HOLISTIC EDUCATION IN GRETA GERWIG’S “LITTLE WOMEN”

Holistic education is an approach that appreciates all the aspects of human
potencies. As the first teachers of the children, parents are the ideal models who
should grow the children holistically. This study aimed to discuss the portrayal of
holistic education in Little Women, a movie by Greta Gerwig. The main focus of
this study was underlining how holistic education became the standard in raising
the four daughters in the movie. To solve the problem, a library study and in-depth
analysis were taken and a descriptive-qualitative method was used. The study
reveals that 1) within the childhood to adolescence, the parents raised their
daughters by fulfilling all aspects of children development – not only their physical
but also the four quotients in holistic education: intellectual (IQ), mental or spiritual
(SQ), emotional (EQ), and adversity (AQ) and also social ability. Thus, the
implementation of holistic education gave a very positive impact towards the
daughters that made them capable of facing the demands and challenges of their life
especially when they cope problems that appear in their career, society and marriage
life