The Causes and Effects of Parent Who Stays in 2-3 Class at Tumble Tots.

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ABSTRACT

Tugas akhir ini merupakan salah satu syarat kelulusan di program D3 bahasa Inggris di Universitas Kristen Maranatha. Dalam tugas akhir ini, saya membahas tentang permasalahan yang ada di Tumble Tots,

Bandung. Permasalahan yang ada yaitu tentang adanya kehadiran orang tua yang mempengaruhi proses belajar anak. Berdasarkan masalah ini, saya ingin mengetahui apa penyebab dan efek-efek yang ditimbulkan dari masalah ini, dan kemudian mencari solusi terbaik.

Berdasarkan pengalaman saya, masalah ini disebabkan oleh tiga hal, yaitu orang tua tidak tega untuk meninggalkan anaknya ketika

mendengar anaknya menangis dan muntah di dalam kelas. Alasan kedua adalah karena faktor kesehatan. Terakhir, hal ini disebabkan karena anak menjadi mogok sekolah. Untuk mengatasi hal-hal ini, akhirnya saya menemukan dua solusi. Solusi yang pertama adalah dengan menetapkan peraturan yang tegas di Tumble Tots, yaitu dengan memberikan batas waktu satu bulan untuk orang tua yang masih ingin menemani anaknya di dalam kelas 2-3. Solusi kedua adalah dengan cara membiarkan para orang tua yang sudah berhasil meninggalkan anaknya di dalam kelas berbicara dengan orang tua yang akan meninggalkan anaknya di dalam kelas.

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study

These days, mastering English is very important, this is the reason why

today there are many schools and even pre-schools that teach and use

English as their language of instruction. Parents realize the importance of

mastering English for their children’s future.

As a consequence, many parents send their children to pre-schools

these days. According to Baby Center Medical Advisory Board, pre-school

is a place where the children find a wide variety of fun activities, including

singing, dancing, arts and crafts, storytelling, free play, and both indoor

and outdoor games and projects, designed to teach children different skills.

It is also said that children in pre-school have the opportunity to socialize

with other kids as their age (1). Moreover, Indrariawan says “pre-school

will also improve children’s self-confidence and their social skill.

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There are many pre-schools in Bandung. One of them is Tumble Tots. I

chose Tumble Tots as my internship place because I know that Tumble

Tots is a good pre-school in Bandung because Tumble Tots has a class

for fine motor skills also, while other pre-schools in Bandung only have a

class for gross motor skills. . Tumble Tots is a franchise from United

Kingdom so I think Tumble Tots has a good educational system to teach

children. Besides developing children’s gross and fine motor skill, Tumble

Tots also improves children’s self confidence and social skills.

In Tumble Tots, there are four groups of classes: Gymbabes, W-2

(walking to two), 2-3 (two to three), and Playgroup. In Gymbabes and W-2

class, children are still accompanied by their parents inside the class.

However, in 2-3 class, it is suggested that parents leave their children by

themselves so as to improve children’s self-confidence and social skills.

To leave children inside the class without parent’s accompanied needs

a process. Based on my experience, during the process children will cry

and vomit. The process requires understanding from the parents.

Unfortunately, not all parents understand this. They try leaving their

children inside the class without accompanying but when their children

start crying and vomiting, they will come back to the class. This creates a

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B. Identification of the problem

The problem starts when parents leave their children inside the class

but then come back into the classroom when their children start crying or

vomitting. Based on my experience, this brings an effect on the children’s

emotions and their activities in class. So in this term paper I want to

identify:

• Why do parents not want to leave their children inside class without

accompanying them?

• What are the effects if parents do not realize the importance of

leaving their children alone inside the class?

C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study

At the end of this term paper, I want to know about factors that cause

some parents to not want to leave their children inside the class without

their presence. I will also give some solutions so that Tumble Tots will be

able to inform the parents who do not understand about the situation. For

parents, they will know what the effects will be if they still stay inside the

class. For me, as a Tumble Tots teacher, I will also know what to do if the

parents still want to stay with their children in class.

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Tumble Tots was founded by Bill Cosgrave, an ex English Olympic

Gymnastic coach, in 1979. Tumble stands for tumbling and Tots stands for

children. So, Tumble Tots means children who are tumbling with physical

activity so they can have self-confidence, have self-esteem, and can

cooperate with others. That is why Tumble Tots has “Skills For Life” as

their motto.

Tumble Tots has programs that are specially formed to develop

children’s gross and fine motor skills and it uses English as its language.

Until now, Tumble Tots has many branches in the world, such as in

Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

In Bandung, Tumble Tots has two branches. One is in Jalan Maulana

Yusuf and the other one is in Jalan Buah Batu. Below are the programs in

Tumble Tots:

1. Gymbabes

Gymbabes is a Tumble Tots program for babies from six months to

walking stage. By having parent involvement, gymbabes helps to stimulate

and encourage babies to use all their senses, gently and without pressure.

2. W-2

This program is for children who can walk confidently. By parental

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and do other elementary physical activities that help stimulate body

awareness.

3. 2-3

This program is for children at the age of two until three. This program

encourages children to climb, jump, and roll, and do in-class activities by

themselves, without parent involvement in class.

4. Playgroup

Children are supposed to have self-confidence here and be more

independent.

E. Limitations of the Study

The limitation of my study is 2-3 year old children in Tumble Tots

whose parents still stay inside the class. I will not discuss about how to

handle the children but how to make parents know the importance of

leaving their children inside the class. I will also do an interview of some

teachers and parents to complete my data.

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This term paper consists of four chapters. The first chapter is the

Introduction and is divided into six parts. The first part is Background of

the Study. In Background of the Study, I explain why I choose this topic for

my term paper. The second part is Identification of the Problem, I will

identify my problems here. The third part is Objectives and Benefits of the

Study. In this part, I explain the advantages of my analysis in this term

paper for the institution, for the readers, and for me. The fourth part is a

Description of the Institution, which gives the history of the institution and

describes about the institution. The fifth part is Limitations of the Study. It

explains the limitations of my research and the process of gathering data.

The last part is about Organization of the Term Paper, which explains the

flow of this term paper. The second chapter of this term paper is Problem

Analysis. In this chapter, I will analyze the factors that cause the problems.

The third chapter is about Potential Solutions. It explains the potential

solutions, with the positive and negative effects for each solution. The last

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CHAPTER IV

CONCLUSION

Parents have an important role in their child’s development. They have to

cooperate with the institutions they are related to, which in this term paper is

Tumble Tots, in order to improve the child’s development. Therefore, in this

chapter I want to address the chosen solution for the problem at Tumble Tots.

In the previous chapter I have already mentioned the potential solutions

based on my analysis from the causes and effects of the problem. I think the

best solution for my problem is a combination from both potential solutions

given before.

The chosen solutions are a combination of the first and second solutions.

Before the children move into 2-3 class, the parents are expected to have a

chat with parents whose child is already in 2-3 class. This solution will make

parents understand the importance of leaving their children inside the class

before they move to 2-3 class. Besides that, Tumble Tots has to set a clear

rule about the 2-3 class. For those who want to move to 2-3 class, parents

have to leave their children without being accompanied. They are given a

month if they still want to accompany their children inside the class. If in a

month they still cannot leave their child, the child should move back to W-2

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W-2 class too long because they want their children to be more independent.

Therefore, this solution will somehow force parents to leave their children

without being accompanied.

In conclusion, parents will understand the importance of leaving their

children inside the class. They will see their child’s improvement in the

classroom. If parents do not realize the importance of leaving children inside

the class, their child’s social skills and independence will not improve as well

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