The Violence in The School

The more intense violent behavior committed by adolescents has shown a very alarming rate. The
indication, this behavior has penetrated all the lines and foundations of social life, including the world of
education. The one that makes us more depressing, which is intended as a basic educational foundation
of character formation have also been contaminated by those harmful behaviors. School as a virtuous
character behavior has been tainted by numerous violent behavior and it should be our responsible.

The death of Dimas Dikita Handoko, the first semester students in the School of Sailing ( STIP ) because
of the bad treat of his senior in Jakarta last month and Renggo Kadafi, 5 th grade students, who allegedly
abused by his senior become a wake-up call for all of us. The violent behavior has morphed into a
culture. How could a man who was forging and preparing his future die in the place and with all those
bad faiths?

Our education history records many incidents of violence that occur in the school environment, even on
campuses affiliated with the official who intended to set up a powerful and high quality state apparatus.
Still inscribed in our memory how many young shoots in IPDN. Already dozens, even hundreds, of
students who died due to brawl and fights between them which are triggered by trivial issues and
almost every day we can see that. The question is why those violent behaviors always repeat in our
education?

Violent behavior in the school environment is caused by many factors. Nevertheless, the following three
factors can be used as an explanation of why this behavior is always repeated.

First, the method of the militaristic education, especially in schools official can be the culprit violence. In
the orientation, new students are trained physically so hard. As said, hazing that includes physical
violence is intended to instill discipline, patriotism, nationalism, and mental toughness. Physical activity
regarded as a panacea to make the students ready to study. Of course, the reason this is a justification
for the seniors to show power and dominance to their juniors. If the purpose of schools is to print a
capable apparatus in certain areas, why the badness that promotes endurance and physical violence
should be highlighted?

Second, psychologically, an individual who is educated and brought up in an environment that supports
violent is possibly to implement the same behavior when he gains power. The cycle of violence finally

become a tradition which always be repeated every year. New students who passed the orientation with
violence will implement the same thing when they become seniors. Embedded in their brains that being
a senior means entitled to treat the junior as the same violence they ve experienced before. Tradition is
of course very dangerous for our education and become very difficult to remove when it is rooted and
entrenched for many years.

Third, insensitivity, indifference, and indecisiveness administrators and teachers who are entrusted with
the responsibility to manage the school are the factors that most contribute to the occurrence of violent
behavior in education. School is the second home for students. Parents send their children to school
because they believe that school is a safe place for the growth and development of children. Whoever is
entrusted to manage the school should ensure that the children are protected and safe from any threat
of violence.

Violent behavior is still common in schools should be reflection of our failure in preparing the next
generation. Everyone should realize that violence will only take revenge and destruction. If violent
behavior is still exist in the school, the doomsday of our education will come soon.

STRATEGY TO INCREASE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN DAILY ACTIVITIES

On the day of our lives, we will not be separated from the activities we do. From the start wake up until
we go back to sleep, from the start at home, on campus and in the outside environment, many activities
that pass you by without us can take more benefit from those activities. Without us knowing a lot of
activities that could be utilized to improve the English language we have. Varios kinds of strategies we
can employ to improve the English language in our daily activities.

Activities that we do at home so much just to spend time in vain, like when we watch television try to
get things better. not just watch, but watch while learning. By watching who use English as news shows
or even movies that speak english. Then try to understand and pat attention to the conversation that
they do. So in addition we can also entertainment from our television to learning from him.

While on campus we also can increase the English language which we belong, apart from the lessons
given by the lecturer. with the way we speak on campus by using the English language to train our
conversation in English. because here is a great place for us to train and try a conversation. plus the

existence of professors and friends who support, which can justify our wrong conversation. The most
important is that you should never feel embarrassed to try it because it just makes us lazy to do it.

Outside the home and the campus is still a lot of daily activities that can be utilized to learn English, like
when we're looking for something on the internet. try to read and understand an article or story in
English. and further our understanding after the article and try to create your own account with the
English language. With it we can increase our ability in writing.

So start from now to take advantage of activities that we do every day while we improve our English
language, wherever and whenever. Remember do not be no shame and lazy to try to because it makes
us no progress. Remember friends do when there is a will there is way. That way we can get more value
from every activity of which we do daily.