Yes this is anecdotal, but I have noticed that children who are homeschooled look forward to going to church to meet with and socialize with friends and ( as they grow older) listening to the sermons, actively participating in Sunday School class, and taking on leadership positions. The children who are institutionalized for their schooling look at going to church as just another tedious **school** experience. ( Brick and mortar church buildings, sitting still, more talks ( sermons), etc.)
Also....It has been my observation that the children who attend government school feel pulled in two directions. It's like they are the cart and the parents are one set of oxen pulling in one direction and the godless school environment is pulling in another.
The statistics show that 95% of homeschoolers ( in complete contrast to government schooled children) remain active in their faith. Maybe it is because they don't feel pulled apart.
Yes, starting in 1957. Things were a little different then.
Having said that, I was sick of the church drill before then.
And of course you can supply an unbiased/ legitimate source for this claim.
That was me, exactly. CCD wasn't important, because my grades didn't matter to colleges.
I was impressed by the witness of the few remaining sisters, but the catechesis had been watered down by the early 70s.
By the time I graduated HS, I was thoroughly confused, simultaneously holding Jesus and Mick Jagger as heroes. I spent my 20s trying (successfully) to figure out what had happened in the preceding 20. This was a grace.
Sadly, many people.never figure it.out, or even worse, don't know that something was done to their heads. That's the worst legacy of compulsory schooling.
When I mentioned to a peer, post graduation, that I was troubled by the contradictions of school, she responded, "you thought too much." Yup, that's what she said. I was dumbfounded.
Please let me know the source of this statistic