The Living History approach to Improve The Empathy in Historical Learning

Abstract

Substitution of education curriculum in Indonesia requires teachers to continue to innovate in order to explore the abilities and skills of learners. History as a subject based on value education is expected to then have a dominant role to help character of learners, one of which is having empathy that cause love to his country. In order to cultivate the empathy of learners is needed an approach in learning that is able to accommodate the creativity as well as the liveliness of the participants in accordance with the applicable curriculum guide. Living History is a concept of learning that can present a life there in a class by ignoring the reactor masalalu. A living history approach that can be used to analyze the historical events that occurred around the neighborhood learners and subsequently also used in an attempt to do decon s truksi growing local value in the Community. So through the use of living history students can be guided to build the mind constructs and perceptions of past figures in historical events. This study used a qualitative approach with data collection method using literature study to collect relevant sources such as books and research journals, and then to see the problems and needs of the students will be done by observation and interviews to several schools in Tabalong. The approach of living history to strengthen historical empathy is an innovation in historical learning based on needs analysis and problems that occurred in Tabalong, South Kalimantan.