Tuesday, 24 March 2009

Realiti Profession Keguruan Malaysia.

Siapa cakap jadi cikgu ni mudah? Orang yang cakap macam tu memang naif. Mereka ingat cikgu kerja 5 hari seminggu je ke? Bila cuti sekolah cikgu cuti juga? Tanggapan yang silap dan tidak benar sebenarnya. Tugas seorang guru melangkaui sesi pembelajaran biasa. Lebih-lebih lagi guru yang mengajar kelas peperiksaan. Kelas tambahan tak pernah lekang. Bagi guru yang mempunyai pengalaman mengajar sukan tentunya akan sibuk menjadi jurulatih kepada atlit-atlit sekolah. Berpanas di bawah teriknya mentari setiap kali melatih anak murid. Belum lagi dikisarkan tentang tugasan pejabat yang sentiasa bertali arus. Cabaran mengajar di kelas yang penuh dengan kerenah anak murid yang berbagai sentiasa menanti. Pernahkah kita terfikir bahawa guru dikehendaki melayan 30-40 orang sekali gus? Dan ketika cuti sekolah bukan masa untuk bersenang-lenang bagi guru-guru sekalian. Ada yang menanda kertas peperiksaan. Ada yang perlu menyediakan rancang persekolahan untuk tahun hadapan. Guru besar atau pengetua mempunyai kuasa untuk memanggil guru-guru hadir ke sekolah atas urusan sekolah bila-bila masa ketika cuti sekolah. Macam "on-call" sudah jadinya.

Kalau hanya bercakap tanpa asas dan bukti memang menarik entri kali ini. Tapi ini adalah sebenarnya realiti bidang ini. Saya tak akan bercakap tanpa asas. Pengalaman dan pemerhatian terhadap kakak-kakak saya yang seramai tiga orang menjadi guru di sekolah menengah mahupun sekolah rendah memberi gambaran yang amat jelas terhadap profession ini. Tak guna kalau saya memberi pandangan sendiri. Bacalah laporan dari tabloid di bawah dan mungkin anda akan paham.

Ramai guru sakit jiwa

Profesion perguruan terdedah kepada risiko tinggi untuk mengalami tekanan mental.


PESAKIT mental terpaksa berjumpa pakar psikiatri secara berkala.

BEBANAN kerja sebagai guru semakin kompleks kerana selain mengajar, mereka juga terpaksa menyediakan soalan-soalan peperiksaan dari semasa ke semasa, mengisi buku kedatangan, buku disiplin dan ringkasan mengajar, borang kesihatan dan rekod kemajuan murid, kelab dan persatuan, serta mengendalikan persiapan hari sukan.

Justeru, guru-guru dikatakan terdedah kepada risiko tinggi untuk mengalami tekanan sehingga boleh membawa kepada penyakit mental yang serius seperti bipolar, kebimbangan melampau dan kemurungan.

Kajian oleh Kesatuan Perkhidmatan Perguruan Kebangsaan (NUTP) mendapati 70 peratus daripada 9,000 guru di seluruh negara tertekan bukan sahaja kerana beban tugas tetapi juga terpaksa berdepan dengan kerenah pengetua, kerani, ibu bapa dan juga pelajar.

Bagi Noreha (bukan nama sebenar), selain terpaksa berdepan dengan masalah rumah tangga, dia turut tertekan dengan kerenah pengetua sekolah tempatnya bertugas.

Guru berusia 46 tahun itu yang ditemui di Wad Psikiatri, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM) berkata, dek kerana tekanan, dia sering diketepikan dalam pelbagai aktiviti sekolah.

"Sebelum ini saya memang sudah mengalami tekanan. Pengetua pula selalu mempertikaikan cuti yang saya pohon sedangkan surat daripada doktor disertakan.

"Bila kerja semakin bertambah, dicampur pula dengan tekanan daripada orang atas dan kerenah anak-anak, saya semakin runsing," katanya.

