Development of Literary Education with Cultural Wisdom of Classical Stories

Abstract

This paper aims to explain cultural wisdom in classic regional stories in Indonesia which is proposed as the development of literary education. The research problem begins with the phenomenon of school graduates whose knowledge competence is adequate but weak in cultural wisdom. This is a problem that is thought to occur because literary learning is not oriented to character values, especially cultural values that are people's expectations to live together. Although school graduates are expected to have a good culture, it turns out that there are still many of them who are not culturally aware so that they do not strengthen the culture of their community. To improve this dilemma, the study of classical stories and the findings of the cultural wisdom contained in them can be taken into consideration in the development of literary education. In a research study on cultural wisdom in classical stories, it was found that there are five messages of cultural wisdom that become hope in developing life that need to be associated with character values, namely about cultural wisdom, the nature of life, and the nature of life. work, the nature of time, the nature of relationships with others, and the nature of life. relationship with the environment. The message of cultural wisdom is considered very relevant in literary education for modern life, which is not only oriented to globalization but also people who strongly adhere to local cultural values that are superior in life. This paper also aims to explain the need for messages of cultural wisdom in classical stories as materials for developing literary education so that it becomes an education based on the nation's noble cultural values.