The works of Paolo Cognetti, or In praise of the wild boy

The author examines works by Paolo Cognetti in light of the myth he has created about a wild boy from the Alps and the wise mountain folk inhabiting various corners of the world. The myth, including the appeal to return to one's roots, to life in harmony with nature, has resonated with many people who are feeling out of place in modern urban civilisation. At the same time, Cognetti has developed his distinctive poetics by combining traditions of the American short story and those of Italian prose and by proposing a compelling stylistic ideal. The article dwells on the origins of Cognetti's writing, its defining features and Italian as well as foreign influences on his works. Cognetti's principal work, the novel The Eight Mountains [Le otto montagne], is analysed along with autobiographical stories The Wild Boy: A Memoir [Il ragazzo selvatico. Quaderno di montagna] and Without Ever Reaching the Summit: A Himalayan Journey [Senza mai arrivare in cima: Viaggio in Himalaya]. The myth of a savage and idealisation of the past help to explain Cognetti's popularity and the fact that he has lent his voice to a whole generation.

MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATOR AND EDUCATION STAFF HUMAN RESOURCES IN SMK BINA SEJAHTERA 4 VOCATIONAL SCHOOL BOGOR

This study aims to determine the management of human resources, especially educators and education staff in vocational high schools. The object of this research is SMK Bina Sejahtera 4 Bogor City. The focus of this research is laid out into several sub-focus research problems such as; (1) The system for recruiting human resources for teachers and education personnel, (2) The system for developing and enhancing the competence of human resources for educators and educational personnel, (3) Barriers and solutions for HR development. This research method uses qualitative methods with data collection through observation, interviews, and documentation study. The main informant of this research is the principal, and the supporting informants are teachers and staff. The data analysis technique used by the author is triangulation which includes triangulation of data, methods, and sources. The research results include; (1) The recruitment system for teachers and education staff is already running well, (2) The HR development system for teachers and education staff is quite good and by their professionalism, (3) There are still a few obstacles in developing HR competencies, especially the limited cost of education. As an alternative solution made by the principal of SMK Bina Sejahtera 4 is involving teachers in various training activities such as; subject teacher deliberation (MGMP), principal work deliberation (MKK), and training activities organized by the Bogor City Education Office.

Improved Competency of School Principals Through Construction of Work Group

The development of school supervision competence through the construction of school supervisors in the activities of the school Principal Work Group (PWG) has been conducted. This research aims to find out: (1) The principal competency of the school principals after the construction of school supervisors in the PWG activities in Sangkuang Island, East Kutai District (2) to know the constraints of increasing competency of principal in Sangkuang Island, East Kutai Regency. This research is a qualitative study, conducted at the state Elementary school in Sangkuang Island, Sangkulirang Sub-district, East Kutai District consisting of 4 schools: (a)Elementary School 003 Sangkulirang; (b) Elementary School 006Sangkulirang, (c) Elementary School 007 Sangkulirang, and d)Elementary School 012 Sangkulirang. The research took place fromJanuary 2017 to July 2017. Data collection techniques throughinterviews, observations and documentation. Data were analyzedusing the Miles and Huberman analysis Model which is an interactivedata analysis consisting of three activities namely data reduction, datapresentation, and conclusion withdrawal. The results showed thatthrough the construction of school supervisors in the PWG activities,the school's supervision competence increased. The headmaster hasbeen able to make the supervision program properly, implementingsupervision with various techniques, whereas in the follow-up theprincipal has done it according to the needs. Construction of schoolsupervisors on PWG activities, making the atmosphere more relaxed,the principals motivated, discuss, brainstorm with supervisors andfellow school principals to solve the problems faced. Principalsdemonstrate a better work ethic and responsibility, unyielding toobstacles. In teaching and learning activities, they can direct teachersto innovate learning innovations. Obstacles are faced in the effort toimprove the performance of primary principal in Sangkuang IslandEast Kutai District is (a) The geographical location separated by thesea and the constraints, the weather caused the schedule of watchdogvisits is often delayed, (b) Teachers who are given additional duties asprincipals are partially not eligible to be the principal, seen from thepoint of competence or other requirements, this is done. Manyteachers who are not willing to become primary principals for remoteareas, (c) The school principal feels difficult to divide time because, inaddition to the task of managing the school, the school principal alsohas a teaching obligation as much as 6 hours of instruction.

Bimbingan Teknis Pembuatan Game Edukatif sebagai Media Pembelajaran di Tingkat PAUD

