The Nature of Nation Character Establishment through Educational Local Uniqueness Basis (ELUB)

Abstract

This writing is about: (1) concept and the law of education ELUB, (2) the introduction environmental identity through learning environment, and (3) the meaning of wise words that contain motivation in local language. The idea of education based the local uniqueness started from an expression delivered which responded and developed by some social experts that became expression “thinks globally acts locally”. National education can be used to develop skill, character building as well as national civilization to create a good nation. The aim of national education is to develop student’s potential in order to become wise, faith, have faith in god, good, healthy, creative, independent, democratic and responsible. The benefits of education based on local wisdom: (a) create a generation who competent and dignified; (b) reflecting the cultural values; (c) participated in develop character of the nation, (d) contribute to create the identity of the nation, and (e) participated by conserve the culture of the nation. The methodology that used for the introduction of the identity of the environment learning in the local wisdom vary greatly, like: (a assigning the students to make an article about potential places, (b) teach them how to draw an limasan and joglo (Javanese traditional house), (c) introduce geometrical shapes of traditional house in Indonesia, (d) story telling about traditional house in Indonesia with picture, sound and the miniature of traditional house itself. Moral value that contain of motivation in local language: (a) rame ing gawe sepi ing pamrih; (b) ing ngarsa sung tulada, ing madya mangun karsa, tutwuri handayani; (c) becik ketitik olo ketoro. Education based on local wisdom has a big potential in creating Indonesian’s people with Character. A phrase said that” great nation is a nation that does not leave their history”. Big is just not enough, but also have to go forward. To became the big nation so the country should valuable and have their own character.