What is Rizal's education?

For Rizal, the mission of education is to elevate the country to the highest seat of glory and to develop
the people's mentality. Since education is the foundation of society and a prerequisite for social
progress, Rizal claimed that only through education could the country be saved from domination.

Para kay Rizal, ang misyon ng edukasyon ay iangat ang bansa sa pinakamataas na upuan ng
kaluwalhatian at paunlarin ang kaisipan ng mga tao. Dahil ang edukasyon ang pundasyon ng lipunan at
isang kinakailangan para sa panlipunang pag-unlad, sinabi ni Rizal na sa pamamagitan lamang ng
edukasyon maliligtas ang bansa mula sa dominasyon.

Was Rizal already a perfect student when it comes to his studies?

Rizal was an excellent student and had garnered high scholastic records in all subjects. On March 23,
1877, the 15-year-old Rizal received his Bachelor of Arts diploma (equivalent to present-day high school
diploma) and was among one of the outstanding students of their class.

Si Rizal ay isang mahusay na mag-aaral at nakakuha ng mataas na rekord ng eskolastiko sa lahat ng

Let us know rizal backround education

•Jose Rizal's first teacher was his mother, who had taught him how to read and pray and who had
encouraged him to write poetry. Later, private tutors taught the young Rizal Spanish and Latin, before
he was sent to a private school in Biñan. Maestro Celestino, Maestro Lucas Padua, and Maestro Leon
Monroy

•Ang unang guro ni Jose Rizal ay ang kanyang ina, na nagturo sa kanya kung paano magbasa at
magdasal at nag-udyok sa kanya na magsulat ng tula. She was the one who firstopened his eyes and
heart to the world around him, with all of its beauty as well as its intolerance and cruelty. Dona
Teodora was a clever,intelligent, compassionate, anddevoted wife and mother toher family, who shaped
Rizal'sdisposition as a poet, adreamer, a self-less, and a genius Si Dona Teodora ay isang matalino,
matalino, mahabagin, at tapat na asawa at ina sa kanyang pamilya, na humubog sa ni Rizal bilang
isang makata, mangangarap, hindi makasarili, at isang henyo.

Nang maglaon, tinuruan ng mga pribadong tagapagturo ang batang Rizal ng Espanyol at Latin, bago
siya ipinadala sa isang pribadong paaralan sa Biñan.

Private Tutors of Rizal -first private tutor of rizal Maestro Celestino, second Maestro Lucas Padua, at
Maestro Leon Monroy
Rizal goes to Binan,Laguna:
- June, 1869 Rizal left for Binan
- Was accompanied by Paciano his older brother
- In academic studies, Rizal beat all Binan boys
- He surpassed them all in Spanish, Latin, and other subjects

•Rizal first studied under Justiniano Aquino Cruz in Biñan, Laguna before he was sent to Manila. As to his
father's request, he took the entrance examination in Colegio de San Juan de Letran .

Unang nag-aral si Rizal sa ilalim ni Justiniano Aquino Cruz sa Biñan, Laguna bago siya ipinadala sa
Maynila. Tungkol sa kahilingan ng kanyang ama, kumuha siya ng entrance exam sa Colegio de San
Juan de Letran .

Why did Don Francisco wanted Rizal to study in Letran?

the reason why Don Francisco wanted Rizal to study first in Letran is because he believed that Rizal
could develop his knowledge in studying in Letran but later on he realized that for Rizal to attain his
capabilities, he should study in Ateneo where he can manage his abilities and improve all his skills.

•When he was 11 years old, Rizal entered the Ateneo Municipal de Manila. He earned excellent marks in
subjects like philosophy, physics, chemistry, and natural history. At this school, he read novels; wrote
prize-winning poetry (and even a melodrama—"Junto al Pasig"); and practiced drawing, painting, and
clay modeling, all of which remained lifelong interests for him.

•Nang siya ay 11 labing isang taong gulang, pumasok si Rizal sa Ateneo Municipal de Manila.
Nakakuha siya ng mahusay na mga marka sa mga paksa tulad ng pilosopiya, pisika, kimika, at natural
na kasaysayan. Sa paaralang ito, nagbasa siya ng mga nobela; nagsulat ng tula na nanalo ng premyo
(at kahit isang melodrama—"Junto al Pasig"); at nagpraktis ng pagguhit, pagpipinta, at pagmomodelo
ng luad, na lahat ay nanatiling panghabambuhay na interes para sa kanya

,alam nyo ba na Rizal almost did not make it to the Ateneo because he was late for registration, and
looked too frail for the rigors of Jesuit education. (Rizal originally thought of going to San Juan de
Letran.)

