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re: Has anyone seen this list of Catholic school tuition in NOLA?
Posted on 8/6/15 at 8:53 am to SirWinston
Posted on 8/6/15 at 8:53 am to SirWinston
Christian Brothers isn't really exclusive and def not where any troubled kids would end up. LOL
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Posted on 8/6/15 at 8:54 am to saint amant steve
I am a product of St. Tammany schools (42 yo). I used to say the same things as saint among steve. I finally listened to my friends and co-workers and broke down and put my son at St. Paul. Now I wouldn't have it any other way.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 8:55 am to notiger1997
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notiger1997
You assholes are really going for broke with this, huh?
I will have you know that some of the most highly-educated and intelligent people I have ever met hail from Ascension Parish. They come from a variety of backgrounds and engage in a number of hobbies and personal activities.
However, none of them dipped, including myself, nor do they personify the stereotypical perception of Ascensionites which you hold dear.
I never made any claims that my alma mater was particularly exceptional, but it did provide enough of an education to grant me the opportunities I desired post-secondary education.
If you want to make snarky, uninformed remarks about a public high school then you go right ahead, Fella. However, I'm willing to be that myself, and a handful of fellow graduates, could contend with the best and brightest of your alma mater, or any high school in the state for that matter. None of us were handicapped by our public education, because we had families who cared about academic matters and each of us partook in as many scholastic opportunities as we could.
And what makes it so damn special was the fact that it was free.
I will leave you with a quote from Will Hunting which I believe is appropriate for most matters related to the argument of private versus public education. Yes, the quote refers to college, but I also think it is applicable to a high school education (just adjust the numbers to match private school tuition).
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Will: See, the sad thing about a guy like you is, in 50 years you're gonna start doin' some thinkin' on your own and you're going to come up with the fact that there are two certainties in life: one, don't do that, and two, you dropped 150 grand on a frickin' education you could have got for a dollar fifty in late charges at the public library.
Also...
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and thinks just because a high school is mostly white and has an average ACT score of 21 that its awesome
What in the flying frick does race makeup have to do with this matter?
Posted on 8/6/15 at 8:55 am to Neauxla
The present value of giving a child the education I received would cost $78,320.00 (not including the expected increases while they are in school)
So not looking forward to kids...
So not looking forward to kids...
Posted on 8/6/15 at 8:57 am to achenator
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I am a product of St. Tammany schools (42 yo). I used to say the same things as saint among steve. I finally listened to my friends and co-workers and broke down and put my son at St. Paul. Now I wouldn't have it any other way.
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achenator
ETA: Why would you do that? St. Tammany is probably the best public school district in the state.
This post was edited on 8/6/15 at 9:09 am
Posted on 8/6/15 at 8:58 am to Breesus
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Breesus
Oh, so now everyone's username has to be accurate somehow?
I liked the alliteration of the name.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 8:58 am to Neauxla
I see coat hangars and stairs in your future
Posted on 8/6/15 at 8:58 am to saint amant steve
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The majority of students I know who are in grad school either went to a public or magnet school. Then again, I don't think whether or not you had a public or private high school education will play much of a factor in your decision or ability to pursue a master's degree or a doctorate.
The only reason that you might believe that the majority of public school kids are accepting "blue collar" and lower-paying professions is due to the fact that there are simply more public school students in total and there are only a select number of professional positions available.
First off, grad school is not necessarily an indicator of success. My wife has her masters and I will make roughly three times as much as her this year. I went to public school and she went to one of the private schools on this list.
However, my kids will go to private school. There is no doubt that the intentions of students leaving private high schools in regards to college and career are aimed higher than that of public schools. Not saying a kid can't expect to go to an Ivy League school and become a doctor from a public school, but there are more of them in private schools. I'd rather my kid be around people where the thought of being a lawyer/engineer/doctor/etc. is no the minority, but the majority. Yeah, most won't make it to that level, but at least they are shooting for it. My pledge class in the fraternity was easily 75% pre-med or pre-law. Half of them were morons, but they were brought up in an environment where they thought they had a shot at doing that. I know smart people from public schools who never even think about leaving the dumb town they were raised in. I know some of the valedictorians and people in the gifted classes from my high school that never went to college or dropped out and became housewives. The private schools in my area sent something like 98% of their students to college, while the public schools sent 33%. That in itself is an indicator that it's worth sending your kid to private if you can afford it. Not necessary at all (I think I'm rather successful with a public school education), but definitely worth it if you can afford it.
