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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Catholic schools are not better for Math or Science. That is absurd.[/quote]

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Not even slightly absurd for elementary and maybe middle.  Many Catholic schools have less screen time, more direct instruction of math and science, real math and science paper textbooks, and lots of math and science homework.  FCPS ditched most math / science paper textbooks in favor of screens.  Many FCPS elementary schools have little or zero homework, not enough practice/worksheets, and visibly less direct instruction.

Separately, the Catholic curriculum has always been Phonics-centered, whereas FCPS did the Lucy Calkins Balanced Literacy/Whole Language crap in recent decades — which literacy approach does not work for more than 50% of kids.

At the HS level, the sheer size advantage of most FCPS HSs means they can offer a wider range of math and science courses than many Catholic HSs can offer.

We are not Catholic, but we are seriously considering a different Catholic school for DC because their ES curriculum is more solid, there is more direct instruction, and there is much less reliance on screens.  And we have really dug into our research on all this, including visits to both kinds of schools, talking with faculty outside the school environment, etc.  We deeply believe in the concept of public education, but FCPS elementary is far from ideal at present, despite a number of well-meaning individual teachers.  For HS, we likely will go back to public schools.[/quote]

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