The Challenge of Teaching in the Village and the Importance of a Competent Teacher

Abstract

Based on the results of mentoring students from the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education in the implementation of the Community Service Program for the period November 2020 to January 2021, which was carried out in several villages in Central Lombok Regency with the theme of teaching in the village, it was found that there were various teaching challenges in the village. This is undoubtedly very important and interesting to study and socialise, especially concerning the importance of competent teachers. Therefore, this paper will discuss various findings about the challenges of teaching in the village and analyse their relation to the extent of qualified teachers. The study in this paper uses a sociological-normative approach. The results of the study show that there are various teaching challenges in the village. The challenges in question include challenges from the aspects of students, parents, infrastructure, and facilities. From the part of students, namely the number of students who do not master the primary material that should have been mastered at the previous level and the low motivation of students to learn. From the aspect of parents, namely the lack of support from parents to synergise in strengthening learning programs in schools. From the part of infrastructure and facilities, namely the lack of needed infrastructure and facilities. This challenge also shows the importance of comprehensively teaching four competencies: professional competence, educational competence, personal competence, and social competence. Competent teachers will place these challenges not as obstacles but as motivation to continue to innovate.