In this era of character, education is very important. With the advancement of technology, the character of banyan is influenced by the environment. Judging from the many injustices and lies committed by our society. Even at the higher level itself, the government that no longer recognizes a character of self as God and social beings. Human behavior as a characteristic, within the scope of family, society, nation, and country. Individuals with good character are individuals who can make decisions and are prepared to account for any consequences of the decisions he makes.
Every human has been equipped with characters since he was born, but the potential must be constantly fostered through socialization and education from an early age. The character is the moral and mental qualities of a person whose formation is influenced by innate (natural-nature) and environmental factors. Education is one of the containers in supporting the formation of individual characters. Elementary School is an early education of child character cultivation in its own development ..
There are nine pillars of character derived from the universal noble values, namely: first, the character of God's love and all of His creations; second, independence and responsibility; third, honesty or trust, diplomatic; fourth, respect and courtesy; fifth, generous, helpful and cooperative; sixth, confident and hardworking; seventh, leadership and justice; eighth, good and humble, and; ninth, the character of tolerance, peace, and unity.
The family is the first and main vehicle for character education of children. To form the character of the child, the family must meet three basic requirements for the formation of a good personality. That is sense of security, physical and mental stimulation. In addition, the type of parenting that parents apply to their children also determines the success of character education at home. Mistakes in child care in the family will result in failure in the formation of good character.
But for some families, perhaps the systematic character education process above is very difficult, especially for some parents who are stuck in a crowded routine. Therefore, character education should also be given when children enter the school environment, especially since playgroups and kindergartens. This is where the role of the teacher, who in the Javanese philosophy called digugu dan ditiru (heard and emulated), is at stake. Because the teacher is the spearhead in the classroom, which is directly opposite the learner.
The failure of teachers in growing the character of their students, due to a teacher who is unable to show and show the character as a person who should be heard and followed. As a teacher does not just deliver teaching materials to students. However, the more fundamental and the absolute is how a teacher can be an inspiration and role model that can change the character of their students - become a human who knows his potential and character as God and social creatures.
Along with the socialization about the relevance of education of this character, hopefully in the near future, each school can immediately apply it, so that later-born generation of the nation which besides intelligent also characterized according to noble values of nation and religion.