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While we might grant at once that a curriculum composed of the

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true, the good and the beautiful is well proportioned”.
As explained above, there are three elements contained in

the curriculum or educational materials. First, the true, related to

science and skills. Second, the good, is related to the value of good
or bad or morals. Third, the beautiful, related to the value of beauty

or aesthetics.
According to Langeveld, based on the philosophy of

humanity, he put forward three core essences of humanity, namely:
"humans are essentially individual creatures, humans are

essentially social creatures, and humans are essentially moral

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beings."
It was explained above that there are three elements that are

essential to humanity, so that education aims to form individuals
(intelligence, skills and strong physique) who have social and

ethical awareness.
In line with Langeveld, Suwarno further said: "the type of

material that will be conveyed on what aspect of personality will

be developed and this also depends on the view of the nature of

11 John S. Brubacher, Modern Philosophies of Education, (New Delhi: Tata
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, Ltd., 1970), p. 155, which means: The
philosophical principles behind the curriculum can be summarized in a term
that is better known as the triad of the true (science), the good (good and bad
values) and the beautiful (beauty).
12 Suwarno, General Introduction to Education, p. 47.