Ups and downs of being a teacher in Indonesia, a story from Mrs. Lianafla

Ups and downs of being a teacher in Indonesia, a story from Mrs. Lianafla - My name is Lianafla.  I am a junior high school teacher in Indonesia.  In Lianafla Eu Org's blog, I will tell you about my daily life as a teacher in Indonesia, which is full of ups and downs.

Very Inappropriate Salary

I have to present in 5 days a week and teach 20 hours per week.  In return I get a salary of Rp.  400,000 per month.  There's nothing wrong with my typing.  Teaching hours are calculated in one week and the total salary is calculated per month, indeed.

I am a mother with 2 children.  My husband's condition can be said to be the same as mine.  My first child attends an elementary school which costs approximately the same as my monthly salary.  This is a fairly high tuition fee because I did choose a good quality school.

Students do not have the ability to meet the minimum score

The school where I work is about 7 kilometers from the district capital.  The children who study at my school are from that village and some are from nearby villages.

Most of these students were not raised by their parents because their parents went to earn money outside the island.  These children live with their grandparents.

Most of my students have not had a good life as a student.  They can be said to never study at home.

Completing homework is a miracle.  My students are also often wrong in bringing their textbooks (not according to the schedule on that day).

My colleagues and I are almost stressed when we have to make an assessment report at the end of the semester or the end of the year.  We had to make a false value calculation.

If we don't make false scores then most of the students will not go to the next class because they are difficult to get grades according to the minimum standard.

We do not feel that we are less serious in teaching.  I even got a prize for being the best participant in teaching a class in a teacher workshop.

We feel that the central government's policies (including setting minimum grades) do not suit the circumstances of our students.

Very Time-consuming Administrative Files

We have to write in 2 journals every time we enter the classroom, a class journal and a personal journal.  Including student attendance and what materials we study.

We also have to do a lot of assessments, namely process assessment, character assessment, appreciation of religion, social behavior and of course academic values, skills, portfolios and projects..

Often we neglect to complete this administrative matter.  When there is an inspection, we usually finish it perfunctory.

Actually, there are still many ups and downs of being a teacher in Indonesia.  But I am going to tell the rests continuously in the days ahead.

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