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Based on table 4.19, 61.5 of the participants 8 participants disagree that the difficulties in doing school administration job affect their decision to be a
teacher. One 1 participant strongly agreed, three 3 research participants agree and one 1 participant strongly disagree to the statement. For eight 8 research
participants who disagree, for them school administration did not influence their decision to be a teacher. For those who agree, school administration job became
one of the important motivations why they did not want to be a teacher.
Table 4.20 Percentage of Response of Closed-Response Questionnaire after Teaching Practice Program
Statement: I found it is hard to deal with high school students.
Q SA -
A - DA -
SDA -
7 38.4
53.8 7.6
Based on the table 4.20, it was found that 53.8 of the Teaching Practice Program students disagree that they found it was difficult dealing with high school
students. 38.4 of the research participants agree to the statement, three 3 participants strongly agree, and two 2 participants disagree that they found it
difficult to deal with high school students. One of the interviewees said that outside the school, he is only an ordinary boy, but inside the school he had to
became a teacher. He had to be a good role model for the students. He said it was quite difficult and frustrating. As a result he changed his decision to not be a
teacher in high school or formal school. The other case was about the classic problem in high school. The most difficult thing dealing with the students
according to the research participants is about how to attract the students to be
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interested to English. The typical responses of high school students, when the teacher asked them whether they understand or not, they would answer that they
understood but in fact they did not understand. The research participants felt that was hard to deal with this.
Table 4.21 Percentage of Response of Closed-Response Questionnaire after Teaching Practice Program
Statement: Being a teacher brings satisfaction for me.
Q SA -
A - D -
SD - 8 23
61.5 15.3
The table 4.21 was about students’ satisfaction by being a teacher. 61.5 of the research participants agree. It meant that they find satisfaction by being a
teacher. Three 3 research participants 23 strongly agree and the other two 2 research participants disagree to this statement. In opened-response questions,
some of the research participants said that by being a teacher brought a certain feeling of satisfaction. The satisfaction could be for making the students
understand, for sharing the knowledge to others, and participating in building the nation through teaching the youth.
Table 4.22 Percentage of Response of Closed-Response Questionnaire after Teaching Practice Program
Statement: Payment becomes one of my considerations in selecting teaching as a career.
Q SA -
A - D -
SD -
9 23
23
53.8
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According to table 4.22, most of the research participants 53,8 disagree with the statement that payment becomes one of their considerations in selecting
teaching as a career. According to opened-response questions, the research participants said that the salary of teachers is not in balance with the job. In other
words, the salary was too low while the job is very hard.
Table 4.23 Percentage of Response of Closed-Response Questionnaire after Teaching Practice Program
Statement: Teaching is basically difficult and frustrating.
Q SA -
A - D -
SD - 10 0
15.3 46.1 38.4
