{"id":79555,"date":"2026-03-12T11:45:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=79555"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:45:53","slug":"this-work-is-about-hope-university-of-st-mary-prison-education-program-centers-on-human-dignity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/this-work-is-about-hope-university-of-st-mary-prison-education-program-centers-on-human-dignity\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Este trabalho \u00e9 sobre esperan\u00e7a:\u2019 Programa de educa\u00e7\u00e3o prisional da Universidade de St. Mary centra-se na dignidade humana"},"content":{"rendered":"

A professora de ingl\u00eas Leanna Brunner dedica grande parte do seu tempo a educar prisioneiros \u2014 um trabalho que ela descreve como \u201cum dos trabalhos mais gratificantes de toda a minha carreira\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cOs alunos s\u00e3o alguns dos mais dedicados, conscienciosos e trabalhadores que j\u00e1 tive\u201d, disse Brunner \u00e0 EWTN News. \u201cCada semana que vou \u00e0 pris\u00e3o para ensinar, saio sentindo-me ainda mais esclarecida do que quando entrei. Aprendo tanto com os alunos sobre a vida quanto eles aprendem comigo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brunner, professora assistente na Universidade de St. Mary, uma universidade cat\u00f3lica de artes liberais em Leavenworth, Kansas, est\u00e1 envolvida no programa de educa\u00e7\u00e3o prisional da universidade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cerca de 100 alunos est\u00e3o matriculados em instala\u00e7\u00f5es correcionais federais, estaduais e militares no programa da universidade. Embora a universidade trabalhe em pris\u00f5es h\u00e1 d\u00e9cadas, o programa recentemente recebeu acredita\u00e7\u00e3o total<\/a>, de acordo com um an\u00fancio de 26 de fevereiro.<\/p>\n

\u201cEsta n\u00e3o \u00e9 uma iniciativa auxiliar, mas uma express\u00e3o central da nossa identidade cat\u00f3lica\u201d, disse a diretora do programa, Michelle Workman.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbordamos a educa\u00e7\u00e3o prisional como ensino superior aut\u00eantico enraizado no rigor, na dignidade e na forma\u00e7\u00e3o a longo prazo\u201d, disse Workman \u00e0 EWTN News. \u201cO nosso corpo docente ensina o mesmo curr\u00edculo, e os nossos alunos cumprem as mesmas expectativas que aqueles matriculados no campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n \"Michelle
Michelle Workman, diretora do programa de educa\u00e7\u00e3o prisional da Universidade de St. Mary no Kansas, disse que a iniciativa \u00e9 \u201cuma express\u00e3o central da nossa identidade cat\u00f3lica\u201d. | Cr\u00e9dito: Foto cortesia de Michelle Workman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Como a universidade \u00e9 patrocinada pelas Irm\u00e3s da Caridade de Leavenworth, Workman disse que \u201ca nossa miss\u00e3o nos chama a educar a pessoa como um todo e a servir aqueles que est\u00e3o \u00e0 margem\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cA doutrina social cat\u00f3lica afirma a dignidade inerente de cada pessoa humana e chama-nos \u00e0 solidariedade e \u00e0 busca do bem comum\u201d, disse Workman. \u201cOs indiv\u00edduos encarcerados n\u00e3o s\u00e3o definidos apenas pelas suas a\u00e7\u00f5es passadas; eles permanecem pessoas criadas \u00e0 imagem de Deus, capazes de crescimento intelectual, reflex\u00e3o moral e contribui\u00e7\u00e3o significativa.\u201d<\/p>\n

Outro professor envolvido no programa, Michael Hill, disse \u00e0 EWTN News: \u201cSomos chamados a servir os mais pequenos; a cuidar dos encarcerados.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cQuando olho para muitos dos meus alunos, sei que, com apenas algumas escolhas diferentes ou algumas conting\u00eancias diferentes, eu poderia muito bem ser um deles\u201d, disse Hill, professor assistente de hist\u00f3ria e teologia na universidade. <\/p>\n

\u201cTive v\u00e1rios grandes professores na minha vida que alteraram radicalmente a minha trajet\u00f3ria, n\u00e3o por serem grandes, mas simplesmente por estarem presentes\u201d, continuou ele. \u201cSe eu puder ajudar alguns destes homens, de qualquer pequena forma, ent\u00e3o a minha vida valeu a pena.\u201d <\/p>\n

Quando questionado sobre os desafios do trabalho que realiza, Hill disse que s\u00e3o \u201cincont\u00e1veis\u201d. <\/p>\n

\u201cA n\u00edvel pessoal, muitos dos nossos alunos v\u00eam de contextos que n\u00e3o celebram o sucesso acad\u00e9mico. Muitos perguntam-se se realmente pertencem \u00e0 faculdade. Todos carregam as cicatrizes da vida que, em \u00faltima an\u00e1lise, os colocaram na pris\u00e3o\u201d, disse ele. \u201cN\u00e3o sou apenas um professor para muitos dos nossos alunos, sou tamb\u00e9m um conselheiro, mentor e orientador. Desempenhar tantos pap\u00e9is \u00e9 um desafio constante. Mas esses desafios tornam os sucessos muito mais doces.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00c0s vezes, surgem desafios inesperados que \u201ct\u00eam mais a ver com a natureza da pr\u00f3pria pris\u00e3o\u201d, acrescentou Brunner.<\/p>\n

