Building Character Education in Basic School by Positive Virtues Universal

Abstract

Education is a bassically value in our country. Education is very important foundation for a country, because with education we can change a country for the better. Education can be interpreted as an attempt to build character through character education. Character education is a system that includes knowledge and actions to implement the cultivation of moral values so that it becomes a human who has good manners. We know that character education is strongly emphasized in Indonesia. Character education should start at primary school because if the characters are not established early will be difficult to change a person’s character. Character education in Primary School can be galvanized through positive universal virtues, that is (1) Wisdom - the power to acquire and use knowledge; (2) Courage - the power to achieve the objectives in the face of opposition; (3) Humanity and Love - the power to befriend and tend to others; (4) Justice - the power that builds society; (5) Temperance - the power that protects from the excess; and (6) Transcendence - the power that connects us to a larger universe. With the virtues of Universal positive character is expected to build the character of learners.