UNDERSTANDING THE TALENT AND INTEREST

 UNDERSTANDING THE TALENT AND INTEREST

A. Definition of Talent
 Talent is the basis of a person's ability to learn in a relatively short time compared to others, but the result is better. Talent is the potential possessed by a person as inborn.Examples of a talented paint will do the job of painting faster than someone less talented.
 The types of talent are as follows:1. The general talent, a skill that form the basis of the potential of a general nature, meaning that everyone has.2. special talent, a special ability in the form of potential, meaning that not everyone has artistic talent, for example, leader, speaker, sports.Besides other special talent, namely:1. Verbal TalentTalent of the concept - a concept that is expressed in the form of words - words.2. Numerical TalentTalent on the concept - the concept in the form of numbers.3. Scholastic TalentCombination of words - words (logic) and numbers - numbers. In reasoning abilities, sort, thought the pattern of cause and effect, create hypotheses, look for regularities conceptual or numerical patterns, rational view of life in general. It is the intelligence of the scientists, accountants, and computer programmer. (Newton, Einstein, etc.).4. Talent AbstractTalent is not the words and numbers but shaped pattern, design, diagram, size - the size, shape - the shape and position-position.5. Talent mechanicTalent on principle - the IPA general principle, working procedures machinery, tools and equipment - other tools.6. Talent Relations space (spatial)Talent for observing, communicating the two-dimensional pattern or thinking in 3 dimensions. Having a keen sensitivity to visual detail and be able to describe something so alive, painting or sketching ideas clearly, and easily adjust the orientation in three-dimensional space. It is the intelligence of the architects, photographers, artists, pilots, and mechanical engineers. (Thomas Edison, Pablo Picasso, Ansel Adams, etc.).7. Talent clerical accuracy rateTalent on the task of writing, the potion-gathering for laboratory, office and other - other.8. Talent language (linguistic)Talent on analytical reasoning language (expert literature), for example for journalism, stenography, broadcasting, editing, legal, clerk and others - others.
 
 B. Definition of Interest
 Interest is a process that remains to pay attention to and focusing on something that interested him with feelings of pleasure and satisfaction (Hilgar & Slameto; 1988; 59).Interest is a mental device which consists of a mixture of feelings, hopes, establishment, prejudice, fear or other tendencies that directs the individual to a particular thought. (Maprare and Slameto; 1988; 62).Thus, it can be concluded interest is a process of development in the entire mixing existing capabilities for directing an individual to an activity of interest.
 Type - the type of interest (Guilford, 1956):1. Interest vocational refer to the field - the field of employment.a. Professional interests: the interest of science, art and social welfare.b. Commercial interests: interest in the work of the business, selling, advertising, accounting, secretarial and other - other.c. Interest in physical activity, mechanical, outside activities, and others - others.2. Interests avokasional, namely interest to obtain satisfaction or hobby. For example adventurous, amusement, appreciation, thoroughness and others - others.
                      
C. Factors Supporting the Development of Talents and Interests
 1. Internal factorsa. Default factors (genetic)This factor is a factor that supports individual development in interest and talent as the totality of the individual characteristics that are passed from parents to children in all physical and psychological potentials through an individual as inheritance from their parents. Heredity as a factor of the first emergence of talent (Joseph; 2004: 31). In terms of biology, talent is associated with brain function. When the left brain dominant, all actions and verbal, intellectual, sequential, neatly organized, and logical. While the right brain associated with spatial problems, non-verbal, aesthetic and artistic and athletic.b. Personality factorsPersonality factors, namely the psychological state in which the development of children's potential depends on themselves and the child's own emotions. This will help the child in forming the concept as well as optimistic and confident in developing their interests and talents (Asror; 1999; 93).
 2. External Factorsa. Environmental factorsEnvironmental factors are processed from a variety of things to support the development of children's interests and talents. Environmental factors are divided into:- Family environmentFamily environment is an exercise or a child learn and gain experience, because the family is the first and most important environment for children. (Sutiono; 1998; 171).- School environmentAn environment that may affect the learning process conducive formal.This environment is very influential for the development interest and talent in this environment because the interests and talents of children developed intensively.- The social environmentAn environment that relate to people's lives. In this environment the child will actualize their interests and talents to the community.

D. How to Develop Talents and Interests
 1. Need CourageCourage makes us able to face the challenges or barriers, both physical and psychological and social constraints or the other. Courage will enable us to see a way out to deal with the obstacles that exist, and not vice versa, making us afraid and run away irresponsibly.2. It should be supported ExercisesExercise is the key to success. Exercise here not only in terms of quantity but also in terms of the motivation that drives every effort is physically visible.3. It should be supported by the EnvironmentEnvironment here is certainly in a very broad sense, including human, facilities, costs and other social conditions., Who played a role in the business development talents and interests.4. Need to understand the obstacles to the development of talent and how to overcome them.Here again we need to identify with both the existing constraints, which we categorize easily overcome and which is difficult. Then we started thinking about a way out. 
E. Correspondence between Talent with Ideals / Career

Talent is something special abilities possessed by each individual. This talent can flourish and stand out, if done continuously exercise. Developing talent in addition to supporting the ideals / career, can also make a profession or occupation for the owner, when the opportunity to be developed