Catholic Schools

[Anonymous]

We are considering sending our daughter to a Catholic school for middle school. We had planned on MCPS but are concerned with the subject matter they are focusing on this summer. I have no issue with LGBTQ people or their rights but as a parent, I feel that these types of discussions are my role to frame and discuss at home, not at school, and especially not with preteens. How are the Catholic schools handling these issues?
Also, academically how do they challenge students who need enrichment?

[Anonymous]

What is wrong with you?

OMG

MCPS is not grooming your kid

Now the GOP that stand with the Duggars are or the Republican GoP chair that just got arrested for Child porn and child abuse.

OMG or The Catholic Church and child abuse.

Sure ..... MCPS is worse. OMG they need to give out parentling books because clearly you need one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are considering sending our daughter to a Catholic school for middle school. We had planned on MCPS but are concerned with the subject matter they are focusing on this summer. I have no issue with LGBTQ people or their rights but as a parent, I feel that these types of discussions are my role to frame and discuss at home, not at school, and especially not with preteens. How are the Catholic schools handling these issues?
Also, academically how do they challenge students who need enrichment?

LOL how exactly are MCPS "focusing on LGBTQ people this summer?"

[Anonymous]

Cue the anti-Catholic crowd.

[Anonymous]

OP,

My children attend a Catholic K-8. The message is usually very general: respect all people and respect yourself. I attended a parent meeting at the beginning of middle school. The principal made it clear that students will learn about respecting and honoring relationships with others, but that the main lessons about gender and sexuality should be taught at home.

As for academics, you're going to find a wide range of schools, many very successful and some less so. We are very happy with the academics at our kids' school. (I'm a teacher so I feel fairly confident with my assessment.) I recommend visiting websites and open houses to find the good fit for you. Many will also offer an individual tour if you call and ask.

You are going to get some anti-Catholic responses. Hopefully you get some other on-topic responses, too.

[Anonymous]

Just opt out of Mcps FLE portion.

You're going to uproot your kid just for the sole LGBT reason?

Are you Catholic? If not, your kid might struggle to adjust to weekly Mass, religious edu, prayers, and such. Are you ok with that? Sometimes those are things non Catholics forgot about when enrolling in parochial school.

[Anonymous]

my god. The Catholic Church, maybe more than any other institution, could tell you something about grooming. And my kids are in Catholic school, but ops premise is laughable, considering the Catholic church’s track record.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP,

My children attend a Catholic K-8. The message is usually very general: respect all people and respect yourself. I attended a parent meeting at the beginning of middle school. The principal made it clear that students will learn about respecting and honoring relationships with others, but that the main lessons about gender and sexuality should be taught at home.

As for academics, you're going to find a wide range of schools, many very successful and some less so. We are very happy with the academics at our kids' school. (I'm a teacher so I feel fairly confident with my assessment.) I recommend visiting websites and open houses to find the good fit for you. Many will also offer an individual tour if you call and ask.

You are going to get some anti-Catholic responses. Hopefully you get some other on-topic responses, too.

This is exactly the feedback I’m looking for. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just opt out of Mcps FLE portion.

You're going to uproot your kid just for the sole LGBT reason?

Are you Catholic? If not, your kid might struggle to adjust to weekly Mass, religious edu, prayers, and such. Are you ok with that? Sometimes those are things non Catholics forgot about when enrolling in parochial school.

My family isn’t Catholic and our children attend a Catholic school. They don’t have a problem with weekly Mass or prayers in class. That is definitely part of the school week, but academics take up the bulk of the time. In middle school, which is what the OP is looking at, religion is a class. Students spend 30 minutes a day in that class, but I’ve noticed it isn’t exclusively about Bible study. For example, students learned how to appropriately select and site sources as they wrote a paper about a Catholic historical figure. (In contrast, my kid spent 80 minutes on Math a day, 80 on Language Arts, 45-60 in Science (depending on the day), and 40 in Social Studies.) My kids have never reported feeling uncomfortable because they’re non-Catholic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my god. The Catholic Church, maybe more than any other institution, could tell you something about grooming. And my kids are in Catholic school, but ops premise is laughable, considering the Catholic church’s track record.

Your kids are not in Catholic school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:my god. The Catholic Church, maybe more than any other institution, could tell you something about grooming. And my kids are in Catholic school, but ops premise is laughable, considering the Catholic church’s track record.

Your kids are not in Catholic school.

How might you know that? I’m not the PP, btw.

[Anonymous]

We only did catholic school after years of struggle with dyslexic in MCPS W cluster. What a pleasant change. Smaller class size, well behaved kids, just an overall better experience. Granted they did more than MCPS for dyslexia - but that’s not saying much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my god. The Catholic Church, maybe more than any other institution, could tell you something about grooming. And my kids are in Catholic school, but ops premise is laughable, considering the Catholic church’s track record.

Thank you my thoughts exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We only did catholic school after years of struggle with dyslexic in MCPS W cluster. What a pleasant change. Smaller class size, well behaved kids, just an overall better experience. Granted they did more than MCPS for dyslexia - but that’s not saying much.

Well-behaved kids in a Catholic school is an oxymoron.

OH please, that is absurd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP,

My children attend a Catholic K-8. The message is usually very general: respect all people and respect yourself. I attended a parent meeting at the beginning of middle school. The principal made it clear that students will learn about respecting and honoring relationships with others, but that the main lessons about gender and sexuality should be taught at home.

As for academics, you're going to find a wide range of schools, many very successful and some less so. We are very happy with the academics at our kids' school. (I'm a teacher so I feel fairly confident with my assessment.) I recommend visiting websites and open houses to find the good fit for you. Many will also offer an individual tour if you call and ask.

You are going to get some anti-Catholic responses. Hopefully you get some other on-topic responses, too.

We’re in NoVA, so a different diocese than MD, but our experience is similar. The kids are taught to be respectful. They get lessons on various virtues and discuss them regularly, which I like. It’s not something you really find in discourse today. I also appreciate having a school community where most parents have similar values and focus on the kids’ education.