Analysis of Ki Hajar Dewantara's Humanistic Education in the Concept of Independent Learning Curriculum

Abstract

Education is a transformation in humans to achieve optimal self-actualization. The education process becomes a place to give freedom to every human being from a life that intimidates and seems to exploit. Education according to Ki Hadjar Dewantara is a form of freedom of thought for all humans. Ki Hajar Dewantara's concept of humanistic education is written in the philosophy "Ing ngarso sung tulodo, ing madyo mangun karso, tut wuri handayani". Humanistic education uses the learning process to increase self-awareness, so that students can seek and find patterns of their quality. Self-quality can be seen through student responses in a series of activities. Self-quality has a relationship with potential, so students can be guided to accept the uniqueness of potential in order to be able to change aspects that are considered not optimal in themselves. The fruit of this thought forms the creation of an independent learning curriculum. The concept of this curriculum is that the process and method of learning can be determined by the education unit itself, so that each teacher can develop independently related to the preparation of the syllabus and lesson plans.