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
What was the rival school of San Juan de Letran?
Ateneo Municipal or Escuela Pia
When was Ateneo Municipal established?
1817
Who supervised Ateneo Municipal?
Jesuits, who were considered the best teachers
Comprised of interns/ internos or boarders
Romans
Comprised of externs/
externos or non-boarders (non-boarding
students)
Carthaginians
Which group did Rizal belong to?
Both, since he was boarding and then moved out.
What were the ranks in Ateneo?
- Emperor
- Tribune
- Decurion
- Centurion
- Standard-Bearer
T or F: Rizal was a Standard-bearer during his first three months before jumping to Emperor.
False, one month lang siya standard-bearer.
What did Rizal receive as a prize for becoming an emperor?
A religious picture haha kung ako si Rizal, nagriot ako
What subjects did Rizal take in his first year?
Note: Lahat ng grades niya excellent.
Latin, Spanish, Greek
What subjects did Rizal take in his second year?
Note: Lahat ng grades niya excellent.
Spanish, Greek, World Geography
What subjects did Rizal take in his third year?
Note: Lahat ng grades niya excellent.
Latin, Spanish, World History, History of Spain and Philippines
What subjects did Rizal take in his fourth year?
Note: Lahat ng grades niya excellent.
Rhetoric and Poetry, Geometry, Trigonometry
What subjects did Rizal take in his fifth year?
Note: Lahat ng grades niya excellent.
Philo 1 and 2, Mineralogy/Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology
What title was given to Rizal?
Pride of the Jesuits
When did he receive his Bachelor of Arts degree as sobresaliente?
March 23, 1877
Why was Rizal’s experiences in Ateneo tragic?
- His mother was imprisoned for a crime by her sister-in-law.
- The three martyr priests were executed.
T or F: Rizal wanted to pursue his higher education in Manila but his mother was against it because she was afraid he would be a victim of Spanish brutality.
True, haha foreshadowing haha
T or F: Rizal continued to study in UST.
True, haha rebel ka pa ah gg ka ngayon
Which teacher did Rizal not like for being unpredictable?
Father Jose Bech
Who was Rizal’s best and favorite professor becauseo f his equal treatment to all students?
Francisco de Paula Sanchez
He guided Rizal in drawing and painting.
Don Agustino Saez
He instructed Rizal in sculpture.
Romualdo de Jesus
What course did Rizal first enroll in and what did he transfer to?
Philosophy and Letters first before transferring to Medicine
When did Rizal finish his surveyor’s training?
1877
When did rizal pass the licensing examination and when was his license granted to him?
Passed in May 1878, but was only given his license in 1881
What was the name of Jose’s sweetheart in Casa Tomasina?
Leonor
A prestigious university at that time because it
offers a lot of courses and it was also handled by
missionaries which are the Dominicans.
UST
What subjects did Rizal take in his first year in UST?
Note: Lahat ng grades niya sobresaliente haha not for long.
Cosmology, Metaphysics, Theodicy, History and Philosophy
What were his grades in medicine?
Bueno HAHAHAHAHA DESERVE
On his fourth year, what were his grades in UST?
Notable HAHAHAHA DESERVE ULI
Why did Rizal leave UST?
He was not happy with the Dominicans because they were racists. (e.g. Filipino students were not allowed to use the lab)
Who suggested that Rizal pursues his education somewhere else?
Paciano
When did Rizal leave for Spain?
May 3, 1882
Where did Rizal enroll in Spain under what program?
At the Universidad Central de Madrid under Medicine and Pilosophy and Letters
When did Rizal enroll at Universidad Central de Madrid?
November 3
What events was Rizal involved in on November 1884?
Rizal was involved
in the chaotic student demonstrations by the Central University students in which many were wounded, hit by cane, arrested, and imprisoned.
What subjects did he take in his fifth year of Medicine?
- Medical Clinic 1 - Bueno
- Surgical Clinic 1 - Bueno
- Obstetric Clinic - Aprobado
- Legal Medicine - Sobresaliente
What subjects did he take in his sixth year of Medicine?
- Medical Clinical II - Bueno
- Surgical Clinic II - Notable
What subjects did he take as a Doctor of Medicine?
- History of the Medical Science - Aprobado
- Surgical Analaysis - Bueno
- Pathological History - Sobrasaliente
T or F: Rizal also enrolled in Philosophy and Letters.
True haha ambisyoso kasi siya
What subjects did Rizal take in his first year in Philosophy and Letters?
Note: All his grades were sobrasaliente.
- Universal History I
- General Literature
What subjects did Rizal take in his second year in Philosophy and Letters?
Note: All his grades were sobrasaliente.
- Universal History 2
- Greek and Latin Literature
- Greek 1
When did Rizal receive the degree of Licentiate in Medicine?
June 1884
What was Rizal’s rating in UST?
Fair
Why was Rizal not awarded the Doctor’s diploma?
Did not pay the fee and the required thesis
Why did Rizal go to paris?
To cure his mother’s advancing blindness
Who did Rizal work for from November 1885 to February 1886 where he learned all ophthalmological operations?
Dr. Louis de Weckert
Whose lectures did Rizal attend in Heidelberg, Germany?
Dr. Otto Becker and Professor Wilhelm Kuehne at the University of Heidelberg
When did Rizal attend the lectures in Germany?
February 3, 1886
Where did Rizal work under Dr. Becker?
University Eye Hospital
What instrument did Rizal learn how to use at the University Eye Hospital?
Ophthalmoscope
At what age did Rizal complete his eye specialization?
25
Where did Rizal stay to finish the last few chapters of Noli Me Tangere?
Wilhelmsfeld
Where did Rizal stay in Wilhelmsfeld?
At the pastoral house of a kind Protestant pastor, Dr. Karl Ullmer
When and where did Rizal attend lectures on history and psychology?
At the University of Leipzig in August 1886
Who did Rizal work for in Berlin in November 1886?
Dr. Schweigger’s clinic whom he attended lectures for at the University of berlin
What societies was Rizal inducted to?
- Ethnological Society
- Anthropological Society
- Geographical Society
Which academians and scholars did Rizal meet and befriend in Germany?
- Professor Friedrich Ratzel, a German historian
- Dr. Hanz Meyer, a German anthropologist
- Dr. Feodor Jagor, the author of Travels in the Philippines
- Dr. Rudolf Virchow, a German anthropologist
- Dr. Hans Virchow, Descriptive Anatomy professor
T or f: Rizal originally wanted to pursue medicine.
False, he did it for his mother.
What part-time job did Rizal have to finish his education?
Editor or proofreader