Thursday, May 30, 2013

PROMOTING OUTDOOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES



Formal teaching learning process generally happens indoor or in the classroom. The learners often feel frustrated when doing so many various complex assignment in the classroom. With the abundance duties they have to do, especially with full concentration in the classroom will increase the students' stress. In addition, there is no air conditioner in the classroom, the hot whether can decrease their comfort in learning. It's sometimes the teachers with unsuitable method in teaching will also influence the students' curiosity for  learning progress.
Considering the facts above I think teachers should think over to the plan they have made to modify the setting space to teach their students. They are necessary to bring their students out from the classroom to find new interesting atmosphere for teaching learning process. As the writer himself experienced when conducting teaching learning process outdoor, the students felt free to express their ideas, they were not afraid of making new creation, they felt safe with their teacher and friends to discuss something, unlike what they felt in the classroom, some students felt like they were in cage or in the prison, they were always kept by the security or even police, because they felt like prisoners. Moreover, they students can socialize with their friends, to work together, they feel the fresh air of the surrounding. They felt happy, they can smile and laugh together. The teacher can be a facilitator or even students' friend to share knowledge and experience, as well as the teacher can motivate them pleasantly. They can discuss firstly with the light topic then the more difficult one which is challenging and interesting for them. Let's see the following pictures:
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Watching at the above figures, and considering the evaluation I gave to the students. The students felt easily respond the questions. They felt happy without thinking stress-fully. Those above activities gave chance to them to be more responsible in doing the assignment. They appreciate their friends ideas. They were cooperative. They were able to make decision for their own group. It was more interesting and challenging for them. So, applying the learning process outdoors motivate the students to learn enthusiastically and pleasantly.






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