Catholic Schools in General

[Anonymous]

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Psst, so is the whole Jesus/God thing, FYI.

I wonder if this poster sends his or her children to Catholic schools.

The debate on here shows just how wide the fundamental gulf is between Catholic and Protestant beliefs.

Protestant parents who decide to send their children to Catholic schools face both social and religious barriers. Instead of getting the diverse, accepting environments they had hoped for, they run into the teaching of Catholic Church and the Catholics..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:[quote=Anonymous

Psst, so is the whole Jesus/God thing, FYI.

I wonder if this poster sends his or her children to Catholic schools.

The debate on here shows just how wide the fundamental gulf is between Catholic and Protestant beliefs.

Protestant parents who decide to send their children to Catholic schools face both social and religious barriers. Instead of getting the diverse, accepting environments they had hoped for, they run into the teaching of Catholic Church and the Catholics..





I don't know if you are being sarcastic or not. The first sentencer is very true. My surprise at two experiences as a non-Catholic in a Catholic school environment was the social barriers. Even though DW and I did all the "correct" things and supported the school, gave parties, and helped with auctions, we were still on the outs in one of the two schools simply because everyone else had known each other since birth it seemed. That's a natural barrier, I suppose, that anyone entering a new school which everyone else had attended for a long time experiences. But it made it hard to set up playdates and get to know everyone. That was not the case at the first Catholic school, however. Everyone was very welcoming. I'll get blasted for this but the drinking among the parents was excessive at both schools. AS for the second sentence, that is to be expected if you attend a Catholic School - so perhaps the poster is being sarcastic. The problem for us as non-Catholics in those environments was the harsh teaching methods and lack of forgiveness amongst the teachers. Few really knew how to teach. Few had masters degrees in teaching. There was too much emphasis on rote memorization. And once your kid got on someone's shit list, all the other teachers piled on. Education should not be a punitive experience.

[Anonymous]

What an awful experience in a closed minded environment. In a world as fluid and interconnected, it's unfortunate that some still want to keep themselves closed off from "others" (non Catholics). There's such an odd "us against them" complex in the Catholic community that gets in the way of truly mixing with other people.

[Anonymous]

Not to mention the sexism and racism that is constantly in the air hovering around them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What an awful experience in a closed minded environment. In a world as fluid and interconnected, it's unfortunate that some still want to keep themselves closed off from "others" (non Catholics). There's such an odd "us against them" complex in the Catholic community that gets in the way of truly mixing with other people.

It could have something to do with the 150 - 170 year history of the Irish Catholics in the U.S.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What an awful experience in a closed minded environment. In a world as fluid and interconnected, it's unfortunate that some still want to keep themselves closed off from "others" (non Catholics). There's such an odd "us against them" complex in the Catholic community that gets in the way of truly mixing with other people.

There are 6 private elementary Christian schools in our town alone of which only two are catholic. Plus a gifted school, a private Montessori school, and some other private schools that cater to the very wealthy. Private schools are not open environments. If you want true mixing with other people, don't pick private and don't pick a public that has little diversity among wealth and race and ability.

[Anonymous]

Are St. Leo's and St. James, the two near us recommended here, any better than say St. Mark in Vienna? They all seem about the same following the same archdiocese curriculum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our parochial has a prot. fee. For two kids, it is double.

Ha ha! Protestant fee. LOL. I should tell the Jewish families at our parish school they now don't have to pay the non-parishoner sur-charge. They are parish schools, so it makes sense the parish kids pay less. We were donating to the parish years before we had kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What an awful experience in a closed minded environment. In a world as fluid and interconnected, it's unfortunate that some still want to keep themselves closed off from "others" (non Catholics). There's such an odd "us against them" complex in the Catholic community that gets in the way of truly mixing with other people.

Seriously? I work for the Archdiocese of Washington and almost none of our clients is white or Catholic. You really need to get out more.

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Anonymous wrote:What an awful experience in a closed minded environment. In a world as fluid and interconnected, it's unfortunate that some still want to keep themselves closed off from "others" (non Catholics). There's such an odd "us against them" complex in the Catholic community that gets in the way of truly mixing with other people.

Seriously? I work for the Archdiocese of Washington and almost none of our clients is white or Catholic. You really need to get out more.

+1 non-Catholics really don't understand Catholics, but they seem to have an endless fascination with all things Catholic - the Roman Catholic Church is, after, all, the oldest institution in the world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What an awful experience in a closed minded environment. In a world as fluid and interconnected, it's unfortunate that some still want to keep themselves closed off from "others" (non Catholics). There's such an odd "us against them" complex in the Catholic community that gets in the way of truly mixing with other people.

There are 6 private elementary Christian schools in our town alone of which only two are catholic. Plus a gifted school, a private Montessori school, and some other private schools that cater to the very wealthy. Private schools are not open environments. If you want true mixing with other people, don't pick private and don't pick a public that has little diversity among wealth and race and ability.

I'm not sure the poster is all that interested in a general mixing as they are in being accepted by the Catholics without prejudice.

The Catholics seem to be saying that diversity and mixing are way over-rated in their opinion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not to mention the sexism and racism that is constantly in the air hovering around them.

Sexism and Racism, the two mortal sins in the Church of Liberalism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What an awful experience in a closed minded environment. In a world as fluid and interconnected, it's unfortunate that some still want to keep themselves closed off from "others" (non Catholics). There's such an odd "us against them" complex in the Catholic community that gets in the way of truly mixing with other people.

Seriously? I work for the Archdiocese of Washington and almost none of our clients is white or Catholic. You really need to get out more.

+1 non-Catholics really don't understand Catholics, but they seem to have an endless fascination with all things Catholic - the Roman Catholic Church is, after, all, the oldest institution in the world.

Seriously? Is that taught in Catechism? You really want to go forward with that statement? I'll give you a chance to modify before the educated come blasting at you.

[Anonymous]

Credit the Google machine: http://www.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_oldest_institution_in_the_world

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What an awful experience in a closed minded environment. In a world as fluid and interconnected, it's unfortunate that some still want to keep themselves closed off from "others" (non Catholics). There's such an odd "us against them" complex in the Catholic community that gets in the way of truly mixing with other people.

Seriously? I work for the Archdiocese of Washington and almost none of our clients is white or Catholic. You really need to get out more.

That's funny. A catholic telling me I need to get out more.