\u201cA flexibilidade \u00e9 a chave, porque nunca sabemos o que esperar em qualquer dia\u201d, disse Brunner. \u201cTemos de nos adaptar constantemente, seja por causa de bloqueios, regras que surgem devido \u00e0 cultura prisional ou qualquer outro evento inesperado.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mas o elemento presencial da educa\u00e7\u00e3o \u201cadiciona uma camada de humanidade ao programa que outros modos de aprendizagem n\u00e3o conseguem\u201d, observou Brunner.<\/p>\n

\u201cSentar-me numa sala de aula com estes homens permite-lhes novamente sentirem-se humanos\u201d, disse ela. \u201cEstar l\u00e1 pessoalmente com eles mostra aos homens que acredito na sua capacidade de mudar e que n\u00e3o os vou julgar pelos erros que cometeram no passado.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cInfelizmente, o tempo que passam na minha aula \u00e9 um dos poucos momentos nas suas vidas em que se podem sentir como humanos comuns \u2014 um momento em que podem esquecer as suas m\u00e1s decis\u00f5es e concentrar-se em construir uma vida melhor para si pr\u00f3prios, tanto dentro como fora da pris\u00e3o\u201d, disse Brunner.<\/p>\n

As aulas d\u00e3o aos alunos uma pausa da vida quotidiana na pris\u00e3o, o que Hill descreveu como \u201cum espa\u00e7o para serem homens, n\u00e3o apenas reclusos ou [um] n\u00famero\u201d. <\/p>\n

\u201cDar aos nossos alunos um tempo e um lugar para simplesmente serem \u2014 longe da viol\u00eancia e da pol\u00edtica \u2014 \u00e9 importante\u201d, disse Hill. \u201cDar-lhes responsabilidade e presta\u00e7\u00e3o de contas face a face, n\u00e3o numa rela\u00e7\u00e3o hier\u00e1rquica de autoridade com o Estado ou os seus representantes, \u00e9 importante.\u201d <\/p>\n

Workman disse que o ensino superior melhora os resultados ap\u00f3s a pris\u00e3o, incluindo a redu\u00e7\u00e3o da probabilidade de reincid\u00eancia.<\/p>\n

\u201cA educa\u00e7\u00e3o dentro das instala\u00e7\u00f5es correcionais fortalece as fam\u00edlias, reduz os custos sociais e financeiros da reincid\u00eancia e contribui para comunidades mais seguras\u201d, disse Workman.<\/p>\n

\u201cA investiga\u00e7\u00e3o demonstra consistentemente que a participa\u00e7\u00e3o no ensino superior durante o encarceramento est\u00e1 associada a taxas de reincid\u00eancia significativamente mais baixas e a melhores resultados de emprego ap\u00f3s a liberta\u00e7\u00e3o\u201d, continuou ela.<\/p>\n

\u201cA educa\u00e7\u00e3o constr\u00f3i compet\u00eancias cognitivas, fortalece a capacidade de tomada de decis\u00e3o e apoia o desenvolvimento de uma identidade pr\u00f3-social\u201d, disse Workman.<\/p>\n

Brunner v\u00ea frequentemente os homens \u201cperceberem que t\u00eam a capacidade de aprender, crescer e tomar melhores decis\u00f5es\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cVer este tipo de transforma\u00e7\u00e3o tamb\u00e9m muda a minha vida\u201d, disse Brunner. \u201cDigo frequentemente aos meus alunos que, s\u00f3 porque est\u00e3o presos fisicamente, n\u00e3o t\u00eam de estar presos mental ou espiritualmente. Essa \u00e9 uma escolha, e n\u00e3o h\u00e1 sentimento melhor do que v\u00ea-los escolher a liberdade.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo seu \u00e2mago, no entanto, este trabalho \u00e9 sobre esperan\u00e7a \u2014 sobre restaurar a possibilidade de que uma pessoa possa crescer intelectualmente, reconstruir a sua identidade e reentrar na sociedade com um prop\u00f3sito\u201d, disse Workman.<\/p>\n

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English professor Leanna Brunner devotes much of her time to educating prisoners \u2014 work that she says is \u201csome of the most rewarding work of my entire career.\u201d \u201cThe students are some of the most devoted, conscientious, and hardworking I have had,\u201d Brunner told EWTN News. \u201cEvery week that I go in the prison to […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":82327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-79555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10063,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/st-thomas-of-villanova\/","url_meta":{"origin":79555,"position":0},"title":"St. Thomas of Villanova","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Setembro 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] St. Thomas of Villanova Feast date: Sep 22 On Sept. 22, the Catholic Church remembers Saint Thomas of Villanova, a 16th century Spanish Augustinian monk and archbishop who lived a life of austerity in order to provide for the spiritual and material needs of his people. 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