Abstract
Covid-19 has changed life as we know it, casing us to improvise and question essentials. Why should education be any different? In a scramble last year most educators and students alike found themselves moving from the traditional in-class format to a online learning space in the spring 2020. Uncertainty persisted through the summer and into the fall of 2020 with many questions remaining as to how classrooms would look in 2021. Some schools choosing to remain online while others are planning for an in-person hybrid model; in the hybrid model the students would be split in half and alternate the days they were physical and online. This forced the hands of certain parents who wanted an in-person education for their child but the public school in their district choose to remain online. Therefore, an influx of new students came to Catholic schools willing to spend the money for in-person classes. Which begs the question, is this form of education worth the price tag? The age-old question that is the educational equivalent of Coke or Pepsi; what type of school should I send my child, Catholic or Public? Is the religious education taught at this school worth the price of admission and will my son or daughter be more successful learning about faith-based curriculum? Or is it just an affordable prep-school with an interesting twist? The short answer is no, many studies show that the academic performance is remarkability similar. Perhaps the advantage of Catholic Education is not just academic.
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Religious Commonalities and Differences
KEYWORDS
Catholic, Education, Public
