Toledo, Stephany F. BSN 4 I. Questions: 1. What do you think of the educational system in UST during Rizals time?

Fortunately, Rizals first romance, with its bitter disillusionment, did not adversely affect his studies in the University of Santo Tomas. His love for higher education proved to be greater than his love for a pretty girl. After finishing the first year of the course in Philosophy and Letters (1877-780), he transferred to a medical course. During the year of his studies in the university, which was under the Dominicans, rival education of the Jusuits, he remained loyal to Ateneo, where he continued to participate in extra curricular activities and where he completed the education course in surveying. As a Thomasian, he won more literary laurels, had more romances with girls, and fought against Spanish students. 2. Compare Ateneo and UST in terms of their educational system. The comparison of Rizals performance in Ateneo de Municipal and Santo Tomas is not viable because both institutions differ in many respects. First, the superiority of Santo Tomas as a University is way unrivalled to that of a secondary school like Ateneo. It is impossible to compare Santo Tomas because it exhilarated its university charter bestowed by Pope Innocent Xin 1645, 34 years after its establishment as compared to Ateneo that was only elevated to its university charter in 1959, and 100 years after its establishment in 1859. Being stringent, Santo Tomas being a university is 314 years older than Ateneo, so how could we compare an unmatched excellence of a university to a newly established institution? Second, the Dominicans implement in Santo Tomas a Europeanized Educational System wherein every student is expected to be matured and responsible in using their time compared to the Regulated-Regimented System the Jesuits utilize where students time is hardly grasped by the administrators (Villaroel, 1984).Thirdly, they say that Rizal had a miserable life in Santo Tomas than in Ateneo because he received better grades there but even a single document that would prove and suffice the argument that Rizal had a despondent life in Santo Tomas is never presented. Lastly, college life is extremely different from the secondary and elementary. The University was a different world altogether. It was in the nature of a university to be different. There was more freedom and very little control on ones private and scholastic conduct (Villaroel, 1984). Therefore, the comparison made between the University of Santo Tomas and Ateneo de Municipal will never be feasible and expedient even up to the present time. 3. Which of the qualities of Rizal as a student you like most and why? As I have read, Jose Rizal was intelligent, brave, patriotic, he always have good choices, "playboy" (many ladies), martyr

4. Which of Rizals good qualities you think you do not possess and you like to improve? Mention one or two.

5. How would you want to portray the life of Rizal in UST? 6. Why was Rizal unhappy during his stay in UST? Because he knew that his mother would oppose him studying in abroad thinking that knowledge at that time is dangerous from the Spaniards colony that is why his departure was kept in secret.

II.

Questions:

1. Explain the role played by the first travel of Rizal abroad particularly on the developed of his political thinking and personal character. 2. What lessons that you could pick from the life of Rizal in Spain which made you appreciate his ability to survive tribulations and adversity? 3. Though the use of map, traces the places where Rizal went prior to his entry into Spain. How did his voyage make him become a better person?