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Message: <blockquote data-quote="71buickfreak" data-source="post: 1882007" data-attributes="member: 8373">I went to a catholic private school for 4th and part of 5th. I hated it. They didn't think I performed well enough in 3rd grade level math, so I had to sit in the hallway by myself with math book and learn it myself. I had no teacher, no tutor, no help. When I got to 5th grade, I had to do the same with 4th grade math because I hadn't received 4th grade math (a particularly crucial year with multiplacation). Then they expelled me for fighting halfway through the year. This is a big part of why I hate the catholic church. Instead of reaching out to lift up a young man who had some issues with self esteem, they beat him down and then just got rid of him, after they made damn sure he would not be able to recover in the math department. I never received 4th grade math and have had problems with math my entire life, until after college when I found some real world applications for geometry and discovered that I rather enjoy geometry. Algebra has always been really tough. I failed college algebra 3 times, and I tried really hard. Calculus just makes my brain hurt. Good thing I am author, I can't handle the tough math. Be careful where you send your child. Make sure you are involved in the schoolwork. DO NOT let any school tell you that your child needs remedial work and then just accept that they will give him the tools. I would stay far, far away from parochial schools, but then I don't endorse organized religion in the first place.</blockquote>

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