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Wednesday, 8 May 2013
KEMAMPUAN ANAK BERGANTUNG KPD KESEMPURNAAN JENTERA OTAKNYA
Adalah lazim bagi ibubapa lebih berminat mempelajari cara-cara untuk mengajar anak membaca, membuat matematik, menghafaz surah, melukis dsb. Namun, yang lebih penting adalah mengetahui cara-cara meningkatkan jemtera-jentera yang diperlukan untuk anak belajar.
" Seseorang anak boleh membaca kerana matanya boleh ditembungkan ke jarak yang dekat. Jika ia juling atau boleh melihat yang jauh, anak itu tidak boleh membaca buku yang biasanya diletak atau dipegang sejauh 16 inci atau 40 cm.
Anak kecil akan susah berjalan jika ia tidak pandai mengimbangkan badannya. Kemampuan mengimbangkan badan bergamtung kepada kesempurnaan sekumpulan jentera otak yang dikawal oleh serebellumnya.
SEREBELLUM itu hanya dapat ditingkatkan jika anak sering bergerak atau ditimang. Anak yang telentang akan merencatkan proses pembesaran otaknya kerana posisi terlentang menekan bahagian belakang kepalanya.
Di antara prasarana yang amat penting adalah keadan emosi anak. Anak yang mudah rasa ceria, ketawa, gembira lebih mudah dididik dari anak yang sering merajuk, takut, muram atau mudah menangis. "
" Seseorang anak boleh membaca kerana matanya boleh ditembungkan ke jarak yang dekat. Jika ia juling atau boleh melihat yang jauh, anak itu tidak boleh membaca buku yang biasanya diletak atau dipegang sejauh 16 inci atau 40 cm.
Anak kecil akan susah berjalan jika ia tidak pandai mengimbangkan badannya. Kemampuan mengimbangkan badan bergamtung kepada kesempurnaan sekumpulan jentera otak yang dikawal oleh serebellumnya.
SEREBELLUM itu hanya dapat ditingkatkan jika anak sering bergerak atau ditimang. Anak yang telentang akan merencatkan proses pembesaran otaknya kerana posisi terlentang menekan bahagian belakang kepalanya.
Di antara prasarana yang amat penting adalah keadan emosi anak. Anak yang mudah rasa ceria, ketawa, gembira lebih mudah dididik dari anak yang sering merajuk, takut, muram atau mudah menangis. "
Pendidikan bermula dari rumah
KINI, memiliki anak yang boleh membaca pada usia seawal lima tahun adalah perkara biasa.
Namun, apabila anak anda mampu mengenal huruf pada usia setahun, mereka dianggap luar biasa dan digelar anak bijak atau genius. Ini kerana tidak ramai ibu bapa tahu kaedah yang betul mengajar anak-anak di rumah sehingga mereka boleh membaca. Bagi mempercepatkan kemahiran membaca selain menggunakan buku, rata-rata ibu bapa membiarkan anak-anak belajar menggunakan televisyen atau menonton cakera padat video (VCD). Menurut pemilik laman sesawang www.adikbijak.com, Rosnita Kisaii, menonton televisyen serta VCD adalah proses pembelajaran terkini serta cepat, namun harus dilakukan bersama-sama antara ibu dan anak. "Anak-anak tidak harus dibiarkan bersendirian menonton. Ini kerana mereka akan mula bertanya mengenai apa yang dilihat dan didengar. Justeru, ibu bapa adalah rujukan terbaik kepada anak-anak," katanya. Justeru, penghasilan VCD berunsur pendidikan bukanlah semata-mata untuk membiarkan anak leka di hadapan televisyen sementara ibu bekerja di dapur atau bapa melakukan tugasan mereka tanpa diganggu, sebaliknya ibu bapa perlu lebih mendalaminya kemudian bersama-sama mengajar anak untuk lebih berkesan. Menurut kajian pakar kanak-kanak, murid gagal menunjukkan kecemerlangan akademik kerana gagal menguasai kemahiran membaca. Murid yang merangkak-rangkak ketika membaca perlu menghabiskan banyak masa untuk cuba mengenali perkataan sedangkan apa yang sepatutnya dilakukannya adalah memahami keseluruhan konteks ayat. Menurut Rosnita, ibu bapa tidak harus menyerahkan pendidikan anak-anak kepada tadika dan sekolah semata-mata. Mereka perlu proaktif memainkan peranan