BUILDING A NATIONAL CHARACTER THROUGH SCOUTING: AN ALTERNATIVE TO FULLFILL THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN IN SCHOOL

Abstract

The decline in the character of our young generation today is extremely worrying. Not a bit of counseling that is done for them both at school and in the community. However, the results are less than satisfactory. Scout Movement as one of the vehicles of non-formal education seems still very lerevan used to overcome that anxiety. Primary school as the first place where children receive formal education seems to be very suitable as a place to instill character. By using the basic principles of scouting and scouting methods, the scout movement believed will help the government to inculcate values in children from an early age . Therefore, it is not too late if the government in this case the ministry of education and culture and the scout movement oversee the implementation of the ministerial regulations on scouting activities in schools, including primary schools.