Analisis Dialog Internasional 6 Pendidikan Matematika

Analysis Dialog Internasional 6 - Pendidikan Matematika:

As a teacher, I ever felt something awkward when I taught math. I ever thought why is it not that easy to help students to construct and to understand them the concepts? Even when I taught senior high school, I still felt this terrible feeling. however, I hadn't realize that there was the different between the school math and adult math. I just realized now, thanks for Prof. Marsigit to open my mind about this things.

Sir, I ever taught my student to help to construct their own math. It was really need long time. I approached my students one by one. because their knowledge was totally different i.e the knowledge gap between one to another was big, perhaps because of the family's background too. But yeah, it will be that easy if students have high intelligent. sometime, some of them already could account, but they still had difficulty to understand the question if I changed it. Whereas I just changed its structure, while the main purpose of the question was still same. I did really feel ashamed and failed as a teacher, even now. Because, I feel no matter I try, I still cannot find the main problems. If I can solve, It's only a trivial part of the problems. Thank you

Ninda Argafani
12709251053
PMat C PPs UNY

Supervisor: Prof. Marsigit

Analisis Dialog Internation 5 Pendidikan Matematika

Analysis Dialog International 5 - Pedidikan Matematika:

I doubt this idea about global curriculum will work, even mathematics itself is a global science. We have to consider many things particularly about philosophy, psychological and ideology of math education in each countries. One place to another have their own purpose and their own characteristics. So, We cannot force it. I agree to Prof. Marsigit's statement above. It's clearly enough to understand. the main point is not about the curricular but let's think about how to help students to construct their own knowledge to be a good self-math conceptor. whether students will take math for their next study or not in the future. thanks

Ninda Argafani
12709251053
PMat C PPs UNY

Supervisor : Prof. Marisigit

Analisis Dialog Internasional 4 - Pendidikan Matematika

Analysis Dialog International 4 - Pendidikan Matematika:

I agree with both Prof. Marsigit and Donald. There are mitigating factors in math education. I want to consider if these factors (teacher competency, school system desederata, and other factors) have just already solved. Then how to apply this constructivism? I just can't figure out, because we know that students have their own knowledge, then how to help to construct their mind if their knowledge are discrepancy, totally discrepancy. if we consider about how long we teach? then I doubt that teachers will successfully help student to construct.

I read many Indonesian articles about PTK (Action Research Class), I just don't have any idea. I think that all the articles / thesis are illogical. How come PTK can solve a problem in a short time? and Is it true? because base on my teaching experiences it will need more than a year to discover a problem in one class. And how long this solution will be sustained? I doubt that. Sorry to say this, i didn't mean to underestimate PTK. I don't know PTK in others country, may be it has a different implementation than here.

About the unizor.com and Natasha. I totally agree with Prof. Marsigit. That math concept is for adult. moreover to Natasha, Oke, I agree you have succeed your students, but I have important question "Which students you refer to? Student with high intelligent? or who?".
I ever made the same tool through mobile learning. My purpose isn't helping student to construct, but help teachers to drill. I mean, because the time teaching is limited, then teachers can use this tool to give student more exercises to do at home or anywhere, while teachers can focus how to help students to construct their own math concepts through their own knowledge in the class. after constructing, teachers give student addition exercise through this tool. And, I still feel this tool ineffective. Unfortunately, I can't give you the link, my server had been blocked due to the contract time.

So, for me technology just used as a tool nor a facilitator. and Math is a science of live and problem solving is a part of live.

Thanks

Ninda Argafani
12709251053
PMat C PPs UNY

Supervisor : Prof. Marsigit

Analysis Dialog International 3 - Pendidikan Matematika

Analysis Dialog International 3 - Pendidikan Matematika:

I'm agree if concepts are important (i.e., significant) as well as the skills and techniques assosiated with the concepts. But I think, without a good understanding in concepts, it will be possible to students to enhance their skills and techniques in learning mathematics. That's why we need to help them to contrucst their own concepts from knowledge they have have.

About the MathLab, I think it's a good innovation but I still have a question? Is it really work when you do that in your class? Because I just can't imagine. Base on my teaching experience, students become lazy when I did the same thing like you, that is I tried to teach them (in this case I taught simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and divide) then checked the result using calculator. And the effect was I agree with Abdullrahem said that students become lazy and want everything instantly. They don't want to thinking, whereas they have a good ability in math.

So, just like Jaworsky said there is no best way to educate. Every techniques and teaching approach have their own advantageous and weaknesses. Depend on us, how to combine and associate our teaching skills, knowledge and experiences due to the students need.
Thank you

Ninda Argafani
12709251053
PMat C PPs UNY

Supervisor : Prof. Marsigit

Analysis Dialog International 2 Pendidikan Matematika

Analysis Dialog International 2 - Pendidikan Matematika:

After all I agree with statement that "If you study you can do, if you don't study you can't"
also the statement that "I can do"

These statement SHOULD be Emerged as an internal motivation of the students. If students have this motivation, I think it will be more easy to us as a teacher to do what Ebbutt and Straker said.

