[5] rizal's education in manila

CALAMBA TO MANILA: SECONDARY SCHOOL

Paciano Mercado accompanied Rizal to Manila in 1872. Rizal took the exam in Colegio de San Juan de Letran; Rizal passed.

Rizal barely entered Ateneo for two reasons:

-Too small for his age
-The term has begun

Too small for his age

He was 11 but he looked 9 years old.

The term has begun

End of June

Tandang Titay

•Titay owed the family 300pesos so instead of paying Rizal stayed with her.
•Passed Puente de Barcas to Binondo

Doña Pepay

•His second year, he lived inside Intramuros.

Ateneo Dormitory

•Living in Ateneo made him feel at ease and at peace.

His life as a student varies. Nevertheless, his experiences as a child away from home

proved valuable for his maturity at a young age and latter years.

A normal class in Ateneo during Rizal's time had more or less 12 students. The class usually is divided into:

Romans and Carthaginians.

Viva-Voce

is the method of learning.

Limited number of boys

helped the Jesuits control and discipline the students, created personal and trustful relationship between professors and students.

Loved literature:

Count of Monte Cristo and Travels in the Philippines by Feodor Jagor

Rizal became the emperor of his class after

a month of stay.

rizal Improved his Spanish through

extra studies at Colegio de Santa Isabel

LEGACIES OF ATENEO TO RIZAL

-Growth in Catholic faith
-Attraction to Arts and Letters
-Development of Patriotism