The poem discusses the importance of education. It states that education uplifts and brings honor to one's homeland by instilling virtue in youth. It allows a nation's citizens to flourish and subdue vice and crime. The poem also emphasizes that through education's guidance and examples of good men, a nation can be led to prosperity and glory.

1. (Por la Educacion Recibe Lustre la Patria)

2. Background

3. Rizal wrote this poem in the year 1876
at the age of fifteen
It
was written in Ateneo de Municipal in
Manila
Thepoem was written during the
Spanish Government

4. Background
Meaning

5. he recounts the demand for sacrifices to
obtain an education, and the rewards-a
pleasure in living, the avenue to truth,
goodness and honor
it showed the importance of religion in
education
encouraging his people to acquire virtue
and enlightenment

6. he resolutely opposed the pathway of
violence and clung to education not
only in theory but by his example
stressed the noble benefits of an
enlightened citizenry: an aura of
peace, youthful usefulness, the
antidote to crime and vice,
determination in government,
humanized men.

7. the focus of the poem is about
“education”
he indicates here how he values
education. That out of his fervent love
for our Motherland, education seems
for him a way for us to extend our
deep and warm gratitude to every
wonder that we receive from Her
everyday

8. Background
Meaning
Favorite Part

9. And like the golden sun of the morn
Whose rays resplendent shedding gold,
And like fair aurora of gold and red
She overspreads her colors bold;
Such true education proudly gives
The pleasure of virtue to young and old
And she enlightens out Motherland dear
As she offers endless glow and luster

11. Background
Meaning
Favorite Part
Reflection

12. The poem tells us how education is
important to every human, because
without education we cannot reach our
goals in life. Aside from that it is also
one of the most effective way to make
our country proud and no one can
steal it to us. Education is the most
precious gift and treasure that
Motherland can give to us. “Education
is the key to success.”

13. A nation where educated people
outnumbers uncivilized ones,
excavates treasures more cherished
than any stones of the earth. The
weight of our desires to stand firm on
the ground where our beloved
country lies, marks the turning point
that leads our hope for a brighter east
education is the one that trains
people how to become a productive
and civilized citizen to our
motherland

14. Background
Meaning
Favorite Part
Reflection
The Poem

15. The vital breath of prudent Education she lives.
Instills a virtue of enchanting power;
She lifts the motherland to highest
station
And endless dazzling glories on her
shower. Where Education reigns on lofty seat
And as the zephyr's gentle exhalation Youth blossoms forth with vigor and
Revives the matrix of the fragrant agility;
flower, He error subjugates with solid feet,
So education multiplies her gifts of And is exalted by conceptions of
grace; nobility.
With prudent hand imparts them to She breaks the neck of vice and its
the human race. deceit;
Black crime turns pale at Her hostility;
For her a mortal-man will gladly part The barbarous nations She knows
With all he has; will give his calm how to tame,
repose; From savages creates heroic fame.
For her are born all science and all
art,
That brows of men with laurel fair
enclose.
As from the towering mountain's lofty
heart
The purest current of the streamlet
flows,
So education without stint or measure
gives
Security and peace to lands in which

16. endure,
And as the spring doth sustenance But perish on the shore at every
bestow blow;
On all the plants, on bushes in the And from his good example other
mead, men shall learn
Its placid plenty goes to overflow Their upward steps toward the
And endlessly with lavish love to feed heavenly paths to turn.
The banks by which it wanders,
gliding slow, Within the breast of wretched
Supplying beauteous nature's every humankind
need; She lights the living flame of
So he who prudent Education doth goodness bright;
procure The hands of fiercest criminal doth
The towering heights of honor will bind;
secure. And in those breasts will surely pour
delight
From out his lips the water, crystal Which seek her mystic benefits to
pure, find,
Of perfect virtue shall not cease to Those souls She sets aflame with
go. love of right.
With careful doctrines of his faith It is a noble fully-rounded Education
made sure, That gives to life its surest
The powers of evil he will overthrow, consolation.
Like foaming waves that never long

17. And as the mighty rock aloft may tower The lords and governors will see
Above the center of the stormy deep implanted
In scorn of storm, or fierce Sou'wester's To endless days, the Christian
power, Education,
Or fury of the waves that raging seep, Within their noble, faith-enrapture nation.
Until, their first mad hatred spent, they
cower, And as in early morning we behold
And, tired at last, subside and fall asleep, The ruby sun pour forth resplendent
-- rays;
So he that takes wise Education by the And lovely dawn her scarlet and her
hand, gold,
Invincible shall guide the reigns of Her brilliant colors all about her sprays;
motherland. So skillful noble Teaching doth unfold
To living minds the joy of virtuous ways.
On sapphires shall his service be She offers our dear motherland the light
engraved, That leads us to immortal glory's height.
A thousand honors to him by his land be
granted:
For in their bosoms will his noble sons
have saved
Luxuriant flowers his virtue had
transplanted:
And by the love of goodness ever laved,