Challenging Fourth Industrial Revolution: Independent Learning and Kh Imam Zarkasyi's Legacy

Abstract

In the face of changing times that continue to develop in the era of the industrial revolution 4.0, the government initiated an independent learning curriculum, in which teachers have the freedom to determine for themselves what is best for their students to learn. Freedom is the fifth motto in the Five Souls and one of the mottos that underlies all activities at the Darussalam Gontor Islamic Boarding School, launched by KH Imam Zarkasyi. This gives the santri the freedom to choose and determine what is best for them in a variety of ways after fulfilling other obligations.The purpose of this research is to examine the relevance of the independent learning curriculum in relation to KH Imam Zarkasyi's educational thinking in the face of the Industrial Revolution 4.0.The method used in this research is library research, and the primary data source in this study is documentation data from KH Imam Zarkasyi in the form of recordings, writings, and figures. While the secondary data in this study is in the form of journals, books, and websites related to the research topic, Data collection techniques were carried out by collecting data from various literature, documentation, magazines, newspapers, and other related sources to then carry out a literature review. Data analysis techniques were carried out by reducing data, presenting data, and drawing conclusions. The findings of this study will be presented in the form of an overview of how far the relevance of the independent learning curriculum aligns with educational thinking according to KH Imam Zarkasyi, as well as several actions that can be taken to meet the challenges of the Industrial Revolution.