BEDTIME SCHOOLING: PENYAMPAIAN CERITA RAKYAT SEBAGAI MODEL PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER BERBASIS KEARIFAN LOKAL

Challenges in childhood and adolescence very much. Juvenile delinquency, school dropouts, vandalism, mental stress, suicide, the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy out of wedlock, and criminal cases are some examples of problems that are generally colored the news in Indonesian media. Moral degradation is no longer involved adults only, but has penetrated the world of children and adolescents. This sparked the emergence of moral development are summarized in the strategic topic called character education.In fact, schools perform non optimal roles in developing character education because of some limitations. Actually, the integrated program with the family’s values will support the school performance. Based on these issues, it is referred a creative idea which is titled: "Bedtime Schooling: Folk Stories Submission as Model-Based Character Education Local Wisdom". This notion is a program: (1) supplement for character education in schools, and (2) complement the character education at home. This idea is expected to instill character values based on local wisdom that will become ammunition for the future generation to face the challenges in life that are more modern.