The Importance of Teacher Professionalism in Indonesia

Every student has the right to receive proper education and teaching by Article 31 of the 1945 Constitution of Indonesia regarding education. This is undoubtedly a demand for the education system in Indonesia to improve all educational components to achieve its educational goals. The success of education depends on several key factors, with the quality of teachers as both educators and instructors being paramount. One crucial competency that teachers must possess is professionalism.

What do Professional Teachers Possess?

Professional teachers are the key to quality education. To become experienced teachers, they must be capable of discovering their true selves and actualizing themselves according to the abilities and principles of professional teaching. Commenting on the current low quality of education indicates the need for experienced teachers. Therefore, teachers are expected to carry out their profession and have a strong interest in performing their duties following the required standards of teacher professionalism.

Teaching Planning Skills

Before teachers conduct lessons, they first need to create a lesson plan. Creating a lesson plan is commonly referred to as teaching planning. In essence, teaching planning is formulating something before actual teaching occurs. Various experts provide different formulations for teaching planning. Regardless of the formulation, it serves as a guide for teachers when they teach in the classroom.

Implementation of Teaching Procedures

The ability to implement teaching procedures is the practical application of the lesson plan created during teaching planning. The things planned during lesson planning are manifested in the form of actual teaching actions.

Establishing Personal Relationships with Students

Schools and even classrooms can be seen as social systems. Within these systems, there is interaction and mutual relationships among the individuals involved, namely teachers with students and students with students. Therefore, within this system, teachers must be capable and skilled at establishing personal relationships with their students.

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