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Few months ago I bumped onto a Facebook post by Ustaz Hasrizal about how teachers in Finland "membuat teguran" to the noisy students. The teacher will go to the student and ask him/her to lower down their voice. Please note that the ratio of number of students per teacher is 17:1 if I'm not mistaken, which has a large difference from the ratio in Malaysia (30+:1)
This week I bumped onto a Facebook post by Kak Badariah Ismail.
So as a Quran teacher who try to learn, show and teach good manner to the students, I vowed to make some differences.
Usually when student make some noise or things that can distract the recitation of their friend, I will call their name out loud and say "Sara (bukan nama sebenar), perlahan sikit suara." As I lead the class in my living room, other kids will definitely her what I'm saying and to whom I was talking to. The mentioned kid may get embarassed or feel uneasy.
Now, I believe this is the most common scenario in most classrooms. Screaming students name out loud to shut them is the easiest thing to do, and maybe the most effective, in short term. But is it the most appropriate way?
Treating students or kids as a noble human being and has the ability of thinking (memandang dan menghormati kanak-kanak sebagai makhluk yang berfikir) is my subject of interest and what drives me to be a better mom and Quran teacher.
I also learned a lot from Puan Norlaila SASU (Sayang Alquran Seawal Usia) that a mom should use "Kata Allah" instead of "Ibu kata, ibu kata".
So last Thursday during Quran class, there were 3 scenarios.
Scenario 1
Since last week there's a mini blackboard which i put in the living room. The kids are having fun with it, and apparently some of them were too excited in it to even use the chalk to write on my sofa (glad it is cream-colored sofa). Reading what was written, I immediately knew the possible persons who did it.
So the typical me, I might just shout during class "Siapa conteng sofa ustazah dengan kapur?" and no one will admit themselves.
This time I twist a little bit and I ask 2 3 persons to look at the sofa and I ask in normal, try-to-be-curious tone "Apa maksud ni ya?" because it's Chinese. 3 of my students go to SJKC. And apparently the 'criminal' got caught.
So what did I do next? I wait for her recitation turn. I said slowly and softly "Jiji(bukan nama sebenar), nak tahu tak apa Rasulullah pernah sebut? Innallaha jamiilun yuhibbul jamal. Allah itu Maha Indah dan suka yang indah-indah. Bila kita conteng barang, nampak macam dah tak indah kan. Jadi kena jaga baik2 barang, especially barang orang lain. Kalau orang lain conteng barang awak, awak pun mesti sedih kan."
And she nodded. And we continue to read surah Al-Lail.
Scenario 2
*Mira come at the table when it was *Dila's turn. She wanted to know the level of Iqra' and the page Dila's currently reading.
"Ohh muka surat 6. Kita dah jauhh dah"
My brain started to critically thinking one more time. The usual me maybe just said to Mira "Tak baik berlagak macam tu" in front of her friends. But I know this time I should once again wait during recitation so we can talk in private without shaming her and end up her being miserable.
So her turn came. I said pretty much like this "Mira, nak tahu tak apa Allah sebut dalam Al-Quran? Allah ada sebut tentang larangan bermegah. Cuba ingat tadi Mira ada kata apa pada Dila. Kalau Mira kat tempat Dila mesti Dila sedih kan. Jadi bila kita dah boleh baca Iqra jauh, kena sebut alhamdulillah sebab Allah yang tolong Mira boleh baca."
And she nodded.
Ya Allah, nervous jangan cakap la. Memang tersasul-sasul sebab tak biasa nak cakap baik-baik dan private macam ni dengan anak kecil. I just practice it with Tolhah. Growing up as the last child, I was the least sisterly among all of my friends. I don't know how to handle kids back then. Now I am learning and will continue to learn.
This week I bumped onto a Facebook post by Kak Badariah Ismail.
So as a Quran teacher who try to learn, show and teach good manner to the students, I vowed to make some differences.
Usually when student make some noise or things that can distract the recitation of their friend, I will call their name out loud and say "Sara (bukan nama sebenar), perlahan sikit suara." As I lead the class in my living room, other kids will definitely her what I'm saying and to whom I was talking to. The mentioned kid may get embarassed or feel uneasy.
Now, I believe this is the most common scenario in most classrooms. Screaming students name out loud to shut them is the easiest thing to do, and maybe the most effective, in short term. But is it the most appropriate way?
Treating students or kids as a noble human being and has the ability of thinking (memandang dan menghormati kanak-kanak sebagai makhluk yang berfikir) is my subject of interest and what drives me to be a better mom and Quran teacher.
I also learned a lot from Puan Norlaila SASU (Sayang Alquran Seawal Usia) that a mom should use "Kata Allah" instead of "Ibu kata, ibu kata".
So last Thursday during Quran class, there were 3 scenarios.
Scenario 1
Since last week there's a mini blackboard which i put in the living room. The kids are having fun with it, and apparently some of them were too excited in it to even use the chalk to write on my sofa (glad it is cream-colored sofa). Reading what was written, I immediately knew the possible persons who did it.
So the typical me, I might just shout during class "Siapa conteng sofa ustazah dengan kapur?" and no one will admit themselves.
This time I twist a little bit and I ask 2 3 persons to look at the sofa and I ask in normal, try-to-be-curious tone "Apa maksud ni ya?" because it's Chinese. 3 of my students go to SJKC. And apparently the 'criminal' got caught.
So what did I do next? I wait for her recitation turn. I said slowly and softly "Jiji(bukan nama sebenar), nak tahu tak apa Rasulullah pernah sebut? Innallaha jamiilun yuhibbul jamal. Allah itu Maha Indah dan suka yang indah-indah. Bila kita conteng barang, nampak macam dah tak indah kan. Jadi kena jaga baik2 barang, especially barang orang lain. Kalau orang lain conteng barang awak, awak pun mesti sedih kan."
And she nodded. And we continue to read surah Al-Lail.
Scenario 2
*Mira come at the table when it was *Dila's turn. She wanted to know the level of Iqra' and the page Dila's currently reading.
"Ohh muka surat 6. Kita dah jauhh dah"
My brain started to critically thinking one more time. The usual me maybe just said to Mira "Tak baik berlagak macam tu" in front of her friends. But I know this time I should once again wait during recitation so we can talk in private without shaming her and end up her being miserable.
So her turn came. I said pretty much like this "Mira, nak tahu tak apa Allah sebut dalam Al-Quran? Allah ada sebut tentang larangan bermegah. Cuba ingat tadi Mira ada kata apa pada Dila. Kalau Mira kat tempat Dila mesti Dila sedih kan. Jadi bila kita dah boleh baca Iqra jauh, kena sebut alhamdulillah sebab Allah yang tolong Mira boleh baca."
And she nodded.
Ya Allah, nervous jangan cakap la. Memang tersasul-sasul sebab tak biasa nak cakap baik-baik dan private macam ni dengan anak kecil. I just practice it with Tolhah. Growing up as the last child, I was the least sisterly among all of my friends. I don't know how to handle kids back then. Now I am learning and will continue to learn.
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