Dalam kehidupan mahasiswa, "tugas" bukanlah hal asing untuk dihadapi. Boleh jadi tugas dianggap sebagai makanan sehari - hari. Bagaimana tidak? Jika pada kenyataannya sudah terasa seperti kebutuhan. Ya kalau ngga ada tugas, mungkin mahasiswa ngga punya kesibukan atau ngga akan belajar. 

Boleh jadi, tugas dianggap seperti mimpi buruk yang membangunkan mahasiswa dari tidur nyenyaknya di larut malam, atau bahkan hingga dini hari. 

Diluar sana, mungkin ada juga mahasiswa yang menganggap tugas seperti angin mampir. Wusssss..... yang hilang dalam ingatan setelah nilai keluar. 

Atau barangkali ada juga yang menganggap tugas sebagai seni "copy paste". Yang penting kerjaan kelar dengan harapan nilai A keluar. 

Namun, yang sering dipertanyakan adalah "orisinalitas"! Dimana sebenarnya tugas diberikan tidak semata - mata untuk diselesaikan, di cetak, atau kemudian dijilid. Lalu untuk apa? Jawabannya tentu bisa variatif. Mulai dari perspektif akademik, filsafat, maupun keumuman. 

Dalam kesempatan ini, aku mencoba mengabadikan salah tugas yang telah lalu. Tertanggal ; 8 April 2017, dimana ulasan sederhana ini adalah bentuk aplikasi topik grammar tentang "6 Position of Adjective". 


Precious

Every expert was once a beginner. I believe that she has been through a lot of things. A beautiful and young woman named Umi Halimatus Saidah or we usually call her But Ida or Bu Belanda. She is literally my favorite lecturer at college. 

From the very first time I was taught by her in the first semester, I do like her. I like the way she teaches, the way she talks and I always feel like on fire. She has got a brilliant mind. She seems a bit strict but I always feel comfortable for sitting in her class. 

Here is a little profile about her that I have known, especially in academic background. She spent of her 6 years to study in SDN Sugihwaras II. It was in 1889 until 1995. Then she continued in MTS Mu’allimat Cukir in 1995 until 1998. Look! I was born in 1998, when she had gone through ups and downs in life. Next, she studied in MAK Bahrul Ulum Tambakberas in 1998 until 2001. Afterwards, she accomplished her study in Universitas Negeri Malang in 2002 until 2006. Luckily, she granted a scholarship of StuNed (Study in Netherland) and she continued her master degree in Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Belanda and majoring Educational Sciences : Educational Effectiveness and Instructional Design. I do salute her somehow.

Everyone learns to fly and so does she. For everything that she has got, she has never felt enough. She kept on improving herself by experiencing in Jakarta International Korean School in 2013 until 2014. Since 2015, she dedicated herself to be a lecturer in this campus – STKIP PGRI JOMBANG. It’s a blessing to have known her.

In the first semester, she taught us “Pengantar Pendidikan”. I always feel alive in her class. I don’t know why, but she brings out the best in me. I became so active in the class. I argued, I debated, I participated in discussion and it’s such an honor for me that one day she mentioned the names of those who played important role in making a good atmosphere in the class, I was mentioned anyway. It surely got me blush but I have never felt enough.

There was this day where I regret a lot and I would like to admit it. It’s the day when I didn’t study at home, and I didn’t even know what to say in discussion forum. I kept silent in the class and said nothing. I felt so shameful on myself that there was no single word that I utter except one sentence – I forgot what it was.

Since then, I studied a lot and prepare anything to attend her class. Once, the presentation was over, I gave one question to the presenter and Bu Ida said that, “It’s very nice question”, then all of us discussed it. – Bravo! – I told to myself. I didn’t really mean to impress her or even anyone. I just want to be better. I just want to improve myself. Once I feel like a looser, I always believe that I get a chance to fix it.

There are so much things that I can tell. Luckily, I meet her again in this second semester. She teaches “English Correspondence” and I feel super excited. For the first day of the second semester, simply it was the first meeting and she gave us a chance. Like what? She said it simply like the following conversation.

“Most of you are from the first semester right? Why did you choose to be in my class?”, she said.

“Even you have known me well. About the assignments and anything”, she continued.
All of us said yes. I went so speechless, seriously.

“I give you a chance to move out of my class. You may choose another ones and I am fine with it. However, this class is too big and I dislike it”, she declared.

No one answered nor even me. 

“Are you sure to stay in my class? Even if you got C ?”, she said again.

I answered authoritatively, “Yes, it doesn’t matter mam. It is just an alphabet”

She asked me to repeat what I said and I did it. Then she smiled at me. Once again, I didn’t bother trying to impress her, never! In the end, she chose me to be her PJMK. Oh My!  What an honor. – (751 words)


Jombang, 8 April 2017
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