However, through the intercession of Manuel Jerez, a nephew of Fr. Jose Burgos (one of the three
martyred priests known collectively as Gomburza), Rizal was finally accepted into the Ateneo.

Rizal eventually earned a land surveyor’s and assessor’s degree from the Ateneo Municipal while taking
up Philosophy and Letters at the University of Santo Tomas. Upon learning that his mother was going
blind, Rizal opted to study ophthalmology at the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. He, however, was
not able to complete the course because “he became politically isolated by adversaries among the
faculty and clergy who demanded that he assimilate to their system.”

Kalaunan ay nakakuha si Rizal ng land surveyor at assessor's degree mula sa Ateneo Municipal habang
kumukuha ng Pilosopiya at Liham sa Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas. Nang malaman na bulag ang
kanyang ina, pinili ni Rizal na mag-aral ng ophthalmology sa UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.
Gayunpaman, hindi niya natapos ang kurso dahil "nahiwalay siya sa pulitika ng mga kalaban sa gitna
ng mga guro at klero na humiling na makisalamuha siya sa kanilang sistema."
• Without his parents' knowledge and consent, but secretly supported by his brother Paciano, he
traveled alone to Madrid, Spain in May 1882 and studied medicine at the Universidad Central de Madrid
where he earned the degree, Licentiate in Medicine. Also, he also attended medical lectures at the
University of Paris and the Universitv of Heidelberq. In Berlin he was inducted as a member of the Berlin
Ethnological Society and the Berlin Anthropological Society under the patronage of the famous
pathologist Rudolf Virchow.

Nang walang kaalaman at pahintulot ng kanyang mga magulang, ngunit lihim na sinuportahan ng
kanyang kapatid na si Paciano, naglakbay siyang mag-isa sa Madrid, Spain noong Mayo 1882 at nag-
aral ng medisina sa Universidad Central de Madrid kung saan nakuha niya ang degree, Licentiate in
Medicine. Gayundin, dumalo rin siya ng mga medikal na lektura sa Unibersidad ng Paris at sa
Universitv ng Heidelberq. Sa Berlin siya ay hinirang bilang isang miyembro ng Berlin Ethnological
Society at ng Berlin Anthropological Society sa ilalim ng patronage ng sikat na pathologist na si Rudolf
Virchow.

Rizal In Ateneo

In 1872, Rizal was sent by his parents to study in Manila. And so he did.

He entered Ateneo Municipal. As what usually happens, Rizal was discriminated by his classmates and
professors, mainly because he had only a little knowledge about Spain, and also the fact that he was
form Calamba, Laguna. He was also a late enrollee, so that added up to the situation.

Pumasok siya sa Ateneo Municipal. Gaya ng kadalasang nangyayari, si Rizal ay dinidiskrimina ng

But inspite of the negative things that happened to him during this time, he also experienced good
things. The Jesuits thought them about the educational system like discipline, character building and
religious instruction. Because of that, he learned about the real value of education in a person’s life, and
of course, to be strong despite of all the people who were trying to pull him down. He also experienced
and went through hispanization, which made him a kind of better in Spanish than using his own
language – Filipino.

Dahil doon, natutunan niya ang tungkol sa tunay na halaga ng edukasyon sa buhay ng isang tao, at
siyempre, maging matatag sa kabila ng lahat ng mga taong sumusubok na hilahin siya pababa.
Naranasan din niya at dumaan sa hispanisasyon, na naging dahilan upang maging mas mahusay siya
sa Espanyol kaysa sa paggamit ng sariling wika – Filipino.

Rizal at UST
Sa pagtatapos ni Rizal mula sa Ateneo de Manila, Noong Abril 1877, bumalik si Jose Rizal sa Maynila at
nagpatala sa UST.

With Rizal’s graduation from the Ateneo de Manila, On April 1877, Jose Rizal returned to Manila and
enrolled at the UST, taking the course Philosophy and Letters, though at that time, Rizal was still
confused of what course to study. His freshman subjects were Cosmology, Metaphysics, Theodicy and
History of Philosophy. The following year, Rizal consulted Rev. Fr. Pablo Ramon, the Director of Ateneo
de Manila, as to what course to take. Father Ramon advised him to take up Medicine; therefore he
enrolled in the Medical course, with the hope that he could relieve Dona Teodora’s failing eyesight
after he finished the course in Ophthalmology.

Nang sumunod na taon, kinonsulta ni Rizal si Rev. Fr. Pablo Ramon, ang Direktor ng Ateneo de Manila,
kung anong kurso ang kukunin. Pinayuhan siya ni Padre Ramon na kumuha ng Medisina; kaya naman
nag-enroll siya sa kursong Medikal with the hope that he could relieve Dona Teodora’s failing eyesight
after he finished the course in Ophthalmology.