Noreha yang merupakan penanda kertas peperiksaan Matematik untuk peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) dan Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) memberitahu, dia sebenarnya seronok menjadi guru.

"Saya memang suka mengajar, lebih-lebih lagi apabila murid banyak bertanya dan cemerlang dalam peperiksaan. Tetapi keadaan sekeliling seperti pengurusan sekolah dan rakan sejawatan banyak memberi tekanan.

"Ada juga yang faham keadaan saya, tetapi lebih ramai yang mengatakan saya gila. Mereka tidak faham mengapa saya perlu cuti untuk pergi berjumpa pakar psikiatri. Mereka juga anggap saya terlalu ikutkan perasaan," jelasnya.


HARAPAN yang tinggi terhadap keputusan peperiksaan pelajar turut memberi tekanan kepada golongan guru.

Noreha yang berasal dari Pulau Pinang tidak menafikan pihak sekolah ada memberi pelepasan kepadanya tetapi apa yang menyesakkan fikirannya ialah cutinya sering menjadi buah mulut orang.

Ada yang mendakwa Noreha sengaja menjadikan tekanan yang dialaminya sebagai alasan untuk bercuti.

"Secara fizikalnya saya memang sihat, tetapi dalaman saya berkecamuk. Saya bukan buat-buat sakit. Ikutkan hati, saya tak mahu masuk hospital dan tinggalkan keluarga dan kerjaya saya," katanya.

Ibu kepada dua orang anak ini juga memberitahu, dia cuba untuk mengawal perasaannya daripada terus tertekan, tetapi adakalanya semakin dia cuba untuk tenang, semakin agresif pula jadinya.

"Kadang-kadang saya tak rasa tertekan. Saya rasa sihat, tetapi orang sekeliling tak anggap begitu, mereka mula sorokkan pisau. Kebelakangan ini saya kerap dimasukkan ke wad berbanding dulu," katanya.

Kerja tujuh hari seminggu

Berbeza dengan Norehan, akibat terbeban dengan kerja sebagai guru JQAF, Zaimah Mishan, 42, pernah mengalami sakit jiwa.

Dia yang mengajar sekolah aliran agama tidak mampu untuk menanggung beban tersebut lebih-lebih lagi banyak masa dihabiskan di sekolah berbanding bersama keluarga.

"Saya pernah mengalami masalah jiwa iaitu kecelaruan bipolar sehingga saya tidak mampu mengajar. Enam bulan saya dirawat dan direhatkan.

"Ramai melihat guru JQAF tidak banyak kerja memandangkan mereka hanya mengajar agama tidak seperti sekolah aliran kebangsaan. Namun, mereka juga dibebani dengan komitmen luar," katanya.


NOR ZURAIDA





Zaimah yang pernah mengajar di beberapa buah sekolah berkata, ada pengurusan sekolah yang memahami tanggungjawab guru JQAF namun ada juga sekolah yang menyamakan guru JQAF seperti guru-guru lain.

"Semasa saya mengajar di sekolah A, saya pernah bekerja tujuh hari seminggu, dari pagi hinggalah petang sampaikan tiada masa untuk suami dan anak-anak.

"Hari Isnin hingga Jumaat, saya mengajar seperti biasa. Kadang-kadang saya diminta menggantikan guru lain mengajar subjek bukan aliran JQAF.

"Hari Sabtu pula, ada kegiatan kokurikulum yang mana semua guru terlibat dan hari Ahad pula saya selaku guru JQAF diwajibkan terlibat dalam Kem Bestari Solat," katanya.

Menurut Zaimah, beban terlalu berat yang tidak dipantau oleh pegawai yang sepatutnya itu ternyata memberi kesan kepada guru-guru JQAF.

"Kami terbeban, tersepit, letih, dan hampir kena mental block. Masa yang ada untuk berehat ialah waktu malam, itu pun kami terpaksa bawa pulang buku latihan murid-murid untuk ditanda.

