Humanistic Study

Tolerance

              Language teacher candidates are going to be a great teacher exactly. They want their students’ interest with their material and explanation which they conduct.  We know that language subject can make though the students bored, if the teacher does not have good teaching methodology and good personality. Actually, that statement is according of true experience. In addition, there are some subjects which can realize the teacher candidates’ expectation. Those subjects are Language Teaching Methodology, Principle of Effective Teaching and Assessment, and Humanistic Studies. However, Humanistic study is main topics which want to be talked now.

            Traditionally, most of the people will think that a humanistic study is one of studies which talk about people and their social. Actually that is right, but it does not talk about that. Mr. Hatim just stress about religion and culture. Honestly, that is sensitive issue, but it is important to be studied by teachers because people who want to be a teacher should have high tolerance. Why should do it? We know that students in the classroom have various culture and religion. You can imagine if a teacher cannot receive that condition. I expect that I can be a great teacher whose have a skill to give tolerance to my students later.

              I am as a teacher candidate and as a writer of this journal have an experience about “tolerance”. I have a friend whom I have known her since I studied in Junior High School. She comes from Tasikmalaya (Tasikmalaya is one of city which has eastern culture). Ani is very observance person. She did everything who was asked by her religion and vice versa. You know, she never wears a trouser. She believes that it is a big sin whose can see “aurat” to Adam’s clan. Well I know about her habit so I try to tolerate her. In other hand, I do not force her to do it.

One day, there was a class-meeting even in my school. It is look like a competition (ex: dance, basketball, table tennis, marathon, etc.). Every class has to send a delegation to follow it, and Ani wanted to be a table tennis delegation from our class. I was happy, because my close friend had a big spirit to do it. However, she cannot do it very well, because Ani wore a long skirt when she did that competition. I had annoyed at that time, but I thought to give her a tolerance. As known as well, giving a tolerance to each other is so difficult, but we should to do it. Especially, tolerating in various religion’s live.