How Tabidachinohini Was Created in a Middle School in Chichibu in Japan

2019 ◽  
pp. 183-193
Author(s):  
Takao Matsui
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Middle School ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Mountainous Area ◽  
Singing Voice ◽  
Bright Future

The song “Tabidachinohini” is mostly sung at graduation ceremonies in Japan. It is a song called “On the Day of Departure” born at a junior high school in Chichibu, a mountainous area in Saitama Prefecture. The study describes how the song was created and how the song changed the school climate. The message put in this song echoes dreams and hopes and courage. The melody is somewhat nostalgic, but it leads us to a bright future. While spelling out how this song was borne and spreading, the author unravels the circumstances that have transformed into a school where the contact between the teacher and the student and the singing voice resonate. Did singing change the minds of people? The author looks back the process of how “Tabidachinohini” was created and sang among the students.

scholarly journals Challenges Faced by English Teacher in Teaching: Case Study of Junior High School in Banjarnegara Regency

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Hari Widi Utomo ◽  
Tatsuya Kusakabe ◽  
Achmad Sultoni ◽  
Dhina Setyowati
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Mountainous Area ◽  
English Teacher ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Development Activity

Teaching English is not a very easy job and becomes a challenging task for the Junior High School teacher in Banjarnegara regency that is located in a mountainous area and the majority of the people love to speak their mother tongue in their daily life. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges faced by an English teacher in the teaching as well as what the solution/recommendation they made. This study employed the qualitative methods in which questionnaires and interview guide utilized and hundred and twenty-five (N=125) teachers were purposely and conveniently sampled from Junior High School English teachers in Banjarnegara regency. The results revealed that the challenges faced in teaching English are divided into four parts. The first challenges were from the teachers. These challenges are less of teaching material, teaching design, classroom management, ICT skill, many teaching administration, job loaded, and memory decrease. The second was from the students. Those are lack of vocabulary, loss of motivation, and juvenile delinquencies. The third was from schools. Schools had limited facilities, which can be utilized by teachers and students in teaching activities such as; limited dictionary, projector, and language laboratory. The fourth was from the parents. Many parents from the village have low education and future vision so it influenced their children's education. The study also gives three recommendations for succeeding in teaching English such as; (1) teachers should make teaching contract at the beginning of the semester, (2) principals send teachers joining to MGMP meeting and Continuous Professional Development activity, (3) schools give motivation to students and parents periodically.

Mathematics Notebooks in Middle School and Junior High School

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-38
Author(s):  
J. J. Price ◽  
Mary Canarecci ◽  
Jim Conrad ◽  
Doreen Ehresnzan ◽  
Carmie Foster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Educational Philosophy ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Strong Emphasis ◽  
Student Portfolios

Current educational philosophy places strong emphasis on student portfolios. Although some states require portfolios, many mathematics teachers are unsure about how to implement their use in classrooms. One way to develop a pool of items for potential inclusion in the mathematics portfolio is to have students keep a working portfolio in the form of a notebook.

scholarly journals PENGARUH MANAJEMEN SARANA PRASARANA DAN IKLIM SEKOLAH TERHADAP KINERJA GURU SEKOLAH MENENGAH PERTAMA NEGERI DI KECAMATAN JATIBARANG KABUPATEN INDRAMAYU

Edum Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-81
Author(s):  
Dedi Sutansyah
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Climate ◽  
High School Teachers ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Teacher Performance ◽  
Infrastructure Management ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Junior High School Teachers ◽  
R Value

The focus of this research is to know and analyze the influence of infrastructure management on teacher performance, school climate influence on teacher performance and the influence of school facilities and school infrastructure management simultaneously on the performance of public junior high school teachers in Jatibarang Subdistrict, Indramayu Regency. Research design using casuality study. Data collection techniques by distributing questionnaires to 60 public junior high school teachers at the Subdistrict Jatibarang Indramayu Regency. The results showed that: (1) The management of facilities and infrastructure had a strong influence on teacher performance, from the correlation coefficient analysis obtained r value = 0.436, meaning that there is a correlation that is moderate. (2) School climate has a moderate effect on teacher performance, from correlation coefficient analysis obtained r value = 0,493, meaning that there is correlation which is moderate.  (3) The management of infrastructure and work facilities simultaneously has a strong effect on the performance of teachers at public junior high school in Jatibarang Subdistrict, Indramayu Regency. The authors suggest, that: (1) In order to maintain the performance of teachers, even further to improve teacher performance to a better direction again. Consideration should be given to maintaining the comfort of school climate through improving interpersonal relationships, system changes and the physical environment surrounding schools. (2) In order to improve the performance of teachers can be done through the provision of learning infrastructure facilities through the management of learning tools. Maintain the availability of teaching aids and teaching media as well as regular monitoring so that the existence and adequacy of learning equipment is more secure.

scholarly journals KEPEMIMPINAN KEPALA SEKOLAH DAN DAMPAKNYA TERHDAP IKLIM MENGAJAR (Studi Kasus di SMPN 2 Kapetakan Cirebon)

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-78
Author(s):  
Nunung Nurhayati
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Principal Leadership ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Administrator Leadership ◽  
Supervisor Leadership ◽  
Descriptive Method

The purpose of this research is to investigate the influence of Principal Leadership (KS), namely leadership as educator, leadership as manager, leadership as administrator, leadership as supervisor, leadership as leader, leadership as innovator, leadership as motivator (EMASLIM) on the teaching climate. The methodology used in this research is descriptive method, documentation study method, and path analysis technique. The results of the study concluded that 1) The leadership of the principal at the Cirebon Plot 2 Middle School was considered very good; This shows that principals are able to carry out their duties as Educators, Managers, Administrators, Supervisors, Leaders, Innovators, Motivators; (2) the teaching climate at the Cirebon Plot 2 Junior High School is considered very good. This shows that the principal is able to create an effective, efficient and conducive teaching climate.

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