penting dalam pendidikan dan ini mestilah bermula dari rumah. "Kesuntukan masa tidak boleh dijadikan alasan kerana pendidikan anak-anak pada peringkat awal ini sangat penting serta tidak mengambil masa panjang. "Ibu bapa hanya memerlukan lima sehingga 20 minit setiap hari mengajar anak. Ini kerana apabila anak-anak sudah bersekolah rendah namun masih belum membaca dengan lancar, anda harus mengambil tindakan sewajarnya," katanya. Dalam hal ini, ibu bapa harus memilih pendidikan yang baik untuk anak-anak. Pilih VCD yang boleh membentuk minda, kemahiran berfikir serta mempunyai banyak pengajaran. Misalnya VCD Bacalah Anakku, Read Easy dan al-Furqan yang dibentuk secara sistematik agar boleh digunakan ibu bapa bagi mengisi lima sehingga 20 minit ini dengan cara terbaik. "Misalnya, luangkan masa selepas solat untuk mengajar anak mengenali al-Quran melalui sistem al-Furqan. Hanya lima minit diperlukan untuk setiap sesi atau luangkan lima minit selepas makan malam atau sebelum tidur untuk mengajarnya membaca. "Tidak pun anda boleh memutarkan kaset atau VCD dibekalkan bersama-sama set pendidikan ini ketika di dalam kenderaan semasa dalam perjalanan menghantar anak-anak ke pusat asuhan atau semasa bersiar-siar sekeluarga. Dengan cara ini, anak akan lebih mudah mengingatinya," katanya. Selain al-Furqan, ibu bapa yang inginkan anaknya membaca dalam bahasa Melayu boleh menggunakan sistem pembelajaran Bacalah Anakku atau Read Easy untuk bahasa Inggeris. Kaedah ini lebih cepat dan mudah kerana kanak-kanak didedahkan dengan bunyi huruf dan bukannya nama huruf misalnya B dibunyikan (bi) atau Y dibunyikan (wai). Kaedah tradisional mengenal huruf ini tidak banyak membantu bagi menyediakan kanak-kanak kepada kemahiran membaca. Ini kerana nama-nama huruf tidak menyumbang secara terus kepada pembentukan perkataan. "Melalui pendekatan fonetik, anak-anak akan diperkenalkan kepada bunyi huruf seperti ´beh´ (untuk ´B´) dan ´yeh´ (untuk ´Y´). Untuk pengetahuan, satu perkataan terbentuk daripada kombinasi bunyi yang diwakili setiap huruf. Dengan menguasai bunyi setiap huruf, kanak-kanak akan lebih mudah untuk membentuk perkataan daripada kombinasi bunyi ini. "Contohnya, baju berbunyi ´beh´, ´aa´, ´jeh´, ´uu´, apabila disebut secara terus dan bersambung akan membentuk perkataan baju. Tetapi bandingkan jika anak anda cuba membentuk perkataan dengan cara menyebut nama huruf, ´bi´, ´ey´, ´jey´, ´yu´, saya pasti anda sendiri belum tentu dapat meneka perkataan yang sepatutnya dihasilkan. "Malah, menyebut huruf juga akan melalui proses yang lambat ketika proses menyambung menjadi perkataan," jelasnya. Menurut Rosnita, dia teruja memperkenalkan kaedah ini kepada ibu bapa lain selepas menggunakan kaedah ini untuk anaknya yang ketika itu berusia setahun. "Menerusi kaedah VCD, anak saya menunjukkan minat yang lebih untuk belajar. Lebih penting mudah memahami dan mengingati setiap bunyi huruf. "Apabila menjangkau usia tiga tahun, anak sudah boleh membaca dengan lancar. Sejak itu, saya percaya keberkesanan menggunakan kaedah fonetik dan terus mengambil kursus mengenai kaedah Bacalah Anakku. "Saya juga tidak menolak untuk mengajar anak-anak jiran menggunakan kaedah sama, selain pelajar tahun satu yang tidak mampu membaca dengan baik. Dalam masa tiga bulan sahaja, mereka sudah boleh membaca dengan baik malah lebih bagus daripada rakan lain," katanya. Bagi ibu bapa yang ingin memperkenalkan kaedah ini kepada anak mereka, mereka harus rajin dan sabar. Ini kerana latihan bukan hanya dilakukan sekali seminggu atau sekali sebulan tetapi setiap hari. Lakukan kepelbagaian aktiviti supaya anak-anak tidak bosan dan mudah menerimanya. Mereka boleh melakukan aktiviti luar seperti bermain basikal dan bola atau memasak di dapur