The Implementation Of Sekolah Penggerak Program: An Insight From English Teachers

The curriculum in Indonesia underwent several changes until a breakthrough emerged regarding the Sekolah Penggerak program which was a transformation of the previous school that encouraged students to realize the Pancasila student profile. However, the implementation of the Sekolah Penggerak program was confusing and encountered many challenges. Therefore, this research aimed to discover the implementation, challenges, and solutions faced by English teachers in implementing the Sekolah Penggerak program. This research used a qualitative method by interviewing 5 English teachers and observing 5 classrooms. The result of this research showed that the implementation of Sekolah Penggerak was still ongoing. It showed 4 out of 5 English teachers preferred to use the 2013 curriculum than Sekolah Penggerak program. English teachers got some impacts from this program, such as making teachers more updated, improving teaching performance, presenting a non-monotonous learning style, and using technology. However, English teachers also faced challenges where they were confused, lack of knowledge in making teaching modules, hard to organize differentiated learning, difficult in scheduling, lack of teacher competence, low technological mastery, lower-class students, and lack of interest in learning. Therefore, teachers need adaptation, looking for various references, making a diagnostic assessment, managing time, training for teachers, savvying technology, asking for parental encouragement, and increasing students’ interest in learning. So, based on the findings, it appeared that the Sekolah Penggerak program has improved many aspects and affected student development but there were still challenges that required solutions in its implementation.