Why we’re losing faith in state education [IrishExaminer]
- Published: 30 April 2011
TWO years ago, a friend of mine moved house. She and her husband are living in south-east London. Their son was three years of age, and another son was on the way.
They wanted to buy within reach of a Catholic school. Research, through friends, led them to conclude that Catholic schools were best. Neither my friend nor her husband are religious. They don’t attend mass regularly. Their choice was a belief that Catholic schools were better than state schools.
Catholic schools in England represent an elite form of education. It’s different in this country, because the Catholic Church has a near-monopoly on primary education. The Church controls 92% of Ireland’s 3,200 primary schools.
That will change over the coming years, but the danger is that a two-tiered system will emerge, with Catholic schools representing the upper tier. It’s difficult to believe that Jesus Christ would have approved of such a societal shift.
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