Short stories have the advantage of teaching materials. Because of its short form, it is flexible to be used as teaching materials that do not take long to read. This study aims to describe the teachers’ perception of the urgency of integrating tolerance education in the short story appreciation, the content of tolerance values in the short story appreciation learning instruments in high school, and the content of tolerance values in the short story appreciation teaching materials in textbooks. In order to achieve that, a descriptive qualitative method was employed in this study. The results are as follows. (1) All Indonesian teachers in senior high schools in Surakarta have the perception that the value of tolerance education is important to be integrated into learning, including in the short story appreciation learning. (2) The character of tolerance is always listed in the Syllabus document and the Core Competency component of the lesson plan. Apart from that component, the character of tolerance is implicitly included in the character of "caring" and "open to others' opinions" in 86% of the syllabus and lesson plans. (3) There are 9% of short story appreciation teaching materials that have tolerance education content. The potential for this tolerance content is found in a lot of teaching material topics in the form of learning activities and short stories.   Keywords: Character Education, Short story appreciation, Teaching material,  Textbooks

This study aimed to identify the income-generating activities and explore its management model using the case study method. In-depth interviews and documentation were used to collect data. The sample used purposive sampling from 26 study programs. Government subsidy, which is meant to cater to tuition and operational expenses, has been inadequate. Therefore, activities in the laboratory can be optimized as an income generator. The results of mapping activities in the laboratory and study programs are seminars, conferences, workshops, building rent, ballroom rent, laboratory services, vehicle rent, and scientific consulting services. Income-generating supplemented the budget of the university. The income is beneficial to hire additional project personnel, purchase supplies, materials and equipment, and improve facilities needed for instruction, research, extension, training, and productive activities. The development pattern of income-generating management through partnership and cooperation between the rector, head of the business development agency, deans, and head of a study program also laboratory so that all forms of activities that become financial sources can be monitored and evaluated. Moreover, the preparation of the accountability report must be transparent and accountable.

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan: (a) cara guru memilih cerita pendek yang diajarkan dalam pembelajaran sastra di SMA Surakarta, (b) alasan guru memilih cerita pendek dengan cara tersebut, dan (c) pertimbangan-pertimbangan guru dalam memilih cerpen. Tujuan ini dicapai dengan penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Data berupa pernyataan guru tentang cara memilih cerpen dan alasannya. Sumber datanya adalah guru-guru bahasa Indonesia yang tergabung dalam Musyawarah Guru Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia SMA di Surakarta. Teknik sampling yang diterapkan adalah purposive sampling, yaitu dipilih berdasarkan variasi kondisi sekolah: negeri, swasta, umum, dan keagamaan. Teknik pengambilan data dengan angket. Teknik analisis data dengan teknik analisis interaktif. Hasil penelitian ini sebagai berikut. (1) Guru memilih cerita pendek dengan 3 cara yaitu: 78% guru memilih cerpen yang tercantum di dalam buku pelajaran, 11% guru memilih cerpen dari buku pelajaran dan menambah cerpen dari sumber lain, dan 11% memilih cerpen dari berbagai sumber dan sering mengesampingkan cerpen yang ada di buku pelajaran. (2) Alasan guru memilih cerita pendek dengan cara tersebut sebagai berikut; (a) Guru yang memilih cerpen dari buku pelajaran memiliki alasan: mudah didapatkan, semua siswa memiliki, lebih terprogram, biasanya sudah dibaca rumah sehingga KBM lebih mudah, lebih praktis, semua siswa sudah siap dengan cerpen yang diajarkan, dan merata untuk semua siswa, (b) Guru yang memilih cerpen dari buku pelajaran dan dari sumber lain memiliki alasan semua siswa telah mempunyai cerpen yang mempermudah proses pembelajaran dan dalam rangka memberi latihan untuk memperdalam pengetahuan siswa, guru memilih cerpen dari Koran, (c) Guru yang memilih cerpen dari berbagai sumber dan mengesampingkan cerpen yang dimuat di buku pelajaran memiliki alasan sebagai berikut: cerpen itu sangat banyak sehingga guru tidak bisa mengandalkan cerpen yang ada di buku pelajaran; bahan cerpen dalam buku pelajaran terbatas, padahal di luar kelas siswa berhadapan dengan dunia sastra yang begitu luas; perlu memberikan bacaan yang beragam; merupakan usaha membentengi siswa dari bacaan yang tidak mendidik, (3) Pertimbangan guru dalam memilih cerpen adalah: kepraktisan, isi cerita menarik, isi cerpen sesuai usia siswa, bebas dari pornograf dan SARA, mengandung nilai pendidikan, dan penanaman budi pekerti.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to change their offline learning model to online. Teachers can use many platforms for online learning, such as Google Classroom. This study aims to reveal the use of google classroom in online learning of Indonesian subjects at schools during the pandemic. A literature study is used in this research. Data is collected from various sources, such as journal articles, proceedings, books, and online news. The results of the analysis show that in learning Indonesian during a pandemic, Google Classroom is used by teachers as an online learning medium because it is easy for students to access. Using Google Classroom effectively increases student understanding and can increase student activity in learning.

This article aims to compare the content of reading material for students in Indonesia and other countries, for example, reading material containing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues. This objective is based on selecting reading material for learning in schools in Indonesia, which is undoubtedly different from that in other countries, for example, the United States. The choice of reading material is chosen by the teacher and is based on its suitability with students’ needs and characteristics. This article uses a comparative study with the literature method. Data are collected from documents in journals, proceedings, books, and articles on the internet related to the topics in this article. The data analysis technique was carried out using content analysis techniques. The collected data were then analysed and compared to determine what students in Indonesia and the United States read. The results show that in the United States, LGBT material has been incorporated into the school curriculum. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, LGBT material is quite challenging to include in the school curriculum because it is considered contrary to the prevailing norms in Indonesia regarding LGBT, even though it can support learning about tolerance.   Keywords: Reading material content, comparative study, LGBT issues.