(HORTATORY 3A-B) 3A: What do you think of the role of private school? What dou think they can contribute for education in our country? 3B: What are Your Kids Watching? Shouold partents limit their watching television?

Text 3A

            Private schools are that are not run by the government. They offer various types of schools and levels of education. Although the government doe s not directly run the private schools, the government should give more attention to private schools for some good reasons.

            Private schools provide with an alternative to the state sector, and a learning environment, which might better suit their children. In addition, whilst there are many bad state schools , there are also, and some excellent  state schools which compete with the best private schools.

            The existence of private education can actually be financially beneficial to state schools. The state funds the education system through taxation. Parents who do not send their children to state schools still pay the same taxes. Therefore, there is more money per child in the state sector. There is evidence that a large number of parents, who send their children to private schools, are both ‘first time buyers’-i.e. neither parent attending a private school – and not from the privileged elite that the opposition would have us believe.

            Based on the above discussion, it is obvious that the government should give more attention to private schools because they also contribute much in the education

Source: Joko Priyana, Zayin Adib Muhammad, and Eka Denis Machfutra. Interlanguage.English for  senior High School Students XI Language Study Proggram. Klaten: PT MACANAN JAYA CMERLANG

 Text 3B

     Is it important to know what your kids are watching? Of course it is. Television can expose your children to things that you have tried to protect them from, especially violence, drug abuse, etc.
     One study demonstrated that watching too much TV during the day or at bedtime often causes bedtime resistance, sleep, onset delay and anxiety around sleep, followed by shortened sleep duration.
     Another study found a significant association between the amount of time spent watching television during adolescence and early adulthood, and the likelihood of subsequent aggressive acts against others.
     Meanwhile, many studies have found an association between kids watching a lot of TV, being inactive and overweight.
     Considering some facts above, protect your children with some following tips:

1. Limit television viewing to 1-3 hours each day.
2. Do not allow your children to have a TV set in their bedroom
3. Review the ratings of TV shows that your children watch.
4. Watch television with your children and discuss what is happening during the show.
5. Discuss alternative and more acceptable things that character could have done

Reference: Purwarti, M at al. English for Better Life. Jakarta: Pakar Raya.