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I'm willing to bet that college dropout numbers do not provide as drastic of a gap between public and private-educated high school graduates as you are led to believe.
I don't agree with this. And not because private school kids are "better". But because parents can bankroll their kids to f**k around while many public school kids hang it up at the first sign of flunking out. I know if my parents weren't able to support me, I'd have drank my way out of college a few times.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:00 am to saint amant steve
bwahhhhhhhaaaaaahaaaa!!!! Did you really just say that?
Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:01 am to NYNolaguy1
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Little known secret of Jesuit- they have never turned down a student due to family finances. If the kid gets in, he's in regardless of money.
My tenant's son just got accepted and they have very little money. After 2 summers at a Jesuit camp, they liked him so much they offered him a full scholarship. She's a proud mama.
My own kids are in their mid 20s and the tuition is up over 50% since they were in HS.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:02 am to saint amant steve
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by saint amant steve
You sure is mad.
You should cut back on the coffee a little bit.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:03 am to saint amant steve
quote:. I can't believe you went there? West st. tammany scores are amongst the best in the state
quote: I am a product of St. Tammany schools (42 yo). I used to say the same things as saint among steve. I finally listened to my friends and co-workers and broke down and put my son at St. Paul. Now I wouldn't have it any other way. quote: achenator No disrespect to your alma mater, but St. Tammany's school district is one of the few exceptions to this debate. I have heard plenty of grim tails related to the general apathy of the entire school system and the inability of teachers to instruct their students due to a number of disciplinary issues.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:05 am to saint amant steve
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No disrespect to your alma mater, but St. Tammany's school district is one of the few exceptions to this debate. I have heard plenty of grim tails related to the general apathy of the entire school system and the inability of teachers to instruct their students due to a number of disciplinary issues.
You have pulled off the greatest troll ever. Literally the only public school system I'd think of sending my kid to in Louisiana. Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:06 am to TeddyPadillac
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You can't make broad statements like public schools are just as good as private schools. If you live in Baton Rouge, your choice is Baton Rouge High, which doesn't play sports, which i think is a big deal. Not that your kid needs to play sports, but who doesn't want to go to football games on friday nights?
Sending your kid to Tara or Broadmoor isn't much of an option. I seriously doubt they send over 25% of their students to college. Or you could send your kid to Catholic High and pretty much ensure you kid is going to college unless he's borderline retarded.
I understand what your are saying, and i agree that education starts at home. I'm not saying you can't go to public school and be successful. What private schools in south Louisiana offer is a school that is surrounded by staff and students that all aspire to go to college, and anything that detracts from that goal for their students is taken care of swiftly.
Well-said, Sir. I can respect that response for both its relaxed tone and its sound reasoning.
Let me clarify that my initial post specified that the labeling of private education at the high school level as a financial ripoff only comes to fruition if the student opts to enroll at a lower or mid-tier public university.
Due to low admission requirements, it seems like a student could just as easily enroll at some of these institutions of lesser distinction if they would have graduated from a public school.
Here is another scenario similar to my argument: Say you are going to a casual diner for dinner in a nearby city. Would you rather utilize the cheapest form of transportation available to arrive there and have plenty of money to spend on your meal, or would you opt to spend an exceptional amount of money on some premium method of transportation or a luxury vehicle, only to arrive at the same diner but with less money in your pocket?
Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:07 am to KG6
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You have pulled off the greatest troll ever. Literally the only public school system I'd think of sending my kid to in Louisiana.
Oh shite my bad. I got St. Tammany and Tangipahoa mixed up.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:07 am to dat yat
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My own kids are in their mid 20s and the tuition is up over 50% since they were in HS.
It's about doubled since I was there too. Even still its cheaper than most of it's competitors, and consistently ranks among the cheapest Jesuit schools in the nation, beat out I think by Regis in NYC which is totally free.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:07 am to ThatsAFactJack
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I am paying a little over $5k for PreK this year at a catholic school in Broussard.
St Cecilia is more than the Cathedral, Fatima, or Pius?
I'd drink them to Lafayette
Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:08 am to saint amant steve
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I'm willing to be that myself, and a handful of fellow graduates, could contend with the best and brightest of your alma mater, or any high school in the state for that matter.
Lol. No you couldnt. That's not an insult, but no, you couldn't.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:10 am to saint amant steve
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liked the alliteration of the name.
Solid public school education shining through.
Posted on 8/6/15 at 9:15 am to lsuwontonwrap
I pay close to 10k to send my son to daycare. Didn't realize how affordable private school was.
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