MENINGKATKAN MINAT BACA

Oleh : MAHMUD, S.Pd (Kepala SMP Negeri Bulo)
Masyarakat Indonesia hingga kini masih tergolong masyarakat yang mempunyai minat baca atau katakanlah minat baca masyarakat Indonesia masih rendah. Sekalipun minat baca masyarakat Indonesia masih rendah, tapi kita tidak perlu pesimis. Untuk membangkitkan minat baca masyarakat, kiranya patut segera ditanamkan, terutama kepada anak-anak sekolah karena mereka mempunyai kaitan erat dengan membaca. Bagi siswa sesungguhnya membaca merupakan

MERAWAT PEMBELAJARAN AKTIF

By : MASYKUR, S.Pd
Hampir semua sekolah memiliki SDM yang bagus, namun sayangnya belum semua pihak pengelola sekolah yang paham tentang metode PAKEM diperolehnya dari banyak pelatihan. Walaupun sekolah kami terpencil tapi selalu mengikuti pelatihan profesi guru. Pembelajaran sistematis, kooperatif, berpikir kritis. Usia sekolah kami masih sangat belia,

UNTUK KEPALA SEKOLAHKU TERCINTA

By OSIS SMP NEGERI BULO
Sungguh Bapak sebagai guru matahari kami.Amanat mulia bertumpu di pundak bapak. Ingin sekali kami ukirkan prestasi karena kerja keras,ketulusan dan cinta bapak kepada kami. Juga,ingin sekali kami maju karena Bapak memaknai pendapat dan kesaksian kami. Karena itu, inilah penghargaan kami,

THE CITY OF ELT

Once upon a time there was a city called ELT. The people of ELT led a comfortable,if not extravagant,life,pursuing the noble goats of literature and grammar. There were differences, of course some people preferred to call themselves EFL people, while others belonged to a group known as ESL. But the two groups lived in easy tolerance of each others,more united than disunited.
Now it happened that the city was surrounded by high mountains and legend had it that the land beyond the mountains was inhabited by illiterate and savage tribes called Scientists, Businessman and Engineers. Few people from ELT had ever ventured into that land. Then things began to change. Some of the people in ELT became restless. The old city could not support its growing population and eventually some brave souls set off to seek their fortune in the landbeyond the mountains. many in ELT were shocked at the prospects. It was surely no place for people brought up into gentle landsscape of English literature and language.

Theories of learning

The starting point for all language teaching should be an understanding of how people learn. But it is too often that case taht learning factors are the last to be considered. English has been particularly guilty in this regard. Yet, language can only be properly understood as a reflection of human thought processes. Language learning is