Does PETA mean map?

           This journal is actually must be submitted last week in our class blog, but some of us posted it in private blog. It was just little bit misunderstanding. Well, now is the time for me giving reflection about one of my courses called PETA. When I was in the first semester, I guessed PETA is kind of course that discuss about map. I know it does not make sense.

            PETA stands for Principles of Effective Teaching and Assessment. In this course, we have a new lecturer. She is from east of Indonesia. Her name is quite long, Martinse Constantina Nabo Bois. Lucky me, I can remember her name. My friends and I can call her Ms. Ine. First meeting with her, reminded me about my previous lecturer, Bu Gum. She is one of my beloved lecturer but she has gone. The way she talks is the same like Bu Gum`s. I am feeling happy because it seems like I can meet Bu Gum again.

            In this course, I will learn how to be an effective teacher. The same as UET and LTM, in here we will focus on how to teach. The keyword is effective. How to be effective teacher and how effective teaching is. In the whole of 3rd semester my friends and I will know the answers are. I hope we can apply it in the real life. 

            In the first meeting, we chose lecturer assistant. The one who is chosen will take responsible of the whole things related to PETA course and help Ms. Ine for this course. Fortunately, I chose myself as the lucky one. My first duty was listing my friends’ name for making group. The next duty is write class rules. Those were not heavy duty and I am happy to do that.

            At the first, we were asked to write our expectations for this course in a piece of paper. I wrote “through this course I can be an effective teacher who can do an effective teaching, and of course by the end of this course I hope I can get A”. Even though I do not care whether my friends call me as a score oriented, because I do care about my score.

            The activities of this class are as fun as another course. Finally I have known that PETA is not a course that discussed about map. I really enjoy this course. I hope every single thing I have done for this course and also for another courses will help me to be the new generation of teacher. 

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