The Role of a Teacher in Education and Moral Development in Students

Abstract

The success of moral development of students cannot be separated from the role of the teacher, who plays an important role in the process of moral development of students. Because the main task of teachers is to educate, teach, guide, direct, train, assess and evaluate students. Therefore, moral development must be considered, and in the learning process school moral education is given to students according to their development. So if you want to form quality morals and character in children, the teacher must have quality character first. This research aims to raise awareness of the importance of improving moral development in students. The country of Indonesia at this time is experiencing moral degradation. Because in reality, currently students' morals have also experienced what is called moral degradation, namely the erosion of moral values in social life. Therefore, the role of the teacher is needed to develop and improve the morale of the students. So this research has the aim of how to improve children's morals from an early age, because if left unchecked it will have very bad impacts on their future lives.