The bad news is that many families cannot afford it without having two working parents which then means daycare costs if there are younger siblings. Add this up over time and multiply it by the number of children you have and it quickly becomes a staggering number. Managing demanding parents takes the principal away from the job of running the school.Īccording to the National Catholic Education Association, average elementary school tuition is $4,841 per child and high school is $11,239. Parents can forget that teachers and principals are professionals. Sometimes parents believe that since they are paying tuition or they donate generously, their child should receive special attention or maybe a behavior issue should be overlooked. Also, the smaller class and school size can help foster a more tight-knit community. Teachers can tailor their lessons to their class more effectively and offer more one-on-one support. Since Catholic schools are often smaller than their public counterparts, there is often a better student-to-teacher ratio. It sends a message to students that education is important when parents take time to help out at the school whether it’s in the classroom or school events. Private schools also have less financial resources so they rely on parents to help out. Most parents sacrifice to pay tuition and want to get their money’s worth. Studies have found a link between invested parents and successful students. Now as a parent, I have become friends with other parents trying to raise good Catholic kids and we support each other. Growing up in Catholic school meant praying with my friends was normal. When a friend died in a car accident, her funeral was held at our school. When my Snow Bowl team in high school was about to compete, we prayed to Mary, Queen of Victory. If I ever slept over at a friend’s house on Saturday night, I knew to pack my church clothes because the next morning, we’d be going to Mass. They write the petitions, and they get the experience of worshipping in community with their friends, which leads us to the fourth good thing … Weekly school Mass, however, is more than just attending Mass. While I often heard on Sunday morning “Why do I have to go to church when I just went on Friday?” from my children, it was an argument I was happy to have, because it gave me the opportunity to discuss the Sunday obligation and the importance of prioritizing our Creator. Morality and virtue are woven into social studies so children don’t just learn that slavery is bad, but also that-as Catholic Christians-we believe in the inherent value of all people because they are children of God. In Catholic schools, teachers are free to teach that life begins at conception, and abortion is wrong. I wanted them in an environment where faith is interwoven throughout the subjects-including, and most especially, science. I wanted my children to understand that God is not just something we do on Sunday. This was one of my arguments when I laid down the “my children will attend Catholic school” ultimatum prior to getting married. Public schools teach our society’s cultural values. Being a devoted Catholic family, actively pursuing the Faith and passing it along to our children is weirdly considered counter-cultural. Issues that used to be clear are blurry and secular society is preaching a version of truth that is decidedly not true from a Catholic perspective. Your children will be educated in an environment that does not negate what you are teaching them at home. I’m a big fan of Catholic education, but when choosing the best school for our children all things must be considered. Based on my own experience and advice I’ve received from other parents, here are some good and some not so good things about giving your children an education through Catholic schools.ġ. SS.My children are the fourth generation in our family to attend Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.Helping Each Other- Pandemic Assistance.The Connection-Guide to all Parish Ministries.
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