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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Go tour a Catholic school then. They tend to be more traditional and continue to teach what the public schools think is outdated and a waste of time. They teach grammar, spelling, handwriting, history, public speaking, electives, volunteerism, etc. They teach content and skills whereas my son's former public school didn't teach much content. Apparently, content was always changing so why teach it? His public school thought if they just teach students to think critically, they will be fine. The problem is that critical thinking has its basis in knowledge of content. You can skip that part. They also seem to be more developmentally appropriate. They assign homework and expect it to be done. They know my son very well. They know he is capable of more and they expect it from him. His old public school seemed to think his efforts were worth As. Now he knows that there are no easy As. It is unfortunate you have to pay tuition just so your child can learn he needs to work hard for his grades.[/quote]

I know, right? Catholic schools are all vastly superior to Fairfax and Arlington schools.  [/quote]

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