Still Happening, Students Look For Signals On The Hill For Online Schools

BANJARMASIN - Almost two years since face-to-face learning (PTM) was discontinued, students in Pipitak Jaya Village, Tapin Regency, South Kalimantan, are forced to go to hills or highlands to get signals to participate in school activities online.

Student of SMKN 1 Tapin Selatan M Farizal Arliandi in Tapin said every day he and other students attend a highland school known as Pamujaan hill in Pipitak Jaya Village.

"Usually from 08.00 WITA to 16.00 WITA, friends. If everyone is here in the morning, more than 20 people are just for attendance, opening materials or collecting assignments," said the class XI student, majoring in Audio and Video, quoted by Antara, Thursday. , September 9th.

According to him, the thing that irritated the students the most was when the electricity went out, the internet network was completely lost so they could not participate in learning activities.

"When the electricity goes out, the signal is lost. Once during the test, I didn't have time to collect answers, so I was forced to take follow-up tests," he said.

Every day the school schedule must work on an average of five subjects. With books and smartphones, after receiving learning materials from the teacher, they immediately worked on the assignments given in a tarpaulin-roofed cottage.

"Communication with teachers uses the whatsapp application and when learning to teach and collect assignments through the google class room," he said.

This statement is in line with other students, Ahmad Faqih (16), a class X student at SMKN 1 Tapin Selatan majoring in fisheries and Muhammad Aria (14) a class IX student at SMPN 1 Piani.

Many lessons given by schools cannot be understood with online learning methods like today. With a learning style like fast brings boredom.

The three students admitted that they really wanted to learn face to face with the teacher and hang out with their fellow students at school.

In five days for online learning, on average, students need a two GB Telkomsel internet package for Rp. 15 thousand, to send assignments, study on YouTube and surf the web.

Meanwhile, Piani Sub-district Head Arie Wijaya revealed that the signal was obtained from a transmitter owned by Telkomsel in the vicinity of the sub-district which is about three kilometers from where the student received the signal.

"Of the eight villages, there are five villages that have full blank spots (no signal), the other three villages are partially affected by the signal, unevenly," he said.

In the highland location, there are three points with small zoning which are often occupied by students and the general public to get a signal, in Batu Ampar and Pipitak Jaya villages.

Geographically, the sub-district covering an area of 190.08 square meters has an average height of 25 - 200 meters above sea level (MDPL).*