Session 3.

School Days in Calamba and Binan

 Session Objectives
At the end of this session, the student shall be able to:
1. Understand why Rizal is a unique example of many
splendored genius who became a greatest hero of the
nation.
2. Know the life of a young boy Rizal in his early
schooling in Binan.
3. Recall the Martyrdom of the Gomburza.
4. Describe the injustice experienced by the Hero’s
mother.
 I. Early Schooling
• Teaching was characterized by four R's :
1. Reading
2. Writing
3. Arithmetic
4. Religion

Instruction was rigid and strict. Knowledge was forced into

the minds of pupil. By means of tedious memory method
aided by teachers whips.
 II. Jose goes to Binan
When he was 9 years old, his father sent him
to Biñan to continue studying Latin, because his
first teacher had died.

His brother Paciano took him to Biñan one

Sunday, and Jose bade his parents and sisters
good-bye with tears in his eyes.
 III. First Day in Binan School
Rizal had his early education in Calamba and
Biñan.

It was a typical schooling that a son of an

illustrado family received during his time,
characterized by the four R's- reading, writing,
arithmetic, and religion.
 IV. Painting Lesson in Binan
Near the school was the house of an old
painter, Father-in-law of the school teacher. Old
Juancho Freely gave Jose painting lessons.

Jose Rizal and his classmate Jose Guevarra

become apprentices of old Juancho.
 V. Daily Life in Binan
His teacher in Biñan was a severe disciplinarian.
His name was Justiniano Aquino Cruz. "He was a
tall man, lean and long-necked, with a sharp nose
and a body slightly bent forward.
 Rizal had his early education in Calamba and
Biñan. It was a typical schooling that a son of an
illustrado family received during his time,
characterized by the four R's- reading, writing,
arithmetic, and religion. Instruction was rigid
and strict.
 VI. Best Student in School
In academic studies, Jose beat all Biñan boys. He
surpassed them all in Spanish, Latin, and other
subjects.

Some of his older classmates were jealous of his

intellectual superiority. They wickedly squealed to the
teacher whenever Jose had a fight outside the school,
and even told lies to discredit him before the teacher’s
eyes. Consequently the teacher had to punish Jose. 
 VII. End of Binan Schooling

December 17, 1870 Jose left Biñan after one

year and a half schooling in that town.
 VIII. Injustice to Hero’s Mother
To Jose, “The Injustice Done To My Mother,”
Rizal has narrated how his mother has been sent
to prison just because of her simple desire to
help her brother.

Jose Rizal's uncle, Don Jose Alberto, returned

from Europe and found out that his wife had left
him. Without a doubt, there was injustice.
 IX. Martyrdom of Gom-Bur-Za
In February 17, 1872, Fathers Mariano
Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jocinto Zamora
(Gomburza), all Filipino priest, was executed by
the Spanish colonizers on charges of subversion.
The death of Gomburza awakened strong
feelings of anger and resentment among the
Filipinos.