Adam was the star that night .
He has gained the trust to lead two of his classmates, Abizar and Sirin. When asked by the teacher to freely choose a lesson, Adam said, “Lesson 1 to 10.” The teacher responded, “You’re overdoing it, Adam. You know your friends have understood those lessons.” He thought for a moment, “Lesson 11 to 20.” That was also too easy, but because Adam was the one we were training to lead, whatever he determined was simply agreed upon.
At the beginning of reading lesson 11, he immediately read several sentences. His reading speed was difficult to follow. For that, he received a suggestion to read slowly so that his classmates could follow correctly. If there was a mistake in reading, Adam only laughed without making any correction. They all seemed to want to finish their reading quickly to get playtime.
Adam’s desire to speed up the reading did not go smoothly. He was the one who received the reprimand, not the students who made the mistakes. A leader must be able to direct the people they lead, but for Adam, that had no effect at all. He was merely proud to be appointed as a leader with the consideration of being more fluent and having finished the Basic Reading book. If someone is not fluent in reading, that is each person’s private business, that’s not Adam’s responsibility.
When it was time to break, Adam played on an Android. Not long after, he studied a storybook, the second book which was his main task. It was a bit difficult for him to switch back to the book. With a bit of firmness, he put the Android into his bag. The story title ‘In a Department Store’ he completed well with his same-level classmates. After that, all students asked for a rest. It turned out, all the children who brought Androids wanted to play games again.
This was actually quite fair. There was a time for study, there was a time for Android. Unfortunately, if most children bring Androids, the social interaction among them would decrease because they all focused on their Androids. They usually suggested making a game, but with the Androids in their hands, they had no more suggestions and even though the teacher gave a review, it was rejected. The children who did not bring Androids gathered to follow Adam. Here, Adam felt like he truly became a leader.
Leadership can be designed in a learning environment started from the smallest things like what Adam experienced. Children indeed do not yet understand the duties and responsibilities of a leader and still need to be under supervision while leading. It is the time in the process that will make him understand why he is chosen to be a leader. And when they grow up later, they will understand the importance of leadership training that is taught culturally at class.
Zulkarnain Patwa
Bulukumba, Thursday, April 30, 2026
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