business that profits dwindling. Conclusion: This effort can be sustained because, although a small contribution, but the fixtures and fittings were no pity for the wasted even more capital required is not large and is also supporting existing ATK and library activities. c. Business unit coffee Shop: This effort has been less attention to the less developed, new lately managed better and it gives a greater contribution. Conclusion: This business unit should be developed with a more serious especially considering this is a business that should be developed tourist area of ​​more serious and even more (more will be discussed at the potential of the business will be developed). d. Effort Photo Studio and photographer: this business handing out significant contribution, but due to lack of promotion of the service user is less. Conclusion: Need more vigorous promotion again and still need to be continued. Based on the description of existing businesses mentioned above, the business photocopy, PhotoStudio should be protected given the already have the capital base to continue the business without the need to incur additional costs anymore, so although given the relatively small contribution but the operational cost is also relatively low, the contribution should be maintained. From all of these efforts, the efforts coffee shop which has received less attention, it should be prioritized into a mainstay of business and further developed into a culinary tourism business and for this to be addressed specifically on another occasion.

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ESTIMATED PRICE LIST INVENTORY IN CHILDREN LEARNING CENTER - YPKGM FOUNDATION at Leupung

For those who are interested to support the Foundation at Children's Learning Center in Leupung, might want to know the condition of the foundation of wealth in greater detail so that an accurate overview of the foundation and can determine how they will support this foundation. Here I attach a link that can be downloaded to get the file list price of the foundation of wealth. (click Here) Can I explain here that these assets do not include assets of the foundation in its branches in the region, such as in Sabang (Iboih), Pidie, Pidie Jaya which has had a permanent building and land endowments / grant given society. Price building 1 size 8.5 x 12 m (2 floors) reached Rp. 900 million because the building is prepared to 3 floors so that from the beginning of its foundation has created a model that supports the chicken claw 3-storey building, as well as slippers hanging on the 2nd floor has also been prepared to accommodate the 3rd floor so that the time for the development of the 3rd floor will require an overhaul again While the second building was originally the size of 4 x 8 m which is the BRR for building the library, and then fit the needs of the building was expanded again to be 12 x 9 m. For land already has SHM but still proprietary Teuku Syafrizal because this is his inheritance only so to waive the cost of replacement is necessary because if not then teuku Syafrizal will not have the slightest ground for the whole of his work during this life has been submitted to the foundation , Likewise, the construction of buildings 1 and 2, into using his funds (Juliani), namely marriage and dowry money from selling the land in the village pond, so if it is not returned then automatically they do not have any property to be passed on to their grandchildren. But of course this is not something that should be done but it is important to know that someday your involvement in the Foundation either as a participant or as a supervisor or supervisors, when the availability of funds has allowed it would not arise misperceptions if later performed the transfer of such rights.

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ACEH Part 2: BUILD CONFIDENCE

PART 2 BUILD CONFIDENCE Confidence is a human capital base to meet the various needs of its own. Someone have a need for freedom of thought and feeling that someone who has the freedom of thought and feeling will grow into a man with confidence. One of the first and foremost step in building confidence to understand and believe that every human being has its advantages and disadvantages of each. The benefits inherent in a person must be developed and utilized in order to be productive and useful for others (Judge, 2002). Self-confidence (confidence) is the basis of self-motivation to succeed. To be motivated someone to be confident. Someone who get peace and confidence must be willing and motivated him. Many people who experience a shortage but rise above shortcomings that really beat the misfortune to have the confidence and motivation to continue to grow and transform the problem into a challenge. Confidence (Self Confidence) is convincing in ability and judgment (judgment) ourselves in doing the task and choose effective approach. This includes confidence in the ability to face the increasingly challenging environment and confidence in the decision or opinion. While confidence is a induvidu positive attitude that enables him to develop a positive