The Future Teachers

The Future Teachers

by: Isjoni

Our nation, and our public needs capable teachers to boost our educational image and status which already gives bad impression, just like unruly threads. Even on how to start, when, and not only who started but also from where we have to start.

If, each one of us realizes, has concerns, and wants to share, we have to start to gather up, therefore, our education as we stated above, and could be anticipated. For that reason, we need to get a single perception, a single step, and a single objective on how to lift up that “buried log”, in order to have a qualified education program, and it is also expected to increase the image level of our education which is still in the lowest level in Asia.

One thing that is still be in our focus point is “to plan the future teachers”. The Future Teacher is a teacher whose capabilities, and skill to create learning process optimally, in addition to, his/ her sensitivity in reading the century’s sign, and own wide scope of intellectual levels, and progressive thinking, and should never satisfied with their knowledge.

An ideal future teacher qualities for many every one, is a;

1. Planner
Means, a teacher should have his/her own established personal working program, this working program which is not only a periodic program, i.e., preparing a set of students learning documents, such as Semester Program, a course program in a whole, LKS,etc. But also, a teacher should plan on how the learning process could be applied successfully, and of course on how to implement the plan, everything should be well planned.

2. Innovator,
Means that he/ she has a drive to make innovations which is related to learning process pattern, including teaching method, learning resource medias, and evaluation tools and system, and any other nurturing effects. A teacher, who, individually or by team work is capable to change the old patterns, which is so far do not give maximum result, and transforms it into more a maximum results.

3. Motivator,
Means that a future teacher posses a motivation to continually learn and learn, and consequently gives motivation to his/her students to learn and keep on learning as their teacher exemplified.

4. Capable personal,
Means that a teacher is expected to own knowledge, capabilities, and skills and also a stable manners and resources so that he/she is capable enough to manage an effective learning process.

5. Developer,
Means a teacher needs to develop himself / herself, and accordingly spread his/ her abilities and skills for his/ her students and for everyone. A future teacher should be thirsty for skills, and act sensitively toward IPTEKS (Natural Science and Technology) development, for example, being literate and skillful using computer, internet, and any other multimedia learning process models.

Therefore, a future teacher should act as a facilitator; protector, guides, and has a proper figure ( discipline, loyal, responsible, creative, serve the students according to school’s vision and mission) is motivated to provide meaningful learning process by renovating the learning experience based on students’ skills and focus in order to create an intellectually conducive class physically and socially; knowledgeable on material, class, and technology; has the “The Habits for Highly Effective People” and “Quantum Teaching” characters in addition to humanistic approach towards students; A teacher should have an ability to use computer, teaching language and teaching psychology to be applied in a class proportionally. Apply the reward schemes and human disciplines toward other teachers and employees.

A future teacher should posses an ability to develop students capability through understandings, activities, and learning resources in accordance to the century development by developing life survival skill, therefore, students not only could posses independent, adaptable, and cooperative, but also competitive qualities to face challenges, and everyday needs. (A future teacher should be) effectively, presenting motivations, self confidence, and ability to be independent and cooperative. On the other hands, a future teacher should grow and develop disciplines, responsibilities, and own moral ethics, and high concern, and to nurture students autodidact abilities, and giving rewards and appreciation towards students so they could be proud of their school and respect other people’s opinion and achievements. It is also necessary to nurture humble characters in order not to be over motivated and become hubris. ( Teachers should) get trainings on how to think critically, learning process strategy, time management and how to control emotions, hence, students IQ and EQ can be equally compatible.

In addition, a future teacher should possess optimal basic skills for his/her specialization, also his/ her performance in and outside of the class should not be in any doubt. Consequently, a future teacher should be proud of his/ her professions, and should be loyal to his/her professional ethic codes.

Therefore, to be a future teacher, specializations are needed, and perhaps it could not be separated from their heart and that they choose being a teacher as his/her main and first choice. Weternik gives a phrase rouping or “the calling”. The rouping could be the basic for every teacher to call themselves “THE FUTURE TEACHER”. Hopefully.

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