This post explores the tension between education and indoctrination, the role of rituals in reinforcing belief, and how critical thinking can be encouraged or stifled within religious schools.
Tag Archives: Catholic Schools
Faith in the Classroom: How Catholic Education Shapes, Challenges, and Sometimes Harms Young Minds
This post explores the role of Catholic education, the ways religion is often treated as just another subject, and the lasting impact—both positive and harmful—that teachers can have on young students.
The Catholic School Paradox: Faith, Education, and the Role of Religion in Modern Classrooms
For a system built on resistance to discrimination, Australia’s Catholic schools have taken an unusual turn.
Protecting People, Not Institutions: What Australia’s Royal Commission Revealed About Catholic Schools Globally
The lack of accountability within the Catholic school system and poses a crucial question—who do these schools truly serve? Do they prioritize the well-being of students, or do they act in the interests of the institution and its power?
Robert Parsons 