assessment both to themselves and to the environment or situation. This does not mean that induvidu capable and competent to do everything alone. High confidence actually only refers to the presence of some aspects of life induvidu terseburt which he feels has the competence, confident, capable and believes that he can because it is supported by the experience, the actual potential, achievements and realistic expectations of yourself. According Thursan Judge (2002) confidence not just show up in a person there are certain processes in private so there was the formation of self-confidence. The formation of a strong sense of confidence that occurs through the process: a) Establishment of a good personality fit with the process that spawned the development of certain excess surplus. b) Understanding someone to excess surplus assets and give birth to a strong conviction to be able to do everything with the use of excess surplus. c) a person's understanding and positive reaction to the weakness of its weaknesses so as not to cause low self-esteem or sense of difficult to adjust. d) Experience in live the various aspects of life by using all the advantages that exist in him. Self-confidence can be affected by several factors that can be classified into two, namely the internal factors and external factors: a) Internal factors, including: 1. The concept of self. The formation keperayaan yourself in someone begins with the development of self-concept obtained in the association of a group. According centi (1995), self-concept is the idea of ​​himself. Someone who has low self-esteem usually have a negative self-concept, otherwise people who have self-confidence will have a positive self-concept. 2. Self-esteem. Meadow (in Kusuma, 2005) Self-esteem is the assessment carried out for yourself. People who have high self-esteem will personally assess rationally and correctly for himself and easy to make contact with another individual. People who have high self-esteem tend to see themselves as individuals who believe that their business succeed easily accept others as they accept themselves. But people who mempuyai low self esteem is dependent, less confident and usually hit the social difficulties and pessimistic in the association. 3. The physical condition. Changes in physical condition also affects the self-confidence. Anthony (1992) said that physical appearance is a major cause of low self-esteem and self-confident person. Lauster (1997) also found physical disability can lead to low self-esteem that is obvious. 4. The experience of life. Lauster (1997) says that the confidence gained from a disappointing experience is most often the source of the emergence of a sense of inferiority. More over if basically someone has a sense of insecurity, lack of affection and less attention. b) External factors include: 1. Education. Education affects a person's self confidence. Anthony (1992) further revealed that low levels of education tend to make people feel under the authority of a more intelligent, otherwise better educated individuals tend to be self-sufficient and do not need to rely on other individuals. Individuals will be able to meet the needs of life with confidence and strength with regard to the situation from the point of reality. 2. Work. Rogers (in Kusuma, 2005) suggests that the work can develop creativity and self-reliance and self-confidence. Further stated that confidence can appear to do the job, in addition to the material obtained. Satisfaction and pride in the can being able to develop the ability. 3. Environment and life experience. Environment here is a family and community environment. Received good support from family environments as kelurga members interacting with the well will give a sense of comfort and confidence is high. So also with society increasingly able to meet the norms and accepted by the society, the more smoothly the developing self esteem (centi, 1995). While the formation of self-confidence also comes from personal experience that a person experiences in the course of his life. Psychological need fulfillment is an experience that a person experiences during a bad trip on childhood childhood will cause less confident individuals (Drajat, 1995). However, in terms of self-confidence as a nation, a society, the younger generation should have the Aceh besides what has been described above, also must have a clear knowledge of Aceh, a strong and steady conviction about the advantages and disadvantages as well as Aceh potential to be developed as a dignified nation and able to stand in line with other ethnic groups in Indonesia. Therefore, the starting point of this, the past Aceh start of the Empire, the Dutch colonial war period, period Struggle for Independence also formed the basis for foster kebangkan good self confidence, of course with not only pay attention or boast advantages alone but also the weaknesses and errors that occurred at that time as a study in order to be a lesson that will not happen again, or it can be a study to further improve, fix past mistakes in order to be a commendable act in the present and future.

