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[quote=Anonymous]As a non-Catholic I find all this talk about the Catholic mafia disgusting.  I have had grandchildren is all three types of schools: public, independent BIG 3 non-Catholic and Catholic 
(parish elementary and high school). I have met lovely supportive parents in all three environments.  What I liked about the parish elementary school and the parents I met there is the emphasis on the whole child. The BIG 3 school really focussed on academics and was a pressure cooker, which was a good fit for my very motivated, brainy grandson. He came out with a truly amazing education - equivalent to what I had a a good university. They taught him to write and to use critical thinking skills and he got into a top college. He had less money than his peers, but was well liked and accepted.

The grandkids who went to Catholic elementary and high schools were treated as "whole people."  Their spiritual and social growth was viewed as as important as their grades. In one of the well known Catholic High Schools they received a well rounded excellent education, which prepared them well for college.  There was an emphasis on athletics including sportsmanship and I never observed bad behavior from parents during games.  This worked well for my smart and athletic grandchildren.  We were welcomed by the Catholic community, and made good friends.

In public school my grandkids were exposed to a very diverse group of kids from all over the world. This diversity made it a rich learning environment. Some years they had absolutely wonderful teachers and some years the teaching was mediocre. There was too much standardized testing in my opinion and the classes were  large, but my self motivated mature grandson is doing just fine. Don't know what high school will like for him yet. My grandson with special needs 
(GT/LD) is in an excellent program that fits him well.

I truly do not understand the animosity toward Catholic education on DCUM. It is not consistent with our experience at all!  The mantra of this board is to find a school that is a good fit for your particular child. I would recommend including Catholic schools in your search.[/quote]

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