Going to a Catholic school if you're not Catholic?

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Anonymous wrote:Totally disingenuous. Catholic school is Catholic school. Good or bad it's still Catholic school with Catholic values, thoughts, etc. By default putting your kid or kids there and saying it doesn't effect my family is not truthful. Of course it does.

I'm not bashing Catholic school this would be the same if someone chose any other private religious school. There is a part of you that is ok with the teachings of religion at that school otherwise you would not be paying to send your kid there.

Disingenuous? PP seems clear on the lessons her kids are learning and never said she does not want her kids exposed to religion.

How does having non-Catholics in a class affect your family? Have you taken your concerns to your school’s principal or the archdiocese?

There’s an expectation on the part of some, many or even most Catholics that when they send their children to Catholic schools that they have their faith reinforced, not just in Religion class, but in all areas of their experience at school. And that going to this school helps build the Catholic community. The presence of non-Catholics dilutes that experience.

Kids that are deprogrammed at home talk to their classmates.

We get that you want to hitch-hike along on the Catholic schools because you don’t like you public choice and you don’t want to pay for the secular alternative.

No one needs to talk to their priest. The administration of the school knows that they dare not go beyond a certain point admitting non-Catholics and this varies by parish. They don’t want the parishioners to arrive at the conclusion that theirs really isn’t a Catholic school at all, but rather just a discount private school supported in part by the parish and or archdiocese.

Please stop pretending to speak to the beliefs of many or most Catholic parents at a school. You sound downright nuts.

I don't think she or he sounds nuts. We are a non-Catholic family that chose Catholic parochial school because of mutual friends, neighborhood, family values, and someone strongly recommending said school. And yes we paid the Protestant rate (higher) for the honor. It worked fine the first year but the second year it was clear that the new head wanted the non-Catholics out. I do think it varies from type of Catholic school. Our child's experience was miserable, and it wasn't the fellow students - it was the teachers and administrators. The gossips amongst the parents was fierce. I will never become a Catholic because of how I watched that school behave and how the adults treated one another. Think carefully before heading down that path OP.

Please share the name of the school.

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Anonymous wrote:Totally disingenuous. Catholic school is Catholic school. Good or bad it's still Catholic school with Catholic values, thoughts, etc. By default putting your kid or kids there and saying it doesn't effect my family is not truthful. Of course it does.

I'm not bashing Catholic school this would be the same if someone chose any other private religious school. There is a part of you that is ok with the teachings of religion at that school otherwise you would not be paying to send your kid there.

Disingenuous? PP seems clear on the lessons her kids are learning and never said she does not want her kids exposed to religion.

How does having non-Catholics in a class affect your family? Have you taken your concerns to your school’s principal or the archdiocese?

There’s an expectation on the part of some, many or even most Catholics that when they send their children to Catholic schools that they have their faith reinforced, not just in Religion class, but in all areas of their experience at school. And that going to this school helps build the Catholic community. The presence of non-Catholics dilutes that experience.

Kids that are deprogrammed at home talk to their classmates.

We get that you want to hitch-hike along on the Catholic schools because you don’t like you public choice and you don’t want to pay for the secular alternative.

No one needs to talk to their priest. The administration of the school knows that they dare not go beyond a certain point admitting non-Catholics and this varies by parish. They don’t want the parishioners to arrive at the conclusion that theirs really isn’t a Catholic school at all, but rather just a discount private school supported in part by the parish and or archdiocese.

Please stop pretending to speak to the beliefs of many or most Catholic parents at a school. You sound downright nuts.

I don't think she or he sounds nuts. We are a non-Catholic family that chose Catholic parochial school because of mutual friends, neighborhood, family values, and someone strongly recommending said school. And yes we paid the Protestant rate (higher) for the honor. It worked fine the first year but the second year it was clear that the new head wanted the non-Catholics out. I do think it varies from type of Catholic school. Our child's experience was miserable, and it wasn't the fellow students - it was the teachers and administrators. The gossips amongst the parents was fierce. I will never become a Catholic because of how I watched that school behave and how the adults treated one another. Think carefully before heading down that path OP.

As with any school, you should visit and get a feel for the place before you enroll. And, of course, you should not write off millions of people because you had a bad experience with one small group.

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Anonymous wrote:We're Catholic and there a definitely certain Catholic schools we wouldn't go to.

Which ones??

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Mater Dei and Prep, for sure.

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Anonymous wrote:Mater Dei and Prep, for sure.

The Heights.

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Anonymous wrote:We're a non-Catholic family in our second year at a Catholic k-8. The kids have religion class and they go to Mass on Fridays. There are prayers during the day. We've never felt any pressure or weirdness from families that are members of the parish. There are many other kids at the school that aren't Catholic, so they all learn from each other. We've taught them to approach religion class like any other subject and it's taught them a lot about critical thinking and free speech. They've also blossomed since we left MCPS, so it's definitely been a tradeoff that's well worth it.

Can I ask how you feel about having a child that you do not raise Catholic nor take part in the Catholic faith yourself reciting Catholic prayers daily?
And taking part in a religious mass? I disagree that learning and practicing a religion is like math class.

I can’t imagine sending my kids to an Arabic school and having them face the sun, bow and pray, any more than I would wrap a Sheihk turban on their head and tell them “it’s just a hat”

Hmm.. you seem quite misinformed. Arabic is a language. Islam is a religion. There are Arab speakers that are not Muslim and the majority of Muslims are not Arab. Also wearing a shaikh's turban as you call it has nothing to do with praying and no one wears one to pray. Also Muslims do not face the sun to pray. That's actually quite offensive to say. Second, it is actually quite common in the Arab world people to send their kids to catholic schools or christian schools in general, whether they are from Christian or Muslim families.

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Anonymous wrote:We're a non-Catholic family in our second year at a Catholic k-8. The kids have religion class and they go to Mass on Fridays. There are prayers during the day. We've never felt any pressure or weirdness from families that are members of the parish. There are many other kids at the school that aren't Catholic, so they all learn from each other. We've taught them to approach religion class like any other subject and it's taught them a lot about critical thinking and free speech. They've also blossomed since we left MCPS, so it's definitely been a tradeoff that's well worth it.

Can I ask how you feel about having a child that you do not raise Catholic nor take part in the Catholic faith yourself reciting Catholic prayers daily?
And taking part in a religious mass? I disagree that learning and practicing a religion is like math class.

I can’t imagine sending my kids to an Arabic school and having them face the sun, bow and pray, any more than I would wrap a Sheihk turban on their head and tell them “it’s just a hat”

Hmm.. you seem quite misinformed. Arabic is a language. Islam is a religion. There are Arab speakers that are not Muslim and the majority of Muslims are not Arab. Also wearing a shaikh's turban as you call it has nothing to do with praying and no one wears one to pray. Also Muslims do not face the sun to pray. That's actually quite offensive to say. Second, it is actually quite common in the Arab world people to send their kids to catholic schools or christian schools in general, whether they are from Christian or Muslim families.

DP: Also, my kid is taking Arabic at a Catholic school.