Teacher Spiritualism: The Vocation Within

Ancient civilizations adopted an early education system that included religion as an integral part of its focus. For this reason, priests, monks, and other people of faith, were trusted with the important task of educating their community and instructing them in the values, beliefs, and norms of the...

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Auteur principal: Herrera, Luis Javier Pentón (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: David Publishing Company 2016
Dans: Cultural and religious studies
Année: 2016, Volume: 4, Numéro: 6, Pages: 355-360
Sujets non-standardisés:B teacher spiritualism
B social improvement
B spiritual education
B teacher empathy
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Résumé:Ancient civilizations adopted an early education system that included religion as an integral part of its focus. For this reason, priests, monks, and other people of faith, were trusted with the important task of educating their community and instructing them in the values, beliefs, and norms of their society. As time passed, public education continued to evolve to keep up with the societal demands to the point that education and religion were not longer connected. Simultaneously, professionals in the education field have also changed and educators are no longer required to be people of faith. However, considering that the mission of education has remained the same, it would be unrealistic to consider teachers as unspiritual individuals regardless of their religious beliefs and affiliations. This paper explores the idea that educators are innate spiritual individuals who strive to perpetuate the norms, values and virtues of their society. In addition, this article presents the concept of teacher spiritualism as a contemporary reality of our teachers and our educational system.
ISSN:2328-2177
Contient:Enthalten in: Cultural and religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17265/2328-2177/2016.06.003