"Itu tidak termasuk kursus atau kertas kerja yang perlu dibereskan untuk aktiviti gerak kerja," katanya.

Zaimah yang baru lima bulan mengajar semula selepas bercuti panjang menjelaskan, keadaan dirinya ketika 'sakit' dahulu bertambah teruk lebih-lebih lagi apabila suaminya berkahwin lain dan anak-anak enggan berjumpa dengannya.

"Bila saya tertekan dengan kerja, suami kata dia nak kahwin lain dengan alasan saya terlalu sibuk dengan kerja. Keadaan saya bertambah teruk waktu itu.

"Bila sakit saya datang, anak-anak tidak mahu dekat dengan saya. Hanya keluarga saya yang datang memberi sokongan untuk saya jalani terapi dan rawatan di hospital.

"Selepas bercuti lama, saya mengajar di sekolah lain. Alhamdulillah, selepas menjalani rawatan dan sesi kaunseling, saya sudah boleh mengawal tekanan di tempat kerja. Suami dan anak-anak pula sudah kembali pada saya," katanya.

Berisiko mendapat penyakit kritikal

MENURUT Pakar Perunding Kanan Psikiatri, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM), Prof. Nor Zuraida Zainal, setiap tahun dianggarkan 22,000 pesakit mendapatkan rawatan di klinik dan wad psikiatri hospital berkenaan. Kira-kira 10 peratus daripada mereka terdiri daripada golongan guru.

“Guru sekarang tidak seperti guru zaman dahulu. Guru sekarang terbeban kerana banyak tugasan baru yang perlu dilaksanakan selain mengajar.

“Di samping sibuk dengan aktiviti persatuan, panitia, kelab, rumah sukan, kursus dan gerak kerja luar sekolah, guru-guru juga perlu berdepan dengan tekanan lain.

“Mereka turut berhadapan dengan perangai pelajar dan kerenah ibu bapa serta pengetua yang sentiasa menaruh harapan tinggi untuk melahirkan pelajar cemerlang dalam peperiksaan,” katanya.

Ramai ibu bapa, tidak kira di bandar atau di luar bandar, masih menganggap bahawa sekolah dan pusat tuisyen ialah tempat untuk mendidik anak mereka dan menyerahkan tanggungjawab itu sepenuhnya kepada guru.

Apabila ada anak yang gagal, sesetengah ibu bapa terus menuding jari kepada guru sedangkan kejayaan para pelajar tidak hanya bergantung kepada pengajaran di sekolah.

Bercakap mengenai gejala tekanan yang sering dialami oleh pesakit-pesakitnya yang juga guru, Nor Zuraida memberitahu, kebanyakan mereka menghidap kecelaruan bipolar iaitu kewujudan pelbagai karakter yang berlawanan dengan keadaan guru terbabit sebelumnya. Ini diikuti kebimbangan melampau dan kemurungan.

“Mereka yang mengalami kecelaruan bipolar nampak sihat seperti biasa, malah pada tahap hipoaktif, mereka menjadi rajin dan produktif dalam melakukan sebarang kerja walaupun tidak mempunyai waktu rehat yang cukup.

“Tetapi kerja yang dilakukan tidak pernah habis dan ini yang mendatangkan sangsi kepada orang di sekeliling mereka,” katanya.

Tiga faktor utama yang menyebabkan tekanan ialah keturunan, faktor sekeliling seperti kerja dan jaringan sosial seperti keluarga, rakan-rakan dan masyarakat.

Sekiranya terdapat keturunan yang mempunyai masalah jiwa, risiko untuk guru mendapat tekanan menjadi lebih tinggi.

Malah, jelas Nor Zuraida, guru yang tertekan berisiko empat kali ganda lebih tinggi untuk mendapat penyakit kritikal seperti sakit jantung, darah tinggi, kencing manis dan buah pinggang.

