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Athiest parent sending child to Catholic school
#31
RE: Athiest parent sending child to Catholic school
(February 10, 2016 at 8:26 pm)EchoEllis Wrote: Am I being a hypocrite sending her there??
No. You are being a parent.
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#32
RE: Athiest parent sending child to Catholic school
(February 13, 2016 at 9:05 am)Pandæmonium Wrote:
(February 10, 2016 at 8:51 pm)Alex K Wrote: Welcome!

If it's really just that, F*** principles, it's not your or your kids fault that the available public schools suck. It's not like all members of the catholic church believe in God either Smile Just have a close look at what they are doing there religion wise.

In the UK almost all catholic faith schools are public schools. Given government money and a mandate to discriminate on who they allow in.

An abhorrent stain on our education system.

That's a big old pile of hooey. God damn! I hope that in the middle future such nonsense will be abolished.
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#33
RE: Athiest parent sending child to Catholic school
What's an "athiest"?
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#34
RE: Athiest parent sending child to Catholic school
I went to Catholic school from kindergarten to 8th grade. Then I went to a public high school for 9th-12th grade.

I gotta say, I was shocked at how much easier public school was after having gone to a Catholic school. I remember thinking it was some kind of joke. In 9th grade I was light years ahead of everyone else, and all the stuff I was learning was stuff that I had already learned at a much quicker pace 2 years before. The standards were a lot lower too... less homework, much easier tests, much more freebies, etc. I basically didn't study at all, hardly paid attention in class, and still graduated with honors - something that I would NEVER have been able to pull off in my Catholic school. I did have a lot of fun though.

It depends on what you want for your kid. If you want them to have the best education possible and best prepare them for college, go Catholic school. If you want them to have a more fun and care free (completely care free lol) childhood, go public.
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#35
RE: Athiest parent sending child to Catholic school
EchoEllis

Hi there.
I know its been a while since you've posted this.
Could you give us an update on the progress and effect of the school on your child please.
I'm going through the same situation now, I can see the effect on my child from the school. She even started saying this group of people do not believe in the true god and some other none sense and I'm trying my best to correct her views on the world.

Appreciate some of your advices.

Thank you.
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RE: Athiest parent sending child to Catholic school
(February 13, 2016 at 12:47 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I went to Catholic school from kindergarten to 8th grade. Then I went to a public high school for 9th-12th grade.

I gotta say, I was shocked at how much easier public school was after having gone to a Catholic school. I remember thinking it was some kind of joke. In 9th grade I was light years ahead of everyone else, and all the stuff I was learning was stuff that I had already learned at a much quicker pace 2 years before. The standards were a lot lower too... less homework, much easier tests, much more freebies, etc. I basically didn't study at all, hardly paid attention in class, and still graduated with honors - something that I would NEVER have been able to pull off in my Catholic school. I did have a lot of fun though.

It depends on what you want for your kid. If you want them to have the best education possible and best prepare them for college, go Catholic school. If you want them to have a more fun and care free (completely care free lol) childhood, go public.

 I endured what passed for Catholic education in the late 1950's early 1960's. Unqualified teachers who taught be rote. Their favourite teaching aide was the strap. I attended De La Salle Brothers from grade 5 until I left after year 11.  Finished high school at night.  It wasn't uncommon to be belted every day for a week. Hated that place and most of the alleged teachers at a visceral level. My bother also went at around the same time. Our parents simply refused to believe we were being so abused. (there was never any sexual abuse of which I was aware)

Twenty years later, my godson went to the same school. It was utterly different going by his reports. By that time, corporal punishment had been banned in State Schools. That made it increasingly difficult for Independent schools to justify it. 

There's little doubt that my treatment at that school was one of the reasons I left the Church, but not a major reason.  It may well have been a catalyst.

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RE: Athiest parent sending child to Catholic school
(December 1, 2021 at 11:31 pm)FerMu Wrote: EchoEllis

Hi there.
I know its been a while since you've posted this.
Could you give us an update on the progress and effect of the school on your child please.
I'm going through the same situation now, I can see the effect on my child from the school. She even started saying this group of people do not believe in the true god and some other none sense and I'm trying my best to correct her views on the world.

Appreciate some of your advices.

Thank you.

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