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Jose Vasquez Aguilar (March 23, 1900- January 31, 1980) is the ''first recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award'' (Asian equivalent of Noble Prize). He is also a recipient for government service with the said award which he shared with Chintaman Deshmukh in 1959. He is also recognized as the Father of the Community School Movement in the Philippines, pioneering reforms to ensure that community life is integrated in the education system. His community school model banks on the partnership between teachers, parents, and community with the goal of ensuring a practical education using the vernacular as a medium of instruction. ==Personal life== Born on March 23, 1900, Jose Vasquez Aguilar was the second of eight children of Martin Aguilar and Sofia Vasquez. As a child he won oratorical contests because of his deep and booming voice. He finished his elementary education at Cadiz Central School in 1915 and graduated from Negros Occidental High School in 1920. He was sent off to Iloilo together with his older brother Martin Jr. to stay with their aunt Patrocinio Gamboa, best known in Philippine history for her role in transporting the Katipunan flag. In Iloilo, he entered the Jaro Industrial School which would later on become known as Central Philippine University. Then Baptist missionary and teacher Rev. William Orison Valentine encouraged Aguilar to continue his college education at Denison University in Ohio. Seeing the young man's intelligence and diligence, Valentine wanted to marry him off to his daughter but at that time, Aguilar was already in love with Ramona Deysolong, the daughter of a senator's administrator.〔 He left for the United States in 1923, supporting himself by peddling goods while still being active in oratorical matters. He received his Bachelor of Philosophy degree two years later in 1925 after which he immediately returned to the Philippines as a teacher of English at his alma mater Negros Occidental High School. After a series of promotions, he finally married his sweetheart in 1927 and the union brought forth six children: Neva, Sonya, Elmer, Delia, Lina, and Mila. He died of heart attack on January 31, 1980. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jose Vasquez Aguilar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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