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A Special Athlete
This
article tells about a girl who keeps her spirit up to struggle her life and has
motivation to make her dream comes true. The girl named Stephanie. She was born twenty years ago in Jakarta. She has
limitation in thinking and communicating with others but she has talent in
swimming.
Her mom let her free to choose whatever her want to be. Her
hobby is swimming, so she said to her mom that she want to be a swimming
athlete. Thus, she has often to do swimming since she was childhood.
Her
mom loves her so much. She grows up with a million of loves. Her family always
supports her to do whatever she loves. Many
supports come from anywhere. Now she becomes an athlete. She has had won many
Olympiads in many countries in the world.
I think, her environment also take a role to her success. So, her motivation is
can be from herself/inside (intrinsic
motivation) and outside (extrinsic motivation).
I
think, everyone proud of her because even tough
in many limitations that she has, she keeps trying to do her best. As a human
being, it is normal if she wants to show off to the others that she can
do as well as the other people can do. If I
related with Maslow’s hierarchy of need, there are five stages on Maslow’s
hierarchy.
The first is physiological need. That is a very basic need that every human
being needed, for example, sleep, oxygen, water protein and so on. The second
is safety need. It means that she also needs a protection from war and crime, security,
stability, protection from physical and emotional harm.
The
third is belongingness
& love needs. This is that her family/environment already gave to
her. This need also influence her motivation to be successful as well now. The
fourth stage is esteem needs. This stage is has include with self-respect,
confidence, autonomy, and achievement. In this stage shows that Stefhanie
already has confidence to show off to public that she can do her best.
The
last stage will achieve if the four stages already completed. It is self-actualization
need. I think, she has already on this stage because she had been succeeded on showed
their potential and get many appreciations from people.
Motivation
from inside and outside is important. We need to
keep our dream alive if we believe that we can achieve our dream come true. Motivation
from outside can be from our parent, family, friend, teacher, and so on.
In school, teacher also has role to make the students feel motivated in learning process. Thus, teacher should know many strategies to make students keep spirit up in learning. For example by giving them positive reinforcement (reward, positive feedback and so on), give them a story from inspiring people and many more.
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Heri Winarko's Learning History
SSE & SSB Student Inauguration 2011
"Shaping the Future of Indonesia Through the Creation of Future Leaders"
Jakarta, October 3, 2011
Heri Winarko’s Testimony
"Shaping the Future of Indonesia Through the Creation of Future Leaders"
Jakarta, October 3, 2011
Heri Winarko’s Testimony
Sampoerna
School of Education
Good afternoon. Allow
me to introduce my self. My name is Heri Winarko, I am 19 years old Sampoerna
School of Education Students, English Language Teaching Program 2011, from
Sungai Lilin, South Sumatera.
Growing up, I have
always been a passionate learner. During junior high school, I walk about 7
kilometers every morning to get to my school.
Despite my passion for
study, I almost did not continue high school. Simply because I did not have money
to continue. My parents want me to get the highest education I can get, but
working hard everyday in a Palm field and in construction site could not pay my
school expenses. My parents even put our house on mortgage for me to get me good
education, but still could not cover it.
It did not stop me for
trying, trying, and trying. I finally able to continue high school because I
get a scholarship in SMA Negeri 2 Sekayu, one of the international standard
state high school. Even though I need to live far away from my beloved parents,
I still do it. The most important thing I can study. I never take this
opportunity for granted, by becoming the 1st winner of economic
Olympic in Musi Banyuasin, South Sumatera.
When high school
finished, I got accepted in many university including the one with partial
scholarship. But then the same problem happened. I did not have the money to
continue. I decided to postpone my study, work for one year, save same money,
and continue in the next year.
At that time, I saw
Sampoerna School of Education Aplication. I applied there and passed the
admission test in batch 3. But still, I can not to Jakarta because of the
transportation cost. I consulted this problem with my first year Physic
Teacher, Mr Nanang, who is happened to be one of Sampoerna Foundation – USP
Teacher. I was surprised because after hearing my story, he gave me his money
and ask me to go to Jakarta. I will never forget his kindness forever.
I arrived at Merak
harbour, did not know where to go. This is my first time to Jakarta.
Fortunately I got some help from my SSE seniors kak Budi, Mba Rina, kak Reza
and kak Ulfan. They directed me from there to Pancoran to do the next test.
My story did not stop
there. To get document from Koperasi Siswa Bangsa, my father and I ride
motorcycle the whole afternoon to Betung on fasting day, and we almost got
accident, and the document is not there. It finally arrived safely at my house
the next morning, just in time before the deadline.
Because of Mr. Nanang
help, my parents’ big will, seniors help and off course student financing from
Sampoerna School of Education, I am now a proud student of Sampoerna School of
Education. I am the first generation in my family who gets into college. I want
to make my parents proud and in the future to make my nation proud of me.
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