dan pada masa sama, ibu bapa boleh mengajar menggunakan kaedah ini. "Teknik pengajaran menggunakan VCD ini boleh melatih anak-anak memberikan tumpuan kepada pelajaran selain merangsang supaya anak duduk diam," katanya. Ibu bapa boleh melatih memberikan VCD kepada anak pada awal usia enam bulan kerana ketika ini, bayi memang tidak mampu mengenal huruf tetapi boleh mendengar dan melihat. Ini akan melatih deria mendengar dan melihat, seterusnya apabila sampai ke otak maklumat ini akan disimpan dan kemudian akan dikeluarkan apabila perkembangan sudah melalui fasa sepatutnya. Bagi mengelak rasa tertekan, jangan ada unsur paksaan sekiranya anak anda tidak mampu mengikut seperti yang sudah diajar. Ini kerana anak-anak akan dengan sendiri melalui proses belajar mengikut tahap kemampuan mereka. "Pada mulanya mungkin susah namun lama-kelamaan apabila dilakukan setiap hari dan menjadi rutin, ia akan menjadi kebanggaan kepada ibu bapa sekiranya anak menunjukkan peningkatan memberangsangkan serta boleh membaca seawal yang anda jangkakan," katanya yang akan menamatkan pengajian Diploma PendidikanAwal Kanak-Kanak di Universiti Malaya tidak lama lagi. |
| Source : Harian Metro |
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
A LETTER IN THE LOST WALLET
As I walked home one freezing day, I stumbled on a wallet someone had lost in the street. I picked it up and looked inside to find some identification so
I could call the owner. But the wallet contained only three dollars and a
crumpled letter that looked as if it had been in there for years.
The envelope was worn and the only thing that was legible on it was the
return address. I started to open the letter, hoping to find some clue. Then
I saw the dateline--1924. The letter had been written almost sixty years ago.
It was written in a beautiful feminine handwriting on powder blue
stationery with a little flower in the left-hand corner. It was a "Dear John"
letter that told the recipient, whose name appeared to be Michael, that the
writer could not see him any more because her mother forbade it. Even so, she
wrote that she would always love him.
It was signed, Hannah.
It was a beautiful letter, but there was no way except for the name
Michael, that the owner could be identified. Maybe if I called information,
the operator could find a phone listing for the address on the envelope.
"Operator," I began, "this is an unusual request. I'm trying to find the
owner of a wallet that I found. Is there anyway you can tell me if there is a
phone number for an address that was on an envelope in the wallet?"
She suggested I speak with her supervisor, who hesitated for a moment then said, "Well, there is a phone listing at that address, but I can't give you
the number." She said, as a courtesy, she would call that number, explain my
story and would ask them if they wanted her to connect me. I waited a few
minutes and then she was back on the line. "I have a party who will speak
with you."
I asked the woman on the other end of the line if she knew anyone by the
name of Hannah. She gasped, "Oh! We bought this house from a family who had a daughter named Hannah. But that was 30 years ago!"
"Would you know where that family could be located now?" I asked.
"I remember that Hannah had to place her mother in a nursing home some
years ago," the woman said. "Maybe if you got in touch with them they might be able to track down the daughter."
She gave me the name of the nursing home and I called the number. They told me the old lady had passed away some years ago but they did have a phone number for where they thought the daughter might be living.
I thanked them and phoned. The woman who answered explained that Hannah herself was now living in a nursing home.
