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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
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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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