Let’s study for mastery, not test scores

Let’s teach for mastery — not test scores

Waktu itu lagi liburan seminggu sebelum UN, lagi gencar gencar nya gue belajar buat persiapan ujian. Personally I was struggling with Math, otak gue gak pernah begitu bersahabat sama pelajaran-pelajaran eksak tapi nothing is unachievable.

Pelajaran kayak Matematika itu menurut gua butuh banget yang namanya dasar yang kuat. Gue suka ngiri sama temen gua yang pernah ikut Kumon atau kelas sempoa atau apa pun yang sejenis nya. Gue cenderung lebih tumbuh jadi anak bahasa karena sempet pindah-pindah sekolah di beberapa negara.

Ada kalanya gue sering hopeless sama pelajaran hitung-hitungan tapi dari dulu gue selalu me-manage untuk bangkit lagi dari putus asa sesaat itu.

Gue selalu berinisiatif untuk belajar matematika dari Khan Academy, gue pertama kali di kenalin situs online learning ini dari kakak sepupu gue yang sekarang berhasil tembus Teknik Kimia UI. Jadi, ini tuh online platform yang ngasih endless video lessons dari kategori bahasa sampai pelajaran kalkulus, macem-macem lah. Mirip sama Zenius tapi versi gratis dan lebih lengkapnya (tenang, gue belum cukup terkenal buat dapet sponsor dari Khan Academy).

Pendiri dari non-profit educational organization ini bernama Sal Khan, terus terang gue kagum luar biasa sama ini manusia satu. Niatan dia untuk ngajar itu pure banget buat sekedar bikin orang lain ngerti sesuatu dari akar-akar keberasalaanya. Bukan buat bikin orang pinter, tapi paham.

Kalo lu suntuk terus-terusan belajar kayak gue mungkin lu harus lurusin dulu niat lu buat belajar. Simak video ini, sudut pandang lu soal belajar bakal berubah, demi lah.

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