RIZAL HIGHER EDUCATION LIFE WORK'S OF RIZ

this is about Rizal's life

1. RIZAL’S HIGHER EDUCATION

2. Glorious Student’s Life Starts at Ateneo de Municipal Jose Rizal had his Bachiller en Artes at the school of the Jesuits. This religious order loved Jose so much, in fact in 1892 when he was exiled in Dapitan, the real sentence for him was execution but because of the Jesuits he was exiled. In Ateneo, he excelled in academics, in extracurricular and vocational education. He was accompanied by his brother Paciano to Ateneo Municipal. He was introduced to Father Minister Margin Ferrando and at first, the Father Minister did not want to accept him because of his weak constitution and short stature. Ateneo de Manila University

3. The teachers in Ateneo encouraged their students to study harder with the use of competition. The class was divided into two groups, the Carthaginian (the non-boarder of Ateneo) and the Roman (the boarder inside Ateneo). The best student in the group was called as the Emperor, the second best was the Tribune, the third best was the Decurion, the fourth best was the Centurion, and the fifth best was the Standard Bearer ( Zaide 1994). Ateneo de Manila University Success in Ateneo de Municipal

4. Extra-Curricular Activities at Ateneo He was part of the literary group under the guidance of Father Sanchez, a member of Marian Congregation who were devoted to Virgin Mary, a member of the club of Natural Sciences. He also continued his painting lessons under Agustin Saez , and he also studied sculpture under the guidance of Romualdo de Jesus. Ateneo de Manila University

5. Extra-Curricular Activities at Ateneo During his Ateneo days, he was able to read and understand complicated novels like The Count of Monte Cristo written by Alexander Dumas. He also read books in different areas, he asked his father to buy expensive historical book of Cesar Cantu entitled, Universal History and also fascinated by the work of Dr. Feodor Jagor entitled, Travels in the Philippines. Ateneo de Manila University

6. Literary Works of Jose Rizal in Ateneo The first poem he wrote as a student was entitled Mi Primera Inspiracion (My First Inspiration). This poem was dedicated by Rizal to his mother on the occasion of the latter’s natal day. Un Cuerdo de Mi Pueblo (In Memory of My Town) – this poem was his way of paying homage to his birthplace, Calamba. Through Education the Country Receives Light – this poem is about the importance of education for the development of a country.

7. Literary Works of Jose Rizal in Ateneo Intimate Alliance between Religion and Good Education – connection between religion and education. St. Eustache, the Martyr – he wrote a manuscript which he handed to Fr. Sanchez.

8. Academic Performance at Ateneo Rizal’s Last Year Rizal – the most brilliant Atenean of his time, and was truly the pride of the Jesuits Graduated With Highest Honor March 23,1877 – Rizal received from his Alma mater, Ateneo Municipal, the degree of Bachelor of Arts, with Highest Honors

9. The Release of his Mother from Prison Jose’s success in Ateneo was not complete because he still longed for justice for his mother who was imprisoned because of the wrong accusation of her sister-in-law Teodora Herbosa that Teodora Alonzo attempted to poison her. The reason why his mother was released from prison was the request of his sister Soledad to the Governor General after the latter appreciated her talent in dancing.

10. The Loves of Rizal during His Teenage Years At the age of thirteen, during his stay in the province, Jose met a girl named Julia. He described Julia as a girl with an oval face, had olive skin and long beautiful hair.

11. Rizal’s Higher Education College Life

12. UST Rizal’s completion of Bachiller en Artes in Ateneo made him pursue his higher education. Although Dona Teodora was opposed to Rizal’s Pursuit of higher education for fear of what might happen to him due to the martyrdom of GomBurZa . Don Francisco decided to send him to Universidad de Santo Tomas. University of Santo Tomas

13. College Life in Universidad de Santo Tomas At first, he was not sure of the course that he would pursue in college so he sought the advice of his former teacher in Ateneo, Fr. Ramon. Rizal follow the course of his father. He took Philosophy and Letters from 1877-1878 and in 1878 he shifted to Medicine course because he considered the situation of his mother who had failing eyesight.

14. College Life in Universidad de Santo Tomas In 1877-1878, he used his spare time in UST to study a vocational course. He studied surveying course and gained the title of Perito Agrimensor . His brilliance in Philosophy was evident in his grades that he attained in his Philosophy course in UST and during those time this course was considered as the preparatory course of Theology and Law.

15. College Life in Universidad de Santo Tomas In 1887, he shifted from Philosophy to Medicine. During this time, he had 23 classmates in Medicine consisted of peninsulares , three insulares and the others were natives. Among the 24 students, 22 of the finished the course and Rizal was part of the four students who gained the mark of Aprovechado .

16. College Life in Universidad de Santo Tomas According to Villaroel and De Viana, Jose Rizal was not discriminated in UST because first among other students, he was able to get higher grades. Second the story of Placido Pinetente in Physics class did not happen in UST because personally Rizal took Ampliacion so he did not take Physics in UST, third, the reason why Rizal got lower grades in UST was different distraction that he experienced while studying in UST like his love life and group that he established ( Compadrenismo ).

17. The Literary Triumph of Rizal in UST In April 1880, Jose joined the competition which commemorated the 400 th death anniversary of Miguel de Cervantes. He wrote a play entitled, El Consejo de los Dioses, a play which recognized Cervantes as equal to Homer and Virgil. In 1879, Rizal joined the Liceo Artistico-Literario of Manila and won the competition. He wrote the “La Juvented Filipina” (To the Filipino Youth).

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