WEEK 5

The student will write a short biographical essay that will compare the students’ early
childhood with Rizal’s own.

"Work hard and do everything carefully, Learn to be quick as well as thorough, to

think independently, and to visualize everything." an advice Jose Rizal got from his uncle
Gregorio. When I was younger, my mother used to tell me something similar to what
Rizal learned from his uncle. She advised me to dream big and strive hard for my
aspirations in order to reach my goals in the future. Another parallel is that Rizal used to
play with his sister Concepcion 'concha' Rizal before she died, and he learned the
sweetness of sisterly love from her. My sister is my best friend because she was the first
person to play with me when I was a kid. My sister, like Rizal sister, used to tell me
stories when we were younger.

Dr. José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was born in June 19, 1861,
some 35 years prior to that fateful day. Jose Rizal was the seventh of eleven children
born to a relatively prosperous family in the Dominican lands of Calamba, Laguna, and
lived and died in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. Francisco Mercado
Rizal, Jose's father, was a prosperous farmer from Binan, Laguna, and Teodora Alonzo y
Quintos, Jose's mother, was a successful and well-educated woman from Sta. Cruz,
Manila. Dr. Jose Rizal had mastered the alphabet, learned to write, and read books such
as the Spanish translation of the Vulgate Bible in his early childhood. He had always
shown an interest in the arts since he was a child. His pencil portraits, drawings, and
clay moldings enthralled his family. Later in his youth, he showed a special talent for
painting and drawing, as well as writing a Tagalog play that was performed at the
Calamba Festival and a short Spanish play that was performed at the school.

In comparing my childhood, My name is Maricel N. Muynila, and I grew up in the

Philippines. I was born in Manaoag, Pangasinan, on October 21, 2001. Gerardo and
Imelda Muynila are my parents, and I have six younger siblings. From kindergarten to
fifth grade, I attended Manaoag Central School. I took part in Girl Scouts, the Council of
Catholic Girls, and a dancing festival while I was there. I got an academic excellence
award and was on the honor roll. I went to Dilan Integrated School from sixth to tenth
grade, then to Benigno V. Aldana National High School for Senior High School, and I'm
currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology.

Differences between Rizal's time (18th century) and today's timeline (21st
century) include the following: Industrial vs. Technology Eras - During Rizal's period,
machineries were just beginning to emerge to help with work and other aspects of
society such as education. Traditional printouts for books to cover for lessons, writing on
notebooks, or blackboards were the only choices at the time, while now students have
the choice of: Online Distance Learning ,the Internet and computers were not available
at the time, which is a benefit of today's generation or Blended learning is a combination
of conventional and online learning styles. Also, during Rizal's period, some schools
allowed students to complete or graduate in basic education by finishing Grades 1 to 6,
while today, Kinder & Grades 1 to 12 are encouraged in the curriculum. Tutoring for
academic growth remains the same as before.

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