THE ROLE OF EDUCATOR FOR DEVELOPING INDEPENDENCE EARLY CHILDHOOD AT ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL "ALBAIDHOWI" KEDUNGWUNI PEKALONGAN

Abstract

Independence is one of the characters that must be owned by early childhood. One of the characters is discipline that needs to be developed for children from an early age, because it will shape the child's personality in the future. At Islamic boarding schools, students are slowly taught to do things for themselves without needing the help of others, such as eating or cleaning their own beds. This study aims to describe the role of Educator in developing the independence of early childhood and the factors that influence for developing the independence of students early childhood at Islamic Boarding school Salafiyah Syafi'iyah Proto Kedungwuni Pekalongan. This study uses a qualitative method. This type is field research. The Data collection techniques used interviews, observation and documentation. The results of this study indicate that the character of independence at Islamic Boarding School Salafiyah Syafi’iyah Proto Kedungwuni Pekalongan varies and requires a different period of time. Within 6 months some were able to act independently, but some were not. On average, early childhood students need 1-2 years to have independent character. Developing of independent character, it cannot be seen in terms of age, because there are 4 year old early childhood students who are more capable of being independent than 6 year old early childhood students. In this case the role of Educator influences on development independence of early childhood Students. The Educator must be able to set an example for early childhood students in being independent and provide supervision and habituation, because early childhood will always imitate what they see and usually do.