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I just finished with weekly Friday Morning Mass last Friday (20/1/2017) and had to rush off for fellowship. The venue is just next to my office. In the photo, they are all Indonesian - the fortunate Catholic parents. Ms Sandra (2nd from left) has been very active in Marriage Encounter (ME). On her right is Ms Ludi. She is involved in the choir. The smiling face is living symbol of genuine life. It just happens in the morning.

I agree with Bloom (2007) when he mentioned ‘compulsory’ in ‘but when music and mathematics become part of compulsory school curriculum, the ethical landscape changes’. It corresponds with what Freire (1996) ‘the oppressed’. Indeed, I believe that education should promote values of freedom and that the child gain autonomy. Compulsory can bring a strong message, and that’s where ‘the oppressed’ comes. These are the values. They are present beyond subject. Values are also about dialogue. As a teacher I’m open to discussion, and the students here enjoy intellectual exercise. Engagement with their opinion is necessary. In my class I invite students to exercise value of equality. Everyone need to speak up, and they are equal. There is no such correct answer but practice of equality. Can we give space to other people (to speak)? Teaching is not simply a ‘career’ where professionalism is mandatory. The moral side of teaching is transferring values which are relevant and, more imp...