Before watching the film “Lari dari
Bora”, I thought that I would not change anything of Samin Community. I would
let them live in their way, no education and no law. I could say that, because they
are happy and fine in their live until now. “Harmony without the law” is in
their life. Yes, there is no law, but still there are village and sub district managements
of government which keep control them as a part f this country. I see that
Samin is not a religion, ideology or faith. It tends to be a regeneration
inheritance.
It became different thinking after I had
already watched the film. Actually there is a character as a teacher who wants
to give education for Samin children. I fully agree and support what Mr.
Ramadian does as a teacher. He could not bring those children into formal
school, but he still could teach them to write and read at his home. As you may
know, school is not the only one way to get education. He does efforts to
convince the citizen to allow and permit their children for studying.
What Mr. Ramadian does among Samin
Community is a really good model. He does not come suddenly and invite Samin
children to study in school. He has been among Samin community for long times. He
has learned and understood who Samin people are and what in this community is. He
knows and is close to influential person among this community. Although those
influential people are already familiar with him, it is not easy to get
approval but he does not give up.
I am myself as a teacher candidate, I
will introduce them to the real world outside (other provinces and countries). There
are many things outside which they do not know. There are many things which
they could do more for their own better life. I could see that they are already
happy in their life, but they have to realize that not only them who live in
this world. Even probably they do not know that nowadays they do not live as
they lived in the past. This nation has already become independent country. There
is no colonization, cruel treatment or murder anymore as ever happened in the
past. As time goes by, everything is changing. That is why I have to change
their mindset of thinking to live in this era, especially their thinking of
education. Everyone is not good and kind as they usually think. If someone has
educated, they will think and consider how to react and response others (the
new comers).
Before inviting the Samin people to get
and have education , it is important to convince the influential people about
how important the education for Samin people is. I will try to give
understanding about what we face today on this earth for living and ask them to
have a look around that how rich they are. I also will ask them whether they
could guarantee keeping the totality of the wealthy. Everyone can come to them for any necessaries
and does something bad to them (because they know that Samin people are
uneducated). Of course Samin people will welcome them well. There is no
suspicious of Samin people. It is strength of them, but sometime it could be a
weapon which kills the owner. A bad man can come and do whatever he wants to do
although in fact he damages Samin people. In this condition education and
knowledge are needed. The education is not to make them rich, but to give them
a weapon (not for war) of life. At least they can write and read, so they know
what they read and what they write.
The early thing which I will tell those
children in order to do my intention (giving education) is inviting them to
have a look around. They are strong and good. They could keep natural resources
well. Besides, there are clothes which they wear to warm their bodies, bicycle
which they ride to reach a place faster, some tools (hoe, sickle, and hammer).
Those things all are creations of educated person. If they have been able to keep
their nature well, so of course it will be far better if they are educated. I
will also tell them the development which happens outside there.
In the education process, I will
design my own education, system, and curriculum. I will start the education
with some things which are daily close to them. Those are such as their
culture, habit and agriculture. It will make them easy to absorb the knowledge.
The system is as usual school (teaching, practice and assessment), but it will
be informal. The curriculum is not fully my design, I will also combine the
curriculum of one school (can be around this village). The simple thing which I
want to achieve is at least Samin children can write, read and count well. If there
are some children who want to get more knowledge, they may join a formal school
or packet A of final examination (to continue to the next level).
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