Reply to Nonreligious family sending child to religious school

Forum Index » Religion

Reply to "Nonreligious family sending child to religious school"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would a non-religious family - esp an atheist - send children to a religious school?[/quote]

Because it was all we could afford and the public elementary school was terrible.[/quote]

I think this is a problem.   Catholic schools are there to provide a Catholic education.  In the cases of the parochial schools, they are supported by the parish, and the parish is vested in seeing the children learn and grow and be part of the community.

And then you have non Catholics want to send their kids there only because "it's better than public school and cheap" with no intentions of becoming part of the community--and in many cases outright criticizing the Church, it's beliefs, and it's practices.  And you wonder why some aren't welcoming with open arms?

[/quote]

No one was criticizing the church or saying they have no right to teach Catholicism but ones we looked at were not welcoming or friendly, except one.  Why even offer a tour if you don't want some people?  The Catholic church schools sadly have a much better curriculum than the public so that was a huge factor for us.  I have not issue with my kids learning about religion as history/past but they don't need to believe it.  Some schools need outsiders in order to financially survive.[/quote]

Catholic schools do not educate better than public fact especially in Stem

Try again

Catholic schools teach religion period who would put their kid in a Catholic school right now especially girls ?

[/quote]

Catholic Schools Continue to Academically Outperform Public Schools
The most recent national reading and mathematics assessment results show Catholic schools continue to stand out.

https://www.ncea.org/NCEA/How_We_Serve/News/Press_Releases/Catholic_Schools_Continue_to_Academically_Outperform_Public_Schools.aspx?WebsiteKey=60819b28-9432-4c46-a76a-a2e20ac11cfd

Catholic school students performed better than public school students on the High School Placement Test (HSPT), according to the testing service results.

Catholic Students Outperform Public Students in Technology and Engineering

A study by the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that 8th grade Catholic school students fared better than public-school students when they were presented with real-world scenarios involving technology and engineering challenges.

Catholic students score an average of 45 points higher on the math portion of the SAT, 43 points higher on the reading portion of the SAT, and 53 points higher on the writing portion of the SAT, according to the 2016 College Board Report.

Catholic school students in 8th grade perform 12 points higher in math, 20 points higher in reading, 14 points higher in technology and literacy, and 17 points higher in history, geography, and civics when compared to 8th graders in public schools, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), better known as the Nation's Report Card.

Catholic school 12th-grade students score an average of 20 points higher in math and 26 points higher in reading, according to the report.

https://www.sjbsilverspring.org/about/academics/how-do-catholic-schools-compare/
[/quote][/quote]

Any stats on how other private schools do? Are some of them similar to or better than Catholic schools? [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics