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Ambas GEC01-The Life and Work of Rizal

BSEE-II Ms. Vera

TIMELINE
TRIALS AND OBSTACLES
Early Education
OF RIZAL IN ACHIEVING
GOOD EDUCATION Doña Teodora was Jose’s first non-formal
teacher. On her lap, Jose learned prayers
and the alphabet at the age of three.

First Day at the Village School

Rizal was accompanied again by Paciano to the

village school under the charge of Maestro
Justiniano Cruz, Paciano’s teacher during his
elementary school days. Pedro, son of Maestro
Cruz, laughed at Rizal because of his response to
the Maestro’s question. Afternoon of Rizal’s first
day in school, he challenged Pedro to a fight. After
the class in the afternoon, his classmate named
Andres Salandanan challenged him to an arm-
wrestling match. In succeeding days he had other
fights with the boys of Binan. He was not
quarrelsome by nature, but he never ran away from
fight.
Academic Studies at the Village
School

Even at this level of education, Rizal was able to

demonstrate his intellectual superiority, the best in
his class in Latin, Spanish, and the rest of the
subjects. Because of this, he was the object of
jealousy by his classmates; and thus was made to
look bad in front of the maestro and was punished.
Academic Instruction at the Village
School
He did not enjoy his schooling at the village school,
under Maestro Justiniano Cruz. He did not even like
his teacher, who he described as a tall man with a long
neck and a sharp nose and a body bent slightly forward.
But though he did not like him, he considered him an
expert in Latin and Spanish grammars. x One thing he
hated from him was his use of corporal punishment in
making the pupils learn the lesson for the day (he
considered it barbarous). He highlight his hatred for
that type of instruction in his Noli me Tangere, for him
(Ibarra), a school has to be a playground of the mind
and not a torture chamber.
 End of Schooling at the Village
School

He then returned to Calamba after receiving a

letter from his sister Saturnina. By December
17, 1870, he was able to return to his hometown.
He went home by boarding a steamship named
Talim.

Rizal Enters At Ateneo

Father Magin Ferrando, college registrar of Ateneo

Municipal, refused to admit Jose because he was late for
registration and he was sickly and undersized for his age
(11 years old).

At Ateneo

Upon the intercession of Manuel Xeres Burgos,

nephew of Father Burgos, he was admitted at Ateneo.
Jose adopted the surname Rizal´ at the Ateneo because
their family name Mercado´ had come under suspicion
of the Spanish authorities.

Rizal’s First Year in Ateneo

(1872-1873)

Rizal’s first professor in Ateneo was Fr. Jose Bech.

Rizal was placed at the bottom of the class since he
was a newcomer and knows little Spanish. He was
an externo (Carthaginians), occupying the end of
the line. But at the end of the month, he become
emperor´ of his Empire.
Second Year in Ateneo
(1873- 1874)

In the end of the school year, Rizal received

excellent grades in all subjects and a gold medal.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas-
the first favorite novel of Rizal which made a deep
impression on him. Universal History by Cesar
Cantu- Rizal persuaded his father to buy him this
set of historical work that was a great aid in his
studies.
 Third Year In Ateneo
(1874-1875)
Rizal grades remained excellent in all subjects but he
won only one medal—in Latin. At the end of the school
year (March 1875), Rizal returned to Calamba for the
summer vacation. He himself was not impressed by his
scholastic work.

Fourth Year In Ateneo

On June 16, 1875, Rizal became an interno in the

Ateneo. Padre Francisco de Paula Sanchez, a great
educator and scholar, one of Rizal’s professors who
inspired him to study harder and to write poetry.
Rizal described this Jesuiot professor as “model of
uprightness, earnestness, and love for the
advancement of his pupils”. Rizal topped all his
classmates in all subjects and won five medals at
the end of the school term.
At Ateneo
Last Year In Ateneo
(1876- 1877)

Rizal was the most brilliant Atenean of his time, and

was truly the pride of the Jesuits. He graduate with
Highest Honor . On March 23, 1877- Rizal, 16 years
old, received from his Alma Mater, Ateneo
Municipal, the degree of Bachelor of Arts, with
highest honors. The night before graduation, he
could not sleep. Early morning on the day of his
graduation, he prayed to the Virgin to commend his
life and protect him as he step into the world.

Rizal At The University Of

Santo Tomas
Fortunately, Rizal’s tragic first romance, with its
bitter disillusionment, did not adversely affect his
studies in the University of Santo Tomas. His love
for higher education proved to be greater than his
love for a pretty girl. In April, 1877, Rizal, who was
then nearly 16 years old, matriculated in the
University of Santo Tomas, taking Philosophy and
Letters.
 Rizal in UST

Rizal enrolled in the course for Two reasons. First, his

father liked it. Second, he was still “Uncertain as to
what career to follow. Pablo Ramon , Rector of Ateneo,
who had been good to him during his student days in
that college, asking for advice on the choice of career.
Unfortunately, the Father Rector was in the Mindanao
and during those days it took several months foe a letter
to travel between Manila and Mindanao.

In a Foreign Country

An Escape from Loneliness Being lonely and

somewhat isolated in a foreign country, Rizal
found comfort in Consuelo's vivacious company. •
August 22, 1883 - He wrote her a poem entitled A
La Senorita C.O. y R. (To Miss C.O.y R.), in which
he expressed his great admiration for the lady.

Unhappy Days At The UST

Rizal was unhappy in the Dominican institution

because of the Dominican professors were hostile to
him. The Filipino students were racially
discriminated against by the Spaniards. The method
of instruction was obsolete and repressive.

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