Lesson 4: Rizal's Education - Prelims Flashcards
T or F: Rizal always considered education as a medicine that could cure the problems of colonial Philippines.
True
The very reason why we have been colonized by the Spanish for more than 300 years.
Filipinos’ lack of education
T or F: Due to Spanish colonialism, Rizal believed that education should be controlled by politicians and religious leaders.
False, ayaw niya nga sa church e pota kulit mo ah haha kimi
What was the goal of the Spaniards with regards to the educational system?
To spread Christianity
What were the activities done mostly inside schools?
- Learning the Bible
- Praying
- Attending masses
T or F: Rizal asserted that reform cannot be acieved if there is no suitable.
True ata di ko sure emi
T or F: Rizal always believed that changes in the government and in the society is through better treatment of the Spaniards towards the Filipinos.
False haha no hope fr kaya he believed in good education
T or F: Rizal pleaded the Spanish government that they should improve the education of the Filipinos.
True
T or F: Primary to secondary education was already available in the Spanish era.
False, hanggang tertiary na
What did schools mostly focus on in the Spanish era?
Religion
Who administered and handled schools in the Spanish era?
Priests and missionaries
T or F: Girls and boys were in separate schools back then.
True
T or F: Schools accomated all students in the Spanish era.
False, yung mayayaman / Illustrados lang.
The first person to see a lot of potential in Rizal and did everything to develop that
potential to the fullest.
Dona Teodora Alonso ( his mother )
What are the things that Dona Teodora Alonso taught Rizal?
- Read and write at the age of 5
- Speak Spanish
- Poetry, compose poems and rhetoric
- Alphabet and Catholic prayers at the age of 3
Who were Rizal’s private tutors and what did they teach Rizal?
- Maestro Celestino - Mathematics and Sciences
- Maestro Lucas Padua - Mathematics and Sciences
- Maestro Leon Monroy - Spanish and Latin
Tutor that was the closest to the family because he was classmates with Rizal’s father.
Maestro Leon Monroy
T or F: After 6 months of tutoring Rizal, Maestro Leon Monroy died of old age.
False, 5 months lang
When did Rizal go to Binan?
June 1869
Who accompanied Rizal to Binan and who did he introduce Rizal to?
Paciano introduced Rizal to Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz
T or F: Living with other family members made Rizal more dependent.
False, naging mas independent siya aye slay naol independent
What was the mode of transportation back then?
Carromata / Caromata
Rizal’s first formal teacher who accompanied him on his first day of school
Maestro Justiniano Aquino Cruz
T or F: Rizal is very observant and kept a journal with him.
True, we love a cultured king
How did Rizal describe his maestro?
Tall, thin, long necked, sharp nosed, and with a body that is slightly bent forward
Who bullied Rizal?
Pedro, the teacher’s son
Arm wrestling opponent of Rizal
Andres Salandanan
How was knowledge put into the minds of students?
Memorization as well as corporal punishment
T or F: Education was religion-centered.
True
Rizal’s education was characterized by four (4) aspects.
- Reading
- Writing
- Arithmetic
- Religion
When did Don Francisco send Jose to Manila for further education?
June 1872
How many years did Rizal spend in primary school before moving to secondary education?
1 and a half years
What schools did Rizal choose between?
San Juan de Letran and Ateneo
Which school did Rizal choose and why?
Areneyow because like yun yung choice of his dad like saur cool diba
Why was Rizal almost not accepted in Ateneo?
- He was small for his age.
- He was a late registrant.
T or F: Rizal’s father had a friend in the university, hence why he was accepted.
True, haha so unfair eto ba bayani niyo Pilipinas kimi
Why did Rizal have to use “Rizal” as his surname?
Because his surname “Mercado” was associated with one of the 3 priests who were executed in 1872.
Where did Paciano find Jose a boarding house?
Calle Carballo in Sta. Cruz
Where did Rizal transfer to after his first year at the boarding house?
No. 6 Calle Magallanes
Where did Rizal stay after two years at his second boarding house?
Became a boarding student in Ateneo until graduation