Week 3 - Childhood and Intellectual Development PDF
Week 3 - Childhood and Intellectual Development PDF
Week 3 - Childhood and Intellectual Development PDF
Welcome to the third lesson on the course on the Life and Works of
Jose Rizal. This lesson is about the biography of Jose Rizal. The
discussion focuses on the family background of Jose Rizal and his life
and experiences as a young boy and as a student. The personal
background of Jose Rizal reflects the social, educational and cultural
milieu of his time. In order to humanize him, it is significant to have a
glimpse of his life and experiences at home and at school which had
shaped his development as person as well as his ideals and principles
in life.
Objectives:
The following are the learning outcomes we are expected to
achieve at the end of the lesson:
Describe the family of Jose Rizal
Describe the childhood of Rizal
Explain Jose Rizal’s intellectual development
Relate Jose Rizal’s family and childhood experiences to the
present social issues and problems
Analyze how the economic and socio-political milieu
influenced/affected Jose Rizal and his family
Compare and contrast the educational system during Rizal’s
time to the present
Activities/Exercises
Accomplish the module execises. Wtch the documentary about the childhood
of Jose Rizal
Manual Title 1
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LIFE AND WORKS OF JOSE RIZAL
A Student in Ateneo
He entered Ateneo Municipal when he was eleven years old. It was the start of
Jose’s formal education.
In 1872,Ateneo Municipal is the only modern school in Manila and was known
for its equal treatment to Filipino and Spanish students.
Rizal earned excellent marks in his subjects. He wrote the award-winning
poetry “Junto Al Pasig” in Ateneo Municipal. He practiced drawing, painting
and clay modeling
In a class of 12 students, he was one of the nine students who graduated as
‘sobresaliente’ [excellent].
On March 14, 1877 he received his bachelor’s degree in art with the highest
honors.
Manual Title 3
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A Student in UST
After he graduated from Ateneo, he entered the University of Sto. Tomas and
took up Philosophy and Letters. He earned his land surveyor’s and assessor’s
degree from Ateneo while he was studying in UST.
Upon learning that his mother was going blind Jose opted to study
ophthalmology at the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. He was not able to
complete the course when he became politically isolated by adversaries among
the faculty and clergy who demanded that he should be assimilated to their
system. It is also because of this that his academic performance was not as
excellent as he had in Ateneo Municipal as reflected by his report card.
In UST, he excelled in poetry and won in literary contests. In 1879, his poem “A
La Juventud Filipina” won first prize. In the following year his prose “Consejo
de los dioses” won against Spanish peninsulars who wrote in their own language.
In the latter part of his stay in UST, he was in confidential consultation with Paciano. On
May 03, 1887 Rizal boarded a Spanish ship that took him to Singapore and Europe.
References
Craig, A. (1909). The Story of Jose Rizal. Manila, Philippine Education
Publishing Co.
Craig, Austin. Lineage Life and Labors of Jose Rizal Philippine Patriot
Ocampo, Nilo S. 1995. Rizal: Makabayan at Martir. Diliman, Q.C.: University
of the Philippines Press
Internet sources
• http://www.oocities.org/mcc_joserizal/life_education.html
• http://joserizal.ph
• xiaochua.net
•http://www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/filipiniana-library/filipiniana/70-
features/154-rizals-education
• http://joserizal.nhcp.gov.ph/Biography/d-education.htm