Educational Philosophy
Rizal’s concept of the importance of education is clearly
enunciated in his work entitled Instruction wherein he
sought improvements in the schools and in the
methods of teaching. He maintained that the
backwardness of his country during the Spanish ear
was not due to the Filipinos’ indifference, apathy or
indolence as claimed by the rulers, but to the neglect of
the Spanish authorities in the islands. For Rizal, the
mission of education is to elevate the country to the
highest seat of glory and to develop the people’s
mentality. Since education is the foundation of society
and a prerequisite for social progress, Rizal claimed
that only through education could the country be
saved from domination.
Rizal’s philosophy of education, therefore, centers on
the provision of proper motivation in order to bolster
the great social forces that make education a success,
to create in the youth an innate desire to cultivate his
intelligence and give him life eternal.
• Jose Rizal
• Rizal’s concept of the importance of education is
clearly enunciated in his work entitled: Instruction
wherein he sought improvements in the school and in
the methods of teaching
• For him, the mission of education is to elevate the
country to the highest seat of glory and to develop the
people’s mentality.
• Since Education is the foundation of society and a
prerequisite for social progress, Rizal claimed that only
through education could the country be saved from
domination
• Jose Rizal
• Rizal’s Philosophy of education centers on the
provision of proper motivation in order to bolster the
great social forces that make education a success, to
create in the youth an innate desire to cultivate his
intelligence and give him life eternal.
• According to him, the school is the book in which is
written the future of the nations. Show us the schools
of the people and we will tell you what those people
are.
