Jake Darwin Mojica Sir Patrick Manguera

BSED En 1-1D

Buhay at Mga Sinulat ni Rizal: Assessment 1

1. Do you think that the passage of the Rizal bills into a law warranted
the objectives that the sponsors conceived in 1956? Explain your
answer.

The "Rizal Bill" supporters are battling for what they believe is
right. The enactment of the Rizal Bill accomplished the goals that the
proponents had envisioned in 1956. I must say, this is because, by
educating the students about our national hero's life and two great works
which are Noli Me Tàngere and El Filibustertime. We will not only gain
insight into what went on in his thoughts, but also learn about the
message he intended his fellow citizens to absorb at the time.

The Rizal Bill allowed us to observe what our National hero

wanted to happen, his perspectives and investigate the concepts he had
in mind, most importantly, apply what we learned along the way.
Although it is unclear whether there is a better approach to teach youth
patriotism and nationalism, this must be one of the most effective
methods. The bill's motion recognizes Rizal as a national hero of the
Philippines and renames Rizal Day "National Heroes' Day." The "Rizal
Law" was enacted to force students to erroneously appreciate Rizal's
writings, including his personal biography. As a result, the students are
unable to obtain or find the message that Rizal desires to deliver to
them.

If the Rizal bill or the “law” is introduced today, knowing we are in

21 Century, I believe I am skeptical that it will pass. Today’s youth do
st

not read, instead, they prefer text or SMS communications. I am a youth

myself and I know how communication relays nowadays. Another thing,
 in most houses, there is rarely a reading nook. People rarely read and
mostly watch television. Things have changed. We need to accept that.

2. Do you think that the objectives were attained thereafter and that their
attainment resonated until the present? Expound your answer.
This bill will always have both positive and negative effects. Examples
are possible disagreements, discrepancies and possibly failure to apply the
law efficiently. Unfortunately, despite its laudable intent and few to no
design problems, I do not believe the objectives were met. Although the
message was clearly communicated to students, and the life of our national
hero, Doctor Jose Rizal, was made known to every student in the academy,
I do not believe that these efforts achieved the goals set forth in the bill.
As a student who studied both El Filibusterismo and Noli Me Tàngere
way back in my Junior High School, the biggest difficulty I perceive was that
I didn’t learn nearly as much about being “makabansa” as the law claimed
in the textbook. Personally, It felt like I was just imagining some typical
fantastic scenarios in war, I’m just looking at the plot flow and trying to
figure out what inspired our national hero Jose Rizal to create those
masterpieces. I believe it is the teacher's responsibility to tie patriotism and
nationalism to the textbook and effectively convey this to the students.
To summarize, I believe most of our teachers have a problem with how
they teach the textbook. I don’t want to generalized, but I believe that
lesson planning is critical. Filipino teachers are excellent and I enjoyed
learning from them. Their efforts are unquestionably commendable. I was
able to understand the textbook on my own with the support of my teacher.
Hopefully, educators will improve the quality of education they provide so
that we can generate more national heroes like Rizal.