Catholic School or Regular School? Which do you prefer?

Well I am all for religion and all that goes with it and in some cases catholic schools can be good for our kids. But I'm not sure if it would be a good idea for mine if I had them. Reason being I went to a regular school and wouldn't know what a Catholic school would entail, maybe I could become more familiar with it as times goes on but it would have to be something that was explained to me more before I look into it. That way I know what to expect and what my child has to go through as well. I bet you know more on the subject than me and will make a decision based upon that too, but whatever you choose it will benefit your son in the best way possible.

if you want to inculcate good moral behavior into your child then the catholic school is where to send your child to. apart from that good quality education can be obtained in the catholic schools. although there are some extra curricular activities that can be obtained in the public schools but i still prefare the catholic schools.

By regular, do you mean, public schools? Run by the government? You would need to weigh the pros and cons. Being a product of a Catholic school, I might as well share to you some common scenario that might help you decide. 1. Catholic schools are often private schools so be prepared to pay high tuition fees. 2. Nuns and priests are strict disciplinarians. During our time, we were not allowed to wear jewelries, bring cellphones, have colored hair, colored ribbons, colored wristwatch straps....anything colorful was a violation. No make up. No color or prints on our socks. Just imagine a world where only black, white, and blue is permitted. 3. Students must adhere to religious activities. Usually, students from other sects stayed in one corner, doing nothing but listening and paying respects. They are still forced to attend but may not participate actively. 4. You have to buy everything. From the books down to the notebooks. 5. They have excellent background on English, sometimes Arts, Drama, and Music. But is somewhat poor in Science, Math, Sports and Gardening? Well it depends on the school actually. 6. Competition is strong, especially economically. Well, that was my experience.

I prefer to send kids to public school becasue in catholic school i believe those kids grow up with not knowing anything else but being in a private school and not seeing how life really is on the outside. I think that growing up in public schools you really see how the outside life really is and you see different groups of people and how they live there life. Growing up in public schools there were groups of latins, then you had your church people and then the preps and the jobs and so on and thats how i grew up and i saw fights and i did all that but in life i think you need that to be a strong person and live life and of course nothing bad ever happened till high school so dont worry about him in elementary school but i hope he grows up to be a strong person in life.

I was schooled in Christian schools, but I don't think there is much difference between regular school and a Catholic one. Of course, a Catholic school will require some observance of some Catholic rituals like prayer and Mass as well as Christian traditions like Christmas, New Year and feast days of saints. Also a school will also have an additional features like chapel. In terms of subjects, there is a compulsory religious subjects on eery year. Other than that, there is no big difference between the two. It depends really on the parent, some parent choose Catholic school because it also teaches religion as well as additional character and spiritual formation. But if a child or family isn't really into religion, regular school is fine.

You should go visit those schools with your son and see how he reacts. It's not about catholic or regular but about the atmosphere. Does your son feel well there. How are the teachers, what kind of people/kids are there.

I think it's the quality of education that matters. Not all "regular" schools have good curricula or they don't have good teachers. I finished all my education in a State University. My son is attending a Catholic school now. I don't see that much a difference. What's good though about the Catholic school is they incorporate religion in their classes. I'm Catholic and I like that my son is learning religion at an early age. It complements what we teach. We don't have that in State Universities.

I graduate from a regular school so i think it is much better in regular school.My classmate in college that came from in catholic school when she was in highschool said that its so strict in catholic school than the regular school. But it still up to you if you will choose catholic or regular school..Happy Mylotting..

asking me , i rather go regular school but nowadays I prefer that you should enroll your son to catholic school. I bet this is more sufficient .