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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son transferred from mainly upper middle class public school that had about 100 to 120 kids per grade to a Catholic school that had between 25-30 kids per grade in 4th grade.

One if the first things he noticed at the Catholic school was that everyone was friendlier. He has always been a sporty kid who had friends but he could be guarded. Later he said a lot of the boys cut each other down and laughed at each other. They did that at times too at the Catholic school too but since it was a smaller group it never went that far and they were there to support each other. They prayed for each other, their families,  and teachers so it felt more like a community. It gave him more confidence to talk to people he didn’t know well. [/quote]

I forgot to add that his best friend stayed at the public school. I think in k-3 both of them were equally social, had equal looks, verbal skills, etc. They are now in 8th and it has been interesting to see that my son has become more extroverted and has an easier time greeting people and approaching people. Even if my son has just met someone once he will acknowledge them but his friend won’t. The friend’s parents took my son and his friend on vacation and the parents commented that my son just seemed more at ease around people compared to their son. Maybe going to a big public elementary school and middle school you can’t be sure how other kids will react to what you say or you experience a negative reaction. At Catholic school you know the kids and their families so it isn’t so scary, so that becomes your worldview.[/quote]

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