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It is of great importance that students understand the rationale
behind having to take upa Rizal course in college. For high school
students, the Noli Me Tangere and the El
Filibusterismo are injected into the Filipino subject as part of
the overall curriculum. Intertiary education, however, Rizal is a
subject required of any course, in any college or
university in the Philippines.
Usually, during the first day of the course, the professor asks
the well-overused
questions:
Why study Rizal?
What is the importance of studying Rizal? Why is Rizal one of
the minor subjects taken up in college?
Why is Rizal included in the course outline? What relevance does
Rizal have in college education?
The answer to such questions can be summed up in two points:
1. First and foremost, because it is mandated by law. 2.
Secondly, because of the lessons contained within the course
itself.
Let us discuss those reasons one by one: WHY STUDY RIZAL:
BECAUSE IT IS MANDATED BY LAWThe teaching of Jose Rizals life,
works, and writings is mandated by Republic Act 1425,
otherwise known as the Rizal Law. Senator Jose P. Laurel, the
person who sponsoredthe said law, said that since Rizal was the
founder of Philippine nationalism and has
contributed much to the current standing of this nation, it is
only right that the youth aswell as all the people in the country
know about and learn to imbibe the great ideals forwhich he died.
The Rizal Law, enacted in 1956, seeks to accomplish the
following
goals:1. To rededicate the lives of youth to the ideals of
freedom and nationalism,
for which our heroes lived and died
2. To pay tribute to our national hero for devoting his life and
works inshaping the Filipino character
3. To gain an inspiring source of patriotism through the study
of Rizals life,works, and writings.
WHY STUDY RIZAL: BECAUSE OF THE LESSONS CONTAINED WITHIN THE
COURSE
Aside from those mentioned above, there are other reasons for
teaching the Rizalcourse in Philippine schools:
