UAS

Pagi ini aku mengantarnya ke sekolah. Ini adalah hari pertama UAS di kelas 10; UAS pertama baginya di sebuah sekolah negeri di Indonesia. Dia pernah di sekolah negeri saat di Perth, namun sejak kelas 4 hingga 9, dia sekolah di SD dan SMP swasta di Jogja, seperti parnah kuceritakan di sini: http://agkarim.staff.ugm.ac.id/2012/11/02/the-ulangan-was-easy-1/

Sambil ngedrop adiknya yang juga mulai UAS hari ini di sebuah SMP swasta, aku tanya Perdana.

"So, what do you think so far, what is the difference between public and private schools?"

"Well, private school was a bit slower. A chapter in a subject was discussed up to a month, to everybody's pace. It was slower but everyone understood."

"How about public school now."

"It's faster. Needs only one week to finish a chapter or a topic. That means 90 minutes class meeting, where the teachers just explain the topic. All that matter is just explaining and finishing the topic."

"Would you say that private school is better?"

"I would say it's slower, but we all understand," jawabnya diplomatis. "While now, I still need to adjust to this learning style at public school."

Well, selamat ber-adjust ya Cong...

Dan kulanjutkan perjalanan sambil rengeng-rengeng Surah Luqman. "Alif laam miim. Tilka aayaatul kitaabil hakiim. Hudan wa rahmatan lil muhsiniin..."

(Abdul Gaffar Karim)