Rizalsubject

Darius G. Sales

BENG 1b

“From your perspective, do you think you need to study Rizal up to these days?”

Most often we students feel that Rizal course is an additional burden to our studies because it is a minor subject and the person we will studying was already dead. Some students further said that what is the use of Rizal subject? Where in fact they could not use the name Rizal as one of their references when they apply for a job nor Rizal could back up them if they need help. A dead person cannot do anything about the life of the living but the thoughts, ideals, dreams, principles or convictions that he left might be very influential to people’s life as a basis of getting strength in their day to day existence.

The Republic Act 1425 otherwise known as Rizal law was approved in June of 1956 made it clear that Rizal subject is a compulsory to all students who are enrolled in different colleges and universities. Obviously, a student cannot graduate in his course without taking and passing Rizal subject. Therefore, Rizal subject is equally important to all other subjects.

Moreover, Rizal subject would have meaning if the teacher who taught the subject would not just focus to the discussion of Rizal’s life but rather made the life of Rizal as an example to the discussion of the culture of the Filipinos, its political, economic and social affairs in the past and relate it at present situation of the people. In that way, our critical thinking would be developed more. As a result we would take an active part not only in the classroom setting but also in participating outside activities for the betterment of the Philippine society in general.

“You can take the man out of the country, but you cannot take the country out of a man.” This is one of the sayings that inspired the students to study Rizal. Because this is one of the things that our national hero didn’t forgot even though he travel all over the world and gain different culture in...