We, the Council members of the Seminary, have been sitting for the evaluation of the Brothers for the past five days. To follow a certain format, we would list some of the positive aspects of the Brother under discussion and then offer some points for improvement. (Of course, this is not in the presence of the Brother; the points listed would later be communicated to the concerned individual before sending it to their respective authorities.)
At times, we would not have anything to say about a particular Brother. It is just that we have nothing! It made me feel ashamed because, I certainly had a long list of things that I want him to improve but after five months of living together I had not observed anything positive in him.
Another thing that kept tugging at my heart was that most often we were evaluating or judging a particular student from their academic performance. While I do have to say that this phase of formation is geared towards intellectual formation, I still felt hesitant to believe that academic performance was perhaps the most or the only success indicator.
At times, we would not have anything to say about a particular Brother. It is just that we have nothing! It made me feel ashamed because, I certainly had a long list of things that I want him to improve but after five months of living together I had not observed anything positive in him.
Another thing that kept tugging at my heart was that most often we were evaluating or judging a particular student from their academic performance. While I do have to say that this phase of formation is geared towards intellectual formation, I still felt hesitant to believe that academic performance was perhaps the most or the only success indicator.
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