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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You have to make your own choice. But know at Catholic schools, how the school "embraces other religions" is to show how they're inferior but still worthy of studying.[/quote]

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We would never do Catholic, instead we provide other enriching activities through family vacations, an au pair who takes the kids after school 3 x a week (on trips to museums, or other activities), summer camp experiences and spring break trips to a diff state each year.

Education starts at home, it does not begin in school.

We don't want our children to only think in a linear way. [/quote]

Seems only one who is thinking "in a linear way" is the PP, who claims they would "never do Catholic" when they clearly know nothing about Catholic schools.[/quote]

Perhaps I should clarify that no religious schools would be okay for us. You are your child's first teacher, education and learning does not take place in a corporate structure. It takes place at home.  [/quote]

You do you.  We like having the reinforcement of religion in the classroom. It actually expands their education beyond a public school experience where religion can never be discussed.  Those kids are missing out and getting the type of education that might make THEM think in a linear way.  My kids learned about all religions, not just Catholicism.  Sadly not allowed in public schools.
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Religion can be discussed in public school.  One religion can’t be forced or supported over all others.[/quote]

Name a course in public school that spends the entire time discussing religion, ethics, social justice, or theology.  I am not talking about one course in HS, but an ongoing class that occurs every single day.  Public schools are missing this very important element of an hour a day to decompress and think about things that really matter.  I love that my daughter will have this hour a day for the rest of her education through high school.[/quote]

Why do ES students need an entire course that focuses solely on those things? If done right those topics are covered across the curriculum in subjects like Social Studies/ History/ English/ Counseling lessons. Then they are placed in context of actual real world or situations of characters that then allows kids to think about them.  Then once kids have a foundation they can do a deeper exploration in HS /College / beyond in something ideas/topics.[/quote]

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