Teachers, Your History Now

Essentially, the teacher is the storyteller in the classroom. Through a story, a teacher can convey a message about what is considered good or bad, as well as what should or should not be done.

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Diana Yunus, grade 3 teacher at SDN 006 Krayan asked her student, Niki Kristian (9), to write some letters, Saturday (27/11/2021) in Lun Dayeh Village, Krayan District, Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan.

Centuries ago, Andrew Fletcher, a patriot, wrote, “If a man were permitted to make all the ballads, he need not care who should make the laws of a nation”. According to George Gerbner, a communications expert, in the past 50 years, the work of writing ballads and stories has shifted from parents, teachers, communities, churches and the state to television stations run by business conglomerates for commercial purposes.

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