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Subject: Re: Interesting question Author: Kevin [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 03:07:53 08/11/01 Sat In reply to: JeffF 's message, "Interesting question" on 07:03:37 08/09/01 Thu Ultrareligious parents who feel the public schools don't reflect their values are free to send their kids to private schools [. . .] Of course, I know you know this, but I can't let your post go by without saying it. You say they are free to send their kids to these schools, but don't forget that these schools are not free. They can be quite expensive, especially compared to public schools. I went to a Catholic school and a few of my neighbors wanted their children to go there but couldn't afford it. (Though, looking back, one of them did have a rather nice sports car.) Several of the kids I did go ot school with had siblings in the public school because their family couldn't afford to send all their kids there. Like I said, I know you know this, but I just wanted to remind you that not everyone who has strong religious beliefs is middle class or higher. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> Subject: In a way, I'm surprised Author: JeffF [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:10:13 08/12/01 Sun Holy Trinity, which was the private Catholic school in the town I grew up gave out a number of scholarships(lower or in some cases free admission) to people who could not afford the cost. I know that the Charles Smith school in Maryland which is the main Jewish day school gives out a lot of lower and free admission, because the main goal is to attract students,who, presumably will be taught values that the school holds with the goal that they will keep them for life. If it was limited to just people who could afford total tuition, I agree it would be high, but the tristate Jewish community(Northern Virginia, Southern MD,and DC) holds a lot of annual fundraising drives specifically to raise money to make sure that kids who can't afford to go to the day school can have their admissions paid for. Maybe, I'm naive, but I had just assumed that most religious communities did something like this to cover the costs for kids who couldn't afford to go there. "Like I said, I know you know this, but I just wanted to remind you that not everyone who has strong religious beliefs is middle class or higher." Yes, I don't know this for sure, but I would think if anything it would be more likely to be the other way around and a higher percentage of poor people would consider themself to be religious than rich people. I could be wrong. That was just a guess off the top of my head.

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: In a way, I'm surprised Author: Kevin [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 00:30:53 08/13/01 Mon I've never heard of Catholic (grade) schools giving out scholarships, but in no way should that be taken to mean they don't; the schools I went to might have, but being a child I might not have known, and I've had little involvement with Catholic schools since the 8th grade (not having any kids, younger siblings nor even nieces or nephews). The school I went to for grades one through three, before black people commited the most horrendous crime against my father (move into the neighborhood) may very well have done so. This is a very good community, and as an adult, I went back there even though I didn't live very close. I wouldn't be surprised if they did/do give out scholarships. I would think if anything it would be more likely to be the other way around and a higher percentage of poor people would consider themself to be religious than rich people. You've probably heard the saying by Christ that it's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God. But the people in the upper-middle class neighborhood where my father and his property vaules felt safe still went to church since that's all they had to do to consider themselves relgious. :-)