funny you say that. I got the paddle for the first time in the second semester of fourth grade for fighting. Two weeks after I moved to public school.
LOL. I went to Catholic school as well. At the time, it was the only decent (from an educational standpoint) private school where I lived. But yeah...that will wear you down. Theology class, chapel, etc. I agree 100% with whatever poster above said it opened their eyes to the hypocrisy of that particular organized religion.
I guess you could say the same about me that in a very nascent way it led to my atheism. I remember I had an issue with one of the things being taught in religion class because it didn't seem to jive with the other stuff and my teacher told me that it was healthy to actively question these things and my faith as if the answer comes back on the side of what is being taught, my faith would be substantially stronger. She then went on and told me that it is a good idea to test long held beliefs and knowledge no matter the subject or authority as it is a bad idea to take things for granted.
This teacher was when I was in 2nd grade
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I honestly didn't get worn down at all. It wasn't all nuns and hand slapping at my school.
I didn't get worn down either. We were actually educated (not indoctrinated) in our theology classes which was refreshing. Also it was high school so we had plenty of questions and criticisms which were all welcomed. Come to think of it, all of my high school friends (raised catholic) i still keep in touch with are atheists.
Thank you for the very well thought out and thorough response. :\
Mine wasn't that bad either. There was no physical punishment at all. It was a mix of a few old school nuns and priests with some very open minded progressive teachers. The teachers that were too open minded were often let go. A couple of these were among the best teachers I've ever had. This coupled with the aspect of having to take Theology every day and then attend mass every Friday caused some resentment by the time I graduated.
They let 2nd graders teach at your school? That's just ridiculous. No wonder you are so confused.
No prob, Bob!
fixed thanks
wheres the poll?
public hands down. private school = no social skills, sense of en lement and 26.2 stickers on their vehicles.
bull . by far the biggest bunch of en led pricks I've ever know were the rich kids from the public school. not even close.wheres the poll?
public hands down. private school = no social skills, sense of en lement and 26.2 stickers on their vehicles.
private all the way...........................its the best education money can buy u.....................................
i call BS on your BS
Rich kids are usually en led pricks to start.
More rich kids than not at private schools.
Most people I meet who went to private school tend to be socially awkward and inept. Not always the case but definitely more prevalent compared to those growing up in public school.
Dude, I saw School Ties. I call BS.
wheres the poll?
public hands down. private school = no social skills, sense of en lement and 26.2 stickers on their vehicles.
This pretty much sums it up
My parents sent me to private school when we lived in Alabama, but otherwise I went to public schools.
In the unfortunate situation where I find myself with kid(s), they are absolutely going to public school. Kids need to be around other children from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds, races, religions, and so on. If you as a parent stay on them, pay attention to their friends and stress good grades, they will have every bit as good of a chance as their snooty private school counterparts of educational excellence. They'll also be way ahead in terms of social skills and hold a more realistic worldview.
Jmo
My first reaction to this thread was why waste money on private school. But honestly Id cringe if I knew my child was exposed and part of alot of the things I was in public school, so Id probably dish out the money on private school too tbh.
Never had a problem with public education tbh. Allows saving more for college, etc.
I can imagine there are places where the public schools are bad, but I've never seen one that was so bad it would be worth s ing out that much extra in tuition just to avoid it.
And holy but who would send their poor children to Catholic school? Indoctrination anyone? Want your daughter to be a ? Sure i'm generalizing, but that doesn't change the fact that I got my sucked for the first time by a catholic school girl when I was 14 (and she was 13).
Oh, and...
When I went back to school, I met kids who were from private and public schools. yeah, the private school kids were a bit more shy but they were light years ahead of the public school kids, educationally. I remember one girl who said she was in all these honors classes while in her public high school but she was dumber than a bag of dog testicles. The private school kids eventually came out of their s but damn, those public school kids were a lost cause. Hopefully their social skills pay the bills.
u do know there are elite public schools right? that gets as much funding as the top private schools but too bad the govt cant achieve this sort of level with the rest of the public system schools...
Sad but true.
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