Rizal’s

Formative
Years
Presented by Group 7
 Members:
Lorenz Naval Zantal G. Garay

Marjorie Gawala Bianca Geagonia

Mariel Fatima Mihangos

 Table of contents
01 02 03
Introduction Hero’s First Teacher Rizal Went to Biñan

04 05 06
First Day in Biñan School Rizal's Daily Life in Biñan Rizal as the best student in School

07 08 09
End of Biñan Schooling Learning Capsule References
Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Y Alonso Realonda
Introduction: Rizal’s Early Education
in Calamba and Biñan
 Rizal had his early education in
Calamba and Biñan. It was a typical
schooling that a son of an ilustrado family
received during his time, characterized by
the four R’s- reading, writing, arithmetic,
and religion. Instruction was rigid and
strict. Knowledge was forced into the
minds of the pupils by means of the
tedious memory method aided by the
teacher’s whip.
 Despite the defects of the Spanish
system of elementary education, Rizal
was able to acquire the necessary
instruction preparatory for college work in
Manila. It may be said that Rizal, who was
born a physical weakling, rose to become
an intellectual giant not because of, but
rather in spite of, the outmoded and
backward system of instruction obtained
in the Philippines during the last decades
of the Spanish regime.
Hero's First Teacher
Quick overview of Rizal’s Early Education
● At the age of 3, Rizal learned the alphabet from his
mother.
● At the age of 5, while learning to read and write,
Rizal already showed inclinations to be an artist. He
astounded his family and relatives by his pencil
drawings and sketches and by his moldings of clay.
● At the age of 8, Rizal wrote a Tagalog poem, “Sa
Aking Mga Kabata,” the theme of which resolves on
the love of one’s language.
 “Sa Aking Mga Kabata”

Kapagka ang baya’y sadyang umiibig

Sa kanyang salitang kaloob ng langit,
Sanglang kalayaan nasa ring masapit
Katulad ng ibong nasa himpapawid.

Pagkat ang salita’y isang kahatulan

Sa bayan, sa nayo’t mga kaharian,
At ang isang tao’y katulad, kabagay
Ng alin mang likha noong kalayaan.
Ang hindi magmahal sa kanyang salita
Mahigit sa hayop at malansang isda,
Kaya ang marapat pagyamaning kusa
Na tulad sa inang tunay na nagpala.

Ang wikang Tagalog tulad din sa Latin

Sa Ingles, Kastila at salitang anghel,
Sapagka’t ang Poong maalam tumingin
Ang siyang naggawad, nagbigay sa atin.

Ang salita nati’y huwad din sa iba

Na may alfabeto at sariling letra,
Na kaya nawala’y dinatnan ng sigwa
Ang lunday sa lawa noong dakong una.
 Our National hero got her mother as his first
teacher. On her lap, he learned at the age of three
the alphabet and the prayers. “My mother,” Rizal
wrote in his student memoirs, “taught me how to
read and to say haltingly the humble prayers which I
raised fervently to God.”

It was she who first discovered that her son had a

talent for poetry. Accordingly, she encouraged him
to write poems. To enlighten the monotony of
memorizing the ABCs and to stimulate her son’s
imagination, she related many stories.
Teodora Morales Alonzo Realonda
y Quintos
She was the second child of Lorenzo
Alonso and Brigida de Quintos. She
studied at the Colegio de Santa Rosa.
She was a business-minded woman,
courteous, religious, hard-working, and
well-read. She was born in Santa Cruz,
Manila on November 14, 1827, and died
in 1913 in Manila.
 As he grew older, his parents
employed private tutors to give him lessons
at home.
1. Maestro Celestino
2. Maestro Lucas Padua
3. Leon Monroy
After Monroy’s death, the hero’s parents
decided to send him to a private school in
Biñan.
Rizal’s mother narrating the story of the Moth
Rizal Went to Biñan
Calamba Biñan

Jose went out from Calamba on a

Sunday afternoon in June 1869, kissing
his parents and saying goodbye to his
sisters before heading to Biñan.
Paciano Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
 The two brothers rode in a
carromata, traveling for one
and one-half hours before
reaching their location.

They made their way to

their aunt's house, where
Jose was scheduled to stay.
Carromata When they arrived, it was
almost night, and the moon
was beginning to rise.
 That same night, Jose, with his
cousin named Leandro, went
sightseeing in the town. Instead of
enjoying the sights, Jose became
depressed because of homesickness.

