Conclusions CONCLUSIONS, SUGGESTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

48 with the children. It does not mean that career is a forbidden thing for a woman. The emphasis here is about the priority and time allocation. Children also should be grateful if they still have a chance for having a mother role in their life. Respecting and caring the mother also can be one way to be grateful of their mother’s presence in their life. The harmonious relation between mother and children also can minimize the negative deed. Then, keeping warm relation between the teacher or parents to the students or children also can solve the crisis. Motivation becomes a good starting point to do something good. Parents or teacher should be a good motivator for students or children improvement. In the past, there is a gap between teachers and students or parents and children. Nowadays, what students or children need is a close relationship and motivate all the good deeds. Just like what August does with Lily, “I spent my time in the honey house with August.” p.158. August teaches Lily how to produce honey. They can spend time together and develop their togetherness in learning process. August also can be a role of teacher who can be a good motivator. August shows her effort in producing honey with the best quality. August also says to Lily, “You can ’t be a true beekeeper without getting stung.”p.297. August becomes a wise person when Lily feels down. She gives spirit for Lily that to reach something we have to do something harder even it is pain. In addition, August also gives the compliment for Li ly when she has done something in a good ending, “I caught on so fast she said I was a marvel. Those were her very words: Lily, you are a marvel .” p.158. It shows that August become a good motivator for Lily by 49 showing her compliment. Compliment is also important to make the students develop their confidence. Therefore, August also tries to motivate Lily if she loves what she does then she can finish perfectly, “Didn’t you tell me this past week one of the things you loved was bees and honey? Now, it that ’s so, you’ll be a fine beekeeper. Actually, you can be bad a something, Lily, but if you love doing it, that will be enough.” p.297 August motivates Lily when she learns how to be a good beekeeper. It shows that August has a good way to encourage Lily’s confidence. Storytelling also can be the ways of sharing knowledge and experience and also delivering the suggestion or advice. Then, the suggestion can be received well by having a warm relation. Storytelling can also be one of the ways in building a warm relation. August is interested in delivering valuable story to everyone. That way can create a warm and close relationship. Lily is very interested in listening to every story from August. The storytelling also makes Lily to reflect the value from each story which can support her self-improvement. She can also catch the spirit that appears from the storytelling and finds the new strength.

2. Life Skills and Spiritual Education

One of the ways to develop the quality of human sources is education. Education is more than giving and explaining new knowledge for every person. The Secret Life of Bees also has some emphasis in some particular incidents which focuses on the development of human quality.