Losing their Religion
Paul Stephens | Jul 30, 2009 | Comments 4
Produced by Paul Stephens and Elaine Meyer
Holy Name, a financially troubled Catholic school in Washington D.C., became the Trinidad campus of Center City Public Charter Schools last year. The school shed its religious curriculum in order to stay open. Back to main story.
Filed Under: Reshaping Communities • Tapestry of Schools • Washington, D.C.
I started my career almost 20 years ago in parochial education, then moved to public schools.For those five years spent in parochial schools, I am forever thankful. Thankful of what I learned, and how I learned to make do.
Now, as I am retiring as a counselor for the 2nd time, I wish the fledging public districts could have the experience I had while in parochial education. Money will continue to be a problem, and districts will close, so charter schools will become norm. I can only hope they have the discipline we had in parochial schools.
C. Kaiser, counselor(retired) and doctoral student.
Many years after receiving my graduate degree, I returned to the State University of New York at Binghamton as a faculty member. One day in a crowded elevator, someone remarked on its inefficiency. I said the elevators had not changed in the 20 years since I began there as a student.
When the door finally opened, I felt a compassionate pat on my back, and turned to see an elderly nun smiling at me. “You’ll get that degree, dear,” she whispered. “Perseverance is a virtue.”
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