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The Strategies  of Cultivating Focus and Emotion to the Students The Students entering into the classroom have diverse background, condition or situation, and potency. Majority of them have difficulties in focus and emotion, and it is not easy to tell them to cncentrate or focus in learning. They enter into the classroom with empty brain, and they do not have any purposes to go to school. Therefore, the alternative ways or strategies are very urgent. There are ten strategies that can be used to cultivate focus and emotion to our students in learning. Before understanding the strategies, we should know the definition of focus and emotion in advance. A. The definition of Focus and Emotion 1. The Definition of Focus In the educational context, focus denotes the capacity to direct one's attention and concentration towards a specific objective, subject, or task. This entails the ability to eliminate distractions, sustain attention over time, and actively participate in the learning proc...

      Peran Guru di Era Dunia Digital dan IT Untuk memahami peran guru di era dunia digital dan IT maka perlu dipahami terlebih dahulu tentang definisi guru, peran guru, hambatan dan tantangan serta manfaat digital dan IT dalam dunia pendidikan.  A. Definisi Guru Seorang guru adalah individu yang mempunyai pengetahuan, keahlian, dan pengalaman di bidang tertentu, serta berkomitmen untuk berbagi pengetahuannya dengan orang lain demi tujuan pendidikan. Perannya tidak hanya sebatas menyampaikan informasi kepada murid, melainkan juga mencakup pembimbingan, inspirasi, dan motivasi agar mereka mencapai potensi terbaiknya. Selain itu, seorang guru memiliki tanggung jawab dalam merancang kurikulum, menilai kemajuan belajar murid, dan menciptakan lingkungan belajar yang aman dan mendukung. Guru dapat ditemui di berbagai institusi pendidikan, mulai dari sekolah hingga perguruan tinggi, serta pusat pelatihan. B. Peran Guru di Era Digital dan IT Peran guru di era digital d...

The Effects of  The Socratic Method on the Students' Critical Thinking Skill Teaching the critical thinking skill to the students in the teaching and learning activity now days is a must although it is not easy. Since, teaching the critical thinking requires patience and stages, and each student has diverse potency in thinking. Therefore, it needs the suitable or alternative method that can encourage or merge the students’ potency in thinking, and one of the alternative methods can be used is Socratic Method. There are some items that should be noticed or comprehended in advance in applying the Socratic method, namely the definition, effect and results of Socratic Method on the students’ critical thinking skill. A. The Definition of Socratic Method The Socratic method is a cooperative arguing dialogue style that centers on questioning and answering in order to elicit critical thinking and shed light on concepts. It is named after the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates. Using ...