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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to Catholic schools pre-k through HS, parish schools, independent Catholic and archdiocesan.

Things that Catholic schools do better:
-[b]teach discipline, respect and responsibility. You are taught to respect yourself and others and be responsible for your actions.[/b]
-reading and writing: when I went to college, I was so far ahead of my peers because I had years of rigorous vocabulary, literature and Latin in addition to English. 
-se[b]nse of community and social justice teachings[/b]. You are taught that there is more in this world than just you. That you should contribute to the greater good and help those less fortunate than you. You are taught that social injustices harm everyone, not just the target group (i.e. the poor, the sick, the elderly, children, racial/ethnic groups).
-you learn about world religions and are taught values
-[b]you are held to a high code of conduct
-you develop close friendships with smaller classes[/b]
-you are taught about learning for knowledge's sake
-iron a shirt? check! Hem your skirt? check! polish your shoes? check! 25 years later, I am one of the only women my age that knows how to sew, iron properly and polish and repair my own shoes.
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Went to Catholic school all throughout school  - K thru 12

You don't actually really learn these things - it happens as a by product of the environment so it really depends on the school you choose. I went through 9 years with the same kids year after year and when that happens you naturally become more community oriented and its harder to actually be mean and disrespectful to other kids for too long.

Catholic school is great for the average kid who is "normal" both developmentally and socially but any outliers - they are in for a tough ride.

Catholic schools by and large aren't interested in teaching kids in a certain way so rote memorization is perfectly acceptable most of the time as a teaching method as are many other classic methods. [/quote]

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