Why do you think their our Catholic schools? It is important to that religion and as a part of it's faith to have faith based education. I'm guessing most religions are the same way. Restricting faith based education is restricting a part of the religion.

 

The #1 reason there are Catholic schools is $$$.

 

Along those same lines....I went to a Catholic school my entire life. I'm very confident saying I'd have the same Catholic faith and conviction in my religion had I went to a public school.

 

Also, you're getting the United States and Germany confused it seems. The U.S. isn't restricting faith-based education. In order to be granted asylum for religious reasons the home country has to be restricting an individuals ability to practice their faith. Are Christians persecuted for practicing their faith in Germany? The answer is no, therefore the asylum was bogus, and if they want to be in this country, they need to go through the proper immigration channels to do so. Simple as that.

The #1 reason there are Catholic schools is $$$.

 

Can you explain that one to me?

Can you explain that one to me?

 

What keeps parish's running? Money.

 

The Catholic school tuition's are insane, and only rising. It's a steady, relatively large stream of funds for the parish.

What keeps parish's running? Money.

 

The Catholic school tuition's are insane, and only rising. It's a steady, relatively large stream of funds for the parish.

 

Parish schools are closing all over the place. High tuition isn't a boon; it's a burden.

 

The high schools and universities might make money, but the parish schools do not. And they certainly don't exist because of the huge dollars to be made on them. They exist because starting with the Irish moving to the U.S. in the 1840s, Catholics believed there was no place for them in the largely Protestant-focused American public school systems.

 

What keeps parish's running? Money.

 

The Catholic school tuition's are insane, and only rising. It's a steady, relatively large stream of funds for the parish.

 

Trust me...the schools do not support the parishes.

 

High schools don't make money on tuition. They draw upon endowments and investments to make up the gap between what they collect in tuition and expenses.

Parish schools are closing all over the place. High tuition isn't a boon; it's a burden.

 

The high schools and universities might make money, but the parish schools do not. And they certainly don't exist because of the huge dollars to be made on them. They exist because starting with the Irish moving to the U.S. in the 1840s, Catholics believed there was no place for them in the largely Protestant-focused American public school systems.

 

I would even garner a bet that running all the Catholic schools is much more of a "hassle" than it is any type of boon for the church as a whole, and that if they all closed tomorrow it wouldn't hurt the pocketbooks of the Catholic church one bit.

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I have known several home schooled children. Most are well educated and socially well adjusted. A few should have gone onto public school, as the problem was that their parents were not capable of providing for an educational experience.

 

The reason for homeschooling should not be of any one's concern. If parents want to home school their children, that should be their decision. The way the public schools are headed I can understand why more would want to homeschool, from common core to a lack of disciple, to political correctness, such as suspending a 10 year old for making his hand in a gun, to the teaching of all sorts of beliefs not in line with family values.

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I'd never home school my kid for this reason. You can't teach them how to interact with people, with no interaction.

 

My son played on several sports teams and was in Boy Scouts with a home schooled boy. The boy also participated in various after school organizations. I always figured that was the parents way of making sure his social skills held up.

I have known several home schooled children. Most are well educated and socially well adjusted. A few should have gone onto public school, as the problem was that their parents were not capable of providing for an educational experience.

 

The reason for homeschooling should not be of any one's concern. If parents want to home school their children, that should be their decision. The way the public schools are headed I can understand why more would want to homeschool, from common core to a lack of disciple, to political correctness, such as suspending a 10 year old for making his hand in a gun, to the teaching of all sorts of beliefs not in line with family values.

 

Freudian slip?