This whole thing was stupid, I thought to myself. Why was I making such a
big deal over finding the owner of a wallet that had only three dollars and a
letter that was almost 60 years old?
Nevertheless, I called the nursing home in which Hannah was supposed to be living and the man who answered the phone told me, "Yes, Hannah is staying with us. "
Even though it was already 10 p.m., I asked if I could come by to see her.
"Well," he said hesitatingly, "if you want to take a chance, she might be in
the day room watching television."
I thanked him and drove over to the nursing home. The night nurse and a
guard greeted me at the door. We went up to the third floor of the large
building. In the day room, the nurse introduced me to Hannah.
She was a sweet, silver-haired old timer with a warm smile and a twinkle in
her eye.
I told her about finding the wallet and showed her the letter. The second
she saw the powder blue envelope with that little flower on the left, she took
a deep breath and said, "Young man, this letter was the last contact I ever
had with Michael."
She looked away for a moment deep in thought and then said Softly, "I loved
him very much. But I was only 16 at the time and my mother felt I was too
young. Oh, he was so handsome. He looked like Sean Connery, the actor."
"Yes," she continued. "Michael Goldstein was a wonderful person. If you
should find him, tell him I think of him often. And," she hesitated for a
moment, almost biting her lip, "tell him I still love him. You know," she said
smiling as tears began to well up in her eyes, "I never did marry. I guess no
one ever matched up to Michael..."
I thanked Hannah and said goodbye. I took the elevator to the first floor
and as I stood by the door, the guard there asked, "Was the old lady able to
help you?"
I told him she had given me a lead. "At least I have a last name. But I
think I'll let it go for a while. I spent almost the whole day trying to find
the owner of this wallet."
I had taken out the wallet, which was a simple brown leather case with red
lacing on the side. When the guard saw it, he said, "Hey, wait a minute!
That's Mr. Goldstein's wallet. I'd know it anywhere with that bright red
lacing. He's always losing that wallet. I must have found it in the halls at
least three times."
"Who's Mr. Goldstein?" I asked as my hand began to shake.
"He's one of the old timers on the 8th floor. That's Mike Goldstein's
wallet for sure. He must have lost it on one of his walks."
I thanked the guard and quickly ran back to the nurse's office. I told her
what the guard had said. We went back to the elevator and got on. I prayed
that Mr. Goldstein would be up.
On the eighth floor, the floor nurse said, "I think he's still in the day
room. He likes to read at night. He's a darling old man."
We went to the only room that had any lights on and there was a man reading a book. The nurse went over to him and asked if he had lost his wallet. Mr. Goldstein looked up with surprise, put his hand in his back pocket and said, "Oh, it is missing!"
"This kind gentleman found a wallet and we wondered if it could be yours?"
I handed Mr. Goldstein the wallet and the second he saw it, he smiled with
relief and said, "Yes, that's it! It must have dropped out of my pocket this
afternoon. I want to give you a reward."
"No, thank you," I said. "But I have to tell you something. I read the
letter in the hope of finding out who owned the wallet."
The smile on his face suddenly disappeared. "You read that letter?"
"Not only did I read it, I think I know where Hannah is."
He suddenly grew pale. "Hannah? You know where she is? How is she? Is she still as pretty as she was? Please, please tell me," he begged.
"She's fine...just as pretty as when you knew her." I said softly.
The old man smiled with anticipation and asked, "Could you tell me where
she is? I want to call her tomorrow." He grabbed my hand and said, "You know something, mister, I was so in love with that girl that when that letter came, my life literally ended. I never married. I guess I've always loved her. "
"Mr. Goldstein," I said, "Come with me."
We took the elevator down to the third floor. The hallways were darkened
and only one or two little night-lights lit our way to the day room where
Hannah was sitting alone watching the television. The nurse walked over to
her.
"Hannah," she said softly, pointing to Michael, who was waiting with me in
the doorway. "Do you know this man?"
She adjusted her glasses, looked for a moment, but didn't say a word.
Michael said softly, almost in a whisper, "Hannah, it's Michael. Do you
remember me?"
She gasped, "Michael! I don't believe it! Michael! It's you! My Michael!"
