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In reply to the discussion: This will offend some people, and for any offence I apologize. [View all]ProfessorGAC
(71,482 posts)Also, 12 years of catholic school here. Plus, all but one college was affiliated with the catholic faith.
I never felt (at least in the years where kids start thinking for themselves) religion was pushed hard, nor did it intrude in other subject matters.
We first learned about evolution in 4th grade!
Sure, the Crusades were taught as some big heroic adventure, but kids in public schools were hearing that same stuff. Yes, the slaughter of indigenous Americans was ignored, but it was pretty much everywhere in the mid 60s.
I had friends at the big junior high on our side of town, and they were doing math in 8th grade, we dud in early 7th.
Rigorous academic approach that created people who think independently. But, I think they thought it was their job.
After all, this was during & shortly after the reforms of John 23. The Opus Dei silliness was a reactionary response to those reforms but didn't achieve clout until long after people like me were out of school.
I honestly don't know what it's like in catholic schools now days.
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