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Picking schools for my son in 2008-application has to be in be the 11th Jan.(me a catholic)

There is a very good school at the end of my street (leauge tables are excellent) it's not a catholic school though. that is 1st choice.

2nd is the school that my daughter has attended since being 3-a very good catholic school but a bit of a journey to get there. My OH is not a catholic, even though our son is.again very good results.

3rd another Catholic School-nearer than the one previous but don't know much about it.

OH feels he don't want to make another how many years over to the 2nd choice like he has done with his step-daughter.

I feel torn between my faith, OH and his milage-I can't drive btw.

Do you think it's worth me contact my local church to see if laddo can still do his holy communion cos I know at the church of england school it won't happen.

sorry to go on but I feel the clock is ticking on such an important decision.

thanks

catherine
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Aw I'm sorry hon.

I'm not religious so I can't really give you a balanced answer.

I'd go with the school that you feel would best suit your boy regardless of what faith it is and distance.

There's no easy answer to this though.

I wish you luck and am sure you'll make the right decision xx

youve gota go with what your happy with and whats best for your son babes

sorry im no help llol

luv n hugs
stray
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Catherine

I am also a catholic, we did not have a catholic school in our town and no way of getting to one, so our school had an agreement with the church that we attended religious class 2 mornings a week at the church. Wondered if your church offered the same thing, this was a long time ago though

Jan x

The quality of the teaching, surely, should be of paramount importance. The religious side is secondary.

hello xx, when i did attend school it was a c of e school, any catholic children were still taken to the hurch for holy communion, i know cause i sneaked with them one day for the wine naughty, woops the point was do they still do this in c of e schools do you know

Good education is something every child has a right to benefit from. However, religion is a choice that ought to be made later in life once education has provided the various arguments.

yes errol the ethos of the teaching is not my problem-they are all good schools.they all teach to the curriculum.
but in catholic schools they are preapared for their 1st holy communion in the C of E school that will not happen.so I'm torn.
c
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well puss lol you naughty girl
if my son can still participate in his holy communion I will be ok
c
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Errol

I agree that education is very important but to some peeps so is religion, it is a big part of our lives

Jan x

DONT GET ME WRONG BUT WHAT HAS BEING A catholic, got to do with his education

his education must come 1st

Jan that is not what I said. I truly believe that at a young age the education takes greater precedence over indoctrination. In theory, the right education will equip the young person with the tools to then make an informed decision of their own about whichever religion, if any, they wish to follow.

thanks Mac and Awdrey-think I will talk to the 1st school to see if they can help-otherwise it's off to see Father Walsh and to see if he can help.(he's the priest local to the non catholic school) who happend to baptise the lad anyway.
thanks
catherine
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well said Errol

Hoff i'm surprised at you
c
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why is that

Catherine ... I may have this wrong but when I was a kid and if this is still the case, as long as you and your family are practising Catholics and attend the local church every week , the priest will arrange his lessons and finally his communion into the church.
Kim xxx

ok thanks everyone it has all become clearer I know what I have to do.

I'm doing this so that the lad is not brainwashed into the catholic view-but that to me it's about humanity and all that is good, how you view people and have hope-and forgiveness and understanding-this is mostly what I believe anyway. As long as he understand that regardless of his age he can follow whatever religion he wants. I just wish to give him a basis a foundation on which to start his life.

thanks

catherine
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In which case, pick the school with the good academic record regardless of its religious background etc - I hope you make a decision that will benefit the child and I am sure you will.