Catholics Are Tops!

[fuji]

Catholic schools merely throw out their problem students and they have to go to the public sysem

Non Catholics can send their kids to Catholic schools, but they will have to wear a uniform and behave well. No gangster jeans.

 

[FAST]

Non Catholics can send their kids to Catholic schools, but they will have to wear a uniform and behave well. No gangster jeans.

And the end product of Catholic schools, reflects higher standards.

FAST

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I went to Catholic high school mainly because the public high schools in my area looked like training grounds for future members of the hell's angels. The entrances were filled with hoods smoking cigarettes and wearing torn jeans.
I found the whole scene kind of intimidating and was concerned that due to my non coolness I'd get punched out every day.

I did manage to get punched out once at my catholic high school at the hands of the high school's starting football quarterback; but then again he had 4 inches and 40 pounds on me.
But it was worth it because i got 3 or 4 hard punches into his dumb, stupid, clueless, meathead, Italian face before it was over. And at least he had the decency to wear a dress shirt, tie and jacket while we partook in our festivities.

 

[GPIDEAL]

Catholic schools merely throw out their problem students and they have to go to the public sysem

Where did you get that info?

Catholic boards accept public funding. They just can't throw out kids that are poor students. Perhaps private schools have more leeway.

 

[SkyRider]

Not sure if it is true anymore, but Portuguese and Italian kids would drop out of school at 16 to learn a trade and make $100,000 by age 23.

 

[wigglee]

,..."it helps their stats when they publish the grades of the students who completed the term"

So I guess you agree that the end result is better.

And just how does the Catholic school board "eliminate their problem students",...??

FAST

expell or just hassle them til they quit

 

[FAST]

expell or just hassle them til they quit

Hassling them to be responsible students, now that's just not right.

If they deserve to be expelled, then they get expelled, as the public system does also.

FAST

 

[basketcase]

Non Catholics can send their kids to Catholic schools, but they will have to wear a uniform and behave well. No gangster jeans.

Behave well? You haven't met many Catholic school kids. They are just the same as any other school. The two Catholic high schools closest to me have cop cars in front of them regularly.

And Catholic elementary schools are still allowed to turn away non-Catholics.

 

[basketcase]

The end result, but I guess if one is always praising teachers unions, then results wouldn't really matter.

FAST

As I asked before, based on what standards? What does 'the end result' mean? Marks? Number of kids who 'graduate' which only means the school gave them credits? There are no graduation exams so graduating just means getting 30 credits. Catholic kids can still graduate after being gifted 50% in easy course sjust like public schools or can earn high marksin challenging courses just like public schools.

And in case you missed it, the Catholic board is unionized too. Funny part is I'm the one being critical of teachers/schools and calling credits and graduation as inconsistent as the the individual teachers. the only benefit Catholic schools have is getting public funding and funding from the church.

 

[basketcase]

Where did you get that info?

Catholic boards accept public funding. They just can't throw out kids that are poor students. Perhaps private schools have more leeway.

Any school can push kids out, either by suspension/expulsion or by 'encouraging' the parents to move to another school. Happened quite often at my north end public high school.

Not to mention the girls who get knocked up and kicked out because condoms are a sin.

 

[basketcase]

Not sure if it is true anymore, but Portuguese and Italian kids would drop out of school at 16 to learn a trade and make $100,000 by age 23.

Or end up broken down from working 20 years of construction.