“Tanda-tanda awal penyakit ini bermula dengan kemurungan. Guru akan mula hilang tumpuan mengajar, bosan, pendiam dan jika berlarutan mereka tidak mampu lagi untuk mengajar dan melakukan aktiviti harian.

“Sekiranya wujud keadaan-keadaan seperti ini, pihak pengurusan sekolah perlu memahami dan membantu guru berkenaan dengan mengurangkan waktu dan kelas mengajar serta memberi kelonggaran untuk menjalani terapi dan kaunseling,” jelas Nor Zuraida.


Diambil daripada : KOSMO! Online 23 March 2009 http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2009&dt=0322&pub=Kosmo&sec=Rencana_Utama&pg=ru_02.htm


Terkejut? Ya saya pada mulanya memang terkejut tetapi setelah dianalisis dan difahami laporan di atas saya dengan rela hati bersetuju. Angka 10% daripada keseluruhan pesakit sakit jiwa di Malaysia adalah para guru amatlah memeranjatkan dan merungsingkan. Tetapi dengan beban tugas yang perlu digalas oleh guru-guru Malaysia masa kini angka tersebut adalah logik diterima akal. Mungkin kini anda lebih paham tugas seorang guru dan tidak memandang mudah tugas dan bebanan yang digalas oleh seorang guru. Mereka bukan sekadar mengajar, mereka adalah pendidik, jurulatih, kerani sekolah dan berbagai-bagai lagi.

Bagi mereka yang ingin menjuruskan diri dalam bidang keguruan. Entri kali ini bukanlah bertujuan untuk menjadi momokan bagi anda. Teruskan minat anda dalam bidang yang mulia ini. Ia hanya bertujuan untuk memberi gambaran sebenar profession ini di Malaysia. Diharapkan anda lebih bersedia untuk menjadi insan yang bergelar guru dimasa hadapan. Semoga kita sama-sama dapat memartabatkan profession keguruan yang mulia ini.

Dang!!! You are old mate.... uuhhuhuh

While working in the iVillage today, there this three people who were sitting in-front of me. I just can't strain myself from ear-dropping into their conversation. Ok this is soooo not me.. the reason was they are just totally NEAR + IN-FRONT OF me.. plus they were talking loudly. Ok why do I need to justify myself? hehehhe ok... back to the topic. Actually the thing they were talking was interesting heheheh down here is just a reconstruction of their conversation...

Guy 1: What course are you taking?
Guy 2: Herm..bla bla bla bla * I can't remember what the courses are.
Guy 1: I did those in my second year.
Guy 2: Oh yeah? Did you? How old are?
Guy 1: 20. How bout you? *talking to the the girl
Girl : 20...
Guy 1 : You? *talking to Guy 2
Girl : This guy is a baby...>chuckle< heheh >hugging Guy 2< he is just 19... *tergedik-gedik geli plak... aku tgok.
Guy 1 : You're 19? >laughing< ahhahah
Guy 2 : Yeah... >laughing< hahahah

Ok looking at this three people I have to say they are more mature than their real age. I'm just surprised to know their real age... they don't look like 20 and 19 years old people more like 25 I think. They are big ( I mean not FAT big) and tall. If compared with me well huhu I look old and I AM old and I'm not that tall... This year i'm going to be 22 years old huhuh. Look at them they're young.. and I'm OLD arghhhhhhh!!!

p/s: What is the purpose of this entry? I myself can't find the answer.... huhuhuhuhu

Thursday, 19 March 2009

After SPM: Make It OR Break It.

The 2008 SPM results are already out and I'm sure that right now most of the candidates are busy applying to further their study. After SPM is the point of your life where you have to think about the future (for us Malaysian). It is either you make it of break it. Sometimes it is kind of weird to think that our future is determine on how good is the result of our exam. But, there are still lots of people outside there who prove it is wrong to determine a future of someone base on their exam grades. But hey that is just how the world works.

