PENTINGNYA IMPLEMENTASI KURIKULUM CINTA DI MADRASAH IBTIDAIYAH UNTUK MEMBENTUK KEPRIBADIAN ANAK

Abstract

Acts of dehumanisation reflecting a lack of love for fellow human beings, religion, and the environment are on the rise at the local, national, and global levels. This study discussed the importance of implementing a love-based curriculum in elementary madrasahs to instill a sense of love and sincerity in students. The study employed a qualitative method based on library research, which the sources was guidelines for implementing a love-based curriculum in madrasahs issued by Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. The researcher used content analysis techniques in the preparation, organization, and reporting stages. The data was evaluated descriptively and analytically using critical-pedagogical procedures to assess the significance and urgency of implementing the love curriculum in shaping children's personalities, as well as a hermeneutic approach to understand the meaning of the text contextually. Triangulation of sources and cross-checking between reliable references ensured data validity, resulting in a robust conceptual synthesis based on the critical education theory framework. The research findings include: First, the love curriculum is to grow love for human and nature. Students at the madrasah ibtidaiyah are in a highly sensitive growth phase, absorbing various information around them. Introducing a curriculum of love in the dimensions of theory and behaviour can serve as a highly effective example for fostering love for fellow human beings, nature, and religion. Second, love is the basis for liberation. Love motivates students to master science and technology as assets to liberate nature, humanity, and religion from harmful elements