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ACEH : PART. 1, NEGATIVISM

ACEH TRANSPARENCY IN HISTORY AND CULTURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT YOUNG GENERATION ACEH FUTURE) PART 1 Negativism Quite a lot of writing about the people of Aceh and written by someone, either by Acehnese, and foreigners, especially the Netherlands who has written in the context of the Aceh war on the Dutch colonial era. But we have yet to find an article that limit themselves to the achievement or development resources in the development of Acehnese society as a whole, not just focus on excessive pride themselves on how heroic heroes during the war Aceh Aceh Dutch colonial days, or the pride of Aceh's capital Indonesian independence struggle, but we will talk about the meaning that should be learned from the history of the war that is most terrible. When talking about the people of Aceh and Aceh today, then we will hear a variety of concerns, deep pain in the sigh of the Acehnese itself when lifting to talk about himself, his community, Aceh as a whole. It is not easy to escape from the environment negativism on the way towards the development of the people of Aceh were able to uphold the image of Aceh as a nation that had triumphed, and to achieve the glory that then all doubts will be cut off from the great ideals. It is very necessary for self-confidence which is a source of energy that must be embedded as a giant in the life of our young generation, that history not only as memories of the past are enough to proud, but the great thing is the motor that they must use to struggling with constructive measures for the benefit of the overall development of Aceh. With excessive pride and negativism just not possible turn the creative minds and encourage the movement of all of the construction that will extend the life sector, while the period that has passed the discovery of many people who set a good wisdom always has the wrong stepped, thus was born the future the ups and downs that we are living now. Negativism so long been embedded in our souls the people of Aceh, "Aceh Pungo" designation are very insulting to me, but often we say themselves to scare people not to mess with people of Aceh, is one that I remember as a teenager once, so when we went to Jakarta or other cities outside of Aceh, whether it be long or a short is not much difference, then when you return to Aceh, the "oak leumo hana turi le" so called, because they have forgotten the language of Aceh. This makes the Acehnese people like lagging in development after a long struggle and terrible path. Speaking today, the conditions are also getting worse, many children of Aceh, Aceh's father and mother, but because they live in the city of Banda Aceh, then they are not proud to speak Aceh, Aceh they could not speak, and ironically also proud of his parents' ignorance "is, how not called" Stupid ", the language is a branch of science that is recognized worldwide, even though the language of Aceh, Aceh language is one of the wealth of the world's languages. With negativism is so thick and confidence is so low, how we will begin construction of Aceh as a whole, the development of which would improve the image of the people of Aceh in the middle kacah national development, and how we will face the globalization of the world which has arrived? "WAKE UP", do not continue to dream and continue to boast of in the past that will not go back again, WAKE UP !!!!

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A Mind at a Time : Menemukan Bakat Istimewa Anak

