THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER IN CHARACTER EDUCATION AT SD INPRES 1 MALINO DARING THE PANDEMY COVID 19

The problems in this study are: What is the role of teachers in character education at SD Inpres 1 Malino during the covid-19 pandemic, therefore the purpose of this study is to analyze the extent to which the role of teacher education levels in shaping the character of students at SD Ipres 1 Malino during the pandemic covid-19. To examine the formulation of the problem, a research was carried out with the research used descriptive and the research method used was a qualitative method. The research was conducted at SD Inpres 1 Malino using observation, interview, and questionnaire data collection techniques. Based on the research results, character education is an effort to create a generation of people who are smart and good or have noble character and good personality. During the ongoing pandemic, teachers are overwhelmed, especially in implementing character education for students, but all of that can be subdued a little because learning can already be done face-to-face even though they have to take turns to enter school. The results of observations, interviews and questionnaires that have been distributed to 15 respondents, the researchers prove that the students of SD Inpres 1 Malino have good characters, this is evidenced by the honesty of not cheating, reaching 38% who do not cheat and 62% who cheat, students. This character education allows students to be honest about several things as evidenced by 100% statements of students who hand over the goods or money they find to the teacher, be honest when they arrive late with a 100% statement for honesty. Students also have good discipline by obeying the applicable rules and are also able to be responsible for their duties and obligations. This is because the teacher's role in implementing character education can affect the character of students. In addition, it is also proven qualitatively where the student's character increases in learning with a good category