Jumat, 19 Februari 2010

New Approach to Control Children

Four students of High School in Indonesia had been fired by the school principal, because they criticized their teacher by writing opinion in face book. The students in Tanjung Pinang, Riau Island Province, Indonesia, wrote “pitch (the teacher) to the sea” which could be associated with laid-off the teacher.

They also wrote “mutilation” for their emotional expression to the teacher. Word of “mutilation” is very popular in Indonesia as many murder cases involved mutilation modus. The most well known case was mutilation by young man (Ryan) who killed 11 men. Indonesian police unveiled the story last year.

The students added other word with “old maiden” for the teacher. According detik.com, Yose Rizal, the school principal said their disdain were very painful for the teacher. For several days, the teacher did not come to the class. She told to the principal that her heart were despondent (heartsick) associated with “old maiden”. Board of teachers decided to fire four students. Yose said the students were not fired, but they could find other school.

Critic spread around the country on the school decision. National Commission for Child Protection deplored decision of firing the students as breaking the student’s right to get education. “They still have future life, “ said Arist Merdeka Sirait, secretary of Commission.

Arist said, the school might not fire the students. “The teachers were too emotional, “ said Arist. “The main task of teacher is educating the kids. The teacher might give information enough to the students about information technology.” The teacher could not blame face book.”

Face book is very popular in Indonesia now. Adult, young even kids use face book. Using face book has not only positive impact but negative neither.

Face book makes people easier touch other people, including the bad man are looking for victims. Youngster kidnapped by friend whom met in face book. Sylvia Russarina (23) went from her rent-house in Semarang, Central Java. The student of Medical Faculty, University of Diponegoro (Undip) reported kidnapped by her boyfriend after communicating by face book.

After missing several days, police found her and the boy in Jambi which located in other island of Sumatera, around 3 thousand kilometers from Semarang of Java island. Two youngsters were in restaurant when the police hold them.
Metrotvnews.com reported several children have been victims of using face book. A girl 15 years in Ciamis, West Java, has been going from home and no one of her family knows where she is.

Sources in her school said a man pick the girl up who introduced as her uncle. Her family suspected her new friend found in face book.

Indonesian Commission for Children Protection has received 100 reports of teenagers lost from home after they accessed face book. Seto Mulyadi, head of commission said the accident caused by lack of communication between kids and their parents. Most cases happened in four big cities in Indonesia; Jakarta, Surabaya, Solo, and Medan.

Spreading face book makes parents must take part closely to the children relationship. Although using face book is very simple, it does not mean all parents familiar with the communication technology. Only little family has computer or cellular telephone. Most of computer users are youngster and parents have lack of knowledge of communication technology especially they are living in villages. In other side, their children can access internet easily by renting computer at internet shops spreading in cities.

There is communication transformation from simple connection to sophisticated relationships. In the last period, parents can control their children of friends in school, home or family. As the children widen their relationships with face book or other facilities, the parents lost of their control.

For children who lack experience, their doesn’t aware of risk with strange people they meet. People in Indonesia have very good relation with their neighbor and other people even stranger. Parents must change children’s paradigm about friends. Indonesian children know that they must respect to every guest who coming to their home. I think its old fashion that is not right for now.

The children have to share their friends to the parents. Dad or Mom control their relations links especially for children are younger than 17 years. Of course, it is easy to manage children’s relationship if the parents can use communication technology too. Even you are very old now, you have to learn social net technology. People are entering new era of relationship, hence everyone needs new approach to touch other people.