Tujuan dari pengabdian ini adalah meningkatkan pemahaman Kepala Sekolah PAUD dalam pembuatan media pembelajaran yang menarik bagi siswa. Tema pengabdian yang dipilih adalah game edukatif sebagai media pembelajaran. Dari beberapa metode pengabdian maka dipilih metode pengabdian partisipatif. Kegiatan pengabdian berupa pembelajaran dilakukan pada tanggal 9 November 2019 dengan jumlah keseluruhan peserta 34 orang. Kegiatan pengabdian berupa pembelajaran dilakukan oleh tim pelaksana bersama dengan para Kepala Sekolah PAUD yang tergabung di Kelompok Kerja Kepala Sekolah (K3 PAUD) di Alalak Kabupaten Barito Kuala. Kegiatan dilakukan dengan tahapan dimulai dari tahap persiapan, dan tahap pelaksanaan yang mencakup pemaparan materi dan pembuatan game edukatif. Hasil yang diperoleh adalah bahwa pelaksanan Bimbingan Teknis berlangsung lancar. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang dilakukan oleh tim pelaksana telah berhasil mencapai tujuan yaitu para peserta bimbingan teknik di Alalak Kabupaten Barito Kuala tersebut mengalami peningkatan pengetahuan dan keterampilan tentang pembuatan game edukatif sebagai media pembelajaran yang menarik bagi anak-anak PAUD. Para peserta Bimbingan Teknis terlihat antusias dalam mengikuti kegiatan pembuatan game edukatif dengan mampu membuat game edukatif mengenal buah dan angka.This service aims to increase the understanding of the Principal of PAUD in making learning media interesting for students. The chosen theme of service is educational games as learning media. Of the several methods of service, the method of participatory service chosen. Community service activities took place on November 9, 2019, with a total of 34 participants. Service activities in the form of learning are carried out by the implementing team and the Principals of PAUD Schools. They are members of the School Principal Work Group (K3 PAUD) in Alalak, Barito Kuala Regency. The activity is carried out with stages starting from the preparation stage and the implementation stage, including the presentation of material and making educational games. The results obtained are that the implementation of Technical Guidance takes place smoothly. This activity has succeeded in achieving the goal that the technical guidance participants in Alalak Barito Kuala Regency have increased knowledge and skills about making educational games as an exciting learning medium for PAUD children. The Technical Guidance participants seemed enthusiastic in participating in the activities of creating educational games by being able to make educational games to recognize fruit and numbers.

Effects of Principal Skills, Work Culture, Learning Facilities on Primary School Teacher Performance

The purpose of this study was to analyze the principal's skills on teacher performance; cultural influences on teacher performance; the effect of learning facilities on teacher performance; and the motivation to learn from the principal, work culture and learning facilities together on teacher performance. The study was conducted on 86 elementary school teachers at the Tadika Puri Foundation in South Jakarta, data were collected through a questionnaire distributed to respondents, while open interviews were conducted with Foundation administrators. Data analysis use SPSS application assistance. The research findings show that there are principals 'skills on teacher performance, there is a development of work culture towards teacher performance, there is development of learning facilities on teacher performance, and there is development of principals' skills, work culture, and joint learning development on teacher performance.

Alfredo Dinis, S.J., A Jesuit against Galileo? The strange case of Giovanni Battista Riccioli Cosmology, ed. Álvaro Balsas, S.J. & Ricardo Barroso Batista (Braga: Universidade católica portuguesa, 2017). xxiii + 364 pp. ISBN: 9789726972822 (Print); 9789726972839 (eBook). Aviva Rothman. The pursuit of harmony. Kepler on cosmos, confession, and community (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017). viii + 355 pp. ISBN: 9780226497020.

This chapter focuses on the works of Alfredo Dinis and Aviva Rothman. Giovanni Battista Riccioli's principal work, Almagestum novum (1651), so called to indicate a replacement of Ptolemy's classic text, presents much valuable quantitative information, often in tabular form, which astronomers of all religious persuasions found useful. It also contains 49 arguments pro and 77 contra the Copernican system. Much of the late Alfredo Dinis's posthumous book analyses Riccioli's 126 arguments in an endeavour to judge whether they hid a closet Copernican. Meanwhile, little is said by Aviva Rothman about Johannes Kepler's achievements in astronomy. Instead she places much of his work, thought, and aspiration under the concept of harmony. This leitmotiv carries her a long way through Kepler's religious ideas.

The Question of Legitimizing Law in Adolf Reinach’s Phenomenology

When speaking about legitimizing law we can mainly mean analysis which concerns metaphysical justification for what is called the phenomenon of law. From the metaphysical point of view, the justification of law means indicating the foundation of its existence. It is about seeking (indicating) an esse (essence) basis of law, in line with the task set by the metaphysical analysis, namely seeking an answer to the question: Why does object X exist? And in the answer, there will appear a formula indicating the final reasons for its existence (ratio essendi). The same ideas that we can find in Adolf Reinach’s principal work, The Apriori Foundations of the Civil Law, provide a possibility of better understanding this important issue of legal philosophy, namely the question of legitimizing law (justifying law). The aim of this article is to present that argument.

The Influence of Elementary School Leadership in Promoting a Learner-Centered Classroom

This is a qualitative study which investigated how teachers demonstrate "learner-centered" classroom instruction and how they are influenced by the school principal as a transformational leader in promoting a learner-centered classroom. The respondents were eight participants who were chosen based on their purposive experiences and had been teaching at the Elementary School of Silliman University. Face to face interviews provided the primary method of data collection with the selected teachers comprising the primary source of data. This study shows that teachers' opinions concerning their principal's transformational leadership behaviors are positive in general. The results revealed that the teachers perceive their principal as transformational leadership influential in creating or maintaining a classroom with a "learner-centered" instruction. The findings signify that there is a shift among the teachers from positional leadership to fluid, teamwork, collaborative, and emergent leadership that is spread across teachers. This was evident from the teachers' perspective, which described the leadership as cooperative, supportive, trusting, participatory, democratic decision-making, empowering, shared management, and professional learning communities. In school, therefore, teachers and principal work together to develop effective learner-centered classroom practices, and they study together what things work useful in the classroom.