My church is one of the last that houses a Catholic school in the region. I would love for my daughter to go there over public school, but considering the price of tuition PLUS the cost of school taxes, it’s unreasonable for us to consider it.
This is the exact scenario that needs addressed. I shouldn’t have to pay for services I’m not going to use.
Trump’s plan will help but it’s also possible to homeschool faith. We should look to all options the Lord furnishes.
How much is tuition at the Catholic school and how much would you expect the government to provide towards that?
My neighbors and I discussed the education issue recently, albeit for just a few minutes. All of our children are now grown, and some have children of their own. These ladies and I range in age from 55-75. They had mostly sent their children exclusively to public schools, and two besides myself were educated in Catholic schools. One of the women was absolutely stunned when she learned, I suppose for the first time, that I paid taxes, and still do, for all those children not my own to get a free public education. She somehow thought that people who sent their kids to private school didn’t have to scrape money together to send their kids to a better school.
It was also surprising to most of them that the Catholic schools I attended and my children attended didn’t have every fancy gadget, no air conditioning, and sometimes, not even proper latches on the bathroom stall doors. However, they did have many, many involved parents. I think that’s one of the biggest differences between public and private schools. It is essential for children to have at least one parent who is engaged and committed to their educational success. We had to give up many other things in order to send our children to private school, but we willingly did those things. My children had second hand clothes for the most part, and we had only one car. We cooked almost every meal ourselves, with few exceptions. We rarely went out to the movies (still don’t), and took advantage of the public library.
I know that not everyone can manage as we did, so I hope that school vouchers will soon be offered in your area. There is a definite need for them.