Back to the topic. For those who got flying colours result for their SPM, applying to further their education in the courses that they really want seems like a breeze...or not? Each year the number of those who get straight As or GOOD result for SPM increase. This means that the competition for them to get their most sought after courses (like medicine, biology etc..etc....) is harder. For those who obtained ordinary result they have to think harder in order to apply. My sister is also part this people right now. She just got her result a few weeks before. She didn't get a straight As result but overall she did well.... Alhamdulillah.. I called home a few days back and ask her what she want to apply to further her study. She really didn't know what to apply but she does have a few courses in mind. So as someone who been in her shoes before I gave her a few word of advice that I myself use before. These are few advices that I gave to her.
  1. Follow your dream - Life is about fulfilling your dream. I told her not to blindly select a course base on what people tell you to do. You are the one who should make your own life. I just hope that she will choose a course that she will not regret at the end and enjoy learning. Hey..education and learning is all about things that you enjoy right?
  2. Be realistic - Yes we can dream as much as we want but we must be realistic. The real world is cruel and YES we can't be everything that we want. I told her that she must be realistic with what courses that she want to apply. Look back at her SPM result and choose courses that in-line with her SPM result.
  3. Ask Mum's opinion - I know that my mum is someone who believes in the choice made by her children but asking the opinion from a mother will not hurt you. Although she might not know much of the current education situation but she is the one who have all the experiences. Furthermore, it is kind like "mengambil restu dan berkat".
  4. Think about the future - I told her that nowadays to find a job is not easy and lots of graduated students still looking for job. I ask her try to look for a course where it have a demand for workforce. So that in the future it will be easy for her to find a job... InsyaAllah.
I know she will make the right choice. And I would like to share my simple advice to all of those who are looking forward to further their study. Good luck to all of you.

Wednesday, 11 March 2009

Those were yesterdays~

An advice to all students out there~~Think before you act.

Come on, it's just homework

BACK in secondary school, my friends and I were not really part of the "in" crowd. Our only pleasures were playing video games, gawking at pretty girls from a safe distance and reading comic books. We were failures at sports. We didn't have girlfriends. We were the losers, the nerds.

Students who are mature and  hard working will form the foundation of society.
Students who are mature and hard working will form the foundation of society.
 These students are the future of the country.
These students are the future of the country.

"Hey look at that girl! She's hot!" exclaimed one of my friends after school assembly one morning while wiping snot with his dirty handkerchief.

"Ask her out then," I replied, "you've been talking about her for weeks."

"Nah..." retorted my friend, ending our ridiculously weak excuse for a conversation with that one simple word. That was only the tip of the how-boring-life-at-school-could-be iceberg.

But it was not all bad. We had teachers who could make the day our best, or worst, depending on whether you'd done your homework.

My history teacher, let's call her Puan 'R', was a prime example. She could be terrifying, or she could be nice to her students. Usually by the end of each class, she would hand us raft of homework to be done by the next day. The only way to get out of it was to call in sick.

As for the completed assignments, some would get a pat on the back for a good job, or an earsplitting smack on the back if it wasn't.

But despite cowering in fear, none of us held a grudge against the teacher. It was our fault we were not studious, and her punishment was not maliciously intended.

Puan R's ability to bring out the best in her students made her one of the popular teachers in school.

So I was startled by a recent news report from Segamat.

A student is believed to have tried to burn his teacher's brand new car after she scolded him for not doing his homework. The teacher said she would never have thought that a student could do such a terrible thing.

"I'm not fierce with my students," she was quoted as saying.

The student could now be hauled to court on a criminal charge and be locked up for up to two years. A record that will follow him for life.

I'm no expert in psychology and (geek mode alert!) I can't offer sage advice like Yoda to his Padawans.

But here is my two cent worth to all pimply, angst-ridden students, just take things in your stride. Everyone has difficulties in life, be they prince or pauper.

