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Educational System Innovations for Shaping an Outstanding Indonesian Generation

Education serves as a cornerstone in developing high-quality human resources, especially in Indonesia. Beyond its function as a platform for knowledge dissemination, education is pivotal in shaping the character and ethical values of the younger generation. To overcome challenges such as Indonesia’s relatively low student performance on global assessments like PISA, educational innovation is imperative. The BATIK school system (Character, Active, Creative, and Competitive) has been introduced as a strategic solution to enhance the quality of education. This system emphasizes character formation, active student participation, creativity, and competitiveness on both national and global scales. By incorporating technology-driven learning and strengthening teacher competencies, the BATIK approach aims to produce a generation that excels academically and upholds strong moral and ethical standards. Achieving this vision requires the collaborative efforts of all stakeholders to foster a robust and supportive educational environment. Thus, educational innovation emerges as a vital investment in securing the nation’s future.

Implementation of Full Day School in Basic Schools in Forming Student’s Character

The importance of implementing full day school in character building in elementary school students makes the writer interested in making a literature review. Character education is important to be developed and internalized immediately, because it has a noble enough purpose for the provision of students’ lives so that they are always ready to respond to all the dynamics of life with full responsibility. The research method used is literature study. The purpose of this literature review is to obtain a theoretical basis that can support problem solving regarding the application of full day school in character building for elementary school students. The results of this research shows that full day school gives positive impact for the children’s growth especially on establishing the character values since the early stage started from the elementary school.