Being a Good Teacher in Biology and Chemistry Classes (A Case Study at SMAN 2 of Semarang City)

Abstract

The position of teachers in education process is very important and dominant. Thus the success of education affected much by the existence of teachers. Being a good teacher, one must fulfill any kind of qualifications, such as pedagogical competency, personality competency, social competency, professional competency, and spiritual competency or religious competency; as recommended by UUGD No. 14/2005. From the aspect of graduation, teachers in all education institutes from kindergarten to Senior High School must be S1 or D4 graduates. Moreover; all the teachers must have passed a certification program. To support all competencies, the teacher then continues the education to reach the target level of S1/D4 or even S2 program. In brief, the teacher should have all competencies required either in the classroom activities or outside the classroom, and even in the daily life of society. SMAN 2 of Semarang City is one of Senior High Schools in Semarang City having tried to carry out the issue of UUGD No. 14/2005 to prepare all things needed to be a good school in this city and even in national scope.

Keywords: competency, certification program, graduates, graduation, and dominant