Educational System During Rizal's Time

Question 1

Educational System During Rizal’s

Answer 1

• Religion-Centered
• Racial Prejudices against Filipinos
• Friar Decides what to teach children
• Required to Learn SPANISH

Question 2

When was the Education for Indos established?

Answer 2

1855 public educations for Indios

Question 3

Privilged Learning

Answer 3

• College of San Juan de Letran - only official secondary school for boys
• Private colleges and Latin schools for general studies
• Santa Isabel, La Concordia, Santa Rosa, Asilo de Lookan, Santa Catalina – institutions that provide secondary education to girls
• Santo Tomas – only institution of university level

Question 4

Theological Seminaries

Answer 4

• Maintained by Jesuits, Paulists, Augustinians
• Initially did not accept Filipino seminarians
• Training of Filipino priests only to achieve an assistantposition to friars

Question 5

Educational Decree of 1863

Answer 5

• Each major town should establish at least 1 elementaryschool for boys and another for girls
• Establishment of Normal School – where teachers will train
• Friars employing such decree were opposed to Indios learning Spanish. In fear of giving birth to politicalawarenes

Question 6

Secularization Movement

Answer 6

• Racial and National conflict
• Friar Curates vs Filipino clergy
• Given temporary boost during Gov. General Carlos Mariade la Torre