The journey of life Ki Hajar Dewantara really
characterized the struggle and devotion in the interest of his people. Ki Hajar
Dewantara ever studied at Europeesche Lagere School (ELS) at the Dutch colonial
ear it is an elementary school in Indonesia. After graduating from ELS, tehn he
went to STOVIA (Bumiputera Medical School) is a school for the education of
indigenous doctors in Batavia in the Dutch colonial era, but not until the end
due to illness. He then worked as a journalist in various newspapers, such as :
Tjahaja Timoer, Midden Java, De Expres, Sediotomo, Kaoem Moeda, Poesara, and
Oetoesan Indies. In his time, he belongs to the author reliable. His writings
are very communicative, sharp and so capable of uplifting patriotic anticolonial
for readers.
Ki Hajar Dewantara very active and concerned with the
world of education. He is also known as a prominent pioneer of education for
the natives of Indonesia from the Dutch colonial era. In fact, he managed to
establish a school of the National University Student Park (National Institute
of Taman Siswa Onderwijs) on July 3rd 1992. Finally,
he was declared as Father of National Education of Indonesia, as well as his
birth day serves as National Education Day. Ki Hajar Dewantara died on 26th April
1959 in Yogyakarta. He was buried at the Taman Wijaya Brata, tombs for Taman
Siswa’s family. His face was also immortalized on the Indonesian currency
denomination of old 20.000 rupiahs. He gave the example of and moyivation to
young people to keep passion in learning about science. One of the motivational
words of Ki Hajar Dewantara which until now still inherent in the minds of all
of us, namely : ʺTut wuri handayaniʺ ing ngarsa sung tulada,
ing madya mangun karsa, tut wuri handayani.
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https://www.biografiku.com/biografi-ki-hajar-dewantara/
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https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki_Hadjar_Dewantara
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https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki_Hadjar_Dewantara