Don Bosco per l’alfabetizzazione dei giovani a metà secolo XIX
In the context of the debate about popular schools in Piedmont in the first half of the nineteenth century, and, in particular, about some contemporary educational experiences, the present study has aimed at examining the contribution of Saint John Bosco to the education of illiterate youngsters, be...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | Italian |
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[2018]
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Ricerche storiche salesiane
Year: 2018, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-77 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBJ Italy KCD Hagiography; saints KDB Roman Catholic Church RF Christian education; catechetics |
| Summary: | In the context of the debate about popular schools in Piedmont in the first half of the nineteenth century, and, in particular, about some contemporary educational experiences, the present study has aimed at examining the contribution of Saint John Bosco to the education of illiterate youngsters, belonging to the lower classes, who, generally, did not have access to school, and that he met in the Church recreation centre of saint Francis de Sales, which he had founded in Turin. He probably felt this urgent need from the very beginning of his apostolate for the young. However, only when he settled in Valdocco, on the outskirts of Turin, in more suitable premises, was he able to carry out the systematic activity of teaching reading and writing. He was, above all, inspired by pastoral charity, according to the teachings of Saint Joseph Cafasso. In order to enable many of his youngsters to learn catechism, which was for him an essential aim, and to learn a trade and earn an honest livelihood, he founded the Evening Sunday Schools. Probably he was not the first in Turin. However he was able to respond with determination to the needs of the young, and did not let the more conservative circles, plagued with inactivity to influence him. He was not moved by motives linked with the economic development that was already evident. His aim was the salvation of souls, without leaving out human development through education and work. He revealed an approach which suggested some motives in tune with the sensitivity of eminent people of his time. He carried out this commitment from 1846 until his death. Nel contesto del dibattito sulla scuola popolare in Piemonte nella prima metà del l’Ottocento ed in rapporto con alcune esperienze educative contemporanee, il presente contributo ha inteso esaminare l’apporto di don Bosco per l’istruzione dei giovani analfabeti, appartenenti ai ceti popolari che generalmente non avevano accesso alla scuola e che egli incontrava nell’oratorio di san Francesco di Sales a Torino, da lui fondato. Pare che egli abbia avvertito questa esigenza sin dall’inizio del suo apostolato giovanile. Tuttavia solamente quando giunse stabilmente a Valdocco, in ambienti più adeguati poté svolgere attività sistematica di alfabetizzazione. Era animato soprattutto da carità pastorale secondo gli insegnamenti ricevuti da don Cafasso. Perché molti dei suoi giovani fossero in grado di imparare il catechismo, obiettivo per lui fondamentale, e apprendere un mestiere per vivere onestamente, istituì le scuole domenicali e serali. Non fu con ogni probabilità il primo a Torino. Seppe però rispondere con determinazione alle esigenze dei suoi giovani, non lasciandosi condizionare dall’immobilismo degli ambienti più conservatori. Non era nemmeno spinto dai motivi legati allo sviluppo economico che nella città di Torino erano già manifesti. Rivelò un approccio educativo che evocava alcuni motivi pedagogici in sintonia con la sensibilità di alcuni esponenti del suo tempo. Portò avanti questo impegno dal 1846 fino alla morte. |
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| ISSN: | 0393-3830 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ricerche storiche salesiane
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