De La Salle and French Education History
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Flashcards covering John Baptist de La Salle's life, his education initiatives, and the social context of education in France.
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Third Estate
The group in France, especially poor and working-class people, who paid most of the taxes.
Education for Wealthy Children in La Salle's Time
The privileged formal education and tutoring received by upper-class children, whereas poor children had little to no formal education.
Education Options for the Poor in La Salle's Time
The very limited choices available to poor children, which included attending charity/free schools, learning a trade, or receiving little to no education.
La Salle's Childhood in Reims
Growing up in a wealthy family in Reims, France, receiving a high-quality education with tutors, and being expected to have a successful career.
La Salle's Dream
His primary life goal to become a priest and serve God.
Death of La Salle's Parents
The event that forced La Salle to return home and become responsible for taking care of his younger brothers and sisters.
Adrian Nyel
A teacher who came to Reims to establish schools for poor boys and changed La Salle's life trajectory.
Condition of La Salle's Teachers
The state of being poorly trained, discouraged, and lacking guidance, which led La Salle to step in to train and support them.
La Salle's Renunciation of Wealth
The two specific steps La Salle took to become poor: giving up his position as a canon and giving his wealth/inheritance to the poor.
Brothers of the Christian Schools
The group formed when La Salle decided that his teachers should become religious brothers.
Opposition from Paris Schoolmasters
Lawsuits and legal trouble faced by La Salle when his schools expanded, brought by established schoolmasters in Paris who believed his schools were competing with them.
La Salle's Leadership Style
A hands-on, servant-style leadership in which he lived with his teachers, trained them, worked alongside them, and gave up his wealth to live like the poor he served.