He walked slowly towards her and they embraced. The nurse and I left with
tears streaming down our faces.
"See," I said. "See how the Good Lord works! If it's meant to be, it will
be."
About three weeks later I got a call at my office from the nursing home.
"Can you break away on Sunday to attend a wedding? Michael and Hannah are going to tie the knot!"
It was a beautiful wedding with all the people at the nursing home dressed
up to join in the celebration. Hannah wore a light beige dress and looked
beautiful. Michael wore a dark blue suit and stood tall. They made me their
best man.
The hospital gave them their own room and if you ever wanted to see a
76-year-old bride and a 79-year-old groom acting like two teenagers, you had
to see this couple.
A perfect ending for a love affair that had lasted nearly 60 years.
---------- (( *♥* )) ---------- (( *♥* )) ---------- (( *♥* )) ----------
"NO MATTER HOW LONG YOU'VE WAIT... IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT TAKES YEARS EVEN A DECADE... IF GOD ALLOWS IT... NO ONE NOR ANYTHING WILL BE HARD... IT ALWAYS WORTH IT... TRUE LOVE CONQUERS ALL..."
I could call the owner. But the wallet contained only three dollars and a
crumpled letter that looked as if it had been in there for years.
The envelope was worn and the only thing that was legible on it was the
return address. I started to open the letter, hoping to find some clue. Then
I saw the dateline--1924. The letter had been written almost sixty years ago.
It was written in a beautiful feminine handwriting on powder blue
stationery with a little flower in the left-hand corner. It was a "Dear John"
letter that told the recipient, whose name appeared to be Michael, that the
writer could not see him any more because her mother forbade it. Even so, she
wrote that she would always love him.
It was signed, Hannah.
It was a beautiful letter, but there was no way except for the name
Michael, that the owner could be identified. Maybe if I called information,
the operator could find a phone listing for the address on the envelope.
"Operator," I began, "this is an unusual request. I'm trying to find the
owner of a wallet that I found. Is there anyway you can tell me if there is a
phone number for an address that was on an envelope in the wallet?"
She suggested I speak with her supervisor, who hesitated for a moment then said, "Well, there is a phone listing at that address, but I can't give you
the number." She said, as a courtesy, she would call that number, explain my
story and would ask them if they wanted her to connect me. I waited a few
minutes and then she was back on the line. "I have a party who will speak
with you."
I asked the woman on the other end of the line if she knew anyone by the
name of Hannah. She gasped, "Oh! We bought this house from a family who had a daughter named Hannah. But that was 30 years ago!"
"Would you know where that family could be located now?" I asked.
"I remember that Hannah had to place her mother in a nursing home some
years ago," the woman said. "Maybe if you got in touch with them they might be able to track down the daughter."
She gave me the name of the nursing home and I called the number. They told me the old lady had passed away some years ago but they did have a phone number for where they thought the daughter might be living.
I thanked them and phoned. The woman who answered explained that Hannah herself was now living in a nursing home.
This whole thing was stupid, I thought to myself. Why was I making such a
big deal over finding the owner of a wallet that had only three dollars and a
letter that was almost 60 years old?
Nevertheless, I called the nursing home in which Hannah was supposed to be living and the man who answered the phone told me, "Yes, Hannah is staying with us. "
Even though it was already 10 p.m., I asked if I could come by to see her.
"Well," he said hesitatingly, "if you want to take a chance, she might be in
the day room watching television."
I thanked him and drove over to the nursing home. The night nurse and a
guard greeted me at the door. We went up to the third floor of the large
building. In the day room, the nurse introduced me to Hannah.
She was a sweet, silver-haired old timer with a warm smile and a twinkle in
her eye.
I told her about finding the wallet and showed her the letter. The second
she saw the powder blue envelope with that little flower on the left, she took
a deep breath and said, "Young man, this letter was the last contact I ever
had with Michael."
She looked away for a moment deep in thought and then said Softly, "I loved
him very much. But I was only 16 at the time and my mother felt I was too
young. Oh, he was so handsome. He looked like Sean Connery, the actor."
