Difficulty in Approaching A Quiet 3-Year-Old Student at Kids2success.

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ABSTRACT

Bagi sebagian guru baru, kesulitan mendekati siswanya dapat menjadi suatu masalah yang serius dan dianggap dapat mengganggu kelancaran kegiatan belajar dan mengajar. Terlebih lagi dalam menghadapi siswa yang pendiam, seorang guru harus dapat menentukan cara yang tepat untuk mendekatinya karena anak pendiam membutuhkan pendekatan yang lebih pribadi. Dalam Tugas Akhir ini saya mencoba menganalisis permasalahan dalam mendekati anak pendiam yang saya hadapi dalam proses magang saya, selaku guru baru, di Kids 2 Success. Saya

menanalisis beberapa faktor yang berpotensi menyebabkan kesulitan dalam mendekati anak pendiam tersebut dan memaparkan beberapa efek yang terjadi akibat permasalahan ini.

Siswa yang pendiam di kelas dapat disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor, baik dari siswa tersebut atau pun pengaruh lingkungan sekitarnya,

misalnya adanya perubahan situasi belajar dengan adanya guru baru di kelas. Hal tersebut membuat guru baru kesulitan untuk mendekati siswa tersebut, karena disamping guru baru belum memiliki banyak pengalaman juga karena siswa pendiam terlalu menutup diri pada orang baru.

Kesulitan dalam mendekati siswa dapat menimbulkan efek yang buruk pada kegiatan belajar di kelas, namun hal ini dapat diatasi dengan beberapa solusi yang berpotensi untuk menimbulkan rasa nyaman pada anak pendiam tersebut sehingga memudahkan guru untuk mendekatinya, misalnya dengan mengobrol dengan siswa pendiam tersebut sambil membelai rambutnya atau dengan mengajak kakak dari siswa pendiam ke dalam kelas agar siswa dapat merasa lebih nyaman berada di kelas dan situasi baru. Guru baru juga dapat menanyakan beberapa informasi yang bermanfaat mengenai siswa pendiam tersebut kepada guru sebelumnya atau pengasuh siswa pendiam tersebut.

Dalam menganalisis masalah yang saya hadapi selama masa magang saya menggunakan metode problem-solving. Saya memaparkan tiga solusi yang berpotensi untuk mengatasi masalah dalam mendekati anak pendiam dalam kelas beserta dampak positif atau negatif yang mungkin terjadi jika solusi tersebut diterapkan. Dari ketiga solusi tersebut saya menentukan solusi yang paling berpotensi untuk mendekati anak

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study

A classroom consists of many types of students. One of them is quiet students. Quiet students are often harder to be approached than the others, and teachers need special ways to approach them. Report on Ananova shows that “children ‘in the comfort zone’ need a different approach from teacher to help them make progress” (“No Show of Hands for Quiet Children” par.4). ‘Comfort zone’ here means situation that makes children feel comfortable and safe. Children ‘in the comfort zone’ means children who tend to be quiet to avoid making mistakes; thus, it means that quiet children need a different approach in learning process.

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2 Maranatha Christian University too quiet and I did not know much about her; therefore, I had to find some appropriate ways to approach her in order to create an effective learning process so that the pupil will feel comfortable with the learning process and the learning time will be used effectively.

In this term-paper I analyzed the causes and effects of the problem, and also I stated three potential solutions to solve the problem of approaching a quiet 3-year-old pupil.

B. Identification of the Problem

1. What makes a quiet 3-year-old pupil difficult to be approached? 2. What are the effects of the difficulty in approaching a quiet 3-year-old

pupil?

3. How to approach a quiet 3-year-old pupil in the classroom at Kids 2 Success in order to create an effective learning process?

C. Objectives and Benefits of the Study - Objectives

The objectives of writing this term-paper are to get the appropriate ways to approach a quiet 3-year-old pupil in the classroom at Kids 2 Success and to know the reasons that make the quiet pupil harder to be approached than the others.

- Benefits

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interact with quiet children or even have quiet children. Last but not least, I hope this term-paper will help me in the future when I become a teacher.

D. Description of the Institution

Creative Learning is one stop education center, which consists of Calis Math and Kids 2 Success. Calis Math is a learning tutoring department for

fine-motoric training, write-read, and simple mathematics for 3 to 7-year-old children. Whereas Kids 2 Success is an English course for students of 2.5 to 18 years old. In Kids 2 Success students can choose a private course or a group course continually from the first level to the highest level. The first level is Runner, the second is Sprinter, the third is Jumper, and the highest level is General English.

Kids 2 Success is a franchise company from America which has

expanded throughout 12 countries including Indonesia. Kids 2 Success in Bandung was established in June 2005 and located at Taman Kopo II, Ruko 2A No.55. Later, it has a subsidiary in Setrasari Plaza A2, which is owned by Mr. Setiabudi Teja.

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E. Method of the Study

The methods that I use to compile data for this term-paper are: - Observation

I observed directly the pupil’s behavior in the class to get some information about her behavior and her habit. I wrote all the

information about the pupil, my activities, problems, and feedbacks during the internship in my internship journal.

- Interview

I interviewed the teachers in Kids 2 Success and the pupil’s nanny to get information about her background and to know her interests. - Library research

I did some library research to get supporting theories related to my statements.

F. Limitation of the Study

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This term-paper is started with the abstract, a short summary of the whole paper in Bahasa Indonesia. The abstract is followed by the Declaration of Originality and next is the Acknowledgments, which contains my acknowledgement for the help and support from many people. Afterwards, the Table of Content and it is followed by four

chapters. Chapter 1 is the introduction to the discussion, chapter 2 is the problem analysis, chapter 3 contains the potential solution for the

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CHAPTER IV

CONCLUSION

In this chapter I state and explain the chosen solution from the three potential solutions that I have analyzed in the previous chapter. The best potential solution for the difficulty in approaching a quiet 3-year-old pupil at Kids 2 Success is the combination between taking the quiet pupil’s brother to the class and chatting with the pupil while caressing her hair.

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