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Not judging you at all, but I can't help but chuckle at the irony that you pay a premium to educate your child at the Christian organization that worships a god
by digler999 10y ago
Not judging you at all, but I can't help but chuckle at the irony that you pay a premium to educate your child at the Christian organization that worships a god who championed the value of the poor.
- bpodgursky 10y ago> Not judging you at all You probably should have stopped your comment there, then.
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- digler999 10y agoWhy ? Is exposing an organization's hypocrisy judgemental?
- Spooky23 10y agoI don't pay them a premium, I pay them a very fair rate to provide an amazing service in addition to paying my taxes. Unfortunately, there's a lot of inequity. Most suburban districts get 30% more state funding to do things like build olympic swimming pools and buy iPads. The local taxpayers in urban districts like the one I live in get glorified daycare with classes of 30-35 kindergarteners, and we get to fund a parallel charter school system that enriches the bondholders who built the schools. I'm not the governor, don't serve in the legislature and have limited ability to influence our school board, whose hands are largely tied. My options are: go private, move, or have my child get an inferior education. I have the good fortune to make the choice that I made. If that makes me a poor christian, so be it.
- digler999 10y ago>If that makes me a poor christian, so be it Not at all what I meant. I might do the same in your situation. My comment was merely to point out how backward the situation is. That the intent of religion to unify people regardless of economic status is defied when their educational service requires wealth. And one of the reasons it's a premium service may (arguably) be due to economic exclusion. I don't blame you one bit for providing your child the best education you can.
- serge2k 10y agoCatholic schools are often cheaper options than other private schools. No need to act condescending. My parents were considering it because the school I was supposed to go to was a good 40 minute walk and they didn't provide a bus because we were still within the limit. Wound up with a city bus pass instead.
- digler999 10y agoIt's not condescending to point out hypocrisy. Why don't you encourage them to do the Christian thing and open their doors to all economic classes, just like Jesus did. No need to act enabling.
- JauntTrooper 10y agoCatholic elementary schools cost on average ~30% of the price of secular elementary schools. They are often one of the only affordable ways to give your child a good education in neighborhoods where the state fails to provide a minimum acceptable public option.