Proposal of Character and Moral Education for Gifted Young Scientists in Indonesia

Character education is aimed at achieving the five goals. Firstly, it is to develop affective potency of the students in their context as human and citizen inheriting their nation character values. Secondly, it is to develop the noble habit and behavior which are in line with the universal values and the nation religious tradition.  Thirdly, it is to strengthen the students’ leadership and their sense of responsibility as to the next generation of the nation. Fourthly, it is to develop the students’ competency so that they could be autonomous, creative, and possess nationality insight. Finally, it is to develop the school as a good learning environment so that it could support the growth of honesty, creativity, and friendship with the pride of nationality and dignity. The morality education, in turn, lead to a holistic personality possessing a high moral standard in speech, action, attitude, thought, feeling, work, and output which are in line with the religious values, norms, and the noble moral of the nation.

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