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        Internet

          Nowadays, Internet has spread widely in Indonesia. Internet is so easy to access. But, talking about Internet there will be advantages and disadvantages of the Internet. There are so many advantages by using Internet, for example we can find any kinds of information that we need. For students, Internet is very useful to help them learn some lessons. All internet users can also communicate with others from around the world using social media like Facebook, twitter, email, etc. Internet also really help us to do our work.

But, on the other hand Internet also has disadvantages that might be harm us. There are so many critical cases occur today due to the Internet. For example, cases of sexual harassment are inspired by porn videos easily downloaded. Fraud case in the world of online trading, online gambling and the spread of provocative news that does not fit with the facts, and many more crimes caused by the Internet.

However, the good or bad of the Internet is depends on ourself. Do we want to use it in bad way or good way? If we use Internet wisely, then we can take only the advantages of the Internet and vise versa.

How To Solve Eating Difficult in Children?

a.       Get together with family

Do not let children eat alone and we need to create an atmosphere of togetherness when the child was time to eat. For example, you and your husband are on the table then eat foods together. With the atmosphere of togetherness, then the child’s appetite will occur slowly. (Maksud dari kalimat ini adalah dengan adanya kebersamaan antara orang tua dan anak pada saat waktu nya makan, maka nafsu makan anak bisa meningkat perlahan-lahan.)

b.      Variety of food and and a nice appearance

Perhaps, he needs a variety of foods that your appetite he has incurred. For example, you could give spinach on the first day, broccoli on the second day, and chicken based dishes in the next day. Variety of foods is a very important thing to prevent children from boredom and the desire not to eat. 

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South Korea Switches to Digital Textbooks in the Classroom

South Korea is planning change from paper to digital textbooks (semacam buku elektronik) in the next few years. All content of South Korea’s school subjects will be available on PC’s, iPads and mobile phones by 2015. The education department has announced that South Korea is preparing for a new digital revolution that will change schools of the future.

The project was started last summer. Classrooms throughout the Asian country will be equipped with wireless LANs so that students can access learning materials whenever and wherever they want. Pupils won’t have to carry heavy schoolbags and satchels any more.

South Korea is a model nation when it comes to using modern technology. The OECD found out that youngsters in South Korea lead the world when it comes to getting information from the internet and working with computers. The country focuses on teaching children the basics of technology at a very early age.

Compared to South Korea, western nations lag behind. American president Barack Obama has announced that United States is installing a national learning centre which is to improve teaching standards and develop new teaching methods.

Turkey allows schools to teach Kurdish

Turkey’s government is letting some schools teach Kurdish. Only two decades ago speaking Kurdish in public was a crime, but now the government is easing its restriction on the language of the Kurds. The Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has stated that this is a historic step for Turkey’s largest minority group. The Kurds form about 20% of the country’s population, mainly in the southeastern part of the country. But many have gone to Istanbul and other cities in search of jobs and a better life.

Kurds have been fighting for more rights and a certain amount of autonomy in Turkey. In the last decades thousands of people have been killed in fighting between the Turkish government and the Kurdish rebel group PKK.

For a long time Turkey has banned Kurdish because government officials are afraid that it would separate the country and make the PKK too strong. In the latest statement Erdogan said that if a school has enough students who want to take Kurdish as an elective subject a school is allowed to offer lessons. The Turkish government has found out that it cannot solve the Kurdish problem through violence alone. Kurdish language and culture is spreading increasingly in Turkey, Iraq and Syria.

For Kurdish activists the action does not go far enough. They demand the right to educate students in Kurdish in all subjects. The European Union has repeatedly put pressure on Turkey to pass better laws for Kurdish citizens. It says that if Turkey wants to become a full member of the EU minority rights must be granted.