Rizal reminisced in the moonlight,

“I remember my home town, my
idolized mother, and my concerned
sisters. Ah, how sweet to me was in
Calamba, my town, despite the fact
that it was not as wealthy as Biñan.
‘
First Day in Biñan School
 First Brawl
Jose departed
Calamba for Binan on a Sunday
afternoon in June 1869, kissing
his parents' hands and saying
goodbye to his sister with tears
in his eyes. Paciano, who acted
as his second father, followed
him. Paciano accompanied his
younger brother to Maestro
Maestro Justiniano
Aquino Cruz's classroom Justiniano Aquino Cruz's
classroom the next morning.
 First Brawl
The school was at the
teacher's house, which was a little
nipa hut about 30 meters from
Jose's aunt's house. Jose was given
his seat in the class right away. "Do
you know Spanish?" the teacher
inquired. "A little, sir," the Calamba
lad said. "Are you familiar with
Latin?" "A little, sir,". Jose Rizal's
comments were met with laughter
Maestro Justiniano by the lads in the class, particularly
Aquino Cruz's classroom
Pedro, the teacher's son.
 Jose encountered the
bully Andres in the
afternoon of his first day of
school, while the teacher
was taking a siesta. He was
furious with his bully for
making fun of him during
Rizal’s teacher: Maestro his morning conversation
Justiniano Aquino Cruz
with the teacher.
 Andres Saladan was
challenged to a fight by Jose.
The latter eagerly agreed,
believing that he could easily
defeat the smaller and younger
Calamba youngster. He had
more battles with the boys of
Binan in the days that followed.
He wasn't naturally a
Rizal’s teacher: Maestro quarrelsome person, yet he
Justiniano Aquino Cruz never shied away from a
conflict.
Painting Lessons
Near the school stood the home of an elderly
painter who was also the schoolteacher's father-
in-law. Jose Rizal received complimentary
painting lessons from Juancho. Jose Rizal and
Jose Guevarra, a classmate, become Old
Juancho's apprentices.
Some of Rizal’s Paintings:
● Saturnina Rizal
● Dapitan church curtains
● A painting on a pair of mother-of-pearl
● Spanish coat of arms
● Allegory on a pair of porcelain bases of
the new year celebration
● Christ crucified
● Immaculate Conception
● Portrait of Morayta
Rizal's Daily Life in Biñan
 Jose led a
methodical life in
Biñan almost spartan
in simplicity, a life
which contributed
much to his future
development which
strengthened his body
and soul. In fact he
Rizal’s Memoir recorded his daily life
in his memoir.
Memoirs of a Student in Manila by P. Jacinto (a Pen Name of José Rizal)
Chapter 2: My Life Away from My Parents / My Sufferings :

Here was my life. I heard the four o’clock Mass, if there was any, or I
studied my lesson at that hour and I went to Mass afterwards. I returned
home and I went to the orchard to look for a mabolo to eat. Then I took
breakfast, which consisted generally of a dish of rice and two dried small fish,
and I went to class from which I came out at ten o’clock. I went home at once.
If there was some special dish, Leandro and I took some of it to the house of
her children (which I never did at home nor would I ever do), and I returned
without saying a word. I ate with them and afterwards I studied. I went to
school at two and came out at five. I played a short while with some nice
cousins and I returned home. I studied my lesson, I drew a little, and
afterwards I took my supper consisting of one or two dishes of rice with an
ayungin. We prayed and when there was a moon, my nieces invited me to
play in the street together with others. Thank God that I never got sick away
Rizal as the Best Student in School
 Primary Education
Rizal first attended an all-boys private
school in Biñan, Laguna from 1870 to 1871 under
Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz. In his
academic studies, he beat all Biñan boys. He
surpassed them all in Spanish, Latin, and other
subjects. Some of his older classmates were
jealous of his intellectual superiority. They
wickedly squealed to the teacher whenever
Jose had a fight outside the school, and even
Rizal’s Recognition
told lies to discredit him before the teacher’s Certificate
eyes. Consequently the teacher had to punish
Jose.
 It was in Ateneo Municipal where the
Secondary young Pepe first made use of the surname
Education Rizal (from the Spanish word ricial,
meaning green field or pasture) which was
uniquely chosen by Don Francisco to avoid
suspicions from the Spanish authorities of
their relationship with the martyr, Burgos.
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 the nine
sobresaliente or outstanding students of
their class.
End of Biñan Schooling
 Before christmas season in 1870,
Jose received a letter from his sister
Saturnina. The letter’s content was
informing him of the arrival of the
steamer Talim, boarded by a
Frenchman named Arturo Camps
who is a friend of his father who also
Saturnina Rizal
Mercado took care of him. The steamer talim
will take him from Biñan to Calamba.
Steamer Talim
 Upon reading the letter he
became sad, he then prayed in
the town’s Chapel of the Virgin of
Peace and afterwards went to the
river to gather some stones for
souvenirs. He regretfully bade
farewell to his teachers and
classmates. He left Biñan on
Chapel of the Virgin
Saturday afternoon, December 17,
of Peace 1870 after his one year and a half
schooling in that town.
Maestro Justiniano suggested to Jose's
parents that he should be sent to Manila
to pursue higher education. On June 10,
1872, four months after the execution of
Gomburza, accompanied by Paciano,
Jose went to Manila and took an
entrance examination at the Colegio de
San Juan de Letran. Unfortunately, his
father wanted a Jesuit College instead,
and so Rizal tried at the Ateneo Execution of
Municipal. Gomburza
 Father Magin
Ferrando, the college
registrar, refused to
admit Rizal for being
overly late for the
registration, and being
sickly and too short for
his age. Through the
intercession of Manuel
Father Magin Ferrando Xerez Burgos, Jose
Burgos’ nephew, he
was admitted to
Ateneo
 Learning Capsule

1861-1870

- Rizal received his informal education from his mother and his
private tutors.

1870

- Rizal received his informal education in Biñan, Laguna.

- Rizal received complimentary painting lessons from Juancho.
- Rizal surpassed his classmates in all academic performance.
 1872

- After the Gomburza Execution, Rizal

entered Colegio de San Juan de
Letran but his Father liked Jesuit
College so he entered Ateneo.
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