Primary Education Innovation In Industrial Revolution 4.0 Vs. Professional Teacher

Abstract

Technology” is an essential word today. Technology helps people much. Technology makes everything easier, faster, and much more accurate. Many people depend on technology. Today’s era is called millennial. It’s believed that millennial era means the end of the world. In this era, the dynamic of world change is signed by what it is called industrial revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0). In accordance with education, IR 4.0 is characterized by innovation—process of making changes to something established by introducing something new with a better result. To create innovation, students should have curiosity, creativity, collaborative, and social/physical interaction. Thus, it needs professional teachers. Professional teachers are responsible to train students to master those skills and or competences by taking the advantages of technology--special feature of IR 4.0--ethically. Meanwhile, the teacher’s role is as a facilitator or mentor for the students and treat them as individuals.