Learn to be patient, anger is not the answer to problems. Being scolded over a simple thing is not a reason to commit a crime. Come on boys and girls, it's just homework.

Taken from: NST Online - My Johor http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/JohorBuzz/Wednesday/MyJohor/2500270/Article/index_html

Thursday, 5 March 2009

Keputusan SPM, STAM 12 Mac Ini~

KUALA LUMPUR: Keputusan peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) dan Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) 2008 akan diumumkan pada 12 Mac ini.

Ketua Pengarah Pelajaran, Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom, dalam kenyataan hari ini berkata calon yang menduduki kedua-dua peperiksaan itu boleh mendapatkan keputusan mereka di sekolah masing-masing bermula jam 10 pagi.

"Calon persendirian pula akan mendapat keputusan mereka melalui pos yang akan dihantar oleh Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri," katanya.


Alimuddin berkata, pengumuman analisis keputusan SPM dan STAM 2008 akan diadakan serentak pada 12 Mac jam 9 pagi di Putrajaya.

Seramai 442,936 orang calon telah mendaftar untuk menduduki peperiksaan SPM 2008 dan daripada jumlah itu 388,079 atau 87.6 peratus adalah calon sekolah Kementerian Pelajaran, 16,019 (3.6 peratus) calon sekolah kerajaan negeri dan tajaan badan-badan tertentu, 10,331 (2.3 peratus) calon sekolah swasta dan 28,507 (6.5 peratus) calon persendirian perseorangan, katanya. - Bernama

Taken from : Berita Harian Online (2009) http://www.bharian.com.my/Current_News/BH/Thursday/Mutakhir/20090305195742/Article/

p/s: Eti nanti dah dapat keputusan bagi tahu abang ok... All the best sis..

Wednesday, 4 March 2009

~ Of Thai Food and Slumdog Millionare...

Last Saturday (28 February), a few friends of mine and I went for a night out. We went to a Thai Restaurant for dinner... It has been long since I taste of authentic ASEAN food ahhaha :D Although I can cook some food but the taste of dining out is just heavenly pleasant...but it is much better when you don't have to pay anything for the food ahahaha.. Yes thanks to Hana and Zati for the treat. The restaurant was superb and the atmosphere was just great with the Thai songs played again and again... it just make you feel that you are really in Thailand !!! Ok then, no more yapping ...let the pictures do the talking...



:: Me and Nad ~ while waiting for the food ::

:: Tiku, Hana and Izzati ::


:: Again after the food have arrived we still taking pictures ahahah :D ::


:: Thai Omelette (orang Melayu panggil telur bungkus) and Mixed Fried Vegetables ~ we just ordered seafood and veges only ::


:: Then we gear-up our sweet tooth for these trail of ice-creams!!! ::


:: Mine was this mango delight with strawberry sauce ::


Then we head ourselves to the VUE (it is like GSC back in Malaysia) to catch Slumdog Millionare. We walked there from the city and on the way we met this guy where Tiku and I worked together during our Royal Mail job last December. I was shocked at first because in out of no where suddenly someone say hi to us and shook my hand (mind that he was at that time eating fried chicken uhuhuhhh bau ayamlah tangan aku). Nevertheless, we managed to get ourselves safely in VUE. Ok at first we thought that we will be able to have a few round of bowling before watching Slumdog Millionaire at 11.20 pm but to our dismay it was full house and there isn't any free alley for us until 11.20 pm well just our luck. So we waited outside the screen entrance for nearly 2 hours... These girls are always up to something and they always know how to spend the time. So we played charades while waiting to go in... and took more pictures.



:: Playing charades nearly for 2 hours ~ it is very hard for us to guess what is the words ::


:: Taking more pictures ::


:: After buying more FOOD we find our seats ::



All in all it was a superb night.. not that I really fancy going out at night (herm jarang pon.. kat Malaysia lagi lah) but hey it is marvelous. Thanks to all my lovely friends...


~THE END~