Basic Law of Education in Indonesia

               Educational activities are activities between people, by the people and for the people. Therefore education can never be separated from the human element. Experts generally agree that education is the education given or held in order to develop the whole human potential in a positive direction.

Education is basically a process in which an kumunikasi transformation of knowledge, values ​​and skills, inside and outside the school that last a lifetime (life long process), from generation to generation.

Teachers are key players in education, in addition to the students. Good teachers are those that have the ability or kompotensi that can be given to the students. Teacher is a person who has a position that is essential for development of all potential learners, and to be the most decisive in the design and preparation of the educational process in the classroom and pembelajarana. In addition, teachers are also the most decisive in the classroom setting and control students, assessing educational outcomes and student learning achieved.

             To become a teacher educator then have the desired criteria required by the world of education. Not everyone can be an educator if the question can not show proof to the specified criteria. Dirto Hadisusanto, Suryati Sidharto, and Dwi Siswoyo (1995) terms a educator is: (1) possessing feelings of being called upon as a sacred duty, (2) to love-love and care about the students, (3) have a sense of responsibility will be based on the full duties . The third requirement is a unity that can not be separated from one another. People feel compelled to educate the student participants and she loves having a feeling of obligation to perform their duties with the utmost dedication or responsibility. According to them also that the competencies required by a teacher are:

a. Professional competence

b. Personal competence

c. Social competence

             In the Indonesian context, today has formulated competencies that should be possessed by a teacher according to Law no. 14 Year 2005 on Teachers and Lecturers. In Article 10 of the law states that the competence of teachers includes pedagogical competence, personal competence, social competence, and professional competencies acquired through professional education.

            A good teacher is a teacher who can master these four competencies above. Today many policies pursued by the government in an effort to find a teacher who is good and who is competent ability. To achieve the expected competencies, the quality of teachers should be optimized.