The
character is a collection of value that lead into a system, which underlies signified
thinking, attitudes, and behaviors. He also states that the term character has
two meanings. First, it shows a person’s behavior. Second, it shows a person’s
personality. (Simon Philips, 2011)
Law of casuality. In this world something happen because
there a thing arising therefrom. Law of casuality happen too in Indonesia’s
education. As we know that Indonesia’s education is not good (but not bad too,
in my opinion). Why I said ‘not good’? Our education is not service with
character. Overstat cognitive ability, and unless use affective ability. Be
many who make sure their knowledge but forget about their character. In
Indonesia, students spend the day in school about 8 hours. At 6 o’clock they go
to school, and they’ll be home at 14 o’clock. And a hour then, they attend a
course until 17 o’clock. It’s indication, teacher catch many attention to
student who has awkward age. Reason why teenagers has a bad attitude it’s because
what they ever see and listen isn’t good. So, we need who can be a real teacher
as necessary. Then, according to Ajat Sudrajat (2011:140) there are ten thing
can school applied: wisdom, justice, fortitude, self control, love, positive
attitude, hard works, integrity, gratitude, and humility.
Some group think, Indonesian’s education overstat worldliness.
Untill we forget about our religion. Other group think, Indonesian’s education
overstat the left of brain. Finally, there are many people has an achievement
even so a bad attitude too. Martin Luther ever said “Intelligence plus
character.. that is the goal of true education”. Not only that. Daniel Goleman
mentioned that 80% of success determinable of EQ, 20% determinable of IQ. In
this statement stand-out, that character prescriptive people success on his
education.
Our education must happen on aspect cognitive, affective,
psychomotorict. In other word, student always act about our culture and the
real character of pancasila. With 200.000.000 citizen, if our character is bad,
what will be Indonesia tomorrow.
The Ministry of National
Education (Kemendiknas) in Abidin (2012:67-68) formulates the eighteen
character qualities which should be developed by children, they are:
1) Religious
The person
obeys all the religion’s rules and norms but not necessarily means to be
intolerant in regard to the other’s religion believer.
2) Honest
The person
behaves based on an attempt to make himself as the one who can always be
trusted in words, actions, and employment.
3) Tolerant
The person
respects the differences of religion, race, ethnicity, opinions, attitudes, and
actions of others who are different from themselves.
4) Disciplined
The person is
obedient in various rules and regulations.
5)
Hard-working
The person’s
behavior indicates an earnest effort to overcome barriers to learning and
assignments as well as completing the task.
6) Creative
The person
thinks and does something in order to generate new method or result of
something that has been created.
7) Independent
The person’s
behavior shows that he is not easy to depend on others to complete tasks.
8) Democratic
The person’s
way of thinking, behaving and acting assess the same rights and obligations of
himself and others.
9) Curious
The person
always tries to find out more in depth of his understanding about something he
learned, seen and heard.
10)
Nationalist
The person
puts the interests of the nation above the self-interest and group interest.
11) Patriotic
The person
shows loyalty, caring, and high appreciation of the language, environmental,
physical, social, cultural, economic and political nation.
12)
Appreciative
The person
encourages himself to produce something useful for society, and respects
others' success.
13) Friendly /
communicative
The person
shows pleasure to speak, associate and cooperate with others.
14) Peace
Loving
The person
intends to make other people feel happy and safe over the presence of him.
15) Fond of
reading
The person
habituates himself to always take time to read the various readings.
16)
Environmentally Caring
The person has
an effort to prevent damage to the surrounding natural environment and to
repair the environmental damage that has occurred
17) Socially
Caring
The person is
always helpful for other people and society in need.
18)
Responsible
The person’s
attitude carries out the duties and obligations that he should do to himself,
society, environment (natural, social, and cultural), the state and the Almighty
God.
