Its not a huge deal to most of you, but this was big for me. I'm near Pittsburgh, PA where our governor has destroyed businesses. He and his sidekick, Rachel Levine?, made sure that everyone would "stay calm, stay, healthy, and stay safe" by keeping everyone locked down. I teach in a Catholic school where we we in person all year. Because the public schools were mostly online or hybrid, parents got sick of it and brought their kids to us. This is how bad it has been. Well, like most of you, I gave it the two weeks to flatten the curve AND THEN ANOTHER YEAR! I'm fed up. Yesterday I shopped entirely with no mask at Aldi. It was huge for me. I dont believe they work, but I havent had the nerve to try it. There were two women who got in line after me with only a few items while I had a cart full. I offered them to go ahead. They were both friendly and smiled and thanked. There was not one look or comment from them or anyone else including employees. I realized that something I have been seeing here is true. We have to lead. I'm betting most of them don't agree either but are hesitant to take that step. There are so many more of us!!! Today the permit to carry line in our area is unbelievably long. They have underestimated us.
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Any advice on finding a good Catholic school?
Are you in Pittsburgh?
I wish! I wish I could find a Catholic anon who is a teacher!
l'm close to Olympia, WA
If you homeschool......
Thank you but they're all run by lefty Catholics who toe the Progressive line.
Wow! Youre on the other end! Glad to make your acquaintance! Ive been teaching in this wonderful school for almost 30 years. Ive seen a lot. Much to do has been made over the years about Middle States Accreditation. I can tell you it doesnt mean that much. It means that the school is trying to do what they say theyre trying to do. Ive not known a school to fail. It doesnt mean the school is academically superior.
I would make an appointment to visit and possibly observe a class. See what kind of vibe you get...does there seem to be a true love of teaching? Do the kids seem happy? Is it orderly and clean?
See if you can talk with any parents. We have parentd who will reach out to new or inquiring families. See if you get a Christian vibe and maybe a sense of unity...like a family. We have struggled a few times with enrollment, but because we have a family feel and strong sense of community people seem generally happy to be there.
Ask for data on Iowa testing or terra nova testing to see how the school performs academically overall. Generally our students would perform slightly above average at the lower grade levels to typically 2 to 3 grade levels ahead by 8th grade.
I'm not sure about out your way, but please make sure they arent following common core...the dumbing down of America.
Let me know if I can be of any help!!
This is all fantastic! I wouldn't have known to ask about any of that. Thank you for taking the time to explain.
My pleasure!!