RELEVANSI KURIKULUM MERDEKA DALAM PERSPEKTIF FILSAFAT EKSISTENSIALISME DI ABAD 21

Abstract

The Merdeka Curriculum is a curriculum designed by the Ministry of Education and Culture to
overcome the learning crisis and 21st Century Education in Indonesia. The essence of the
independent curriculum is independent learning, which is a concept created so that students can
explore their respective interests and talents. The independent curriculum will begin to be
implemented in Indonesia in 2022. This curriculum is still relatively new so it needs to be studied
from various perspectives regarding the implementation of independent learning. This research
uses a qualitative research method based on library research. The results of this research reveal that
the independent curriculum currently being implemented in Indonesia is relevant to the
perspective of existentialism philosophy. In essence, educators are no longer the only source of
knowledge, educators are more emphasized as facilitators to accompany students to discover and
develop their potential as optimally as possible. In this way, it is hoped that an atmosphere of
mutual support in learning will be created, creating happiness and a sense of comfort in learning
so that in the future educational goals can be realized and the quality of education in Indonesia
continues to improve.