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The charm of Merdeka Mengaja Platform (PMM) in Private Schools

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At the beginning of May of the year 2022, SMK PGRI Amlapura has lost eight (8) teachers resulting from their status of passing the PPPK selection. This situation makes the situation and conditions of schools complicated, especially when faced with the situation of welcoming the implementation of the Independent Curriculum (SMEs) in the new school year, namely the school year 2022/2023. The loss of competent teachers has indirectly given rise to anxiety because it will impact students. In another sense, Students no longer have teachers who really master their fields of expertise and are able to help their development. There are also many students who feel lost and sad when their teachers leave them. On the other hand, The students have placed their hopes on the meaning of freedom of learning which is planned to be implemented starting in the school year 2022/2023. That's the situation, made the author's conscience touched and the first step taken was to take the role of assistant principal in the field of curriculum which was followed by independent learning about the independent curriculum through the Merdeka Mengajar Platform (PMM). In the author's opinion, learning through PMM is an efficient step to carry out in order to carry out socialization or scanning to fellow teachers about the change in the education paradigm, which, incidentally, is mostly status fresh graduation. This effort is made to foster learning motivation and restore students' hope for the learning independence they will obtain. In another sense, Students once again have confidence thanks to the learning gained at SMK PGRI Amlapura, Students will be able to achieve their dreams of entering the world of business, Industry, and Work (DUDIKA) and social.

In doing business, The author is certainly faced with several challenges. These challenges can be detailed as follows (1) Status of teachers who fresh graduation Of course you don't have experience in teaching, especially those who don't have a bachelor's degree in education. This means that teachers do not understand learning administration, especially regarding learning planning. Without careful planning, it is impossible for the learning process to run smoothly and the learning objectives to be achieved. The students seemed pessimistic about the teacher's presence, although it does not mean to reject the teacher's presence. (2) Schools have minimal financial resources to provide formal training by presenting resource persons to teachers to develop qualifications. The low qualifications of teachers regarding the learning process that favors students is certainly in line with the lack of student motivation to follow the learning provided. The result, Students become indifferent and lazy, giving rise to various problems.

Based on the challenges outlined, The author certainly does not want this situation to drag on. The actions taken include: (1) actively learn independently through the Merdeka Mengajar Platform (PMM) to become an example of carrying out real action. The result, So far, a number have been obtained 8 certificate. Every material that is understood, The author carries out outreach outside of learning hours to fellow teachers to participate in independent learning through the Merdeka Mengajar Platform (PMM). It is believed that the various topics provided at PMM can help fellow teachers improve their qualifications in teaching students. (2) The author took part in motivating teacher education activities organized by the Activating Teacher Center (BGP) under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and Culture. All material obtained while undergoing driving teacher education is delivered to the school community in the hope that there will be a change in the educational ecosystem organized by SMK PGRI Amlapura to ensure students gain knowledge and experience their knowledge to the maximum..

Based on several actions taken, the author believes that he has learned that changes in the educational ecosystem are absolute and there is no need to worry, become a burden, even avoided because such things do not escape the problems of carrying out the profession as a teacher. On the contrary, to avoid problems, changes in the educational ecosystem should be welcomed, interpreted, then run it to get the positive side. Besides that, Learning activities are also not something that comes from external motivation, such as the presence of a school principal or the presence of a teacher certification program, because external motivation will only give birth to learning that is conditional and full of obstacles for various reasons such as, no media, source person, budget and others. Learning activities should be born from internal motivation or within oneself. Motivation within oneself will certainly give birth to meaningful learning and intelligent efforts and this intelligence can be proven by finding and learning on the Merdeka Mengajar Platform (PMM).

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