THE CHALLENGES OF CHARACTER EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENTS IN ISLAMIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

During the Covid-19 outbreak, learning at school was carried out remotely/online learning, this caused limited teacher and student interactions through online media, such as: Google classroom, Google meet, zoom meeting, and others. Communication and educational interactions through online media are very limited and unimpressive compared to face-to-face learning in class, children can be monitored and supervised their behavior can also be given direct guidance while only in class or school. However the current conditions are very different, this is an obstacle for teachers and schools to conduct moral development to children at an early age. One of the efforts that have been carried out in several Islamic elementary schools in the city of Banjarmasin is by providing online guides or guidelines through what's Up, Google Classroom. However, once again these activities are very weak in terms of supervision and monitoring. Therefore, there needs to be cooperation between the school and the parents/guardians of students to monitor the implementation of moral development which is uploaded through online media. In addition, the school provides online report forms that parents/guardians can fill out regularly. In this study, there are several approaches and techniques for fostering children's morals and several alternative solutions that can be applied by schools and parents/guardians of students in the context of moral development during the COVID-19 pandemic by using media online and designed of home visit program