Pros and cons of all boys catholic schools

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All boy Catholic schools are creepy, imo. Why shelter then from the real world where girls exist and you have to interact with them?

Totally agree with this

+1 Same with all girls schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:at most coed schools, the top of the class is nowadays mostly girls. sure there are exceptions. but overall girls tend to perform better at school at this age. that is not all bad. but people want their sons during prime developmental years to also be confident in their abilities and motivated such that they are working hard and maybe you can find that at a challenging all-boys high school environment.

coed schools are currently ranked the best of the best in the country. These are challenging environments. I think the question is why pick all boys when coed schools are better.

What makes them better? Do you seriously think it make sense to "rank" the 30,000 high schools in the U.S.?

You don't like rankings? Metrics that show what kids are learning? Hum....

1. Catholic schools are never as academic as public that is a fact. Especially in Science & Math.
2. When one throws one religion at a kid how in the world does that open their minds to a full on education?

Well many “elite” Catholic and other religious schools are defined more by their “elite” status than their religious affiliation. Yes - your parish elementary school down the street may be so-so on academics, but those schools are not the Regis’, Delbartons, G’Town Prep, St. Anselm’s of world etc., which are more “independent” than Catholic in character.

Same way that “Sidwell” is hardly Quaker and St. Alban’s is hardly “Episcopal” in any way that matters.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My boy cousins went to all boys catholic and notably said that it was hard to focus in college classes because they weren’t used to having classes with girls. That stuck with me and we are going coed for our kids. Although we also know all boys school grads who were fine.

I went to a coed school and when I got to college I found it difficult to focus with all the girls in class. That's a condition of life for college guys.

Because the average college girl in 2026 is dressing like a literal whore in class. They wear "skim" tube tops and booty shorts with their boobs and lower ass cheeks falling out. It's shameful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My boy cousins went to all boys catholic and notably said that it was hard to focus in college classes because they weren’t used to having classes with girls. That stuck with me and we are going coed for our kids. Although we also know all boys school grads who were fine.

I went to a coed school and when I got to college I found it difficult to focus with all the girls in class. That's a condition of life for college guys.

Because the average college girl in 2026 is dressing like a literal whore in class. They wear "skim" tube tops and booty shorts with their boobs and lower ass cheeks falling out. It's shameful.

Yeah - I love how coed schools are cast as more civilizing than all-boys school. Really doesn’t make sense to speak of schools in broad brush, but the gender dynamics at many coed schools can be quite toxic. I think the coed school some are thinking of is one in which positive female sensibilities are a formative force — yeah, that really isn’t the case at many/most schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:at most coed schools, the top of the class is nowadays mostly girls. sure there are exceptions. but overall girls tend to perform better at school at this age. that is not all bad. but people want their sons during prime developmental years to also be confident in their abilities and motivated such that they are working hard and maybe you can find that at a challenging all-boys high school environment.

coed schools are currently ranked the best of the best in the country. These are challenging environments. I think the question is why pick all boys when coed schools are better.

What makes them better? Do you seriously think it make sense to "rank" the 30,000 high schools in the U.S.?

You don't like rankings? Metrics that show what kids are learning? Hum....

1. Catholic schools are never as academic as public that is a fact. Especially in Science & Math.
2. When one throws one religion at a kid how in the world does that open their minds to a full on education?

A fact? Pls provide the information that shows that public schools are always more academic than Catholic schools.

[Anonymous]

They turn out a very entitled sort of young adult that everyone dreads and avoids in real life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They turn out a very entitled sort of young adult that everyone dreads and avoids in real life.

This sounds like personal trauma reduced to a rule.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All boy Catholic schools are creepy, imo. Why shelter then from the real world where girls exist and you have to interact with them?

Totally agree with this

Why do you guys think kids at single sex shcools don't interact with the opposite sex? Weird take.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:at most coed schools, the top of the class is nowadays mostly girls. sure there are exceptions. but overall girls tend to perform better at school at this age. that is not all bad. but people want their sons during prime developmental years to also be confident in their abilities and motivated such that they are working hard and maybe you can find that at a challenging all-boys high school environment.

coed schools are currently ranked the best of the best in the country. These are challenging environments. I think the question is why pick all boys when coed schools are better.