Pikiran, adalah bentuk materi yang bersifat misterius yang dikeluarkan oleh otak. Aktivitas utama pikiran ini adalah berusaha keras mengetahui ciri-cirinya sendiri, kegagalan atas upaya ini desebabkan oleh fakta bahwa pikiran tidak memiliki apa-apa selain dirinya sendiri, dalam mencari tahu dirinya sendiri (AMBROSE BIERCE, The Devil's Dictionary) Waktu adalah dimana ada kesempatan, dan kesempatan adalah dimana tak ada banyak waktu.....Kesembuhan bergantung pada waktu, tetapi juga pada kesempatan. (HIPPROCRATES Epidemics) Demikian kata-kata paragraf pertama dan kedua pada Pengantar buku dengan judul sebagaimana diatas, nah saya tidak akan menyalin semua apa yang terdapat dibuku tersebut (bisa-bisa saya dituntut melanggar HAKI) walaupun sebenarnya ini sangat layak bahkan penting untuk disebar luaskan dalam upaya memahami anak bahwa mereka SEMUA ISTIMEWA dengan segala kelebihan dan kekurangannya, dan mereka layak diperlakukan ISTIMEWA dan jangan buat perbedaan yang ada pada mereka menjadi ALASAN bagi anda untuk menghancurkan rasa PERCAYA DIRI ANAK. Jadi sadarilah bahwa planet bumi ini dihuni oleh berbagai jenis manusia dengan berbagai macam pikiran. Otak manusia itu unit. Sebagian manusia mempunyai otak yang mampu menciptakan simfoni dan soneta, sementara yang lain lebih cocok membangun kembatan, jalan raya dan komputer, mendesai pesawat terbang dan sistem jalan, mengendarai truk dan taksi, atau mencari penyebuhkan bagi kanker payudara dan hipertensi. Pertumbuhan masyarakat dan Kemajuan dunia bergantung pada komitmen kita dalam membantu ANAK_ANAK KITA hidup dengan pikiran yang berbeda-beda dan saling menghargai perbedaan tersebut. Orangtua memiliki tanggungjawab dan kebahagiaan tersendiri ketika mereka mengenali perbedaan masing-masing cara berpikir anak serta bagaimana menumbuhkannya. Hal tragis bisa terjadi jika kita salah memahami dan barangkali salah mengarahkan cara berpikir anak. Dan ini sering terjadi. Anak-anak yang tak mampu mengoperasikan pikiran mereka sesuai yang diharapkan merasa sangat tidak nyaman, sementara orangtua merekapun tidak bisa tidur memikirkan anak yang sulit memahami bacaan yang dibacanya atau sulit bergaul ataupun tidak bisa berkosentrasi disekolah. Guru merasa sangt kesal dan kadang merasa tak becus melihat kemunduran murid tanpa mengerti penyebabnya. Seringkali anak harus membayar mahal karena cara berpikir yang mereka bawa sejak lahir tersebut. Bukan salah mereka jika punya otak yang tidak bisa menangkap perintah dengan cepat, mengeja dengan tepat, menulis dengan baik, membaca dengan cepat, bekerja dengan efesien atau mengingat perkalian secara otomatis, mereka akan mendapat predikat ADD (attention deficit disorder) atau LD (Learning disability), sehingga kadangkala mereka harus menelan obat-obatan untuk menenangkan pikiran mereka belum lagi siksaan ejekan teman-teman sekelasnya, dan julukan-julukan atau panggilan-panggilan yang menhina "sitolol". "goblok" dll. Identitas intelektual mereka hanya dilihat dari nilai ulangan yang akan menentukan nasib mereka namun diragukan sepenuhnya bermanfaat dan membantu mereka dalam menghadapi kehidupan nyata. Kita tidak bisa berdiam diri sementara rasa percaya diri anak-anak seperti itu terpukul, terpuruk dalam kenistaan yang BUKAN SALAH MEREKA. Sebagian besar dari mereka disalah artikan, disepelekan, mendapat perlakuan yang salah, tau mendapat tuduhan yang tidak benar dari orang dewasa. "Saya tidak bisa melakukan apapun dengan baik, Ibu dan guru saya selalu berteriak-teriak pada saya, Rasanya saya ini anak yang paling Tolol di kelas, Mungkin saya dilahirkan demikian" demikian salah satu pernyataan anak yang patut kita cemaskan, karena tidak seorangpun boleh merasa seperti itu. Dan hal ini sangat umum terjadi, bahkan dalam kasus tertentu, anak-anak yang cerdaspun namun berasal dari keluarga kurang mampu kadangkala juga mendapat perlakuan seperti tersebut diatas, saya sangat ingat satu kasus dimana seorang anak dari kampung, karena oleh orang tuanya dianggap pintar dan bijak disekolahkan di kota pada sekolah favorit, karena masih kecil neneknya mendampingi, dan disinilah pelecehan dan