If the classes were equally good, it would not be divisive. There's nothing stopping the kids from socializing together after Mass or in other activities, and discussing the Faith at the same level - if they were actually getting it at the same level. They probably aren't. Parish catechesis has been dreadful for decades. Homeschool catec…
If the classes were equally good, it would not be divisive. There's nothing stopping the kids from socializing together after Mass or in other activities, and discussing the Faith at the same level - if they were actually getting it at the same level. They probably aren't. Parish catechesis has been dreadful for decades. Homeschool catechesis is typically substantially better. There's a reason priests are coming from homeschool families at a disproportionate rate.
There isn't an advantage for an adult to go through a bad or mediocre class teaching things he already knows just because there are other people around when he does it. It isn't an advantage for the other students either, because they learn by getting taught at their level, not by osmosis. We recognize this, and don't put college students in remedial English for fellowship's sake. There isn't an advantage for kids either.
If the classes were equally good, it would not be divisive. There's nothing stopping the kids from socializing together after Mass or in other activities, and discussing the Faith at the same level - if they were actually getting it at the same level. They probably aren't. Parish catechesis has been dreadful for decades. Homeschool catechesis is typically substantially better. There's a reason priests are coming from homeschool families at a disproportionate rate.
There isn't an advantage for an adult to go through a bad or mediocre class teaching things he already knows just because there are other people around when he does it. It isn't an advantage for the other students either, because they learn by getting taught at their level, not by osmosis. We recognize this, and don't put college students in remedial English for fellowship's sake. There isn't an advantage for kids either.