Moderate Attitude of Students toward their English Teacher at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri Model Makassar

Abstract

A moderate student attitude refers to a balanced, transparent, and non-extreme attitude in the teacher's views, approach, and behavior towards students, learning materials, and the school environment. English learning for MTS students covers various aspects designed to help students develop English language skills comprehensively. The problem statement of this article is, how is the students’ moderate attitude toward their English teacher at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri Model Makassar? This research aims to determine the Students' Moderate Attitude toward their English Teacher at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri Model Makassar. The method used in this article is a qualitative research method. Meanwhile, the type of research is descriptive research. The result shows that; The English teacher's attitude is moderate; teachers consider modifying their approach to developing learning indicators and objectives in moderation. Moderate teachers in formulating learning indicators and goals are always fair, do not take sides with one or a group of students, and are adjusted to conditions that are suitable for students, namely; 1) Tolerance (Tasamuh), English teacher asks and allows students to answer questions during the learning process; 2) Fairness (I'tidal), in the meantime, during the learning process, a teacher must allow every student equal opportunity to share their ideas and assessments; and, 3) Balancing (Tawazun), English teachers take a reasonable approach when examining students' capacity to adopt the concept of balance in teaching and learning.