"Ing ngarso sung tulodo, ing madyo mangun karso, tut wuri handayani." Which translates: "As a teacher and leader, in front we should set an example, in the middle should raise the spirit, and behind should give encouragement."
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Ki Hajar Dewantara, today, part of this expression, Tut Wuri Handayani is used as the motto of the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology.
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Ki Hajar Dewantara
1889 – 1959
Ki Hajar Dewantara (1889 – 1959) was a leading Indonesian independence movement activist, writer, columnist, politician, and pioneer of education for native Indonesians in Dutch colonial times. He founded the Taman Siswa school, an institution that provided education for indigenous commoners, which otherwise was limited to the Javanese aristocracy and the Dutch colonials. He was honored as a National Hero of Indonesia by Indonesia's first president, Sukarno, on 28 November 1959.
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