First and foremost, I observed that Dr. Jose Rizal led a humble life.

In contrast to the

majority of us, he did not opt for a life of comfort and privilege. He had always tried to

keep things as simple as possible, even before the Spaniards began to keep an eye on

him. I believe he was forced to live this way due to the efforts of his parents. I’m a firm

believer that one’s upbringing has the greatest impact on one’s outlook on life. From the

life of Rizal, I learned the necessity of parents being involved in their children’s values.

The second characteristic of Rizal’s life that impressed me was his serenity and

capacity to remain sensible in the face of adversity. In order to inspire the Filipino

people’s revolutionary spirit, he wrote a number of works advocating Philippine

independence through a legal and peaceful means.

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the Friars occupied the land Philippines. The

educational system in the Philippines was governed by these friars, who were able to

run many institutions ranging from primary to higher levels. It was the missionaries who

were in charge of teaching, enforcing regulations, and supervising students throughout

that time period. Friars’ schools emphasized the teachings of the Catholic religion at all

levels of education. They were taught about Christian doctrines, how to read Spanish

books, and a little bit of the local language in the primary level of education. Students at

universities were not exposed to much in the way of science and mathematics. Latin

was used as a substitute for Spanish in the classroom.

Discrimination was a common practice in the early eras. This is due to the fact that the

schools prior to this were exclusively open to Spaniards. Only in the latter half of the

nineteenth century could Filipinos finally go to school. The boys of rich Filipino families

were also given preferential accommodation at several schools. However, despite the

fact that they were free to attend school, the friars believed that Filipinos would not be

able to compete with their talents and that only strong discipline or corporal punishment

would help them learn quickly. Boys and girls went to separate schools during their era.

In the beginning, schools for boys were the only ones available. The Augustinians

erected Cebu’s first school in 1565, and it was the first of its kind in the Philippines.

College was once considered on par with a university in Spain under the old

administration. Bachelor of Arts or Bachiller en Artes was the most prevalent degree.

Founded by the Jesuits in Manila in 1589, the “Colegio de San Ignacio” was the city’s

first college for boys. In 1595, the Colegio de San Idelfonso in Cebu was founded, as

was the Colegio de San Jose in 1601. In the meantime, the Jesuits were in charge of

Escuela Pia, the government-run school. Ateneo de Manila University was afterwards

renamed the Ateneo de Municipal. The University of Santo Tomas, founded in 1611, is

one of the Philippines’ most renowned educational institutions, and it was founded by

Dominican missionaries. To care for orphaned boys, Dominicans constructed San Juan

de Letran.
Colegio de Santa Pontenciana was the first women’s college to start in 1589. In 1632,

the Colegio de Santa Isabel was founded. A school for young women was also founded

by the several religious orders, and it came to be known as beaterio. Originally, it was

designed for orphaned girls who could not otherwise afford to go to school. In the

beaterio, students learned how to take care of their homes, cook, sew, and embroider.

In spite of their use of prejudice, the friars had a positive impact on the Filipino people.

The friars were successful in their mission to spread Catholicism among the Filipinos.

The educational system of religious parishioners has one big flaw, and that flaw is

limiting the Filipinos from learning about other fields of study. They restrict instruction to

the study of Spanish, Latin, and Filipino, with a strong emphasis on the study of religion.

In the end, both math and science were completely disregarded. Only Spanish students

had access to public schools while they were under Spanish rule. The purpose of

colonial education in the Philippines was to keep the colonizers there. Filipinos flocked

to join that Whatever happened to the Spaniards in the Philippines? To such an extent

that even their way of life had been molded by the Spaniards, Filipinos were heavily

influenced by the colonizers. As a result of their education, Filipinos were referred to as

ilustrados, and they initiated a series of anti-government protests. They aspired to be on

an equal footing with the smug Spaniards they looked up to. Spain’s influence in the

Philippines is felt most acutely by the country’s expanding population of ilustrados.

Because of his tireless efforts, the current Filipinos are more open-minded about our

government and nature than ever before. The heroes, especially Jose Rizal, did a

fantastic job of opening our brains and embracing justice into everyone’s minds, making

this a major aid for everyone.