Rizal and his First
Formal School in
BiÑan, Laguna
Rizal and his first Formal
School
• Jose Rizal left the Calamba household
when he was 9 years old.
• He was sent to Biñan, Laguna to study in
the village school of Maestro Justiniano
Cruz.
• Both Rizal and Justiniano Cruz had mutual
dislike for each other.
Rizal and his first Formal
School
Rizal and his first Formal
School
• Justiniano Cruz disliked Rizal because of
his frail and sickly appearance and his
poor Latin, the medium of instruction in the
village school.
• Rizal did not like Justiniano Cruz because
of him being a “racist” and employs
corporal punishment in his instructions.
Rizal and his first Formal
School
Rizal and his first Formal
School
Rizal in Ateneo
Ateneo Years of Rizal
• Ateneo Years (1872-1877)
• June 16, 1872 was the time when Jose
Rizal enrolled in Ateneo Municipal
• Ateneo then was a colegio, at that time
was considered as high school level,
unlike UST which was a facultad or
college level.
Ateneo Municipal
• Ateneo was previously called as Escuela
Pia or Charity School of Manila and was
founded in 1817.
• It was placed under the supervision of the
Jesuits.
• Rizal was initially denied enrollment by Fr.
Magin Fernando because:
• He was late for enrolment
• He appeared frail and sickly
• It was Manuel Xeres Burgos who
intervened thus Rizal was accepted in
Ateneo.
Student Divisions in
Ateneo
• Romans- refer to boarding students in
Ateneo.
• Carthaginians- refer to non- boarding
students of Ateneo.
• Ratio studiorum
Rizal’s school
performance
• He was a
sobresaliente
student in his entire
stay in Ateneo
Municipal.
• However, there were
another 9 out of the
11 students who also
garnered the same
recognition.
Rubrics in Essay
• 5 points- Has very well explained the answer and
grammatically correct
• 4 points- Has a good concept or idea of the question
asked with minimal grammatical error.
• 3 points- Has an average idea of the question being
asked.
• 2 points- Has minimal idea of the question.
• 1 point- Vague explanation or answer is not
responsive to the question.
• A mere “YES” or “NO” shall not be given any
consideration.
Rizal’s time in UST
UST
• The Pontifical and Royal University of
Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of
the Philippines.
• Founded in April 28, 1611 by Archbishop
Miguel de Benavides.
Rizal the “Growling Tiger”
• Jose Rizal enrolled in UST due to the
prodding of his father Don Francisco.
• Doña Teodora did not approve of this
since she believes Pepe may suffer the
same fate of the Gomburza.
• Jose Rizal initially enrolled in the course
Philosophy and Letters.
Rizal in Philo and Letters
• Rizal decided to enroll the course
Philosophy and letters due to the following
reasons:
1. He had yet to speak to Fr. Ramon Pablo, the
Rector of Ateneo.
2. He was not sure what course to take.
• Don Francisco wanted Pepe to enroll the
course as it was the same course as his.
• Pepe received “Sobresaliente” ratings in
all his subjects.
Rizal the Medical Student
• Rizal enrolled in medicine in his second
year in UST due to the following reasons:
• It was the advice of Fr. Ramon Pablo
• The eyesight of his mother was already failing.
• He did not perform very well in Medicine
and was considered as a mediocre
student.
