There is a short biography and selections from the writings of Jean Baptiste de la Salle in the Classics of Spirituality pub. by Paulist Press. One of his most remarkable instructions for his teachers concerns teaching the children good manners. His methods for dealing with the most troublesome kids--who were from the slums of Reims and Paris--were truly revolutionary, such as using rewards and assigning them positions of responsibility in the class.
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Enjoying (as always!) the Saints of the Day, (thanks, Phyllis!) I was wondering if anyone knows whether this de la Salle is any relation to the one who left France for Canada (1660s) and exploration of the Mississippi... he was educated by Jesuits tho doesn't seem to have been one himself.
Just curious!
TGD
>>>
[log in to unmask] 4/6/05 8:26 PM >>>
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (7. April) is the feast day of:
A modern saint: John Baptiste de la Salle (d. 1719) Jean-Baptiste
was the son of a wealthy noble family. He became a canon at Rheims
and seemed set for a life of comfortable ecclesiastical preferment.
But he got involved in a project to educate poor boys and ended up
making it his life's work. He resigned his canonry, gave his fortune
to the poor, and collected teachers into the Institute of the
Brothers of the Christian Schools (only formally approved after his
death). J-B went on from there to establish teachers' colleges. His
community in time spread all over the world. J-B was canonized in
1900 and named the patron saint of teachers in 1950.
**********************************************************************
To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME
to:
[log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to:
[log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion
to:
[log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to:
[log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html**********************************************************************
To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME
to:
[log in to unmask]To send a message to the list, address it to:
[log in to unmask]To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion
to:
[log in to unmask]In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to:
[log in to unmask]For further information, visit our web site:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html