So I just want you to know that after I graduated I choose to do internship in special school for special needs student. I believe that this opportunity came with the plan of universe. So when I finished my last exam for my thesis, I did volunteer for Alzheimer Indonesia. This event accidentally introduced me to someone who owner of the school. First I thought that search and apply for job in Bali (what I really want) is easy, but it's turned out "Not really". Maybe people will call me that I'm so idealistic, I choose to work in school or Non- profit than in cooperate, I choose to work related to education, special needs student than work which related to economic or politic, I choose to work which located in Bali, East Indonesia, or outside country than work in Java Island. I'm being to optimistic and my father told me that I need to realize my capability that I'm a fresh graduate who don't have many experienced about works life.
I believe this year will be a special year. God and universe introduce me to wonderful peoples from around the world and convince me about my path. I learned many thing from courage, work hard, professionalism, opportunity, and all things in my 22 years life in this world. So, after I met the founder of the school I decided to take internship in school and clinic. And do you know what I get??
AMAZING CHILDREN!!!!!!
I start my internship at August 18th the day after independent day, they have little party and games. The head officer wanted me to do short observation and give me chance to look how happy students and teachers while play variant of games. The truth is for 3 hours being in school, I feel little dizzy because majority of students is running, jumping, and screaming. It's new experience for me, when some teacher said to me to watch out one student with autistic. I hold his hand, make him to sit comfortably and quite. Hey!!! I realized that just for two seconds after that he jumping in front of me, jumping, and make a weird sound. Then I try for the second times to make him sit again and try to do clap and high five with him ( I can tell u that this game is work out for introduction, please remember just for introduction #1minuteonly). Then he jumping and running again, for a second I said to myself it's too hard for me, I give up. The teacher came to me and said that " He can't sit and be quiet, because he have difficulty to control his own body. When people push him, he can get anxiety and vomit so let him free but still guide him". I felt like 10 tons weight fall to make me realized that what I did before is wrong. Okay! I learned exactly in the right place.That day give me strength to wake up early every morning and take public transportation for almost 45 minutes and motorbike for 15 minutes. So this is my story....
My first day came to workshop class
Workshop class basically class for student start from 18 years old to deeper skill and knowledge so they ready to face the real world and survive. This class consist of around 20 students, they have different skills. There are students who works very well in all kind instruments like drum, guitar, bass, and piano. Then students who master at painting and crafts, also student who prefer to dance and sports. The student in here come with different needs, but most of them is Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Down Syndrome. When I came to their class for the first time, they look nothing different (I thought my appearance in their class will be special thing for them, but I'm not). They still love to ask many random question which not related, jumping, screaming, or some children even didn't notice me. But one thing that they want to know me about me is..."What am I doing in this class?" Well, I can 100% sure that's a hard question for me, and I answered "I want to learn with them and make more friends".
So I want to share what I'm doing every morning until afternoon (so please don't get bored and still read my future story). Every morning, students have morning workout and stretching with cute movement, that make me smile everyday hahaha.... Then after that the class start, every children have their own schedule. The class system is moving class, so children need to get from one class to other class consistent with their class. Sometimes when they aren't in mood to do that class, the teacher will find way to change the schedule cooperate with other teachers. For children with down syndrome, they have instability emotion tendency and easily get angry, sad, or happy. Teacher must be sensitive with their emotion, and help them to have stable mood again.
My jobs is to help teacher guide the students while they learn. For the example when I help art class, the teacher will introduce me with all the equipment and the variety of learning. He let me to take responsibility for two or more children and help them to find out what they want to do in that class. The method of teaching is simple, just give them freedom but gradually increase the difficulty. When the one of the children can make portrait painting in black and white, the teacher then encourage that children to coloring and learn about shading. The progress will show if we take step by step, so the student will realize what they actually do. This process take many minutes, hours, day, even years. How the key of success teacher who work for this are patient, love, and passion. Everyday is a new day with new experience and problem, take a time to teach children with special need refer to their capability.
That the summarize of my job, I learned about the precious of connection between family (especially parents and siblings), teacher, children, and society. The process to raise awareness and connection to develop the children with help for varies part is important. The children will learn holistic and become a better student with their special needs. It's take a time to cooperate with the society especially break the stigma about the condition of the children. Like Vygotsky believe that environmental give impact to the children and that's why we need to clarify that children with special need is not Karma, Dosa (Sin), or many negative perception.That children come to this world to make us realize to be grateful, encourage other to do positive think, and show the world that NOBODY IS PERFECT!
So I will continue about my daily live internship at next story~
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That the summarize of my job, I learned about the precious of connection between family (especially parents and siblings), teacher, children, and society. The process to raise awareness and connection to develop the children with help for varies part is important. The children will learn holistic and become a better student with their special needs. It's take a time to cooperate with the society especially break the stigma about the condition of the children. Like Vygotsky believe that environmental give impact to the children and that's why we need to clarify that children with special need is not Karma, Dosa (Sin), or many negative perception.That children come to this world to make us realize to be grateful, encourage other to do positive think, and show the world that NOBODY IS PERFECT!
So I will continue about my daily live internship at next story~https://id.pinterest.com/pin/532480355916516801/
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