This research uses descriptive research, namely research that seeks to describe a symptom, an event, an event that is happening now. Through descriptive research, the researcher tries to describe the events and incidents that are the center of attention without giving special treatment to these events. Data collection was done by observing, interviews and documentation. The results of this study indicate that : 1) There is a challenge for Islamic Education teachers in improving the morals of students. 2) Supporting factors of optimizing Islamic Education learning and inhibiting factors from optimizing islamic education learning. 3) and the last of the results of this study is the solution to the problems faced by islamic education teachers regarding the challenges of improving students morals, namely by improving the quality of themselves for teachers both in terms of teaching and in matters relating to teacher personality. Improve teacher professionalism by participating in programs related to teacher competence.

The Islamic boarding school which is so loved by the community is traditionalist, namely to explore the Islamic religious sciences as a way of life by emphasizing the importance of morals and ethics in society, even for the qualified life skills for students. This absolutely must be developed by a boarding school so that its existence remains strong and not eroded by an era that is oriented towards productive things. The main questions in this study are (1) How is the concept of life skills education at the level of experts? (2) How are the life skills education efforts at the pesantren to increase the independence of the Al Hikmah Bahrul Ulum Islamic boarding school students? (3) What are the factors that support and hinder efforts to educate life skills at the pesantren in increasing the independence of the students of the Al Hikmah BahrulUlum Islamic boarding school? Researchers used qualitative research methods using interview methods, observation and documentation at the alhikmah Islamic boarding school. The research results were (1) The concept of life skills education according to Anwar. The concept of life skills is the skill or ability to adapt and behave positively, which allows a person to be able to face various demands and challenges in his daily life effectively. (2) Efforts to increase the independence of the boarding school santri al-Hikmah through life skills; with the existence of regulations - wardrobe, individual activities such as washing clothes by yourself, managing your own finances, cleaning your own bedroom and cooking by yourself too. Meanwhile, (3) factors that support the success of life skills; The students' interest in the education provided, the availability of adequate facilities, the support of the government and the community around the boarding school, supported by good capital. Factors inhibiting the success of life skills; shortage of skilled teaching staff, lack of capital, unclear regulations and lack of discipline, the laziness of the students and the lack of interest among the students.

Learning is essentially a learner's interaction with an educator. In the middle of the covid-19 pandemic,as well as with the world of education, teaching learning comes to a halt as the result of restrictions to break the chain of spreading the plague. In this case it is somewhat a problem for a number of boarding schools, which requires learning to be done online, but there are a number of boarding schools that continue to carry out their studies in person. Just like the one from Bahrul ‘Ulum Islamic Boarding School. The study employs a qualitative approach, where it tends to lead to a descriptive study method. A data process was conducted with interviews for some on the board, teachers, and santri as well as a questions of google forms sent via whatsapps to some santri guardians to see how the guardians responded to home-home-study sessions. Studies show that one problem is so brief on time that less effective study, and less effective on the study activities in the home that sometimes change the Settings,so on the part of the administration makes the activities loosening or flexible in execution, rule etc.

This thesis discusses the implementation of the Jombang Regent Regulation Number 41 of 2019 on the formation of the spiritual character of students located at SDN Jombang 2. The background is the application of this regulation which is applied in public schools, while the curriculum in it contains the curriculum of Islamic boarding schools. This study aims to determine the effectiveness and factors that influence the implementation of these regulations. This type of research is descriptive qualitative where the researcher conducts observations, interviews and documentation in order to obtain the data needed for research. The application of these regulations is considered effective in increasing the spirituality of the students of SDN Jombang 2 although there are several influencing factors, both internal and external.