January 16th In History: The Birth Of Kasur's Child Education Figure

JAKARTA - Today, 94 years ago or January 16, 1926, the figure of Indonesian children's education, Mrs. Kasur was born. This woman, whose real name is Sandiah, is known along with her husband, Pak Kasur (Suryono) as a person who contributes to the education of Indonesian children. Mrs. Kasur founded a kindergarten, actively participated in children's programs on Radio Rakyat Indonesia (RRI), and became a children's songwriter.

Launching the Kompas Daily, October 23, 2002, Mrs. Kasur's work began after completing junior high school in the Dutch era, Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs (MULO). She got the name Mrs. Kasur from her marriage relationship with Pak Kasur on July 29, 1946 in Yogyakarta. The blessing of the marriage, he was then called Mrs. Kasur.

After that, Mrs. Kasur founded TK Mini in 1968. The kindergarten was founded by grouping her students into classes based on their respective ages. For students who are three years old are in the “Parakeet” class, students who are 4 years old are in the “Kutilang” class. And students who are 5 years old enter the "Cenderawasih" class.

Ms. Kasur's activeness in education is also supported by her role in caring for children's broadcasts on RRI Jakarta. In fact, when TVRI was founded in 1962, Ibu Kasur also hosted similar events, namely "Children's Arena" and "Getting to Know My Homeland." Her career continued in the 1970s. Mrs. Kasur was known to many people as the host of the show "Taman Indria" on TVRI. It was only when the era of private television emerged that Ibu Kasur was also present at the “Hip Hip Cheerful” program on RCTI.

Another effort is that Ibu Kasur is also known as a reliable songwriter for children. As written by Beritagar.com, (https://www.tagar.id/mengenang-bu-kasur-sang-pengasuh-bocil) Pak Kasur and Mrs. Kasur have contributed to creating children's songs. These songs are still often sung today. Like "my balloon", "my cat", "clap hands", "play hiding," and "honey all." While Bu Matt composed at least 20 children's songs, her husband has composed approximately 140 children's songs.

If you pay attention, the songs by Pak Kasur and Bu Kasur tend to be short and avoid the letter "r." It aims to make the song lyrics easy to remember and not difficult for children to pronounce. For her contribution, Mrs. Kasur received many awards.

"The awards include the Para Dharma Culture Star in 1992. an award from the President in the context of National Children's Day (1988). Centro Culture Italiano Premio Adelaide Ristori Anno Il from the Italian government in 1976, and the award for hosting legendary children's television shows. Mrs. Kasur passed away on October 22, 2002. However, her name and work are still alive and become a legend in the world of children's education, ”said Salman Iskandar in the book 99 Indonesian Muslim Leaders.