penghancuran rasa percaya diri anak dimulai, anak tersebut setiap ada pertanyaan guru, selalu menjadi yang pertama mengacungkan tangan untuk menjawab, tapi gurunya selalu mengabaikannya dan memilih anak lain untuk menjawab, ini selalu terjadi sehingga tidak disangsikan lagi ada unsur kesengajaan mengabaikan anak tersebut, kalau dikatakan gurunya tidak melihat, maka anak tersebut duduk didepan, dan saat mengcungkan tangan dengan semangat ia maju kedepan, bahkan kadangkala hanya ia yang mengacungkan tangan, tapi tidak pernah mendapat kesempatan" Hal ini terungkap ketika saya mengunjungi keluarga tersebut dikampung setelah sekian lama tidak berkunjung, ketika saya memanggilnya maka saya menemukan anak yang kuper (kurang percaya diri) berbeda 100% dengan anak yang saya temukan 6 bulan sebelumnya - Masya Allah sangat metedihkan. Kasus lain saya temukan diawal tahun 2014 saat orang tua seorang anak kebetulan berkunjung dengan anaknya ke Children Learning Center, maka seperti biasa saya menawari anak tersebut untuk membaca buku yang ada diperpustakaan, anak itu hanya menunduk malu dan ibunya berkata lantang "Alah anak ini bodoh sekali, sudah besar belum bisa membaca, entah ikut siapa" saya mengurut dada dan berkata "Sudah bawa dia setiap sore kemari biar saya ajarkan membaca" dan ini diturti oleh ibu tersebut, Alhamdulillah dalam waktu 1 bulan maka ia sudah lancar membaca dan menulis, saya hanya bereksperiment selama satu minggu untuk menemukan metode yang tepat untuk anak tersebut. Dan yang lebih menggembirakan saat ulangan sekolah ia yang sebelumnya tidak pernah mendapat rangking, bisa mendapat Rangking 3, dan dengan keluguan seorang anak ia berkata "Bagaimana ibu guru ini, saya sudah pintar kok dikasi rangking sedikit" he he he baginya rangking angka 3 dinilai sama dengan nilai uang makin besar makin baik. Lalu pada kasus lain, saya menemukan anak yang benar-benar sulit, ia tetap tidak mampu menyimpan sedikitpun materi hari kemarin sehingga tidak mengalami kemajuan apa-apa, saat belajar pikirannya tidak disana, tidak bisa berkonsentrasi pada apa yang diajarkan, saya mencoba berbagai metode namun tidak membuahkan hasil, akhirnya saya mencoba mengorek apa yang ada dipikirannya, maka saya mendapatkan jawaban yang mengejutkan, ia mengatakan ia memang bodoh, ibunya selalu memukul kepalanya sambil berkata bodoh, dan ia berkata saya memang tidak akan bisa apa yang diajarkan ini karena saya memang bodoh" jadi perlakuan ibunya dan julukan atau sebutan bodoh itu sudah demikakian terpatri dipikirannya sehingga saat diajarkan ia sudah duluan berpikir tidak bisa, sehingga tidak menyerap apa yang diberikan. Setelah mengetahui hal ini, saya mendekati ibunya dan berkata ia tidak boleh laghi memukul anaknya dikepala bahkan dimanapun, dan jangan pernah lagi mengucapkan kata bodoh dan kata-kata kasar lainnya. Dan setelah itu ada perubahan yang ditunjukkan anak, ia mulai menyerap pelajaran yang saya berikan, namun sayang sebelum pengajaran ini tuntas, keluarga ini pindah ke Meulaboh dan saat liburan saya bertemu dengan ibunya - ia dengan bangga berkata anaknya di sekolah Meulaboh (dimana tepatnya saya tidak begitu jelas) mendapat juara. Namun saya sendiri tidak merasa bangga karena rasanya anak tersebut belum pulih seluruhnya dari rasa tidak percaya diri, jadi apakah benar ia dapat Juara saya menyangsikannya dan kalaupun benar ia mendapat Juara maka kualitas anak-anak disekolah tersebut yang rendah dan rasanya juga perlu mendapatkan bimbingan. Jadi alasan saya mendirikan Children Learning Center di Leupung ini berangkat dari pengalaman saya sejak tahun 1992 hingga akhirnya saya mendirikan Yayasan secara legal pada tahun 1994, anak - anak kadangkala tidak dapat berkomunikasi dengan bebas dengan orang tua mereka, karena tradisi menyatakan orangtua harus menanamkan bibawa dan rasa takut pada anak sehingga mereka