RIZAL AS A TEACHER

Nedith Rachelle L. Rocillo

Patient

First teacher: Mother,

Doa Teodora

Rizal as a Teacher.
He knew the value of good education.
During his travels abroad he observed
the educational system of modern
nations.
He himself planned to establish a
modern college in Hong Kong for Filipino
boys so that he could train them in
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Rizal as a Teacher.
Exile to Dapitan gave him the opportunity
to put into practice his educational ideas.
In 1893 he established a school which existed
until the end of his exile in July, 1896.
It began with 3 pupils.
The enrolment increased to 16 and later to 21.

In his letter to Blumentritt on March 13, he

said that he had 16 pupils in his school and
that these pupils did not pay any tuition.
Instead of charging them tuition fees, he
made them work in his garden, fields, and
construction projects in the community.

Rizal as a Teacher.
His students developed their aptitudes in
Reading,
Spanish,
English,
Mathematics,
Geometry and Physical abilities through exercise,
manual labor, and even formal dancing.
He trained them how to collect specimens of
plants and animals, to love work, and to behave
like men.
Classes were held from Monday to Saturday
between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Rizal as a Teacher.
Rizal, the teacher, sat on a hammock.

Pupils sat on a long bamboo bench.

Rizal as a Teacher.
As in Ateneo, the best pupil was called
emperor and he sat at the head of the bench;
the poorest pupil occupied the end of the bench.

Rizal as a Teacher.

Outside the class hours, Rizal

encouraged his students to play games
in order to strengthen their bodies. They
had

gymnastics

boxing

wrestling

swimming

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Rizal as a Teacher.

Rizal conducted his school

at his home in Talisay, near
Dapitan, where he had his
farm and hospital. His
favorite rendezvous with
his boys was under a
talisay tree, after which the
place was named.
In honor of Talisay, he
wrote a poem entitled
Himno A Talisay.

Rizal as a Teacher.
In four productive years, Rizal transformed the lives, attitudes,
and consciousness of the Dapitanons. His exemplary life was
dictated by simple pleasures cultivating the land, enriching the
minds of the young, encouraging thrift and industry, developing
artistry and ingenuity, and showing compassion to communal
health and welfare.

..I do not aspire either for eternal fame or eternal

renown; I do not aspire to equal others whose
conditions, faculties, and circumstances could be and
are in effect different from mine. My sole wish is to do
what is possible, what is in my hands, the most
necessary. I have glimpsed a little light and I believe
that it is my duty to teach it to my countrymen. - Rizal

Finalidad.