Published: 2016-11-19

Merciful like the Father – reflections on the chief virtue of an educator

Lucyna Dziaczkowska
Pedagogical Forum
Section: Articles and essays
https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2016.2.38

Abstract

Education, being a difficult and demanding task, requires the educator to be deeply sensitive in his or her approach towards others, and to take responsibility for their development. Therefore, each and every inspiring idea that can be used for fulfilling this task to support children in revealing and developing their potential, and in striving towards self-fulfilment in their relationships with others, deserves the close attention of both practitioners and theoreticians of pedagogy. One such inspiring concept is the motto of the Holy Year of Mercy announced by Pope Francis – “Merciful like the Father.” The motto can remind pedagogues of the two determinants essential to the successful work of educators, which have been to a considerable extent suppressed by contemporary culture, namely the virtue of mercy and fatherhood. The presented paper attempts to depict their power to inspire educational work.

Keywords:

the virtue of charity, education, educator, father

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Dziaczkowska, L. (2016). Merciful like the Father – reflections on the chief virtue of an educator. Pedagogical Forum, 6(2/2), 203–215. https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2016.2.38

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