Jose Rizal showed early intellectual promise, learning to read and write from his mother at age 3. He eagerly read books from his father's library. At age 7, he was sent to school but had already learned what the teacher taught. He studied under private tutors and showed talent in poetry from a young age. Rizal entered Ateneo Municipal at 11 and graduated with excellent marks. He then studied at the University of Santo Tomas, earning degrees but facing growing political isolation from adversaries in the faculty and clergy.
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Intellectual Development
Jose Rizal showed early intellectual promise, learning to read and write from his mother at age 3. He eagerly read books from his father's library. At age 7, he was sent to school but had already learned what the teacher taught. He studied under private tutors and showed talent in poetry from a young age. Rizal entered Ateneo Municipal at 11 and graduated with excellent marks. He then studied at the University of Santo Tomas, earning degrees but facing growing political isolation from adversaries in the faculty and clergy.
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Intellectual
Development of Jose Rizal Young boy in Calamba
At a young age, Jose showed his eagerness to learn how to read
and write. He was taught by his family members. His mother taught him how to read, write and do basic arithmetic. His brother Paciano guided him and taught him patriotism. His eagerness to learn was furthered by the ‘huge’ collection of books by his father in their library. One of the books the he read was "Children's Friend" by Abbé Sabatier. The story of the moth or the “Foolish Butterfly” had left an impact to him.
Jose was also taught by three of his uncles (brothers of
his mother). His Uncle Manuel taught him physical exercises, riding a horse and swimming and in time he became strong and healthy. At age three he learned his alphabet from his mother. His father hired a private tutor who also taught Rizal reading, writing, and the rudiments of Latin. At age seven he was sent to a private school in Calamba to be educated but was sent home after a few weeks for he had already learned everything that the teacher has to teach. Jose was eight years old when he wrote the poem “Sa AkingMgaKabata”. A poem which promotes the love for one’s language Young boy in Biñan
Jose was nine years old when
he was sent study in Biñan under Justiniano Aquino-Cruz, who was a strict disciplinarian. After a few months, Jose was sent home because he has already learned as much as his teacher A Student in Ateneo
He entered Ateneo Municipal when he was eleven years old.
It was the start of Jose’s formal education. In 1872,Ateneo Municipal is the only modern school in Manila and was known for its equal treatment to Filipino and Spanish students. Rizal earned excellent marks in his subjects. He wrote the award-winning poetry “Junto Al Pasig” in Ateneo Municipal. He practiced drawing, painting and clay modeling In a class of 12 students, he was one of the nine students who graduated as ‘sobresaliente’ [excellent]. On March 14, 1877 he received his bachelor’s degree in art with the highest honors A Student in UST
After he graduated from Ateneo, he entered the University
of Sto. Tomas and took up Philosophy and Letters. He earned his land surveyor’s and assessor’s degree from Ateneo while he was studying in UST. Upon learning that his mother was going blind Jose opted to study ophthalmology at the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. He was not able to complete the course when he became politically isolated by adversaries among the faculty and clergy who demanded that he should be assimilated to their system. It is also because of this that his academic performance was not as excellent as he had in Ateneo Municipal as reflected by his report card In UST, he excelled in poetry and won in literary contests. In 1879, his poem “A La Juventud Filipina” won first prize. In the following year his prose “Consejo de los dioses” won against Spanish peninsulars who wrote in their own language. In the latter part of his stay in UST, he was in confidential consultation with Paciano. On May 03, 1887 Rizal boarded a Spanish ship that took him to Singapore and