Catholic control of schooling untenable -- Diarmaid Martin

[Geekzilla]

Jesus, I'm not going to read that book. Please make your own case based on what you have read.

Here's a review that outlines where the authors are coming from:
Education Review. Book reviews in education. School Reform. Accountability. Assessment. Educational Policy.

Judging by the review the authors are grinding an axe.

[Geekzilla]

Glennshane,

I feel I should be clear:

F U C K
O F F.

If you painted that in giant neon letters on the moon he wouldn't get it!!

[tmesis2008]

So you resort to vulgarity because you cannot answer my points.

No, "F*ck off" is the appropriate response to your level of comment. In fact I think you made three points:

F*ck Off.
F*ck Off.
F*ck Off.

[Geekzilla]

No, "F*ck off" is the appropriate response to your level of comment. In fact I think you made three points:

F*ck Off.
F*ck Off.
F*ck Off.

I feel like telling him to fupp off too, but he'll just turn it into one of his "why are you so vulgar" whinges.

[breakingnews]

Wouldn't trust this Archbishop or any other as far as I could I throw them.

[Benincasa]

Most people have missed one of the key points in the archbishop's statements. He said that catholic schools should have a real Catholic ethos. Quite simply, that is not the case in most so-called Catholic schools in this country. Most of them are Catholic in name only. Many of the posters here are, in all probability, products of so-called Catholic education. Yet in almost every case they reveal themselves to be very deficient in their understanding of Catholicism.

What we need is a system with fewer, but truer, Catholic schools.

Let those who truly, truly want a real catholic education have it. I reckon that there is a market for no more than a few dozen of these schools in the entire country. The rest can adopt whatever philosophy they want.

In our current system those who want a genuine Catholic schooling, where the faith is taken seriously have very little choice.

Fewer, but truer, is the way to go.

[Factorem]

Fewer, but truer, is the way to go.

I agree. I'd much prefer quality over quantity.

There are children coming out of so-called Catholic schools who don't even know the Our Father, let alone the Angelus. I blame the priests, teachers and the parents.

A whole new plan for catechisis needs to be devised. And not like the airy-fairy stuff the last time round.

[tompatrick]

this is an incorrect move and will be regretted by all

[nbgb]

this is an incorrect move and will be regretted by all

hmm doubt that somehow.....

[Toland]

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