Buku Antologi "My Vision of Education in Indonesia: Gratitude to My Teacher"

Sumber : salsabeela.com

Dibuku ini ada tulisan saya berjudul : Bapak, My Kind-Hearted Dad
Berikut kutipan sekilas tulisan saya dari buku tersebut,

Bapak adalah salah satu orang yang berpengaruh dalam hidupku dan pendidikanku. Beliau mendidik anak-anaknya untuk memiliki kecerdasan yang seimbang antara kecerdasan spiritual, intelektual dan sosial. Selain itu semangatnya bekerja sebagai seorang guru dan pengabdiannya bagi dunia pendidikan sangat menginspirasiku. Satu puisi yang saya tulis dalam bahasa Inggris ini kurang lebih bisa menggambarkan bagaimana bapak telah memberi banyak hal terbaik bagi saya dan keluarga.

My Kind-Hearted Dad

You are a simply man with a great heart
You brighten our day with laugh and smile
You give us precious love over time
You teach us how to be smart and well mannered
You show us how to be generous and religious
We’re glad that Allah SWT send you as our dad

Thank you for educate us in a good way

Buku ini kupersembahkan untuk bapakku tercinta yg hari ini berulang tahun pada tanggal 11 Desember 2012 ini. Terima kasih atas segala cinta dan perhatian pada anak-anakmu. Maaf belum bisa membahagiakanmu sepenuhnya. Semoga bapak selalu diberi nikmat sehat oleh Allah SWT. Amin Yarabbal'Alamin.

How to Write Fun Poems

Menulis puisi adalah salah satu kegiatan yg sangat menyenangkan dalam belajar bahasa asing. Berikut ini ada satu sumber yg bagus dari poetryteachers.com yg membantu kita belajar menulis puisi dlm bahasa Inggris dgn tema yg lucu dan menyenangkan bagi murid-murid. Selamat membaca dan mencobanya ya! ^_^

How to Write an "I Can't Write a Poem" Poem

by Bruce Lansky

This is one poem every one of your students can write. Why? Because it's so easy and so much fun.

All they have to do is to make a list of their favorite excuses/complaints they make every time you ask them to write a poem. Add just the right title and ending and voila! They've written a terrific list poem.

Here's how it might turn out:

I Can't Write a Poem

Forget it.

You must be kidding.
I'm still half asleep.
My eyes keep closing.
My brain isn't working.
I don't have a pencil.
I don't have any paper.
My desk is wobbly.
I don't know what to write about.
And besides, I don't even know how to write a poem.
I've got a headache. I need to see the nurse.
Time's up? Uh oh!
All I have is this dumb list of excuses.
You like it? Really? No kidding.
Thanks a lot. Would you like to see another one?


See what I mean?

I bet your students will love writing this one. To get them started, give them the title and the lines from "Times up?" to "Thanks a lot." Then ask them to come up with some excuses-- the more ridiculous, the better. If you're lucky, they'll come up with the last line on their own: "Would you like to see another one?"
--Bruce Lansky