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It is not what you are nor what you have been that God sees with all merciful eyes,
but what you desire to be.

The Cloud of Unknowing    

                                         

 There is something wanting in education where a child has not had its share of leisure, to be rapt in silence and alone…

Janet Stuart rscJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Janet Erskine Stuart, RSCJ  1857 - 1914

Janet Erskine Stuart was born an educator. As a teacher, she sought to give personal worth to each child. Her strong common sense and balanced judgement led her to except of others only what they were capable of giving.

Janet Stuart;

  • insisted that all of the teachers work together on behalf of the children.
  • believed that each parent had the right to ask of the teachers: 'What have you done with my child, for my child? Show me the trace of your influence on her mind, heart, character and conduct."
  • also believed, "it is not so much what we say or do that educates; what really educates is who we are."
  • believed that constant growth, development and integration were important. She taught her teachers that to educate was "to fit citizens for the Kingdom of Heaven."
  • insisted that educators "bring up children for the future, not for the present"
  • felt that careful observation was the key to understanding others, and so she endeavored to train the young religious to be observant.

Some of Janet Stuart's writings:
        The Education of Catholic Girls
        Highways and By-ways in the Spiritual Life.

 

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