menjadi patuh, Alhamdulillah ayah saya dan ibu tidak demikian, mereka sangat komunikatif sehingga kadangkala saya merasa terlalu ikut campur, tapi saat saya memahami pentingnya komunikasi dan melihat pengalaman keluarga lain, maka saya merasa sangat bersyukur. Kita semua pasti mengenal Darwin dengan tiorinya yang spaktakuler, namun Darwin mengakui bahwa otaknya bukanlah otak pemikir sehingga iapun tidak menggunakannya untuk menyerap pelajaran lebih dari satu jam, kalau ia tidak melakukan itu mungkin ia tidak akan pernah menghasilkan karyanya. Nah jika orang secerdas Darwin saja tidak mampu berkonsentrasi dalam waktu panjnag tanpa merasa lelah, maka seharusnya kita memahami anak-anak kita yang seringkali kita tuntut untuk belajar berjam-jam lamanya dan jika ia tidak mampu maka kita akan menyebutnya malas. (Leonard G. Guthrie, Functional Nervous Disorder in Childhood, 1909)

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How To Read a Book

Membaca tulisan Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren yang telah ditranlate ke Bahasa Indonesia dan dipublikasikan tahun 2007 setelah buku ini direvisi pada tahun 1972, maka yang teringat oleh saya adalah betapa lambatnya kita merespon buku yang demikian baiknya, terlebih lagi kalau membaca pengantarnya yang menyebutkan bahwa buku ini sudah terbit pertama kali tahun 1940. Pada blog saya ini, saya juga telah menulis "tehnik Membaca Cepat" tapi tampaknya tulisan tersebut tidak pernah dibuka oleh para browsing internet dan ini menunjukkan bahwa "membaca" tidak menjadi perhatian banyak orang, padahal kalau mau dikaji kembali Nabi Besar Muhammad SAW pun perintah pertama yang didapatnya adalah "BACA" jadi mengapa kita mengabaikan itu? Di era internet ini, arus informasi sangat deras. Dari informasi paling canggih sampai informasi paling sepele, bisa kita temukan di internet. Tapi seringkali juga yang terjadi adalah kita terbawa kebiasaan instan. Mencari informasi dari satu sumber saja tanpa mencari sumber lainnya untuk mengkonfirmasi. Mungkin ini disebabkan karena kita mulai melupakan kebiasaan membaca. Lebih parah lagi kalau kita merasa mengetahui sebuah berita hanya dari judulnya saja. Kebiasaan membaca harus ditanamkan sejak dini dan terus dipupuk agar generasi muda kita mempunyai pola pikir yang lebih kritis. Maka tidak mengherankan bila sering kali, jika seorang mahasiswa mendapat tugas skripsi atau makalah, dia merasa tegang melihat banyaknya buku yang harus dibaca. Jika dia tidak membaca, tulisannya akan terasa dangkal. Akan tetapi, untuk membaca bahan bacaan yang banyak dan tebal, dia merasa tidak sanggup. Demikian juga dengan profesional atau karyawan. Mereka sadar, dengan membaca bisa meningkatkan pengetahuan dan wawasannya. Namun, kapan dia bisa membaca jika setiap kali pulang ke rumah badan sudah sangat capek. Sebenarnya masalah membaca bisa diatasi jika memiliki keterampilan membaca cepat. Salah satu Presiden Amerika Serikat, Theodore Roosevelt, di tengah kesibukannya masih bisa membaca tiga buku setiap harinya. Sedangkan Presiden John Kennedy diketahui bisa membaca 1.000 kata per menit. Dengan memiliki keterampilan membaca cepat, maka bisa membantu kita dalam melaksanakan penelitian dan mencari dengan cepat keterangan atau informasi yang dibutuhkan. Kunci untuk bisa membaca dengan cepat adalah kesadaran bahwa tidak setiap kata yang tercetak di dalam buku harus dibaca. Dan, tidak semua detail dalam bacaan itu harus dipelajari. "Sayangnya, banyak pembaca yang merasa bersalah jika tidak membaca keseluruhan kata dalam kalimat. Padahal, cara seperti itu tidak efisien karena menghabiskan waktu," kata Soedarso, penulis buku Speed Reading: Sistem Membaca Cepat dan Efektif dalam seminar membaca cepat yang diselenggarakan Gramedia Penerbit Utama pada Gramedia Fair di Jakarta, Kamis (22/7). SEBELUM memulai belajar membaca