Restore Your Smile

New Workplace

Today James got word that he was accepted to work at the girls' elite High School, where he was interviewed some time ago. He was asked to start work next Monday. His working time was exactly the same as his former workplace. From Monday-Friday, pk.07.00 - pk.15.00.

Of course this news makes the Wijaya family happy, especially James. This was the first time he got a job with his own business, not because of someone else's recommendation. In addition, this time he worked not as a substitute teacher anymore, but as a permanent teacher.

As for Celine, James knew he was trying hard to act as usual. He tried to restore his cheerfulness, although for his attitude with Bang Alex could not be like before.

But that effort was quite fruitful. No more family members asked the reason for Celine's depression. Other family members were quite convinced by the reason of her period, which may now be finished until Celine's mood began to look normal again. The problem of heartbreak is just covered up. Only Celine and James know.

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Monday has arrived. Today is the first day James does his job at the new High School. He deliberately came early to get used to his work environment which is classified as very large.

First he met the principal (Kepsek) in the Principal's room where he was interviewed. After meeting, the Principal escorted him to the teacher's room.

There, he was introduced as a new BK teacher to the teachers there and asked the homeroom teachers to introduce him to the students in their respective classes, when James first entered the classroom in the BK lesson hours of the class. After that, James was told the location of his desk in the teacher's room.

Next, James was escorted to a guidance and counseling room, where he could call the schoolgirl to ask her the problem or vice versa, if there were students who needed his help to solve the problem. The room is not too big. The furniture there is just a wooden table and 2 chairs facing each other. Not too different from his previous job.

It was there that the principal gave James a lesson schedule so that James would know the times when he should teach each class. He was also given several RPL (Service Implementation Plan) sheets that had been made by previous BK teachers and a card that he said could be used to buy food in the school cafeteria.

The Principal gave James the authority to determine for himself the material to be distributed to students. Provided that the material is shared according to needs.

James was given 2 weeks to compile his own 1-semester RPL and after that the RPL had to be handed over to him. James was allowed to continue with the RPL from his previous BK teachers, provided that James could provide an appropriate reason when held accountable.

After his assignments were told, James was again escorted to the teacher's room because soon the school bell would ring. If anyone is asked, James is welcome to meet the Principal in his room, or ask other teachers. Then the Chief returned to his room.

James' desk was next to a female teacher on his right and a male teacher on his left. After introducing herself, apparently the woman was an English teacher and the man was a gym teacher.

Just as they started talking, the school start bell rang. The teachers next to him were begging themselves because there was a teaching schedule. Simultaneously, a bespectacled female teacher with a 50-year age range came close to James.

"Include, I'm Miss Vienna, IPA XII homeroom teacher. According to the schedule, the first BK lesson today is in my class at lesson 3, which is around pk. 09.30, after the first break. I'll see you back here at that hour. Now I have to teach first. Is there anything you want to ask? " tanyanya straightforward.

"Oh... There aren't. Thank you " replied James rather nervously.

"Then, I'm sorry. " The woman named Miss Vienna then left James. James was alone in the teacher's room.

James took his breath. The atmosphere is very different from the SMU where it used to work. Maybe because SMU is his alma mater, he still knows the teachers who teach there. In contrast, some teachers still knew James as their former protege. That makes the atmosphere of familiar and family quickly created.

James then looked at the sheet of paper that the principal had given him. The paper contains lesson schedules and RPL sheets that have been created by previous BK teachers.

He decided to study the schedule paper first. On average he taught in classes 4 hours every day, which is from the third to sixth lesson hours. The rest is time outside of lessons for guidance and counseling services.

After that, he switched to RPL sheets. There are materials that will be distributed to each class in this semester. Lots of interesting material titles to discuss.

James chose to gather as much material and topics first. For that, he also tried to remember the RPL materials made by Bu Yeni at SMU where he worked before. He also looks for other topics from the internet that he can apply to SMU students.

The plan is that the materials will be combined. Then the materials will be sorted according to the needs of the students here. So, the key is that James must as soon as possible recognize the needs and problems that exist in this school. After that, then he can make his own RPL.

James was so focused on making his work plan that he didn't realize the second lesson was over. The teachers began to return to their respective tables in the teacher's room, at least to put down the books. Some of them came out again.

"Sir James is not resting? Had breakfast?" The sports teacher sitting on his left asked him.

"Eh? A break? " James looked at his watch.

It's 9 o'clock. It's finished the second lesson apparently. Thought in the heart.

On the schedule, the school students get two hours of rest, namely pk. 09.00 - pc. 09.30 After the second lesson, and pk. 11.30 - pc. 12.00 After the fourth lesson. So today James still has 30 minutes before he will enter his first class with Miss Vienna.

"Yes, Sir. Would you like me to take a look at the cafeteria? " ask Mr. Santo, the name of the gym teacher.

"Oh, can. Thank you, Sir. " Then they both left the teacher's room to the school cafeteria.

James' eyes widened to see the school cafeteria which in his view is more suitable called the food court. The canteen is expansss. Distant with the canteen in SMU first. Food and beverage stands neatly covered the wall. In the center there are circular or rectangular tables with groups of chairs surrounding them. The arrangement is exactly like the one in the cafes.

"Teachers here get money to eat that has been integrated in the card. Did you get a card like this? " ask Mr. Santo while showing his card.

"Yes, I was given this by the principal" James said, taking a card out of his pants pocket.

"Well.. With this card Mr. James can take food or drink that you like at any counter. Just scan the card. It will be accumulated at the end of the month. If the usage is below the meal money, the more will go into the salary. If above the meal money, your salary will automatically be deducted to pay the excess. So it's like a credit card, sir. Here there are no transactions with cash" explained Mr. Santo at length.

James just gawked at the explanation. SMU is modern and sophisticated, he thought.

This first break was spent by James to see how the cards were used and accompany Mr. Santo. After that, he hurriedly returned to the teacher's room for fear of making Miss Vienna wait.

The first face-to-face lessons in three classes today took place according to James' plan. In the second break, he tried to use the magic card himself to buy the food and drinks he chose.

After the last face-to-face lesson was completed, James was called to the Governance section to supplement the data. Some of the data needed is data about accounts and emails, to facilitate the delivery of salaries and calculations, and to facilitate communication if there is an announcement from the school.

Thus James passed his first day at this elite High School. Many new things he experienced and he must immediately get used to it. Something he will definitely share on PKW tonight.

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