Posts by Robert Rodriguez9

They can just grab them later if they need to. We actually asked everyone during enrollment and on the first day of school just in case anyone changed their minds.

It wasn’t just that it wasn't mandatory; even going to church every Sunday wasn't required, only a few times leading up to First Communion and Confirmation.

Jack Gray6 said:I want her to be exposed to the religious culture she’s growing up in. We share quite a bit with Catholics, though there are certainly our differences.

Our family is deeply tied to our specific church; we’re more practical believers than anything else. The kids already know a fair amount about God—we read the Bible together, pray, and sing spiritual songs at home. To them, this is just how faith works; they don't really know any other version of church besides ours. Still, I wouldn't want to pigeonhole her into just our way of believing. I truly believe there are sincere believers within the Catholic Church as well.

Here is a photo of my younger child. By pure chance, she ended up in a religious (Catholic) group at her preschool here in Chicago. We actually hesitated at first, but honestly, the group has been fantastic.

On the flip side, I have no desire to see her stuck in some library or hallway during that hour.

Check how things are handled at your school. In my district, the younger kids are supervised and spend that hour with their regular teachers.
As for the second part, have you thought about introducing them to all different faiths since that's on your mind? Maybe just a little bit at a time—use a good encyclopedia or a documentary to help broaden their horizons. 🤷

Jack Gray6, why on earth would you think that’s a good idea if you aren't even Catholic?

Can you please drop the link to that public RFP so we can see what it's actually about? 🙂

rowdypanther12 said:I mean, why get worked up? 😂
I actually explained to my little girl that parents are usually at fault here, because they are. Of course, an 8-year-old isn't really equipped to grasp how some people can be so incredibly foolish.

Honestly, I’m still baffled by it myself. It doesn't click for me most days either.

We really had to grind through music theory class. There were plenty of oral exams, fewer written tests, and then finally that massive 8th-grade cumulative exam covering everything from the last five years. That should give you an idea of how tough it was. ☕

On the flip side, the online gradebook should really include a note alongside every grade, just so you can actually see the reasoning behind it.

Well, obviously he messed something up. He slipped up somewhere and ended up with a C. 🤷 I definitely wouldn't consider pulling my kid out of religion class just because of a C. What’s his take on the grade?
Keep in mind they're only freshmen; they're still finding their footing. My son had this habit where he'd refuse to solve a problem the way the test actually asked for it, insisting on doing it his own way instead. Naturally, he tanked his score because of it. 🤣

Sorry if I misread you, but your post makes it sound like a 4 means the kid is struggling and needs extra help—basically, anything less than an A isn't good enough. 🤔

I know a kid who got a C in religion class back in first grade about ten years ago. If I remember right, it was just because he hadn't memorized his prayers or something like that.

If they drop out of religious ed, how are they supposed to receive their other sacraments? Is just attending Mass enough before they reach those milestones, or is formal Sunday school actually required?

The RID forum has always had a chat, and everyone's welcome there. Plus, if you need advice or help with kids, there’s already a massive pile of threads covering pretty much everything. There really isn't any need to clutter things up with separate chats for every single generation or by creating specific parenting groups.

This topic probably fits better in the PDF economy section, since these projects are still just experimental in a few countries.
I'll check in with the other mods, and we can unlock the thread if we need to.

driftinggull83, if you're in Chicago, just check "no" on those enrollment forms for now. You'll get another survey for religion class on the first day of school anyway, just in case anyone changes their mind. You'll see how many kids don't even get the textbooks—that's basically your answer right there. It’s easy to switch it up later if you need to.
Personally, I didn't care about being the only one skipping it. There are six of us in the end.

Nicole Johnson20 said:I’ll say it again—why did you pick a different thread to answer me on when I was just asking Willow if she was offended?

Because it's off-topic. Take those kinds of side conversations to DMs. For everything else, just use the report button. According to the staff list, there are two other mods besides me monitoring threads and reports; if even one of us thinks an edit is necessary, we'll handle it.

Yeah, you were being insulting, and even if you hadn't been flagged, the post would've been taken down anyway.
Regarding that other post you reported—I took it a bit differently at first, but yeah, you're right. I'll delete that one too.

Jason Ortiz5, I’m a long way from being an education expert. 😁

wanderingbadger44 said:Is it actually "nonsense" to teach a child how to Google something, or how to look up a fact in a textbook—like finding out that almost all of Turkmenistan, for example, is desert?

Sure, it’s much easier to play the victim of a "broken" school system and vent on a forum about how tragic it is that kids have to memorize the population density of some remote place like Truk... Turk... Turkmen... Turkmenistan (what even is that place, why does it even exist??!!11).

But hey, thanks for sharing the assignment so we could explain it to you. 🙂

You don't even need to Google it or read anything. Just glance at a map and you'll get it. Honestly, I took geography as an elective in high school without ever actually studying, and I still pulled a B.