"Yes," she continued. "Michael Goldstein was a wonderful person. If you
should find him, tell him I think of him often. And," she hesitated for a
moment, almost biting her lip, "tell him I still love him. You know," she said
smiling as tears began to well up in her eyes, "I never did marry. I guess no
one ever matched up to Michael..."
I thanked Hannah and said goodbye. I took the elevator to the first floor
and as I stood by the door, the guard there asked, "Was the old lady able to
help you?"
I told him she had given me a lead. "At least I have a last name. But I
think I'll let it go for a while. I spent almost the whole day trying to find
the owner of this wallet."
I had taken out the wallet, which was a simple brown leather case with red
lacing on the side. When the guard saw it, he said, "Hey, wait a minute!
That's Mr. Goldstein's wallet. I'd know it anywhere with that bright red
lacing. He's always losing that wallet. I must have found it in the halls at
least three times."
"Who's Mr. Goldstein?" I asked as my hand began to shake.
"He's one of the old timers on the 8th floor. That's Mike Goldstein's
wallet for sure. He must have lost it on one of his walks."
I thanked the guard and quickly ran back to the nurse's office. I told her
what the guard had said. We went back to the elevator and got on. I prayed
that Mr. Goldstein would be up.
On the eighth floor, the floor nurse said, "I think he's still in the day
room. He likes to read at night. He's a darling old man."
We went to the only room that had any lights on and there was a man reading a book. The nurse went over to him and asked if he had lost his wallet. Mr. Goldstein looked up with surprise, put his hand in his back pocket and said, "Oh, it is missing!"
"This kind gentleman found a wallet and we wondered if it could be yours?"
I handed Mr. Goldstein the wallet and the second he saw it, he smiled with
relief and said, "Yes, that's it! It must have dropped out of my pocket this
afternoon. I want to give you a reward."
"No, thank you," I said. "But I have to tell you something. I read the
letter in the hope of finding out who owned the wallet."
The smile on his face suddenly disappeared. "You read that letter?"
"Not only did I read it, I think I know where Hannah is."
He suddenly grew pale. "Hannah? You know where she is? How is she? Is she still as pretty as she was? Please, please tell me," he begged.
"She's fine...just as pretty as when you knew her." I said softly.
The old man smiled with anticipation and asked, "Could you tell me where
she is? I want to call her tomorrow." He grabbed my hand and said, "You know something, mister, I was so in love with that girl that when that letter came, my life literally ended. I never married. I guess I've always loved her. "
"Mr. Goldstein," I said, "Come with me."
We took the elevator down to the third floor. The hallways were darkened
and only one or two little night-lights lit our way to the day room where
Hannah was sitting alone watching the television. The nurse walked over to
her.
"Hannah," she said softly, pointing to Michael, who was waiting with me in
the doorway. "Do you know this man?"
She adjusted her glasses, looked for a moment, but didn't say a word.
Michael said softly, almost in a whisper, "Hannah, it's Michael. Do you
remember me?"
She gasped, "Michael! I don't believe it! Michael! It's you! My Michael!"
He walked slowly towards her and they embraced. The nurse and I left with
tears streaming down our faces.
"See," I said. "See how the Good Lord works! If it's meant to be, it will
be."
About three weeks later I got a call at my office from the nursing home.
"Can you break away on Sunday to attend a wedding? Michael and Hannah are going to tie the knot!"
It was a beautiful wedding with all the people at the nursing home dressed
up to join in the celebration. Hannah wore a light beige dress and looked
beautiful. Michael wore a dark blue suit and stood tall. They made me their
best man.
The hospital gave them their own room and if you ever wanted to see a
76-year-old bride and a 79-year-old groom acting like two teenagers, you had
to see this couple.
A perfect ending for a love affair that had lasted nearly 60 years.
---------- (( *♥* )) ---------- (( *♥* )) ---------- (( *♥* )) ----------
"NO MATTER HOW LONG YOU'VE WAIT... IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT TAKES YEARS EVEN A DECADE... IF GOD ALLOWS IT... NO ONE NOR ANYTHING WILL BE HARD... IT ALWAYS WORTH IT... TRUE LOVE CONQUERS ALL..."
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