Private catholic school
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I am a catholic, was raised catholic, lost my way with God for a long time. I went to a public school through 6th grade and then went to a catholic school from 7-10th grade. At the time and for a long time after, I hated it, and in part it did spark the very beginning of me eventually turning away from God. I will say that I was a kid with a troubled home life who always asked questions (because I wanted to understand) and being told over and over by my religion teachers “because that’s how it is” didn’t do it for me and made me lack trust and faith. Mine was also a college prep school and was not through my parish. It was not heavily religion focused in my opinion and it seemed more about recruiting inner city kids for football and basketball. I absolutely hated my experience there. HOWEVER looking back now, I would not be who I am today without that school, would not have the knowledge that I do about the Bible, and I am far better off than a lot of public school kids in my area. And the ONLY teacher that put a lasting impression on me was my 10th grade religion teacher who knew I was struggling and who gave me a tiny wooden cross and I have held onto it to this day. He still checks in (he knows my mom) every now and again and I look forward to telling him how far I’ve come (he was not someone that said “just because” but by then I didn’t bother even asking. If I did he probably would have really helped me). So my dragged out point is that if it’s focused on truly educating children on catholic morals and practices and you trust your parish I think it could turn out really well. Get a feel for the teachers, look into what their main focus is. If mine had been truly what it was “supposed to have been” or if every teacher was like my one religion teacher, I can only imagine all the benefits I could have gotten from it. I will forever cherish the role that school played in who I have become even if I fought it tooth and nail at the time. The school was Christian Brothers Academy if anyone is wondering.
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So basically long story short I went to a catholic school (Christian Brothers Academy). Hated it with all my heart and fought tooth and nail to convince my family to let me leave. Had one teacher (religion teacher) who was amazing. But I look back now and going to that school played a massive role in who I have become and I wouldn’t trade that for the world. If I had more teachers like my one religion teacher and if the school was more focused on catholic principles and morals instead of recruiting inner city kids for football and basketball I can’t imagine the additional benefits it would have had on me. So basically if you trust your parish, and get to know the teachers I say it could be a really good thing. I am better off than many of the kids who went to public school in my area. No drugs, no violence, no transgender brain washing propaganda. And if mine was the “bad” experience and I still benefited from it then I can only imagine a good one
Club Candace
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