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The School of the Air and remote learning

Australia is a huge continent and is home to some of the most geographically isolated and remote communities in the world. How do children living in these communities go to school? The answer is Community Government schooling and the School of the Air. School of the Air is one of the means by which children in remote communities can access schools. Alternatively, community schools provide an opportunity for children to attend schools and to grow up in their communities. Teaching and learning in both types of schools has benefited greatly from radio communication and more recently, electronic facilities. History of remote schooling A student of Katherine School of the Air in the early 1960s A student of Katherine School of the Air in the early 1960s. Image courtesy of Katherine School of the Air. The Reverend John Flynn had established the Royal Flying Doctor Service after recognising that there was an urgent need for medical and health care to people living in remote communities. In re...

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Disiplin Tidak ada hal yang lebih penting dalam manajemen diri dibandingkan dengan kedisiplinan. Selain pentingnya menemukan arah dan tujuan hidup yang jelas, kedisiplinan merupakan syarat mutlak untuk mencapai impian kita atau melaksanakan misi hidup kita. Kita harus disiplin dalam mengembangkan diri kita (lifetime improvements) dalam segala aspek, kita harus disiplin dalam mengelola waktu dan uang kita, kita harus disiplin dalam melatih keterampilan kita dalam setiap bidang yang kita pilih. Kita seharusnya belajar banyak dari orang-orang luarbiasa dalam sejarah umat manusia. ”In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves ……..…. Self-discipline with all of them come first.” HARRY S. TRUMAN Semua orang kagum pada Mark Spitz, bintang Olimpiade tahun 1972 di Munich, Jerman. Waktu itu ia berhasil memperoleh tujuh medali emas serta memecahkan tujuh rekor dunia baru dalam olah raga renang. Adakah rahasia di balik keberhasilannya? Ketika ditan...