Public School vs. Catholic School

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No comparison.
If you wish your child to experience Jesus
Every day go Catholic school
Once a week religion does not cut it for most.
My dd is receiving confirmation and one entire retreat was teaching ccd kids how to receive communion reverently my dd was in awe at the little they knew.

Same with my sons who are older …there are few parents that put ccd before sports etc. My boys continied on to Catholic hs and college…

Meanwhile the Catholic school kids study in depth about saints reverence and prayer which ccd kids think is lame. After confirmation most are done with religion

This is what i experienced and witnessed as a seasoned parent.

I am stating facts and will not argue this point.

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If I had a kid, I would absolutely send my kid to Catholic school. I attended Catholic school K-12 and not only am I much more prepared for the real world, but I also have stronger values than most of the rest of my college classmates. There are just so many reasons to send your kid to Catholic schools that should make it an easy decision if you have the necessary means.
 
My kid went to Catholic school K-12 and while it was better than public by far, if I were to do it over, I would plan way ahead and research the schools known to be faithful to Catholic teachings. Sadly, the list is not terribly long (I believe I saw a list online once that the Newman Guide put together, though they usually are known for college lists).

Then I would move to the location of one of those schools and arrange my job and the rest of my life around it.
 
No but some do. You could easily have made your points of the value of Catholic school education without denigrating all CCD kids.
 
Katie777 said:
That’s wonderful and a priceless gift you are giving your child.
Sadly not all ccd parents practice this.
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Nor do all parents of kids in Catholic schools.

My priest teaches at a Catholic High School and is so saddened by the lack of Mass attendance and knowledge of the faith exhibited by the students.

In many cases, these kids have overt hostility to the faith, in spite of the fact that they have gone to Catholic school since kindergarten. No Catholic School can replace a faith lived out in the home.
 
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Jesus is in the halls and classrooms and religion is included in all subjects. Prayer before and after lunch.

If you feel i denigrated all ccd students your perception was incorrect. I thought i was being honest. Education begins at home so alot of ccd students get religion once a week when religion is not practiced daily.
And i thought i was being kind here. No need to become defensive.
 
Depends where you live. As a Canadian, I’d love nothing better than to see the “Catholic” (1/2 of the public system) school system abolished, and the sum total of funds returned to parents in credits or vouchers for them to use on homeschooling or private schooling as they see fit.
 
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11,00 for both. Not terrible, but not cheap either. Totally worth every penny in my opinion.
 
I agree with your sentiment, but I didn’t read Corydon’s post as calling out children with special needs; it sounded more like “some kids might not do well in the Catholic school environment, but most do better there.”
 
It just depends.
I really wish dicoese would make Catholic schools a priority. Right now, the costs are really high for tuition and our school can’t pay teachers very much. So the result is poor teachers, poor turnover, and non catholic teachers.

We have pulled our children out due to the lack of quality AND bc we found out most teachers were teaching kids yoga
 
Unfortunately in the United States, good education is not a high priority. If it were, teachers would be paid more. Higher pay would lure more people into education. That competition for teaching jobs would raise the teaching standards. Our kids would have a better opportunity to be taught by better educated teachers.
We pay a lot in taxes, but our elected officials do not see education as a high priority.
As for Catholic schools, finances always seem to be problem. There are so many needs and sometimes the money that should be going to education goes other places.
There are those who say that you cannot fix everything with money. That may be true. But without money it is hard to fix a lot of problems, especially in education!
 
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Katie777 said:
I am stating facts and will not argue this point.
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I don’t know if I’d call it facts…, but rather a personal experience (as well as a put down towards kids who go to public schools).
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I much more prepared for the real world, but I also have stronger values than most of the rest of my college classmates.
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Wherever they went there must have been some pretty poor public schools. This is not the case in many areas. Oh, and values come from the home and the family unit, not the school.
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So the result is poor teachers, poor turnover, and non catholic teachers.
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What’s wrong with non-Catholic teachers? I coached in a Catholic High School for 4 years (and had to walk away from a nice promotion). I didn’t even apply for the job, they called me and asked me to take it.
 
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Katie777:
I am stating facts and will not argue this point.
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I don’t know if I’d call it facts…, but rather a personal experience (as well as a put down towards kids who go to public schools).
CollegeCatholic24 said:
I much more prepared for the real world, but I also have stronger values than most of the rest of my college classmates.
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Wherever they went there must have been some pretty poor public schools. This is not the case in many areas. Oh, and values come from the home and the family unit, not the school.
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So the result is poor teachers, poor turnover, and non catholic teachers.
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What’s wrong with non-Catholic teachers? I coached in a Catholic High School for 4 years (and had to walk away from a nice promotion). I didn’t even apply for the job, they called me and asked me to take it.
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I just prefer for the teachers at a Catholic school to actually be Catholic. I’m not saying it has to be that way, but it is preferred. And yes, I know there will be instances where it is better to have a good non Catholic teacher vs a bad Catholic teacher.
 
OK. I guess that’s where we may differ. I would prefer the most qualified for the job, IMHO. If a non-Catholic were to have a more stellar resume than a Catholic, who are applying for the same job, I would prefer school leadership not pass on a better teaching candidate because they aren’t Catholic. Just my $0.02, I"m sure others wouldn’t.

Like I said with me, I didn’t even know a job was available. The Catholic HS I worked at called me and asked me to take the spot without even posting it because they knew my qualifications and didn’t care if I was Catholic. TBH, they didn’t ask until after I was hired…and that was just to make sure I’m cool with praying before games.
 
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