Let’s Build Good Cooperation for Students’ Bright Future

Jajang Fauzan Muhafidh-2010120045- section C

When I was in senior high school, I had a friend who basically, he was a good person. However he got troubles in the school. I as class manager at that time chatted with him and asked to him whether he completely seldom went to school. He said that he also did not why he was. He just suggested me not to follow what he did, since he got trouble with the school rules including in academic field.

                Actually, at that time my class advisor had called him for many times. Even, he visited my friend’s house and talked with his parents to discuss the problem. However, the result showed it was not totally success in changing my friend’s behavior. It could not take long times. My friend would do the same case in the school after getting out from the problem. Whereas, my class advisor had strongly full enough help him in order to be able to get next class level in the annual school meeting. This happened when I was in first grade and definitely in same class with him. Then, when I was in second grade, I heard that he was drop out from the school since he got trouble in the misuse of drug. He also was put in the jail.

From my experience, I get something to analyze. The teacher should build good relation with the parents to make the teaching and learning process run well. It can be applied by building good communication with them. According to Cameron & Lee (1997; as cited in Jacobsen, Eggen, Kauchak, 2009) argued that there are four benefits that students will get if the teachers involve their parents in learning process. i.e. Higher Achievement, More Positive Attitude, Better Attendance rates,  and Greater Effort on Homework. The problems which happened with my friend were located in these categories. He was lack of these categories.

If I were the teacher, I would observe the case and sit together with him to have usual conversation heart to heart not as a teacher but just as a friend. I would not go straight to the point in the beginning. Then, I would discuss the problem, found out the reason and gave him advice. This was what I meant as persuasive approach. On the same hand, I would send my friend’s parents a letter to invite them to come to school and to discuss the problem. After that, I would make a call to them to ensure the information. If the parents came to school, I would serve them well and did not straight into the point in the beginning.  I would ask the parents to build good cooperation in changing my friend’s behavior and attitude. Then, the parents and I would make some agreements and continuity controlling. The parents and I would often keep in touch and gave report each other until my friend got better in his behavior and attitude. The parents and I needed to care with my friend and geared his motivation up. I as a teacher would have role in the school, and the parents gave treatment at home. Hopefully, it would help him and not to be as what happened in the fact now.

Reference

Jacobsen, D.A., Eggen, P., Kauchak, D. (2009).  Methods for teaching: promoting student learning in

K–12 classrooms. United States of America: Pearson Education.