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sdds Thomas Prabudi Ciputra Miss. Debbie English 10 Date Better Country Will Start From our Children !rtists are important to so"iety be"ause they gi#e a big impa"t to so"iety to "hange$ espe"ially they "an a%%e"t "hildren by songs. &ne o% the e'amples is !.T. Mahmud. (e )as a good musi"ian that lo#ed "hildren and had a dream to "hange the )orld. (e )as born on * February 1+*0 and died on , -uly .010. !bdullah Totong Mahmud )as one o% the people that de#eloped /ndonesia$ not only pro#iding edu"ation$ but also "reating a better %uture. We "an see !bdullah0s in%luen"e to our "ountry by loo1ing at his biography$ his )or1s$ and his impa"t. The songs you learned and listened as a "hild )ill sti"1 )ith you %ore#er. They introdu"ed you to the )orld and edu"ated you. They )ere your baby steps to li%e. !bdullah Totong Mahmud )as a tea"her o% 1indergarten tea"hers$ "omposing songs %or "hildren )ho yearn %or that happiness in learning and gro)ing. (e inspired /ndonesia through in%luen"ing t)o o% the most in%luential people in the so"iety$ not only the "hildren$ the %uture leaders$ but also edu"ators. Through his o)n edu"ation$ ! T Mahmud )as able to help his %ello) tea"hers dis"o#er a ne) tea"hing method$ impro#e the edu"ation o% "hildren and entertain "hildren as )ell as help them de#elop a positi#e personality as /ndonesian "iti2ens.

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sdds Edu"ators ha#e al)ays been an important part o% the "ountry$ but !.T. Mahmud )as a di%%erent 1ind o% edu"ator. (e )as a tea"her %or 1indergarten tea"hers. (e )as #ery passionate to)ards edu"ation and he )as the person that in%luen"ed most o% the 1indergarten tea"hers up to today 3Pan"asila 4ni#ersity 5e)s6. (e noti"ed that the tea"hers e'plaining in %ront o% the "lass usually bored "hildren. (e 1ne) that "hildren need a"ti#ities %or them to really absorb )hat the tea"hers are trying to say. 7emembering ho) mu"h he lo#ed to learn musi" )hen he )as young$ he "ame up )ith a solution8 "omposing edu"ational songs. Mahmud0s songs not only helped impro#e the edu"ation o% "hildren$ but also helped them de#elop a positi#e personality. !T Mahmud "omposed songs that manage to ha#e a good impa"t on the "hildren. For e'ample$ one o% the %amous song )as "omposed by !T Mahmud "alled Pelangi9pelangi "hildren are taught )hat is and also ho) mighty :od be"ause (e "reated the )orld$ in"luding the rainbo). /t is not only mandatory$ but also e#en the "ulture o% the people o% /ndonesia to ha#e a religion. This song helps "hildren to preser#e "ulture by de#eloping their %aith in :od. Many o% the songs also tea"h "hildren to respe"t their parents$ be polite$ et". !%ter he died$ the 5ational Commission %or Child Prote"tion and edu"ation e'pert !rie% 7ahman said$ ;/ndonesia has lost an i"on and a true "hampion o% "hildren<s edu"ation ;!T Mahmud a%%e"ting /ndonesian "hildren through songs= 3Surahman6 /n "on"lusion$ his biography$ his )or1s$ and his impa"t in%luen"e /ndonesia. !bdullah Totong Mahmud )as one o% the people that de#eloped /ndonesia$ not only pro#iding good edu"ation$ but "reating a better %uture. (e "reated a ne) and "reati#e

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sdds tea"hing method that helped tea"hers edu"ate their students properly. Proper edu"ation leads to smarter "hildren that "an potentially be %uture leaders o% the "ountry. (is songs not only "reated leaders$ but leaders )ith the personality traits o% some o% the #alued /ndonesian "ulture. &ne o% a good e'ample is >opassus Prabo)o$ he is a good leader that "ares about his emplyers ?ust li1e his a"t to his "ompanion$ this leader )as a man )ho su""eed to be one out o% 10 top bussiness man in /ndonesia. Some o% the other e'amples are on o% his "reated leader Mahmud and his passion %or "hildren$ edu"ation and musi" ha#e helped impro#e /ndonesian so"iety in many )ays. Wor1s "ited8 Benny$ (artono$=Biogra%i !.T. Mahmud.= Musi"ians. ))).)ebsiteintera1ti%."om$ .01.. 1+ !ugust .01*. @))).legendamusi1."omA 7a"hmat$ Martinus$=!.T. Mahmud Meniti Pelangi.= !martapura."om. !martapura."om$ .00+. .+ !ugust .01* @))).amartapura."omA 7ahman$ !ndi$ ;!.T. Mahmud Sinposis.= Boo1oopedia. Boo1oopedia."om$ .01*. .+ !ugust .01* @))).boo1oopedia."omA Sud$ anti$=Pro%il !.T. Mahmud.= Bagu !na19!na1."om. Bagu !na19!na1 /ndonesia$ .011. .+ !ugust .01* $))).lagu9ana19ana1."om Surahman$ !dung$=!.T. Mahmud Biogra%i.= To1oh /ndonesia. To1oh/ndonesia."om$ .01*. .+ !ugust @))).to1ohindonesia."om.