cepat, hitunglah dulu kecepatan membaca yang dimiliki. Seseorang baru dikatakan mampu membaca cepat jika bisa membaca 1.000 kata per menit. Cara menghitung kecepatan membaca adalah carilah teks bacaan yang memiliki kolom yang sama, seperti kolom koran. Hitunglah dalam satu baris ada berapa kata. Misalnya setiap baris rata-rata memiliki lima kata. Kemudian mulailah membaca dalam satu menit. Hitung berapa baris yang bisa dibaca, lalu kalikan jumlah kata yang ada dalam satu baris. Angka yang didapat dari perkalian itu merupakan angka kecepatan membaca. Langkah pertama untuk mempercepat keterampilan membaca adalah berani membuat prioritas membaca. Jangan membaca yang tidak dibutuhkan. Buatlah katagori bacaan apa yang dapat menambah informasi, meningkatkan studi, meningkatkan karier dan pekerjaan. Jika memang masih mempunyai waktu luang, barulah membaca yang menarik perhatian. Permasalahan dalam membaca Banyak kebiasaan yang bisa menghambat dalam membaca cepat. Antara lain, vokalisasi atau membaca dengan mengeluarkan suara, membaca dengan gerakan bibir, menunjuk bacaan yang dibaca dengan jari, dan melakukan gerakan kepala. Ada kalanya kita mengulang apa yang dibaca karena tadi hanya membaca sepintas. Selain itu hambatan kecepatan membaca terjadi jika kita melakukan subvokalisasi atau melafalkan di dalam batin. Akibatnya, kecepatan membaca berkurang. Soedarso mengakui, hambatan kecepatan membaca itu biasa terjadi karena ingin berkonsentrasi, menghadapi bacaan yang sulit dan penting, bermaksud menghafal, atau berada di lingkungan yang gaduh. Selain itu, kecepatan membaca juga tergantung pada materi yang dibaca. Jika yang dibaca adalah bacaan ringan seperti fiksi maka bisa membaca dengan cepat. Namun, jika yang dibaca adalah bahan penelitian atau analisa, tentu lebih lama. "Jalan keluarnya, bacalah dulu ringkasan dari bacaan nonfiksi itu. Dengan demikian kita bisa lebih cepat memahami bacaan itu," kata Soedarso. Untuk meningkatkan kecepatan membaca, harus dilatih keterampilan dasar, yakni membaca dengan hanya mengandalkan gerakan mata, membaca frasa bukan kata, dan cepat mengenali kata kunci. Konsentrasilah untuk mendapatkan ide dan jangan melamun. Kecepatan membaca ini bisa dilatih dalam waktu dua sampai tiga bulan. Hal yang penting dalam membaca adalah memahami ide bacaan. Bukan mengoreksi kata per kata atau jika ada salah cetak. "Kita tidak perlu menguasai seluruh isi bacaan karena akan memperlambat membaca. Yang penting kita bisa memahami hingga 80 persen," tegas Soedarso. Untuk memudahkan mendalami buku, kita harus menemukan ide pokok pada setiap buku yang meliputi: ide pokok buku keseluruhan, ide pokok bab, ide pokok bagian bab, dan ide pokok paragraf. Ide pokok bisa didapat dengan cara melakukan skimming atau membaca garis besar untuk mendapatkan ide bacaan. Banyak orang mengartikan skimming sekadar menyapu halaman. Padahal, arti yang sebenarnya adalah suatu keterampilan membaca yang diatur secara sistematis untuk mendapatkan hasil yang efisien. Kemampuan menangkap ide pokok merupakan tahapan pertama untuk memajukan pemahaman. Untuk mendapatkan ide pokok dengan cepat, pembaca harus berpikir bersama penulis, mengikuti struktur dan gaya penulisannya. Jika ada yang penting dan harus diingat, tidak ada salahnya membuat catatan kecil atau ringkasan. Ini untuk memudahkan seseorang jika suatu waktu membutuhkan kembali informasi tersebut. Nah, ingin tahu lebih jauh tentang membaca, maka belilah buku How To read a Book karya Mortimer J Adler & Charles Van Doren, namun tentu saja bila anda bukan seorang Pembaca, atau ingin menjadi pembaca, maka tidak ada gunanya membeli buku tersebut kalau hanya akan jadi hiasan di almari saja, lebih baik anda kunjungi saja Perpustakaan saya di Leupung - maka anda dapat membaca secara gratis disana, he he he.....

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