ARTICLE REVIEW FORM

Name: Dody Rakhmat R

Student Number: 1406563664
Faculty & Class: Teknik Mesin
1. Title of the article: Teaching Remote Indonesia
2. Author(s): May Slater
3. Explain the content of the article in summary writing form:
In this arcicle entitled Teaching Remote Indonesia the author inform us about new program that sends
Indonesias best and brightest graduate to teach children in poorest village. Actually in Desa Pelita has clear and
beautiful sea, the villager can seine fish easily. But in their, they are not have electricity and internet. They dont
know about informaion that came from outside. So they dont have expectation about better future . The teacher
name at Desa Pelita is Rahmat Danu Andika. Before andika teach at Desa Pelita, andika has job as engineer in
Kalimantan Coal Mine. But andika choose Indonesia Mengajar program and resigned his job. Indonesia
Mengajar has sent hundred of teacher to poorest village in Indonesia. Anis Bawesdan who founder of Indonesia
Mengajar say that each of teacher will became role model, an initiator, and an inspiration, planting hope and
dreams in each village they join. Anis Bawesdan hope several year again the condition of poorest village change
became better. Actually education in indonesia still centered in big city . much big university located only in big
city. So children who have far home from scholl s is very difficult to reach education. Many young indonesian
are smart but they can not reach education because their poor. Another teacher at Indonesia mengajar is Granasti
Aprilia (Asti). In this program Asti choose elementary school at west Tulang Bawang village. The access to the
school is very difficult. Another problem in Tulang Bawang is mental of villager that assumes education is not
importance. Every day before beginning of class, Asti picks the children from their house to join the class. Most
teacher on poorest village only senior high school graduates. They teach with conventional method. The children
dont have big expectation about future, but because Indonesia Mengajar program some children on this village
study at Jakarta. In 2012 Dika, Asti and some teacher come back to their hometown but 71 young graduate ready
to replace them. Now , Asti work on Indonesia Mengajar sponsors and Dika work on outreach officer supporting
new teachers.
4. What is the authors purpose of writing this article? I think the author purposes of writing this article is to
make every person to care about condition of education in Indonesia.
5. Give your personal comment on the article.? I think this article is inspirational. This article change my mind,
I want after graduate from this university I can do big something for this country
6. Do you think there is still a room for improvement? Explain. I thing yes, it can add with method of teach
which make student interested .