Catholic instead of Public

[Anonymous]

For those of you with kids in big co-ed Catholic schools—how do you see them as different from public schools? Assuming both have large student bodies and offer the same kinds of activities, and your child is doing great academically either way… why choose the private (and pricey) route if you're not specifically seeking a religious focus? What do you feel you get from it?

[Anonymous]

Lots of detentions for being out of dress code and very slight off task behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those of you with kids in big co-ed Catholic schools—how do you see them as different from public schools? Assuming both have large student bodies and offer the same kinds of activities, and your child is doing great academically either way… why choose the private (and pricey) route if you're not specifically seeking a religious focus? What do you feel you get from it?

My local public school sucks, and my son needs a safe and rigorous environment to succeed. He wants to see girls, so that put DeMatha and Gonzaga out of the running. I don’t have the cash for Bullis or Maret, so SJC was a nice sweet spot, and I got ample aid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you with kids in big co-ed Catholic schools—how do you see them as different from public schools? Assuming both have large student bodies and offer the same kinds of activities, and your child is doing great academically either way… why choose the private (and pricey) route if you're not specifically seeking a religious focus? What do you feel you get from it?

My local public school sucks, and my son needs a safe and rigorous environment to succeed. He wants to see girls, so that put DeMatha and Gonzaga out of the running. I don’t have the cash for Bullis or Maret, so SJC was a nice sweet spot, and I got ample aid.

St John's is very similar to public. More strict. But similar in all other ways.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you with kids in big co-ed Catholic schools—how do you see them as different from public schools? Assuming both have large student bodies and offer the same kinds of activities, and your child is doing great academically either way… why choose the private (and pricey) route if you're not specifically seeking a religious focus? What do you feel you get from it?

My local public school sucks, and my son needs a safe and rigorous environment to succeed. He wants to see girls, so that put DeMatha and Gonzaga out of the running. I don’t have the cash for Bullis or Maret, so SJC was a nice sweet spot, and I got ample aid.

St John's is very similar to public. More strict. But similar in all other ways.

Wow I’m looking at it for my daughter are fights regular?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you with kids in big co-ed Catholic schools—how do you see them as different from public schools? Assuming both have large student bodies and offer the same kinds of activities, and your child is doing great academically either way… why choose the private (and pricey) route if you're not specifically seeking a religious focus? What do you feel you get from it?

My local public school sucks, and my son needs a safe and rigorous environment to succeed. He wants to see girls, so that put DeMatha and Gonzaga out of the running. I don’t have the cash for Bullis or Maret, so SJC was a nice sweet spot, and I got ample aid.

St John's is very similar to public. More strict. But similar in all other ways.

Wow I’m looking at it for my daughter are fights regular?

Pp idea of public is from the 50s. They don’t understand the locked bathrooms, fights, kids constantly on phones, and ginormous class size.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you with kids in big co-ed Catholic schools—how do you see them as different from public schools? Assuming both have large student bodies and offer the same kinds of activities, and your child is doing great academically either way… why choose the private (and pricey) route if you're not specifically seeking a religious focus? What do you feel you get from it?

My local public school sucks, and my son needs a safe and rigorous environment to succeed. He wants to see girls, so that put DeMatha and Gonzaga out of the running. I don’t have the cash for Bullis or Maret, so SJC was a nice sweet spot, and I got ample aid.

St John's is very similar to public. More strict. But similar in all other ways.

Wow I’m looking at it for my daughter are fights regular?

No.

[Anonymous]

I attended a large local catholic co-ed. I knew of 1 non-catholic student, other than myself and some athletes. It's catholic. My first 5 minutes, everyone was in bleachers doing the sign of the cross, saying a prayer in unison, and I knew I was a fish out of water

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I attended a large local catholic co-ed. I knew of 1 non-catholic student, other than myself and some athletes. It's catholic. My first 5 minutes, everyone was in bleachers doing the sign of the cross, saying a prayer in unison, and I knew I was a fish out of water

Where and when? Is your experience of one of the local schools during this decade?

[Anonymous]

Many Catholic schools give merit aid. I attended one on a full scholarship. For the most part they are not trying to compete with more secular privates, what they are doing is offering a solid, traditional, no-fad education. My experience attending one was mixed but they’re a good choice for some kids/families.

[Anonymous]

1. No fights at private.
2. Kids can actually sign up for classes.
3. They don’t lose your paperwork over and over.
4. Teachers aren’t missing for months to full years leaving ineffective subs.
5. If a student makes a sports team you know it and get sufficient information to participate.
5a. Actually, there is also sufficient information to try out for a sports team.
6. Schedules are posted early enough to make plans.
7. No fights at sports events.
8. No drive by shootings even at the “good” public schools.
9. Sufficient bathrooms and water fountains in working order.
10. I could go on but won’t.

[Anonymous]

I think a lot of these larger co-ed Catholic schools are a lot like the good public schools we attended in the 80s and 90s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. No fights at private.
2. Kids can actually sign up for classes.
3. They don’t lose your paperwork over and over.
4. Teachers aren’t missing for months to full years leaving ineffective subs.
5. If a student makes a sports team you know it and get sufficient information to participate.
5a. Actually, there is also sufficient information to try out for a sports team.
6. Schedules are posted early enough to make plans.
7. No fights at sports events.
8. No drive by shootings even at the “good” public schools.
9. Sufficient bathrooms and water fountains in working order.
10. I could go on but won’t.

I got everything except for 8. Are they drive by shootings in the literal sense? Or am I missing something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of these larger co-ed Catholic schools are a lot like the good public schools we attended in the 80s and 90s.

100% this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of these larger co-ed Catholic schools are a lot like the good public schools we attended in the 80s and 90s.

100% this.

Which school does your child attend?