Brilio.net - Sometimes teachers at school, certainly not all of them, do not focus on their students' non-academic abilities. Even though these abilities also have an equally important value in student development. In fact, it is not uncommon for teachers to ridicule non-academic abilities.
One of them was felt by this athlete. While at school he often heard unpleasant comments from the teacher about his academic abilities . The story can be seen in the TikTok video posted by the account @fajaralfian95.
It turned out that this was a story from Fajar Alfian , one of Indonesia's proud men's doubles athletes. He admitted that during high school his teacher doubted he could be successful because he practiced badminton every day, instead of honing his academic skills.
photo: TikTok/@fajaralfian95
At that time, of course there was nothing that could be answered because he had not yet become anything in the world of badminton. Fajar admitted that he was quite annoyed by the question in a tone that undermined his abilities.
" What do you want to do if you practice badminton every day, can you really guarantee your future? " asked the teacher.
Even though he was annoyed, Fajar admitted that the teacher's words like that did not dampen his enthusiasm in the slightest. He actually took the positive side and used these words as motivation for him. Because of that, he was finally able to develop as he is now.
" To be honest, at first I might have been annoyed with the teacher who said something like this. But let's take it as a positive, that what the teacher said in high school was my motivation to develop until now ," said Fajar.
photo: TikTok/@fajaralfian95
It's true, now he has become one of the best men's doubles badminton players in the world. Together with his partner, Muhammad Rian Ardianto, Fajar has made many brilliant achievements. This of course also makes Indonesia proud.
From March 2023 to March 2024, Fajar and his colleagues only came out as champions twice after participating in 22 tournaments. Even though he was in a period of decline, he still made Indonesia proud. Because the 2 titles he got were All England titles. An international tournament with super 1000 level.
Not many badminton players can win the All England title twice in a row. Therefore, their achievements are a brilliant record. The world's top athletes definitely compete and know how prestigious the oldest badminton championship in the world is.
photo: TikTok/@fajaralfian95
However, in this post, Fajar admitted that he was not at all satisfied with his current achievements. He wants to continue learning and developing to become an athlete who can make himself, his family, his nation and his country proud. This post is intended for teachers to continue to provide support to students even with non-academic abilities.
" And maybe all teachers should know that ," he wrote in the caption.
Fajar's story also went viral and attracted the attention of netizens. Many supported and praised Fajar's attitude in responding to his teacher's words. Many feel that some teachers underestimate non-academic abilities.
" Teacher: what are your dreams, son? I play football, Mom. And all the teachers laughed except the physical education teacher ," wrote the account @rizqi_0013
" Pursue your hobby along with worship. God willing, it will go smoothly, " said the account @sagitarus.
" There are a lot of state school teachers like that, bro. I'm one of the victims ," said the account @suryagana_
" That's why I never dared to become a teacher. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to control my words. It's better for my child to struggle if the one who is down because of the teacher's words is dangerous ," commented the account @titihastuti.
photo: TikTok/@fajaralfian95
From the video being posted until this article was written, the @fajaralfian95 account has gathered 1.7 million views. Apart from that, there were also 122,800 accounts that gave likes and 1,510 comments.