pyrxtc said:
I just wanted to add my 2 cents in on this topic.
It has been MY experience that unless you are an average child, you will have a hard time fitting in. Please keep in mind that this is MY opinion based on MY experience as both a Catholic school student for 12 years and a Catholic school parent for 10 years.
It has been my experience that the teachers teach to the middle of the road children. So if you are an exceptionally bright child or a child that need a little extra help, you are out of luck. In all fairness to the teachers, the classes that my children have been in can have anywhere from 35 to 42 students with only 1 teacher.
My son left Catholic school this year as an 8th grader because he was just not getting what he needed. He had been in the school since he was 3 years old. He is a bright kid, but he is very disorganized and forgetful. We call him the absent minded professor. By the way, leaving the school was 100% his choice. He is now in a public school, in the honors program, and doing fantastic. He LOVES his school and the teachers appreciate his quirkiness. In Catholic school, he would forget to write down homework, forget to do it...etc. In 7th grade, I spoke with his teachers and asked if they would do the "initial the homework assignment", and they told me no, he needs to become more responsible.
Sorry this was so long and OT, but I just wanted to make the point that strict is not necessarily what all children need or an across the board answer to all school related problems.
