REINVENTING LEARNING METHOD IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Abstrak / Ringkasan

Early childhood is the "golden age" of child development. Researchers proved that 50 percent of human learning
progress is determined in first four years. And human form another 30 percent before reaching eight years age
(Bloom, 1964). Similarly, the importance of this age will require education which appropriate with needs and
characteristics so that early childhood can grow and develop optimally. Early childhood education is foundation of
physical growth, socio-emotional, language, and communication in accordance with the unique developmental
early childhood. To achieve these objectives specifically teaching methods should also be in accordance with
characteristics of early childhood.
However, the current teaching methods applied in early childhood has been based on the reference menu early
childhood learning. This condition is indicated by several things, such as educational practice is still teachercentered
and classical learning methods. This is one of them may be due to a lack of knowledge on the
characteristics of the development of early childhood educators, so it has the conception and practice for educate
early childhood is less appropriate.
One of the methods developed for early childhood learning today is Beyond Centers and Circle Time (BCCT).
BBCT is on early childhood learning method that aims to stimulate all aspects of children's intelligence (multiple
intelligence) through purposeful play activities. BCCT method is clearly different and still rarely used in early
childhood learning methods today. This article will discuss the BCCT: concept, implementation, problems, and
solutions as a meaningful and enjoyable learning method in early childhood education.

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