May be you will say that we can emerge students' motivation by stimulating them. But, we have to remember that this motivation is an outside motivation. And we'll never know how long it will be sustained? Moreover when student meet difficult problems / chapters. Based on my teaching experience, I can conclude that my students have no soul to math no matter I stimulate them. Oke, I can stimulate them but over all, this motivation cannot represent, or I say when students meet a difficult matter they will be lost in hope again to math. So, the root of the problem is not about how to apply what Ebbutt and Straker said, but mostly How to emerge self-motivation (direct motivation) of students.

I also agree, that math should come from home. may be we still need to conduct research in-dept to know the relation between parent involvement in children learning mathematics.

Thank you.

Ninda Argafani
12709251053
PMat C PPs UNY

Supervisor: Prof. Marsigit

Refleksi #6 Guru Sebuah Profesi Sakral

 GURU SEBUAH PROFESI SAKRAL

oleh:

Ninda Argafani

12709251053

PMat C PPs UNY

Kita jadi bisa menulis dan membaca

Kar’na siapa

Kita jadi tahu beraneka bidang ilmu

Dari siapa

Kita jadi pintar dibimbing Pak Guru

Kita jadi pandai dibimbing Bu Guru

Guru bak pelita penerang dalam gulita

Jasamu tiada tara

Masing ingatkah dengan lagu ini? Dari sini dapat terlihat betapa agunnya guru. Guru bukan merupakan sebuah profesi biasa. Dari tangan seorang guru dapat mengembangkan sebuah embrio muda menjadi sosok idola bangsa. Dari tangan seorang guru dapat memberikan sumbangsih yang luar biasa terhadap kemajuan bangsa. Guru, sungguh tiada tara jasamu.

Guru dahulunya adalah sebuah profesi yang diremehkan. Mengapa? Karena beban kerja dan tanggung jawab yang sangat tidak mudah dengan gaji yang relatif sangat sedikit bahkan memprihatinkan. Sehingga tidak sembarang orang mau menggeluti dunia ini, kecuali memang benar-benar orang yang merasa terpanggil jiwanya untuk menekuni dunia pendidikan sebagai guru.

Fenomena sekarang terbalik, guru yang dulu menjadi sesuatu yang “extint” sekarang menjadi perburuan. Semua orang berbondong-bondong ingin menjadi guru karena banyak sekali iming mulai dari pengangkatan, tunjangan, sampai sertifikasi yang bisa dibilang lumayan jumlahnya. Karena fenomena ini, maka banyak pula bermunculan universita-universitas yang melayani mahasiswa untuk menjadi calon pendidik. Masalahnya adalah benarkah mereka benar-benar bisa dikatakan sebagai guru yang ada di dalam lagu diatas? Ataukah mereka hanya sebagai guru karbitan yang ingin mengejar sertifikasi dan kedudukan nyaman semata?

Saya ingin mengutip statement dari film Rataouille, Anton Ego mengatakan “Everyone can be an artist but a good artist cannot come from everyone”. Sama halnya dengan profesi guru bahwa “semua orang bisa menjadi guru tetapi guru yang baik tidak bisa datang dari sembarang orang”. Jelas disini bahwa semua orang mungkin berbondong-bondong untuk menjadi guru, tetapi benarkah mereka memang memiliki kualifikasi tersebut? Mungkin secara tempatnya iya (ijasah) namun secara konten/isinya bagaimana? Indonesia itu mempunyai penyakit latah. Karena lewat profesi guru dianggap paling gampang untuk menjadi pegawai negeri apalagi iming-iming sertifikasi. Maka orang-orangpun latah untuk kuliah dibidang ini.

Marilah teman-teman yang memang benar-benar ingin serius menekuni dunia ini, kita kembangkan diri kita. Renungkanlah bahwa profesi ini tidak akan pernah berjalan dengan baik untuk menciptakan generasi-generasi penerus jika dalam jiwa kita tidak terpanggil. Tundukkan ego kita, renungkanlah kelemahan-kelemahan kita yang dapat menghambat kemajuan siswa. Perbaiki dan kembangkanlah diri dan kemampuan kita dengan selalu mengupgrade kapasitas kita. Nikmati profesi sakral ini bukan hanya sebagai tukang yang memenuhi kewajiban mengajar dan kewajiban kurikulum semata tetapi sebagai researcher (a work of heart), sebuah panggilan jiwa untuk selalu melakukan research yang  urgensi demi memenuhi semua kebutuhan siswa-sisnya. Ayo,...lakukan selalu Continue Personal Development. Agar kita dapat menjadi guru yang benar-benar akuntabel dan sustainable. Masa depan ada di tangan kita kawan, tunjukkan existancemu sebagai pencetak generasi-generasi baru bangsa ini.