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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know what “rigor” is?  Not taking TWO YEARS off for a respiratory virus, like publics did. Catholics were smart enough not to fall for that insanity. [/quote]

I hear this so much at our Catholic. Said with a little smile. No humility. So disappointing. [/quote]

I am sure a lot of Catholic school parents pat themselves on the back for making the choice to send their kids to Catholic during covid. Sure, no one could have predicted covid and the response from public schools....but Catholic school culture teaches independence and critical thinking, so its no surprise they handled covid differently and correctly.

Consider also the criticism Catholic school parents face...my neighbors are annoyed we dont use the walkable neighborhood elementary...my close friends who work in public schools were horrified I am sending my kids to Catholic (underresourced, fewer support services etc etc etc)....and then there are the people like OP.

So yeah, if they crack a little smile when covid is mentioned, they deserve to give themselves a pat on the back for making the choice that was best for their families.[/quote]
How do catholic schools teach independent thinking and critical thinking skills, whereas, you assume that publics don't?   Public schools went over board on the "critical thinking" by pushing "explain your thinking" in every subject, even math.   There was a big push a few years ago with common core to push for more critical thinking analysis in public schools.  [/quote]

Teaching them that they have to use some weird method to get to the answer and explain the "thinking" behind it isn't critical thinking. It's parroting. [/quote]

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