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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, we are a Catholic family.  I attended Catholic school my entire life.  When we moved to Arlington we considered Catholic school.  But here’s the thing:  the public schools are better academically.  They just are, and always have been.

It’s so interesting that you think the Arlington middle schools are full of kids going wild and undisciplined.  The typical complaint by the middle school parents are that the schools are too strict.  That was our experience.  [/quote]

It’s not universally true that publics are better. I don’t want to start an argument, but I’ve worked in both public and Catholic. The Catholic schools I’ve worked in have been much better at writing instruction, for example. Also, students are able to focus better because discipline is stressed; therefore, teachers can get though more content.

I’ve also notice that professional development opportunities are stronger in the Catholic schools I’ve worked for. I’m encouraged to take classes for more reasons than simply recertification.

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I never said it was universally true.  I was talking about Arlington public middle schools and the local Catholic schools.  [/quote]

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