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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m guessing the OP is a troll.   Do Catholic schools actually teach reading and writing better than public’s and privates?[/quote]

Generally speaking, they are known for that.  My eighth grader has spent alot of time on writing in English class.  The teacher devotes class time to writing, and gives direct feedback to students on their drafts.  They explicitly learn grammar and spelling.  They read full-length novels in school.

From what I hear from my friends with kids in public schools, that doesn’t really happen there.  Obviously, YMMV on that one. [/quote]

Yes on the grammar and spelling in Catholic schools. And my experience is that they are strict on the grading. DD’s capitalization quiz had instructions to underline the first letter of each word that needed to be capitalized. She got sloppy and sometimes underlined the first two or first three letters of the word. She lost points! She came back telling me that several kids got a D on that quiz. But I think at least some of those kids will read directions more carefully from now on! I can personally say that DD’s spelling and handwriting has improved so much in the month they’ve had school. [/quote]

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