IMPLEMENTATION OF CHARACTER EDUCATION IN SD/MI

Abstract

The basic concept of character education as well as its implementation at the Elementary School (SD)/ Madrasah Ibtidaiyah (MI) level with various characteristics of the psychological development of students in the SD / MI environment is certainly different from the psychological development of students at the next level. Character education is very important to discuss considering the nation's moral condition which is increasingly apprehensive day by day. Education has a big role and responsibility in solving all national problems, especially issues related to the character of the nation itself. The purpose of this research is to describe the implementation of character education in elementary schools. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method that aims to describe the implementation of character education in elementary schools. This instrument uses observation, interviews and documentation. The results of the study show that the implementation of character education in schools is good, carried out by integrating character values into learning tools such as syllabus, lesson plans, and during learning activities. outside the classroom, such as the flag ceremony which is held every Monday, Scouting extracurricular activities, the Youth Red Cross, and community service. By raising self-worth, care for the environment, love the motherland and be friendly. So thus it can be concluded that the implementation of character education has gone well and is applied by children in the home, school and community environment. There needs to be inspiration for us parents as well as educators to re-maximize character and character education as early as possible, the hope is that our sons and daughters grow up to be intelligent individuals not only intellectually but also morally and socially, amen.