What makes them better? Do you seriously think it make sense to "rank" the 30,000 high schools in the U.S.?

You don't like rankings? Metrics that show what kids are learning? Hum....

1. Catholic schools are never as academic as public that is a fact. Especially in Science & Math.
2. When one throws one religion at a kid how in the world does that open their minds to a full on education?

You obviosuly know nothing about Catholic schools, so why are you commenting on this thread?

[Anonymous]

Well some people believe that boys’ formation should principally revolve around how boys treat/interact with women and girls. This is understandable but is a distinct project from teaching boys how to become good (not simply “nice”) men” in the best sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:at most coed schools, the top of the class is nowadays mostly girls. sure there are exceptions. but overall girls tend to perform better at school at this age. that is not all bad. but people want their sons during prime developmental years to also be confident in their abilities and motivated such that they are working hard and maybe you can find that at a challenging all-boys high school environment.

coed schools are currently ranked the best of the best in the country. These are challenging environments. I think the question is why pick all boys when coed schools are better.

What makes them better? Do you seriously think it make sense to "rank" the 30,000 high schools in the U.S.?

You don't like rankings? Metrics that show what kids are learning? Hum....

1. Catholic schools are never as academic as public that is a fact. Especially in Science & Math.
2. When one throws one religion at a kid how in the world does that open their minds to a full on education?

Not true: https://www.pacificresearch.org/in-americas-education-darkness-catholic-schools-are-a-bright-spot/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All boy Catholic schools are creepy, imo. Why shelter then from the real world where girls exist and you have to interact with them?

Totally agree with this

Why do you guys think kids at single sex shcools don't interact with the opposite sex? Weird take.

I absolutely agree! Most of them ride the bus together. These schools also have prom and other school activities together. Trust me these are teenagers they are interacting more than you think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All boy Catholic schools are creepy, imo. Why shelter then from the real world where girls exist and you have to interact with them?

Totally agree with this

Why do you guys think kids at single sex shcools don't interact with the opposite sex? Weird take.

I absolutely agree! Most of them ride the bus together. These schools also have prom and other school activities together. Trust me these are teenagers they are interacting more than you think.

I mean, as if school is the “real world” anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:at most coed schools, the top of the class is nowadays mostly girls. sure there are exceptions. but overall girls tend to perform better at school at this age. that is not all bad. but people want their sons during prime developmental years to also be confident in their abilities and motivated such that they are working hard and maybe you can find that at a challenging all-boys high school environment.

coed schools are currently ranked the best of the best in the country. These are challenging environments. I think the question is why pick all boys when coed schools are better.

What makes them better? Do you seriously think it make sense to "rank" the 30,000 high schools in the U.S.?

You don't like rankings? Metrics that show what kids are learning? Hum....

1. Catholic schools are never as academic as public that is a fact. Especially in Science & Math.
2. When one throws one religion at a kid how in the world does that open their minds to a full on education?

Not true: https://www.pacificresearch.org/in-americas-education-darkness-catholic-schools-are-a-bright-spot/

I’d bet dollars to donuts that the parochial school we’re sending our daughter to is more academic than the public school we’re zoned for, which is in the 8th percentile for standardized test scores in Virginia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My boy cousins went to all boys catholic and notably said that it was hard to focus in college classes because they weren’t used to having classes with girls. That stuck with me and we are going coed for our kids. Although we also know all boys school grads who were fine.

I went to a coed school and when I got to college I found it difficult to focus with all the girls in class. That's a condition of life for college guys.

Because the average college girl in 2026 is dressing like a literal whore in class. They wear "skim" tube tops and booty shorts with their boobs and lower ass cheeks falling out. It's shameful.

Not my experience. Both of my kids went to Catholic universities and girls dressed pretty conservatively--either preppy or athletic wear (sweatshirts and leggings, etc.).